Ladies and gentlemen the award for best press release accepting a debate goes to.....

[Autumn]

Bernie Sanders

PRESS RELEASE
Sanders Accepts Invitation to New York Debate
APRIL 4, 2016
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MILWAUKEE – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday accepted an invitation from CNN to debate Hillary Clinton in Brooklyn on April 14 before the New York Democratic Party primary election.

“Sen. Sanders has accepted another invitation to debate Hillary Clinton in New York. We are glad that she finally has agreed,” said Michael Briggs, Sanders’ spokesman. “Sanders all along has pressed for a debate on television in prime time so the greatest number of New Yorkers and Americans may listen to the candidates and decide for themselves who has the best ideas about how to reform our rigged economy and the corrupt campaign finance system. It’s great for the people of New York that there will be a debate in Brooklyn, something that the Clinton campaign has long opposed.

“Fortunately, we were able to move a major New York City rally scheduled for April 14 to the night before. We hope the debate will be worth the inconvenience for thousands of New Yorkers who were planning to attend our rally on Thursday but will have to change their schedules to accommodate Secretary Clinton’s jam-packed, high-dollar, coast-to-coast schedule of fundraisers all over the country.”

CNN invited Sanders and Clinton to the debate ahead of New York’s April 19 Democratic Party primary election.

Sanders previously accepted NBC’s invitation to a prime-time debate next Sunday but that date conflicted with Clinton’s heavy schedule of high-dollar fundraisers, including one on that date in Virginia.

Both the Sanders and Clinton campaigns agreed last January to hold an additional debate in April and another in May.

Sanders was in Wisconsin on Monday appearing at rallies in Milwaukee, Green Bay and Janesville ahead of Tuesday’s primary.


https://berniesanders.com/press-release/sanders-accepts-invitation-new-york-debate/

[Ino]

1. Heaven forbid that a high-roller should be inconvenienced!

Sucks to be Hillary, forced to appear in person for $$$.

[Autumn]

6. Can't wait to hear how mean he is

[pdsimdars]

38. for Hillary you have to accommodate the rich people rather than the regular people.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. lol sure makes the point

[Autumn]

4. I think the gloves are off.

[BernieforPres2016]

13. That was exactly what I was going to say.

I love it!

[Art_from_Ark]

31. Team Hillary is on the right

[reformist2]

3. LOL! That is one awesome smackdown.

[Autumn]

5. An epic smackdown, a smackdown of biblical proportions

[cherokeeprogressive]

7. Stick it in... twist it... then break it off. I love that. nt

[Autumn]

10. All while being a gentleman and going out of his way to accommodate her

[Segami]

8. Jon says...

[Autumn]

12. Fantastic wasn't it

[JonLeibowitz]

30. It was INCREDIBLE. But I think they have edited the press release since.

[itsrobert]

9. Sounds juvenile. But that's what we expect from the Bernie campaign

thanks

[Autumn]

11. Yeah the truth sometimes stings a little

It was very considerate of him to rearrange his schedule to accommodate her fundraising dontcha think?

[Segami]

14. Every once in while, try jumping off the weathervane

just to steady up and catch your bearings. Locked in a perpetual state of dizziness is bad for one's waking perception.


carry on..... .......and drink of course....

[roguevalley]

17. truth hurts. she has to go for funding all over the place. I don't

think she wants to debate in New York with a Brooklyn guy. She hasn't perfected a brooklyn accent yet.

[Autumn]

20. She has a few days. If she studies real hard...

[Segami]

24. Hey Hill, give Trump a buzz and ask to borrow his copter so you can get 'things done'...

[Aerows]

27. You have a "Bill for first dude" icon

in your signature line, and have the audacity to call other people "juvenile"?

[Silver_Witch]

33. Being a gentleman..

Sounds juvenile to you? Weren't all the HRC supporters demanding he attend, talking about how he could do his rally AND still debate? Come on he does as HRC commands and you call him Juvenal?

[BernieforPres2016]

15. Hillary's people were like "We won and made them back down!"

And then they read that press release and they were like "Oh shit!"

[Autumn]

21. Yeah in this thread

[cosmicone]

16. Bernie CAVED and accepted 14th n/t

[Viva_La_Revolution]

18. the mayor arranged for him to get Wash. park the day before instead cause making her debate

In NY is worth it

[Autumn]

19. Call it a cave if you want. He accommodated her busy schedule

Try reading, here let me help you out.

“Fortunately, we were able to move a major New York City rally scheduled for April 14 to the night before. We hope the debate will be worth the inconvenience for thousands of New Yorkers who were planning to attend our rally on Thursday but will have to change their schedules to accommodate Secretary Clinton’s jam-packed, high-dollar, coast-to-coast schedule of fundraisers all over the country.”

[Nanjeanne]

22. You would think Clintonistas would say how nice and accommodating he is to give her the date she

Wanted.

Naaaaaaaaaaa!

Bravo Mr. Briggs.

[Autumn]

23. Ha, they don't appreciate our Bern.

[thesquanderer]

28. or Hillary caved by doing it at all, since he wanted it all along, and she didn't.

as recounted at http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511647804

[druidity33]

36. She agreed to do 4 more...

with 1 being in NY. She should be allowed to back out of agreements why?

[thesquanderer]

39. She agreed to 4 more but specifically NOT to one being in NY.

That was an original sticking point when she agreed to 4 more... she would not agree to one of them being in Brooklyn.

Again, this was detailed in the links I provided in the post at http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511647804

[JudyM]

25. Maybe Bernie's starting to reconsider the benefits of public sparring as a way to get media coverage

[Aerows]

26. If Bernie were a Southerner

That message would read "Why, Bless Hillary's heart!"

I *love* it!

[Petrushka]

29. K & R --- Shared on my Facebook page.

[Demnorth]

32. It'll be good to hear

how he presents his other issues. It's been awhile since I've seen him answer questions, and kept veering to Wall St. I'm betting he'll be more polished for this.

[disillusioned73]

34. K to the R..

Love it..

[azurnoir]

35. LOve it

[pdsimdars]

37. Now, this is something I LOVE!!!

Tell it like it is Bernie!