 Well, it is now officially time for us to hand out our most prestigious Award here at the Humanist Report, and it's also the epic conclusion of our 2019 award ceremony We will now crown our MVP of 2019 now what's interesting is that this award show has been going on ever since we had the Humanist Report podcast I believe and every single time we have had an MVP vote Bernie Sanders has won each consecutive time the only Year when there was a real challenge to his dominance here was last year in 2018 when AOC almost beat him and it was really the only year when I was actually rooting for someone other than Bernie Sanders but now is that time to Put this up for a vote and see who the Humanist Reports audience believes Should in fact be the MVP of 2019 and as usual I nominated four individuals to no one surprise Bernie Sanders again is one of my nominations because This is an individual who is running for president who could very well not just change the country but change the world and if we elect him we could change the course of history and as a candidate 2020 Bernie is better than 2016 Bernie because he has shifted To a better position when it comes to student loans. He now believes in full cancellation when it comes to health care He's gotten better on that as well. He believes in canceling medical debt. He has improved. He's a more well-rounded candidate He's more savvy than ever. He has the experience and of course He should be MVP In my opinion, although these are just my nominees You all ultimately get to decide now, of course another nominee is Alexandria Ocasio Cortez She really is one of the main individuals who I view as a real leader in the progressive movement She has been a wonderful member of Congress. She endorsed Bernie Sanders. I was worried, you know after in 2016 We were betrayed by Elizabeth Warren and she abandoned us I felt really demoralized and I wasn't necessarily so sure that AOC would endorse Bernie Sanders I thought maybe she'd sit out the primary She thankfully proved me wrong and she proved to us that she is the real deal And she has helped facilitate a shift in the Overton window and she really has changed the political discourse for the better And I absolutely admire her and I think that if she were to win this category She would be a really worthy representative of you know MVP for the year of 2019 My next nominee is someone new to this category Greta Thunberg and The only other person who I've nominated for this category You know that's been this young is Malala Yusafzai But Greta Thunberg has been one of the most if not the most important allies in the fight to stop climate catastrophe and she really Manages to articulate the urgency of this issue better than anyone I've ever heard and she has Inspired and encourage a generation to get out in the streets and protest and fight for their future young people around this world look to her as a leader and That has to be acknowledged. So of course I had to nominate her now My final nominee is Ilhan Omar one of the best members of Congress Arguably the most left-wing member of Congress because economically speaking. She's awesome when it comes to social issues She is virtually perfect, but also when it comes to foreign policy She's one of the strongest in Congress in terms of speaking out against US imperialism So I absolutely Respect Ilhan Omar and on top of that she really deserves Recognition because she deals with something no other members of Congress have to deal with a constant barrage of attacks smears and Literal death threats which she still receives on a daily basis but nevertheless she continues to fight for what's right and she's not backing down and She also endorsed Bernie Sanders something I didn't expect and it showed a lot of courage and this really Just you know, it was it was phenomenal to see now. I felt bad excluding Rashida to leave I felt like she also was a worthy choice, but I felt like out of the members of the squad AOC and Ilhan Omar They just did a little bit extra to be considered for this category But Rashida to leave is absolutely an honorable mention I even considered putting like all of the squad together, but then that would kind of be unfair because they're pulling votes But at the same time if I you know separate them then maybe they're splitting boats between AOC and Ilhan Omar Either way I thought that it was you know more appropriate for me to choose four individuals and then allow you guys to be the ultimate Deciders, so that being said I've talked long enough. Let's get to the results on Patreon with a total of 72 votes Bernie Sanders received 65 percent Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez received 19 percent Greta Thunberg received 8 percent and Ilhan Omar received 7 percent of the vote According to our YouTube audience with 11,000 total votes Bernie Sanders received 70 percent Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez received 17 percent Greta Thunberg received 8 percent and Ilhan Omar received 5 percent Now on Twitter Bernie Sanders received 62 percent Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez received 21 percent Greta Thunberg received 10 percent Ilhan Omar received 8 percent Now comparing all of the results across all three platforms in fourth place We have Ilhan Omar in third place. We have Greta Thunberg and Of course it came down to AOC and Bernie Sanders yet again for the second year in a row and When it comes to who our MVP of 2019 is it wasn't even close Once again Bernard Sanders is the humanist reports MVP of 2019 I was rooting for him again I think that you know he definitely deserves this title and yet again he won But I've told you my thoughts. Let's see what the audience thinks So Skyla on Patreon writes senator Bernard Sanders Kay Keen on Patreon writes there can only be one Bernie Karen on Patreon writes Bernie's trying to heal a country Greta's trying to save the world Adriana on YouTube writes Bernie was the one who created the progressive movement who inspired AOC and Ilhan to run They said so themselves without Bernie changing the discourse there wouldn't be a growing progressive force in Congress Not meaning to discredit AOC and Ilhan Omar's merits, of course love them both He's been the MVP for 40 years. Well said Zero PE on YouTube writes shifting the Overton window alone makes Bernie MVP Absolutely, Basim Shakir on YouTube writes Ilhan Omar because she has faced the most Adversity from every avenue and still stand strong. That's a great point False agent on YouTube writes Greta specifically because she pisses off all the right people So, I mean there you have it for the fifth consecutive year in a row Bernie Sanders is the humanist reports MVP and Look, I don't know if his dominance will ever end. He's been the MVP Maybe he'll be the MVP until until the end of time Is that the progressive voice logo that's up on the screen? That's that's not the humanist report logo. Wait, what's going on? Really Mike four years in a row Bernie Sanders wins the MVP of your show This show is really trash and you're clearly a sell-out just like Bernie Sanders is Bernie Sanders is clearly a sheepdog for the DNC just as you are for TYT. If anything, you're just a TYT paid Propagandist, let's keep it real, buddy it's time for you to relinquish all of the Items that TYT has given you your $4,000 Rolex your yacht And your mansion you need to give all of those things back to TYT if you want to be taken seriously Now if you want to be known as the TYT fraud and the propagandist Well, keep doing what you're doing. Okay, or don't keep doing what you're doing But Tulsi Gabbard is the real one fighting the establishment if you were not taking those donations from TYT You would be supporting Tulsi Gabbard, but of course you're too busy being a TYT propagandist Let me tell you why I chose to be a strong supporter for Bernie for me as personal tomorrow Will be exactly eight years to the day that my dad passed away at 56 years old from heart disease I know for a fact had even able to have the proper healthcare He will be standing right in his car today watching me perform Name another politician that you know that this consistent this consistent for the people education make it different share the fight for 15 Any quality for women comprehensive immigration in the real black agenda meta care for all. Yeah, you start to get the message Don't you worry about the swag matter fact you can put it on my tab We count every vote. They think they got it in the bag $27 and they still getting mad So progressive and we never go let up burn the establishment. I'm screaming from the neck up. This is our time This is our fight. These are my kids. This is my life. It's ain't about the left It's ain't about the right. Nobody cares if your mega hats on tight You know babies still yelling for the wall still water pours still trying to pay they like bill 40 hours Got him begging for a living wage. We are now in bed still trying to see a better day Instead of crying in the ocean for the misery we don't stand tall with the burn making history