By SJ
Otto
It
was a great day in Kansas for those of us who came to see Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders. But off course they came to back up Jim
Thompson for his race against the idiot Ron
Estes. We actually have a chance to flip the 4rth district house seat from
red to blue in the next general election. And that is why these celebrities
came to Wichita.
Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez, who pulled off a big upset against top House Democrat Joe
Crowley in New York’s 14th District in last month’s primary, is now
here in Kansas to help bolster the campaign of James Thompson who wants to win in
the 4rth of the Kansas House.
"And
they said what we did in the Bronx wouldn't' interest Kansas,"
Ocasio-Cortez said. Ocasio-Cortez is not only a member of the Democratic
Socialist of America (DSA) she also appeals to many Kansas feminists and
Latinos. I personally sat in the DSA,VIP section, up front. There were about 4,000 people
in attendance this day.
"And
they said what we did in the Bronx wouldn't' interest Kansas,"
Ocasio-Cortez said. She talked about a teacher she really liked, Mrs Whipple,
who assigned her a project to study the state of Kansas. She also pointed out
that Kansas was the state that helped push for a free state vs. a slave state
during the civil war.
Bernie
Sanders, who ran as a Democrat in the last presidential primary, was also
present to support the candidacy of James Thompson.
"The
Kochs raised $400 million," Sanders said. "They represent the wealthy
and powerful.
They
will not buy this electorate. The system works for all of us not just the Koch
Brothers."
Of course
the main point of all of this was to support the candidacy
of James Thompson.
All
through the event several points were made that all agreed to:
Raise
the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Free
college and Tech school tuition along with helping those students who already
are over burdened with tuition loans.
Health
care for all- single payer.
Legalize
marijuana.
Women's
choice on abortion.
Then
Thompson spoke:
"Who
are Vets," he asked? followed by "who are the teachers? who are in unions?- you are all the
wall that separates us from the fascists."
"
I should have been in jail," he said. "I grew up in poverty. When I
see people struggling I know what it means."
He
related that he joined the military to get out of poverty. He spoke highly of
the military and those who defend our country oversees."
"They
say we should be centrists- Republican lights," Thompson said as the crowd
booed. "If that worked Hillary would have won Kansas."
"Ron
Estes doesn't want to go out and meet the people," Thompson said.
The
crowd shouted "Where's Ron?"
"There
will be 17 debates," Thompson said. He asked the crowd if Estes was going
to show up to any of these debates: "Or is Ron Estes going to continue to
hide?"
There
was a massive crowed at this event and things could not be looking better for
Thompson in the up-coming race. This could be a turning point for Kansas.