Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumTICK-TOCK: How Shoddy Reporting Contributed to Bernie’s Inexcusable Attack on Hillary
http://bluenationreview.com/how-shoddy-reporting-contributed-to-bernies-unqualified-attack/Bernies excuse for calling Hillary unqualified to be president doesnt hold up to scrutiny. Here is a timeline of how the personal attack developed and the shoddy reporting that Bernie and his campaign relied on to rationalize it.
It began with Bernies interview with the New York Daily News Editorial Board, where he struggled to provide specifics on how he would break up big banks and enact his agenda.
Before Hillary ever responded to the interview, the media were raising concerns about Bernies answers to questions on issues that have been centerpieces of his campaign.
When asked whether or not the Fed has the power to regulate Wall Street, for example, Bernies response was, Well, I dont know.
These are just a few of the headlines that circulated after the interview:
Jonathan Capehart at the Washington Post: 9 Things Bernie Sanders Shouldve Known About but Didnt in That Daily News Interview.
Chris Cillizza at the Washington Post: This New York Daily News Interview Was Pretty Close to a Disaster for Bernie Sanders.
David A. Graham at The Atlantic: How Much Does Bernie Sanders Know About Policy?
Caitlin Cruz at Talking Points Memo: Bernie Sanders Struggles to Explain How He Would Break up the Banks.
When MSNBCs Joe Scarborough asked Hillary about the interview on Morning Joe, Hillary pointedly refused to say Bernie was unqualified. Instead she focused on his apparent unpreparedness in light of the Daily News interview.
I think he hadnt done his homework and hed been talking for more than a year about doing things that he obviously hadnt really studied or understood, Hillary said, and that does raise a lot of questions.
According to Scarborough:
I tried to get Hillary Clinton four times three or four times to say that Bernie Sanders was unqualified to be president of the United States and just like my interview with Rick Santorum, I start asking a question, I keep going being I get an answer or give up and after three or four attempts with Secretary Clinton I gave up because she was not going to say the words he is unqualified to be president of the United States.
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WhiteTara
(30,365 posts)interesting that she was so gracious.
Her Sister
(6,444 posts)People have said worse things about her.
Shows she knows herself. Confident.
BlueMTexpat
(15,522 posts)It became even more inexcusable today when he and his campaign doubled down on the attack.
Now SBS surrogates and supporters are going after the NYDN. One of their memes is "gotcha questions." After all, their candidate is infallible. So it must be someone else's fault.
livetohike
(23,233 posts)I think I do see a connection there .
MrWendel
(1,881 posts)when you paint yourself into a corner.
Her Sister
(6,444 posts)and Basic to his platform including the Revolution.
livetohike
(23,233 posts)Wonder if he realizes just how bad he sounds?
Native
(6,888 posts)I mean he only passed 3 bills in the House & Senate, and 2 were to rename freaking post offices.
livetohike
(23,233 posts)If they are still there .
SunSeeker
(54,565 posts)Her Sister
(6,444 posts)Worried this is going to be forgotten and this is an important whopper!
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)They know the math and know that Sanders has lost the Campaign. Rather than make a graceful exit it appears they decided to go scorched earth.
spooky3
(36,921 posts)All Sanders had to do was read a few paragraphs to see that the direct quotes did not match the headline. Why didn't he do that?
SharonClark
(10,396 posts)What a surprise!
GusBob
(7,718 posts)An oft-used goat roping trick.
The media and the campaign conspired together in order to get Bern-Bern to step in the manure pile