TODAY Interview with Hillary to Air Tomorrow - Bernie Qualified?

[MineralMan]

Here's the title from today's teaser for the show, along with a few other quotes:

Hillary Clinton on TODAY: Bernie Sanders' comments about my qualifications are 'silly'

Hillary Clinton described Bernie Sanders as "silly" for repeatedly asserting she is not qualified to serve as president and told TODAY in an exclusive interview that voters will have the final say.

"That will be up to the voters of New York and the other states that will be passing judgment in the weeks ahead," the Democratic front-runner told TODAY's Matt Lauer. "I think it's kind of a silly statement. But he's free to say whatever he chooses. "

snip....

"Here's what I believe. I believe that voters will be looking at both of us," she said. "But I will take Bernie Sanders over Donald Trump or Ted Cruz anytime."

http://www.today.com/news/hillary-clinton-today-bernie-sanders-comments-about-my-qualifications-are-t85046

Sounds to me like she's saying he is qualified.

I'll be working when this airs tomorrow, so I won't see the entire interview.

[Lucinda]

1. I couldn't get the video to load, but I think it was a great response.

Thanks much for the link!

[MineralMan]

2. Well, I hope this puts the current meme going around

to rest. I doubt it, but I hope so, anyhow.

[MineralMan]

20. It's a campaign for the nomination for President.

There's a battle for the nomination. Do you expect praise from one candidate for the other? Really?

Anyhow, she did provide some praise for Bernie. The quote is in the OP.

But, if you're throwing up big in your mouth, you might want to seek some medical attention. That doesn't sound good.

[Dem2]

21. Most of use see it as lighthearted and a good attempt to keep the conversation 'light'

I never would have thought of the reaction you had.

[RobertEarl]

3. You know how H is

Never really says what she means.

I wish she'd just lay it out there. It must be terribly frustrating for her supporters that she hides so much and twists her words.

[MineralMan]

4. I believe she did just that.

She said she thought what Bernie said was silly, and then followed up with a statement saying he'd be a far better President than either of the Republican leading candidates.

For pete's sake...what do you want her to say more than that. Did you even read my brief OP?

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

5. Yep, and the day before she kept beating around the bush...

...About how he was unqualified without coming out and saying it.

[RobertEarl]

11. Of course he's the best candidate

That's what we have been saying all along.

It must be terribly frustrating for her supporters that she doesn't say even half the nasty crap said in her name on DU. Of course she can't, heck, she can't even tell the truth about how bad she has gone down in the polls and is losing support.

[MineralMan]

14. Well, to be fair, she said he'd be better than

Trump or Cruz. She didn't endorse him for the nomination, after all. She's still running, you see...

[HumanityExperiment]

6. Why the three dodges on Morning Joe?...

That doesn't explain how this all started though...

"But I will take Bernie Sanders over Donald Trump or Ted Cruz anytime."

If she actually believed that Bernie's qualified why the 3 dodges without answering with that quote above?

HRC floats these 'baits' out there so when and if the opposition takes that 'bait' she can cry foul...

complete political expediency and allowing room to 'explain it away' as if she wasn't 'baiting the hook'

she's a disgrace

[MineralMan]

7. I can't answer your question.

You'd have to ask her. I posted something else she said. You can watch it tomorrow, I guess.

[chascarrillo]

8. Feel free to take a guess, any guess. -nt-

[MineralMan]

10. I don't guess about people I don't know well.

Thanks for asking, though.

[HumanityExperiment]

9. You can have an opinion with the facts at hand...

not too difficult to discern her patterns, she's used this type of political play many times before...

It's almost as if you're following her example with this OP here.... Hmmmm

[MineralMan]

12. I quoted a news story. You can click the link,

if you wish. Thanks for your reply.

[Punkingal]

13. She started the unqualified bull and it backfired.

I am unimpressed with her running to the today show to cover her tracks.

[MineralMan]

16. Actually, she didn't. She simply refused to say he was

not qualified. She never said he was unqualified. Bernie, however did say that about Clinton. You have it backwards, you see.

[Punkingal]

17. Splitting hairs, as usual. Her inference was clear.

[MineralMan]

18. Campaigning. It's a competition, isn't it?

A tough competition. Splitting hairs? You call it what you like. I don't care. She didn't say it. She simply didn't. Bernie did.

[CoffeeCat]

15. You left out something rather important, MM

During this interview, Matt Lauer asked Hillary Clinton, "Do you think that Bernie Sanders is qualified to be President?" Hillary refused to answer the question. She didn't say, "Yes" or "No."

She spent most of her day yesterday, suggesting that Bernie wasn't a Democrat. Her surrogates were all over the place discussing how inept he was. Her campaign publicly released that they would launch a new campaign against him. Their specific words were that this campaign was "destroy and disqualify."

Disqualify.

That's the prevailing theme that the Clinton camp launched.

Bernie has the RIGHT to defend himself. He has the right to answer all of this.

She is continuing today with the same games. She didn't answer that question..."Is Bernie Sanders qualified to be President."

Answering that she would prefer Bernie over two men who she has criticized in extremely negative terms, is not an affirmative.

Please...do not suggest that she is not playing games. She clearly is.

She did this with Obama in 08, when someone asked her if Obama was a Muslim. She wouldn't answer Y/N. She said that she, "took him at his word."

This has been done before.