Bernie Sanders

Donkees

(32,367 posts) Fri Jan 26, 2018, 05:46 PM Jan 2018

Reminder: Bernie Sanders nominated for a Grammy - The Grammys air on CBS on Jan. 28.

BY JUDY KURTZ - 11/28/17 09:37 AM EST

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) could be adding Grammy winner to his resumé — the 2016 White House hopeful just garnered his first Grammy nomination.

The former presidential candidate and actor Mark Ruffalo were nominated Tuesday in the spoken word category for the audiobook of "Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In," Sanders' 2016 tome.

Other nominees in the category include Bruce Springsteen, the late actress Carrie Fisher, astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, and songwriter Shelly Peiken.

The Grammys air on CBS on Jan. 28.

http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/362098-bernie-sanders-nominated-for-a-grammy

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Reminder: Bernie Sanders nominated for a Grammy - The Grammys air on CBS on Jan. 28. (Original Post) Donkees Jan 2018 OP

I'm not sure that the Spoken Word category makes it onto... GReedDiamond Jan 2018 #1

I remember your Grammy vote post from a while back :) Donkees Jan 2018 #2

GReedDiamond

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1. I'm not sure that the Spoken Word category makes it onto...

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 08:04 PM

Jan 2018

...the live broadcast, but they do read the list of all of the winners of those categories for awards that are not announced live on the air.

As a Grammy member/voter, I was quite pleased to vote for Bernie and Mark on the final ballot a month or so ago.

I think they have a good chance at winning, as I have seen what appears to be more political/progressive works being nominated and winning in the Spoken Word category over the last several years.

The membership of the Academy seems skewed to the left, and I can't recall seeing right-leaning entries being nominated, much less winning any awards.

Donkees

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2. I remember your Grammy vote post from a while back :)

Reply to GReedDiamond (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 08:34 PM

Jan 2018

Good Luck to Bernie and Mark!

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