Sanders slams press, says focus should be on middle class

[LiberalArkie]

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2015/08/17/bernie-sanders-slams-press/31834983/



DUBUQUE, Ia. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders slammed the state of the American political press Sunday evening after stumping before a crowd of more than 1,500 people at Loras College.

In an impromptu news conference backstage, Sanders quickly lost patience with a gaggle of local, national and international reporters. Instead of focusing on important issues, he said the media is constantly looking to breed conflict between him and Democratic front-
runner Hillary Clinton.

"But the issue that I want to be talking about is the collapse of the middle class. You guys going to write about that?" Sanders asked, to which a small crowd of supporters cheered him on. "I am not going to get into the game of sitting around attacking Hillary Clinton."

Sanders grew perturbed when a reporter asked him how he reconciled his position as the "anti-establishment candidate" with his experience as a "career politician."


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http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2015/08/17/bernie-sanders-slams-press/31834983/

[PSPS]

1. What press? It's all infotainment now. That's why the media spotlight is stuck on Trump.

[valerief]

3. Right. We don't have journalists anymore. We have journelites. They follow the

directives of the elites.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

6. Naomi Klein, Thom Hartmann and Bill Moyers

are all talking about Trump. (Just kidding.)

[azmom]

2. Bernie is right again.

He is taking on the ruling class. Something no one, on a national stage, has dared to do in a looooong time.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

7. +1,000 n/t

[libdem4life]

4. This is exactly why I think that all bets are off as this upcoming election.

Hillary can't do too much bashing because without any matching fire, it goes nowhere at best, and reflecting back at worst.

And Hillary will be just Bernie's warmup ... the Republicans don't really have any issues particularly. They, too, are geared up to bash the opponents because they have little to say but , "No".

But a matchup between Trump and Sanders...what a contrast for the nation. I think Bernie's got this.

[ananda]

5. Oh come on Sanders, dare!

POOR

POOR

POOR

HOMELESS

HOMELESS

HOMELESS

[SandersDem]

8. "I am not going to get into the game of sitting around attacking Hillary Clinton."

I stand with Bernie on this too!

Besides there are plenty of republicans coming out of the circus clown car to make fun of instead.

[d_legendary1]

9. The Media wants a gladiator match

They're not interested in the problems of this country since they cater to the corporations who buy spots on their air time. If the poor paid handsomely we'd know about evey deal the military industrial complex does with which senators.

But alas, more circus with my moldy bread.