Sen. Bernie Sanders sitting on the Senate steps leads to comparisons to a classic US civics cartoon
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Taiyler Simone Mitchell
Aug 8, 2022, 10:39 IST
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), whose amendment was defeated 1-99, sits in the shade on the steps of the Senate as the Senate proceeds through a series of amendment votes, also called "vote-a-rama, on the Inflation Reduct Act at the U.S. Capitol on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022 in Washington, DC.Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Sen. Bernie Sanders was captured in a photo sitting on the steps outside of Capitol Hill.
The photo caught the eyes of internet users who compared him to a cartoon in an educational song.
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Senator Bernie Sanders has become a meme once more.
New York City photographer Clayton Cubitt posted an apropos comparison of the photo with an image from a Schoolhouse Rock song called "I'm Just a Bill."
The song, written by Dave Frishberg and performed by Jack Sheldon, has become an educational staple since its release in 1976 —teaching children about the process a bill undergoes before it's turned into law by way of a catchy tune.
"I'm just a bill. Yes, I'm only a bill," the song begins. "And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill," the song continues, showing the seemingly exhausted animated paper roll sitting on the steps as Sanders did on Sunday.
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The photo comes after another meme of Sanders sitting in a chair at President Biden's inauguration in January 2021 made its rounds on the internet featuring the Senator photoshopped into a variety of situations.
"Sen. Sanders has a very well-defined brand and image," Brendan Smialowski, the photojournalist who snapped the photo viral Sanders-mitten photo, told CNBC in 2021. "He is who he is and he's comfortable in that and it's very much part of his politics."
"It was a nice slice of life," Smialowski said. "It's just Bernie being Bernie."
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