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WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts)
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 12:09 PM Jan 2016

TYT: CNN: Clinton News Network



Bernie Sanders was asked tough questions during the CNN Town Hall...which is great…but was Hillary Clinton also asked hardball questions? Cenk Uygur host of The Young Turks breaks it down.

Do you think Chris Cuomo was trying to help Hillary? Let us know in the comments below.

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“Bernie Sanders keeps refusing to run the way that the pundits think he should -- that's what makes this primary so interesting and perhaps a turning point in American politics.

You could see it last night in the Democratic town hall. Before they let, you know, sensible people ask questions, there was CNN moderator Chris Cuomo. Cuomo, of course, wanted to know if Bernie Sanders was going to "bring back the era of big government." This is exactly the kind of frame that pundits have been trying to put on American politics for about as long as I can remember, which is at least back to the Carter era.

This question is supposed to be a kind of kryptonite that causes Democratic politicians to sweat and turn pallid and immediately explain that no, they're for efficient government or some such. It's the kind of question that turned Bill Clinton into a triangulating centrist who cut welfare to the bone and elevated corporate power with a series of disastrous trade agreements. Everyone in Washington knows that "big government" is always bad.”

Read more here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-mckibben/bernie-sanders-town-hall_b_9077552.html
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TYT: CNN: Clinton News Network (Original Post) WhoIsNumberNone Jan 2016 OP
Clinton News Network = Classic Republican Meme nt onehandle Jan 2016 #1
I may be wasting my time, but did you even watch the video? Ned_Devine Jan 2016 #7
That was very enjoyable. Wicked smart I'd say. nt thereismore Jan 2016 #2
Gotta love Cenk! R&K nt longship Jan 2016 #3
Spot on. K&R. nt antigop Jan 2016 #4
And then there is the Major Supporter Network Bias for Clinton * jillan Jan 2016 #5
K&R Iwillnevergiveup Jan 2016 #6
MSNBC = Must Support No one But Clinton ciaobaby Jan 2016 #8
Bernie was asked the hardball questions.....He batted 'em all, right out of the ballpark!!!! LongTomH Jan 2016 #9
K&R..... daleanime Jan 2016 #10
Proper Response: Stop framing the questions as "Punishing"; I'm surprised at you and CNN.... zebonaut Jan 2016 #11

thereismore

(13,326 posts)
2. That was very enjoyable. Wicked smart I'd say. nt
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 12:28 PM
Jan 2016

Bernie should have just pointed a finger at that smartass moderator and said "I am going to raise YOUR taxes" but he did great anyway.

jillan

(39,451 posts)
5. And then there is the Major Supporter Network Bias for Clinton *
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 12:56 PM
Jan 2016

* with the exception of Lawrence.

I can't wait until Bernie shuts them all up.

 

ciaobaby

(1,000 posts)
8. MSNBC = Must Support No one But Clinton
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 01:43 PM
Jan 2016

any one see Chris Matthews yesterday ?
god he is just awful......
really went after Sen. Bamberg from S.C. for switching his support from Clinton to Sanders.
Mathews began the discussion by asking Sen Bamberg who contacted him to do this from the Sanders camp.
Turns out no one did - Sen. Bamberg called the Bernie camp had a great conversation then decided to switch !

It got worse from there.....

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)
9. Bernie was asked the hardball questions.....He batted 'em all, right out of the ballpark!!!!
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 02:11 PM
Jan 2016

Big fail, Cuomo!

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