Should Bernie have stood strong on Whore-gate? Was it cowardly of him to apologize?

[Freddie Stubbs]

I have seen a lot of defense on this board of what was said last night. If it was a-ok, why did Senator Sanders feel the need to apologize?

[Dem2]

1. Because Bernie is an honorable man.

[jmg257]

2. Naa it's cool.. His choice. The inference was a done deal. Nt

[northernsouthern]

3. Really?

If this is an actual serious response then let me humor you. As most of us said the word and meaning had nothing to do with the faux outrage by the HRC clan, but the usage of the word even though it was clearly directed at the entity of the house and senate , was a poor choice since the word by itself is a loaded word. It was too crass, and should not have been used in my opinion. But people can get offended by it so best to steer away from it.

[arcane1]

11. It's NOT a serious response, and the OP knows it.

I'd call it trolling but that will bring out the pearl-clutchers too.

[ibegurpard]

14. It's trolling

[ScreamingMeemie]

4. Bernie has class. Bernie did not say this, but he has the class and caring to apologize

for the actions of another. It is a breath of fresh air to experience.

[Hiraeth]

30. ^so much this^

[elana i am]

5. i'll let bernie sanders decide how he wants to respond to things.

that said, no i did not agree with him.

i don't think calling corporate whores corporate whores is the least bit offensive and there was nothing for paul song to apologize for.

what else do you call someone who can be bribed with money to do a corporate master's bidding? the truth is ugly, and i think corporate whore is a good word for the ugly truth.

[astrophuss42]

6. Certainly

This is a huge issue.

[Hiraeth]

31. lol

I see what you did there

[phleshdef]

7. Nah, you play the game, you gotta follow the rules, as silly as some of them may be.

[Armstead]

8. Fer fucks sake --- give it a fucking rest

Christ the disinterest in anything beyond inane word games is stunning.

[Freddie Stubbs]

24. Words matter. Apparently even Bernie Sanders understands that

[merrily]

27. Some words matter in some contexts. He apologized. That you refuse to move on prove Armstead's point

Your OP has zero to do with words mattering. It's about stirring pots, nothing else.

[merrily]

29. +1 Stunning and telling. What else are they going to do today? Compare Hillary's trip

to Bernie's?

[Warren Stupidity]

9. It's fine.

[arcane1]

10. What a stupid post. You know, people have different opinions on things.

You know this, but you're pretending to be obtuse. You failed.

[Skwmom]

12. Hell no. Apologize to anyone who might have been offended and focus on the fact that nothing

will change as long as big money owns our government.

[w4rma]

13. The speaker could have chosen a better word. Sanders is wise to get the apology out quickly before

the Clintonites try to echo the distraction in the corporate media echo chamber, thus overwhelming any actual conversation on the issues.

[Bjornsdotter]

28. Exactly! n/t

[DrDan]

15. because it was repugnant - and Bernie, an honorable person, agrees

[loyalsister]

16. An apology was appropriate

If I am going to complain about CP time based on the fact that there are many people who would feel devalued, I am going to be consistent.

That wording can reasonably be interpreted as sexist. It was a pretty sickening display, and I'm glad Bernie has the courage to apologize.

[JSup]

22. Thank you...

...for your effort at consistency; it can be hard to not rationalize your way into defending those you support.

[JackRiddler]

17. How many Libyans did Paul Song kill last night?

[pdsimdars]

18. Once you apologize it's over and peole stop asking. To not apologize keeps it going.

Right or wrong, it's in the past.

Like if Hillary released those transcripts, good or bad, it's done. You can get mad about what she said but that scab will heal. But when she doesn't. it will keep coming up over and over and that gets annoying to people, they really start to wonder why she doesn't release them. It makes it a bigger issue, they can imagine anything in their minds.

[Buttons3345]

19. No, it was not cowardly at all!

IMO

It was uncalled for. Bernie doesn't want to act like the Republicans. He and Hillary want to deal with the issues. Name calling whether it was directed at her or not is wrong.

I think it was very honorable of him.

It is okay to have your opinion about things, but when you have to get nasty then it is just very sad. Fighting on here is not helping support your candidate.

[polichick]

20. I hope he runs with the idea behind the doc's statement, and at the debate suggests...

again that she could always release the transcripts - so, ahem, nobody gets the wrong idea.

[Starry Messenger]

21. I think they should all double-down.

Really send his numbers with women through the floor. Go for it! Throw that word and all the other ones you claim mean nothing around, folks!

[Broward]

23. The corporate whores should be apologizing for ravaging

the lives of most Americans. Bernie had nothing to apologize for.

[MoonRiver]

25. Because it was the politically expedient thing to do.

I'm sure he agreed 100% with the whore statement, but knew it would hurt him politically, especially in NYC. If he had really been outraged, he wouldn't have waited so long to object. Took him awhile to get the temperature of the electorate.

[Renew Deal]

26. Shout the lie. Whisper the apology.

[Hiraeth]

32. it is all they have.

[IamMab]

33. Re-read his statement. He never apologized in the first place.

Calling a statement "inappropriate" is not the same as apologizing that his surrogate made the statement in the first place. He's getting credit were it's not due.