The St. James seems like an ironic choice of venue for Sanders

[Anonymous]

Rally tomorrow in the bastion of wealth and privilege. Will members only and valet parking be available per usual? Can you get a hydraspa facial afterwards? Maybe some water polo lessons?

[Anonymous]

Nice try.

[Anonymous]

I just looked this place up on the internet. Are you seriously trying to say a gun in Springfield, VA is a bastion of wealth?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just looked this place up on the internet. Are you seriously trying to say a gun in Springfield, VA is a bastion of wealth?

??? A gun?

This is a huge sports and wellness complex with two ice rinks, a regulation FIFA turf soccer field, a three story gym, Olympic pool where tight white mommies and daddies take their travel sports playing snowflakes to compete in the regular. There is a spa, members only parking, etc. It is super expensive and elite. A playground for the 1%.

[Anonymous]

^^^ rich white mommies. Not sure where “tight” came from.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^^ rich white mommies. Not sure where “tight” came from.

Quality typo, PP!

[Anonymous]

Hilarious, the St James?! And where there? In the field house? In the gym? I am dying laughing at the irony. That place is insanely expensive. Who did the scouting for the venue should be fired.

Don’t forget to bring your $10 to valet park (which was the subject of its own thread a few weeks ago)!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ rich white mommies. Not sure where “tight” came from.

Quality typo, PP!

[Anonymous]

The St James is located in an industrial park.... yep great Bastian of wealth

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The St James is located in an industrial park.... yep great Bastian of wealth

Then you clearly have never been there.

It’s a place that on the weekends you probably have to pay $10 to valet park unless you are a member and then you can park in the special member parking lot. Then you can drop off your kids in the super, awesome, amazing gladiator room, or the water park, or the rock climbing wall while you the adult can get a massage and pedicure in their fancy spa. And then you can leave your kids in the childcare while you and your spouse have a nice, relaxing curated meal in their fancy restaurant. And then you can go to the rally. So efficient!

It’s not for the 1%ers, it’s for the 0.0000001%ers and it’s 99% white, except if you work there. My kids plays a club sport that was bought by the st James and so we are there several times a week and somehow found ourselves on this marketing email list. We get their marketing emails several times a week (despite unsubscribing). This is a tone deaf location. If Fox News, Trump or SNL finds out about this, it’s comedy gold.

[Anonymous]

Why was this moved from the regular Political forum? It’s not a local political issue as it is a rally for a national office. Jeff, are you trying to burying this in the local politics forum because it is pretty funny Bernie is holding a rally at the St James?

[Anonymous]

As much as I find him incredibly obnoxious otherwise, Russel Brand had a great take on this kind of thing:

"When I was poor and wanted to talk about equality, they said I was just bitter and jealous. Now that I'm rich and want to talk about equality, they say I can't because I'm a hypocrite. I'm beginning to think they just don't want anyone talking about equality."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The St James is located in an industrial park.... yep great Bastian of wealth

Then you clearly have never been there.

It’s a place that on the weekends you probably have to pay $10 to valet park unless you are a member and then you can park in the special member parking lot. Then you can drop off your kids in the super, awesome, amazing gladiator room, or the water park, or the rock climbing wall while you the adult can get a massage and pedicure in their fancy spa. And then you can leave your kids in the childcare while you and your spouse have a nice, relaxing curated meal in their fancy restaurant. And then you can go to the rally. So efficient!

It’s not for the 1%ers, it’s for the 0.0000001%ers and it’s 99% white, except if you work there. My kids plays a club sport that was bought by the st James and so we are there several times a week and somehow found ourselves on this marketing email list. We get their marketing emails several times a week (despite unsubscribing). This is a tone deaf location. If Fox News, Trump or SNL finds out about this, it’s comedy gold.

Or own it...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just looked this place up on the internet. Are you seriously trying to say a gun in Springfield, VA is a bastion of wealth?

I assume you mean gym, and it's not a gym really, it's a place for rich people to spend all day. I mean, the "gym" has a spa and an ice cream shop. It costs like $600 to have a 10 person kids party there. It's insane.

[Anonymous]

We are members and it is very diverse. It’s a gym. If you are into sports and fitness it’s not that expensive. We pay $250 a month. That bring said I find having a political rally there really annoying.