October 03, 2015, 08:17 pm

Sanders: GOP blames Obama for all their problems

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) on Saturday poked fun at Republicans for blaming all their problems on President Obama, suggesting they suffer from “amnesia” over George W. Bush’s presidency.

"In their world, every problem that you can possibly imagine is caused by Barack Obama,” Sanders quipped at a campaign rally in Boston. "If there is rain, if it’s too hot, if there’s a mosquito in the room, it is all Barack Obama.”

"But we really can’t gloat, because they suffer from a very serious amnesia problem,” Sanders continued. "A serious illness that seems to afflict Republican presidential candidates. They can’t help it, but they just cannot remember the way things were seven years ago."

Sanders reserved his most vicious comments for Republicans, sparing Hillary Clinton, his chief rival in the Democratic presidential primaries.

Watching the GOP’s presidential debate was a “really painful experience,” he said.

"Some of you may have had the misfortune of watching the Republican debate a few weeks ago,” Sanders said. "I promised I would do some tweeting, and I watched it hour after hour and, the energy dissipated my body. It was a really painful experience."

Sanders later turned his comments to income inequality, suggesting the economy is rigged: “Heads they win, tails you lose."

He accused Republicans of trying to turn voters away from the polls.

"Here’s the way politics works,” Sanders explained. "When nobody votes, Republicans win. When large numbers of people come out, when people demand that the United States government start representing all of us and not just a handful of billionaires, when that happens, we win."

"That is what this campaign is about. It is reaching out to our friends and our neighbors. Reaching out to working class Republicans who continue to vote against their own best interest. Bringing people together,” he added.

“When we do that, when we significantly increase the voter turnout, it ain’t going to be a contest, we’re going to win hands down."

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As Secret Trade Talks Reveal Cracks, Demonstrators Aim Death Blows at TPP

As Secret Trade Talks Reveal Cracks, Demonstrators Aim Death Blows at TPP Posted: 03 Oct 2015 09:13 AM PDT Pacific trade deal opponents hope that if Atlanta round fails, pro-corporate TPP could be knocked off track indefinitely By Deidre Fulton / CommonDreams  As trade ministers from around the world continued meeting in Atlanta on Thursday for final-stretch negotiations on the corporate-friendly Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), civil society groups demonstrated on the streets in a final salvo against a deal they describe as "a wholesale auction of our rights, our freedoms, and our democracy to multinational corporations who put profits over people." "They're getting close, but we can stop them," reads the Citizens Trade Campaign's call-to-action. "If we do, and the Atlanta round fails, many believe the TPP could be knocked off track indefinitely."   [Read more...]

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San Diego Free Press Diary of a Refugee: Finding Hope In Art and Education Posted: 03 Oct 2015 09:44 AM PDT By Vanessa Ceceña Burma is a country in Southeast Asia that has been torn by civil war, unrest and a regime that instills fear in its people. After nearly 50 years of military rule, the country is currently in a process of renovation, but there are still accounts continued human rights violations. Like in many countries that have experienced unrest and a level of genocide, many in Burma fled their country and entered refugee camps in neighboring Thailand. Here is the story of Eh De Gray. De Gray identifies as Karen, one of the ethnic groups in Burma. He is the oldest of 5 and at the young age of 11, he decided to leave his home country and family to enter a refugee camp on the Burmese-Thai border. He wanted an education, an opportunity, something that he would not get if he remained in Burma.   [Read more...]

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Another U.S. Mass Shooting: Why Do They Keep Going On?

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Woman Reunites With The Nurse Who Cared For Her After 38 Years

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For decades, Amanda Scarpinati held on to black-and-white photos of a nurse holding her at 3 months old.

The 1977 photos were taken at the Albany Medical Center in New York after Scarpinati fell from a couch onto a hot-steam humidifier. She suffered severe third-degree burns and her head was wrapped in thick gauze.

In the years that followed, she would undergo several surgeries and be teased by her classmates.

But, like the nurse who did the unthinkable for her patient with terminal cancer, this nurse also provided much more than just medical aid.

“Growing up as a child, disfigured by the burns, I was bullied and picked on, tormented,” Scarpinati told the Associated Press. “I’d look at those pictures and talk to her, even though I didn’t know who she was. I took comfort looking at this woman who seemed so sincere, caring for me.”

Scarpinati hoped to one day find the nurse who gave her comfort through such a dire time. After 20 years of searching with no luck, Scarpinati turned to the power of social media. She shared the precious photos on her Facebook page writing, “I would love to know her name and possibly get a chance to talk to her and meet her. Please share as you never know who it could reach.”

Her post went viral and what happened next is truly heartwarming…

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In 1977, when Amanda Scarpinati was 3 months old, she was rushed to the Albany Medical Center in New York with third-degree burns. She had accidentally fallen off a couch and landed on a hot-steam humidifier.

There, a young nurse cared for her. Black-and-white photos show her holding little Scarpinati in her arms and happily looking at her.

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It was these loving photos that helped Scarpinati the following years as she underwent several surgeries and was teased in school.

“Growing up as a child, disfigured by the burns, I was bullied and picked on, tormented,” Scarpinati told the Associated Press. “I’d look at those pictures and talk to her, even though I didn’t know who she was. I took comfort looking at this woman who seemed so sincere, caring for me.”

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For 20 years, she tried to find this special nurse, but without any luck.

That’s when she decided to turn to social media and shared the photos on her Facebook page along with a plea to find her.

Her post went viral and one day later she received the message she’d always hoped for.

Angela Leary, who worked with the nurse at the hospital that year, identified her as Susan Berger.

Berger was 21 at the time and just out of college. As it turns out, the now Executive Vice President of New York’s Cazenovia College remembered Scarpinati and even held on to the same photos. Berger even spoke of the little girl she once cared for to her family and friends.

“She was very peaceful,” she said. “Usually when babies come out of surgery, they’re sleeping or crying. She was just so calm and trusting. It was amazing.

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Shortly thereafter, the two had an emotional reunion after 38 years.

“I don’t know how many nurses would be lucky enough to have something like this happen, to have someone remember you all that time,” Berger said. “I feel privileged to be the one to represent all the nurses who cared for her over the years.”

And watch the heartwarming moment they reunite below!

While a nurse’s work is sometimes overlooked, Scarpinati’s quest to find Susan Berger proves how important they really are. It also emphasizes the positive affect one person can have on another.

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Bernie Sanders Transforms American Politics By Raising More Money Than All GOP Candidates

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