Anybody listen to the evil, Republican, antisemitic Diane Rehm today?

[TreasonousBastard]

Great show with good people, including Wendy Davis, about the Texas abortion horror.

(But I'm sure someone will find something to object to-- preferably without listening)

[BainsBane]

1. I like Diane

but there is no question that pressing Sanders on non-existent dual citizenship was inappropriate. I expect we will see antisemitism rearing its head throughout the campaign, just as sexism is evident in some of the comments about Clinton. This is still America.

[MADem]

4. Senator Sanders likes her too.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026816422

I'll bet if he wants some on-air time, she'll clear her guest list for him...

[gordianot]

2. Never in a couple decades.

[Nitram]

3. I've long been a fan of Rehm's show on NPR.

It is disappointing that she failed to fact check an internet story about dual Israeli/U.S. citizenship. to Rehm's credit, she immediately acknowledged it could have been an internet hoax, and she quickly apologized. As far as I'm concerned , It's over. I was rather surprised by the rabid rhetoric of some Bernie supporters.

[ret5hd]

5. You were born in Kenya and subscribe to the Muslim faith? How do you respond?

What should be the reaction if she had said that to PBO?

[Nitram]

6. Obama states that he was born in Hawaii and is a Christian.

Rehm immediately acknowledges it might have been an internet hoax. Rehm errors in her haste to make a scoop and quickly apologizes (none of that, I'm sorry if feelings were hurt). Foul, but no harm.

[oberliner]

9. "she immediately acknowledged it could have been an internet hoax, and she quickly apologized."

Here are her words in the exchange:

Diane Rehm: Senator, you have dual citizenship with Israel.

Rehm: I understand from a list we have gotten that you were on that list.

Rehm: Forgive me if that is—

Rehm: Interesting. Are there members of Congress who do have dual citizenship or is that part of the fable?

Her later apology was for declaring as a statement that he has dual citizenship rather than asking it as a question.

[Nitram]

13. Forgive me if that is...part of the fable.

Counts as an apology in my book. And it was immediate.

[oberliner]

14. OK

Kind of weird for her to even go there, though - would you agree?

[Nitram]

15. I chalk it up to being overeager to make a scoop.

As someone else pointed out, it was surely someone on her research staff who put it on the agenda. And she was right. She should have asked it as a question and indicate the source rather than stated it as fact.

[frazzled]

7. Sorry, but my NPR station doesn't carry her show

And it's a BIG market.

[TreasonousBastard]

8. Bummer, but there are too many shows produced by NPR and PRI to...

fit in any one station's schedule. Aside from a few, like Morning Edition, the shows are produced by local stations.

Lots of stuff I end up streaming.

[Oktober]

10. I did and she was stepping all over herself to not take as fact

... anything that couldn't be absolutely verified.

One caller talked about the requirements of Texas sex ed and Rehm took a much more "Well, interesting if true..." tone.

[gollygee]

11. What someone did/what someone is

Saying someone said something inappropriate is not saying someone is evil, just like saying someone said something racist is not calling them A Racist, and saying someone said something sexist is not calling them A Misogynist.

[LanternWaste]

12. Anybody push any buttons or pull scabs off the wounds of others to make a petulant point today...?

Anybody push any buttons or pull scabs off the wounds of others to make a petulant point today...?

(But I'm sure someone will justify it as righteous and rational conversation-- most likely, without thought)

[closeupready]

16. She's ethnically Arab, and xtian, too. Not that this means anything, but

she obviously wanted to make an issue of Sanders' Judaism. For whatever reason.

By the way, I'd never heard of her prior to this kerfluffle with him, and likely won't ever hear of her after it blows over.

As someone else said upthread, she immediately apologized, unequivocally, and as far as I'm concerned, it's over. I've probably done the same kind of thing, unwittingly, many times. We're human.