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Post by M. Hawbaker on Jan 27, 2021 21:31:41 GMT
About those wooly mittens that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration, sparking endless quirky memes across social media? They've helped to raise $1.8 million in the last five days for charitable organizations in Sanders' home state of Vermont, the independent senator announced Wednesday.
The sum comes from the sale of merchandise with the Jan. 20 image of him sitting with his arms and legs crossed, clad in his brown parka and recycled wool mittens.
Sanders put the first of the so-called "Chairman Sanders” merchandise, including T-shirts, sweatshirts and stickers, on his website Thursday night and the first run sold out in less than 30 minutes, he said. More merchandise was added over the weekend and sold out by Monday morning, he said.
“Jane and I were amazed by all the creativity shown by so many people over the last week, and we’re glad we can use my internet fame to help Vermonters in need,” Sanders said in a written statement. “But even this amount of money is no substitute for action by Congress, and I will be doing everything I can in Washington to make sure working people in Vermont and across the country get the relief they need in the middle of the worst crisis we’ve faced since the Great Depression.”
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Post by barb43 on Jan 27, 2021 21:48:40 GMT
I had no idea this was going on. I'll take a look at the article when I'm back on my PC. I was wondering this morning if someone was going to publish a book of Bernie's travels & adventures, but the merchandise sales are probably a more lucrative idea. Lol I have a local one to share with y'all when I get home too.
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Post by barb43 on Jan 27, 2021 23:56:13 GMT
It's interesting that Bernie has called this, "Chairman Sanders" merchandise. I am glad to see that organizations like Meals on Wheels, and the senior centers are benefiting from the sales of this merchandise. I didn't recognize the others. The local scanner fan page reported yesterday that there was a big, chicken running around the westside Wal-Mart, and posted a photo. Someone else posted Bernie holding the bird a little later in the thread. Well, at least now we all know why the chicken crossed the road - to shop at Wal-Mart.
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