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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Martin O'Malley Says He Asked Bernie Sanders To Debate. Sanders Said No. [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)78. Dean did craft the 6 debate schedule.
But not the exclusivity rule. That was DWS. (She may have talked to him about it, but she instituted it.) Lie of omission. Sanders isn't ALLOWED to do an unsanctioned debate if he ever wants to share a stage with Hillary again.
There's no question to answer. O'Malley took a cheap, dishonest shot with a lie of omission at Sanders. He also studiously avoided any mention of Hillary's position not to even DISCUSS the issue of sanctioned/unsanctioned debates.
Sanders HAS called for more debates. He obeyed the DNC rule. O'Malley should be ashamed of that shit. That is clearly a lie of omission.
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Martin O'Malley Says He Asked Bernie Sanders To Debate. Sanders Said No. [View all]
Cali_Democrat
Dec 2015
OP
An amazing number of Dems under the bus in order to keep a nonDemocrat on a pedestal. Nt
seabeyond
Dec 2015
#23
I understand that but the DNC made it clear they did not want unsanctioned debates.
Lochloosa
Dec 2015
#15
Maybe he'll just decline to engage on the debate question, like Hillary.
AtheistCrusader
Dec 2015
#72
And yet here you are, still calling it the truth after multiple posters supplied you with documentat
AtheistCrusader
Dec 2015
#55
Do you actually believe Sanders and O'Malley would be kicked from future "official" debates?
LonePirate
Dec 2015
#13
In other words, he's only interested in doing something if it's politically beneficial?
Amimnoch
Dec 2015
#62
I think DWS and Hillary would be perfectly happy cancelling the remaining debates
thesquanderer
Dec 2015
#29
Per Omalley, Sansders was comfortable with 6. Contradicts what you are saying. NT
seabeyond
Dec 2015
#26
No, it does not make Omalley a liar and it amazes me how quickly Sanders supporters will point to
seabeyond
Dec 2015
#73
But of course we know this isn't true because we use our big ears to listen.
Schema Thing
Dec 2015
#46
Sanders could have equally been lying. I do not know. You do not know. What he said to Omalley
seabeyond
Dec 2015
#68
They could have gotten around the exclusivity clause in any number of ways if they'd wanted to.
ucrdem
Dec 2015
#14
Well, we certainly know that Hillary doesn't want to risk more debates.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2015
#69
The meme that "Bernie can't debate" is right up there with "Obama needs a teleprompter"....
Spitfire of ATJ
Dec 2015
#34
So, despite the protestations of his supporters, Sanders is apparently happy with the debate....
George II
Dec 2015
#50
No, he is not and that has been explained endlessly. It would be pointless
Douglas Carpenter
Dec 2015
#57