Bird crashes Bernie rally; adorableness ensues
Crowd goes wild after small bird lands on Bernie Sanders' podium
A little birdie interrupted Bernie Sanders during his rally in Portland, Oregon, got a standing ovation from the crowd and was given the name of "Birdie Sanders" on social media. USA TODAY
A small bird was apparently feeling the #Bern when it landed on Bernie Sanders’ podium during a rally in Portland on Friday.
To the delight of thousands in the crowd, the bird first landed on the stage and then perched on the podium.
“I think there may be some symbolism here,” Sanders said. “That bird is really a dove asking us for world peace. No more wars.”
After the incident, the hashtag #BirdieSanders began trending on Twitter as people shared memes and photos of the incident.
According to the Audubon Society, the podium crasher is a female House Finch. That girl has guts!
Sanders was in Portland to campaign before Saturday's Washington caucus and the Oregon primary May 17. A crowd of more than 11,000 attended the rally to hear him speak.
Source has video and pictures of some of the memes. (I would post the pics here, but hot linking is a no-no, and I don't have time to upload them to a hosting site right now.)
This video is from youtube:
A little birdie interrupted Bernie Sanders during his rally in Portland, Oregon, got a standing ovation from the crowd and was given the name of "Birdie Sanders" on social media. USA TODAY
A small bird was apparently feeling the #Bern when it landed on Bernie Sanders’ podium during a rally in Portland on Friday.
To the delight of thousands in the crowd, the bird first landed on the stage and then perched on the podium.
“I think there may be some symbolism here,” Sanders said. “That bird is really a dove asking us for world peace. No more wars.”
After the incident, the hashtag #BirdieSanders began trending on Twitter as people shared memes and photos of the incident.
According to the Audubon Society, the podium crasher is a female House Finch. That girl has guts!
Sanders was in Portland to campaign before Saturday's Washington caucus and the Oregon primary May 17. A crowd of more than 11,000 attended the rally to hear him speak.
Source has video and pictures of some of the memes. (I would post the pics here, but hot linking is a no-no, and I don't have time to upload them to a hosting site right now.)
This video is from youtube:
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