{"id":181267,"date":"2016-08-16T20:34:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T01:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2016\/08\/16\/i-cannot-imagine-any-of-my-elected-officials-doing-this\/"},"modified":"2016-08-16T20:34:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T01:34:00","slug":"i-cannot-imagine-any-of-my-elected-officials-doing-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2016\/08\/16\/i-cannot-imagine-any-of-my-elected-officials-doing-this\/","title":{"rendered":"I Cannot Imagine Any of My Elected Officials Doing This"},"content":{"rendered":"
While riding in a crowded train on a three hour trip to debate with his opponent for Labour leadership, Jeremy Corbyn spent 3 hours sitting on the floor rather than upgrading to first class<\/a>:<\/div>\n

Spending a busy train journey without a seat, crushed up against other commuters in the aisle, or crouched uncomfortably in the luggage compartment is an all-too-common experience for many. But you don\u2019t expect to spot the leader of the opposition on the floor of a train on your way to work. <\/p>\n

Jeremy Corbyn<\/a>, famed for standing up for his principles, sat down for them last week, along with 20 other seatless commuters on a three-hour train journey from London to Newcastle. <\/p>\n

In a video shot as he was on his way to debate with Owen Smith in the Labour leadership<\/a> hustings in Gateshead<\/a>, Corbyn is seen sitting on the floor of the train, a coffee and brown paper bag at his feet, reading Private Eye<\/a>. The freelance filmmaker Yannis Mendez, who has been following Corbyn and volunteers for his campaign, filmed the footage. <\/p>\n

From his spot on the floor, which he chose rather than upgrading to first class, Corbyn turns to the camera and says: \u201cThis is a problem that many passengers face every day, commuters and long-distance travellers. Today this train is completely ram-packed. The staff are absolutely brilliant, working really hard to help everybody. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe reality is there are not enough trains, we need more of them \u2013 and they\u2019re also incredibly expensive.\u201d He said the whole experience was a good case for public ownership. <\/p>\n

Later, Corbyn said: \u201cIs it fair that I should upgrade my ticket whilst others who might not be able to afford such a luxury should have to sit on the floor? It\u2019s their money I would be spending after all.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I cannot for the life of me imagine why the voters are choosing him over the posh clueless assholes from the Parliamentary Labour Party.<\/p>\n

Somehow, the geniuses who lost the last two elections, and have converted Scotland from a Labour fortress to Terra Incognita<\/i>, think that Corbyn is going to lose them an election.<\/p>\n

I don’t know whether or not  Corbyn will win the next election, but I do know that the Labour establishment will find a way to lose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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