Well, it's good to see everybody.
It's good to be in my own home and in my neighborhood.
I jumped off an airplane and drove here as fast as I could
'cause I wanted to see you and I wanted to see my dear friend - Bernie Sanders.
Now, let me, let me tell y'all something:
this... This is... This is something I really wanna just talk to you about.
People have asked me: "Why do you support Bernie Sanders?".
And I said: "Well, you know, when
I was out there with workers, black workers, Latino workers, native-American workers,
immigrant workers, and they would say: 'We need fifteen and a union',
I looked to my left, and I looked to my left and I saw one Senator. That Senator was Bernie Sanders.".
When -- now, I'm telling you,
we were talkin' ab --
when they started talkin' about fifteen and the union people said: "What are you talking about?
We're talking $9, maybe $10.10.".
Bernie's like: "No, fifteen and a union.".
When I look somebody to drop a bill in for fifteen - Bernie Sanders.
When -- now -- listen,
now, this is, this is not, necessarily, a cheer point, this is a
-- I need you to focus right here --
what I'm saying is: when, when we were saying that the dramatic over-incarceration,
of all Americans, especially black and brown Americans,
and the United States government should not be contracting
with the private prison industry,
Bernie Sanders called me and said: "I'm-ma drop a bill in, will you join me?",
I'm-ma said: "Absolutely, we will.".
You understand what I'm sayin' here right now?
When somebody is doin' the work
puttin' their -- puttin' themselves on the line to fight excessive incarceration,
and profiteering in incarceration,
to raise the wage, oh, and did I mention expansion of social security?
A few years ago they wanted to have something that would literally cut social security,
and, you know, social security is not just for seniors.
It's for people on survivor benefits and it is for people with disabilities.
Bernie Sanders talkin' 'bout expanding!
Expanding social security!
So, and, and, I also just wanna say that you look,
you look around and you say "Who's here gonna help?",
and Bernie is in the front of the line.
So, look, you now have an opportunity to vote for somebody to be the president of the United States
who believes in true racial justice and equity.
You have somebody who will stand to raise the wage of the American people.
To somebody who's not just talkin' about debt-free college -- although he's talkin' about that --
we're talkin' about free college.
Now, people who say - "Oh, this is a pipe dream.", why is it not a pipe dream for Denmark? Or Germany?
Right? Why can they do it and we cannot do it? Look, this is not a "No, you can't." campaign.
This is not a "diminish your dreams" kind of campaign.
This is a "believe in what the possibilities that we can do together" kind of campaign.
And anybody who starts tellin' you: "Ah, that's unrealistic, we can't do that.",
let me tell you, 8 years ago, when you voted for Barack Obama,
did you do it because of what he told you was not possible?
Or did you vote for him because he said "Yes, we can." and projected a bold vision?
That's what's happenin' right now. This is the right campaign if you believe this country can be better than it was.
And it's not sayin' that Obama's not a great president,
we all -- I mean I support president Obama, but I'm tellin' you this:
we can do better!
Right? And who wants to do better?
Anybody wanna fight student debt around here?
Anybody wanna put real investment?
Let me tell you, Bernie is the only one I'm hearin' talkin' about Anybody wanna put real investment?
Let me tell you, Bernie is the only one I'm hearin' talkin' about
really dealin' with this real unemployment rate,
not just the unemployment rate they say they got,
but the one where people are underemployed, not workin',
and -- and -- and people just left the workforce 'cause there's no real opportunity,
he's talkin' about gettin' at that.
So, you know what, guys?
This is a moment in history when we can grab this thing and run.
And I want to ask you to do it with me.
Bernie Sanders, everybody.