McCaskill: Calling Hillary Clinton Not Qualified Is Like Fingernails On A Black Board To Many Women

[WI_DEM]

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri), a Clinton surrogate, says hearing Bernie Sanders call Hillary Clinton unqualified for the presidency is "like fingernails on a black board" to women voters. McCaskill on Thursday's Andrea Mitchell Reports, via MSNBC:

ANDREA MITCHELL, MSNBC HOST: And joining me now from Washington, from Capitol Hill, Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill. She's endorsed Hillary Clinton for president.

Senator, you've worked with both of the -- both Senator Clinton, obviously, when she's in the Senate and have known Bernie Sanders for a long time. What is going on here?

SEN. CLAIRE MCCASKILL (D), MISSOURI: I'm not sure. I'm a little worried about it. I mean, come on. Of course, Hillary Clinton is qualified. I don't know why Bernie went there, especially if you watch the interview that Hillary Clinton did, the people interviewing her tried to get her to say that Bernie wasn't qualified and she refused to say it. She ultimately said the voters have to decide.

And so I'm worried because we've got real work to do in November and we've got to stay united. What we agree on is so important to our country. So I just hope that we don't go there. The Republicans need to do the playground juvenile attacks, negative campaigns. We need to stay on the (TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES) high road.

MCCASKILL: -- in this race and his supporters are passionate for a good reason. And I think that all of us are reluctant to say to Bernie Sanders and his supporters that the math doesn't work. I think this will take care of itself as long as the campaigns stay by and large very positive about the things we agree on and don't go into negative attacks. And calling Hillary Clinton not qualified is like fingernails on a black board to many women across this country, and I think Bernie probably knows that.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/04/07/mccaskill_calling_hillary_clinton_not_qualified_is_like_fingernails_on_a_black_board_to_many_women.html

[SaschaHM]

1. I wonder if the Sanders campaign is

Going to trot out Killer Mike to say that Uterii don't have ears.

[1StrongBlackMan]

5. I'm sure they learned that was a bad idea, the last time ...

they'll have a woman say it.

[liberalmike27]

2. To Be Clear

This "list" of things that would make her unqualified, in Sanders' opinion, is a response. She'd gone on Morning Republican, with Joe Scar, and he'd asked "Do you think Sanders is qualified to be president." She preceded to list all the ways she thought Sanders was not qualified. Did she come out and say the actual words? I don't know.

And for the record, her saying he wasn't qualified, is like fingernails scraping along a blackboard, or hell, let's go with Sarah Palin's shrieking voice. Was that sexist? Hell I don't know, but I do know a bunch of Hillary supporters listen to pro-Hillary Stephanie Miller Show each morning, when they all enjoy a great laugh listening to the piercing rantings and ravings of Palin.

So again, to be clear--this was a response, to what she said, in calling him unqualified. And clearly she was, or why would you list the things you think makes him unqualified.

[spooky3]

4. I DO know. She did not say what was claimed.

Google is your friend. Her direct quotes appear in multiple places.

And you are in the Clinton group.

[CrowCityDem]

6. You Sound Like Bernie

Did she come out and say the actual words? I don't know.

All it takes is a few seconds of reading/watching and you would know that she didn't.

[johnp3907]

8. You're just repeating Sanders' lie.

Try harder.

[livetohike]

9. Hillary said Sanders hadn't done his homework and

obviously that is true. He cannot defend his views and give solutions. In other words, he doesn't know WTF he's talking about. Is he qualified to make Presidential decisions when he can't explain his own platform?

Think about that for a moment.

[WI_DEM]

10. She never said he wasn't. Bernie is getting the kind of coverage on this issue

that he deserves.

[Rose Siding]

11. This was a shitty response to a headline title, not Hillary. Unreasonable and petty.

"Did she come out and say the actual words?" Lemme help: No.

[SharonClark]

14. Absolutely.

[NYC Liberal]

17. She never called him unqualified or implied anything of the sort.

Sanders and his fans do, however, consider Hillary Clinton -- former secretary of state and Senator for a combined 12 years -- to be "unqualified".

[rock]

3. And totally false

Clearly a lie. Or maybe only stupid (but still false). It irritates me, a male, almost as much as it irritates women. Because it's a direct insult to my intellect. They must really thing I'm stupid.

[Thinkingabout]

7. I guess next Hillary will be responsible for his poor performance in the

Interview. Even for those who are not into political positions realized he failed to show he was capable during the Interview. This is on Sanders, he owns his interview. All the RW talking points,will not change this.

[GusBob]

12. Not just women. All minorities

"qualified applicant" is white male privilege code speak

[Tarheel_Dem]

13. K&R!!!!!!

[SharonClark]

15. Bernie didn't intend it to be so but 'unqualified' is a dog whistle

to many people who are not while males, from back in the day when being a white male was THE qualification.

[DemonGoddess]

16. K&R!