Clinton's mocking laughter on CNN further reinforced my dislike of her.

[Impedimentus]

I've been thinking that in the unlikely event that she is the nominee perhaps it wouldn't bE as bad as I've led myself to believe. Then I watched her for a few minutes on CNN, throwing out her LOUD, mocking laughter at Bernie and his campaign. No way will I ever be able to like this person. How condescending, how full of entitlement.

FEEL THE BERN - 2016

[KittyWampus]

1. Bernie's inability to answer questions to an editorial board on his own positions

reinforced my dislike of him.

As does the fact the FEC has found yet another problem with his filings to the the tune of about 10 million dollars

As does the fact he hasn't released his taxes

As does the fact he pledged to raise money for other Democratic candidates and has failed to do so even while he was given access to the DNC data base AND THEN STOLE DATA TO USE AGAINST CLINTON.

[CoffeeCat]

22. Push, push, push

Push those taking points!

[awake]

26. It was the editorial board that got it wrong not Bernie

"A notion is rapidly crystallizing among the national media that Bernie Sanders majorly bungled an interview with the editorial board of the New York Daily News. His rival, Hillary Clinton, has even sent a transcript of the interview to supporters as part of a fundraising push. A close look at that transcript, though, suggests the media may be getting worked up over nothing.

In fact, in several instances, it’s the Daily News editors who are bungling the facts in an interview designed to show that Sanders doesn’t understand the fine points of policy. In questions about breaking up big banks, the powers of the Treasury Department and drone strikes, the editors were simply wrong on details."

Links
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511659333

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-daily-news_us_5704779ce4b0a506064d8df5

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/4/6/juan_gonzalez_was_at_bernie_sanders

Check them out for the truth that is if the truth matters to you.

[KPN]

55. Lol. FEC problem?

Still waiting for any facts on that one, let alone outcome.

It strikes me how conveniently you disregard the illegitimately legalized corruption that Hillary unabashedly participates in with Super PA funding. Oh, but it's legal!!! Just like the Wall Street derivatives market that caused the 2008 collapse!

Feigned outrage -- Pure hypocrisy!

[LiberalFighter]

58. Yes! Where did that 10 million come from? Awfully suspicious.

[Desert805]

91. I heard a group of Bosnian snipers pitched in

so they could finish what they started with Hillary.

[w4rma]

59. "Bernie Sanders gave some fairly normal answers on financial reform"

So when both Konczal and Eavis consider Bernie Sanders' recent comments on breaking up the banks, we shouldn't be surprised that they arrived at similar conclusions. Konczal:

Bernie Sanders gave some fairly normal answers on financial reform to the New York Daily News editorial board. Someone sent it to me, and as I read it I thought “yes, these are answers I’d expect for how Sanders approaches financial reform.”

Eavis:

Bernie Sanders probably knows more about breaking up banks than his critics give him credit for.

And we should not, for that matter, be surprised that they consider Sanders' comments fairly sensible. After all, Sanders, too, has focused on this field of policy for much of his national career, and he's advised by professionals who research this stuff for a living.

So how did so many critics in the media, in direct opposition to this scholarly consensus, conclude that Sanders' ideas about breaking up the bank were so radically off base? Some brief quotes and CVs from the pundits Konczal mentions:
…
In fact, as we see here, a major - major - problem in modern journalism is a widespread lack of expertise. It's not just that journalists are editorializing; they're editorializing on topics where they have no background or claim to knowledge whatsoever. Pundits who know little more than their readers, and often demonstrably less, are given massive corporate platforms to do this; their misinformation is relentlessly marketed and disseminated with massive promotional budgets, quite often under the imprimatur of prestige publication brands.

http://www.carlbeijer.com/2016/04/how-did-media-get-it-so-wrong-on.html

[CorkySt.Clair]

73. All of that his Hillary's fault

And the media, of course.

[basselope]

104. You didn't read the interview did you?

The filings they have problems with come from ACT BLUE.. not Bernie.

Taxes? Really?

And the last thing you said is simply false. He has been raising money for other democrats.

[ThePhilosopher04]

117. Bernie did great as always. Try something else.

[HughLefty1]

2. She is very condescending.

I mean her policies are bad enough. Then we see the Clinton Foundation and all of her corporate backers. On top of that her entitled, condescending personality just takes me over the edge.

[KittyWampus]

5. What could be more condescending than lecturing others, pointing fingers flailing arms

about breaking up big banks and then not being able to answer an editorial board's question on how he would actually do that?

I mean, that's a living example of hubris.

Pontificate, get people all angry to try and get their votes but have no actual knowledge of that topic?

[HughLefty1]

11. So if he releases his plan to break up the banks and his taxes you are ok with him?

Frankly I don't see how he could release such a plan about the banks. They run this country. They along with big oil and the media are HRC's biggest donors.

[Kentonio]

13. How about telling young Americans that they're only voting for Bernie because 'protest is exciting'?

[Jim Lane]

41. Not true of all of them -- some are women who are there because the boys are. (n/t)

[Voice for Peace]

80. What was H protesting in her 20's?

She mentioned protesting in her 20's... What was her cause?

[Warren DeMontague]

131. THEYRE GOING TO HELL

HELL I SAY!

[Lizzie Poppet]

32. Got anything besides a "tu quoque" fallacy?

I won't hold my breath...

[Mike__M]

40. Come on . . .

What would GD: P be without logical fallacy?
No fun. No fun at all.

[Lizzie Poppet]

42. Fair point!

What was I thinking...?

[Armstead]

47. Yes I too prefer to allow a handful of monopolies...

To suck up our economy and hoard the wealth.

[grasswire]

52. you are sounding desperate, too, now. nt

[Voice for Peace]

81. Do you know what Hillary was protesting against in her 20's?

Curious bc she mentioned it

[frylock]

95. pointing fingers flailing arms

[doc03]

112. Sounds like the Democratic version of Trump, make big promises and

have no clue of how he would fulfill them.

[Warren DeMontague]

130. Believing that you're automatically entitled to the Presidential nomination of a major party

And acting perpetually peeved that it isn't being handed to you on a platter, express with free two day shipping?



Ya ask me, that's pretty friggin' condescending.

[TheFarseer]

10. +1

[Snotcicles]

31. +1.nt

[Faux pas]

3. She reeks

of phoniness.

[KittyWampus]

7. As does the guy who wants to break up big banks but has not idea how that works...

LOLZ

[rhett o rick]

19. Reinstating Glass-Steagall would be a great start.

[Armstead]

49. As does the candidate who doesn't really give a damn

[KPN]

4. Sadly -- Yep!

[djean111]

6. I think it is time to retire all of those "I love Bernie, BUT" crapola loyalty pledges.

Hillary herself is making voting for her impossible unless one just has no principles except hurl as much mud as one can to win. Ugh.

[KittyWampus]

8. Has Sanders hurled any of his tax returns out yet? Think he's cramming on economics

now that his ignorance regarding financial institutions has been exposed by the editorial board?

[rhett o rick]

21. But Clinton's economic plans do nothing to stop the ever growing wealth gap that

she is enjoying. $150,000,000 from speeches. Nice work if you can get it.

[LiberalFighter]

60. Which means she didn't have to go through the hassle of the campaign for a $400k job.

[Armstead]

53. You ought to do some research

Bernie knows what he's talking about...and more important hecknows how to hire people who realllly knowcwhat they're talking about.

If I thought it would mske any difference I'd direct you to links about how pragmatic and effective he was as mayor in tackling the city problems and improving the city in very tangible ways.

[BernieforPres2016]

28. I have long retired those threads by putting anybody who originates them on Ignore nt

[Snotcicles]

33. It's like affixing a coffee filter to the back end of a goose. nt

[JTFrog]

9. Well surely that woman should be quite and somber at all times just to please you.

Because Bernie never laughs and is never loud or obnoxious with his hand waving and finger pointing.

Or something...

[Punkingal]

12. One thing is for sure....he doesn't laugh inappropriately like she does.

It's bizarre how she does that.

[KittyWampus]

17. He just turns red and walks out of interviews… or sits there and displays a stunning ignornace

of how his main policy proposal actually works.

[R B Garr]

20. Yes, his stunning superficiality is on full display now.

Your posts are right on the mark.

[TM99]

39. You have thrown out a

lot of bullshit in this thread.

So pony up. Let's see the video of him turning red and walking out of interviews.

Come on....put up or shut up as the phrase goes.

[frylock]

97. This one doesn't know when to put the shovel down.

Ask her for directions to Moscow. She's an expert on that.

[TM99]

113. Oh yeah, I fucking remember that

hilarious moment in history!

[frylock]

116. A truly epic moment on the DU.

Most people would have established a lower profile after that humiliation. Others seem bound and determined to parade their ignorance in front of everyone.

[TM99]

126. Well birds of a feather flock

together.

She represents her candidate quite well.

[KittyWampus]

136. And another person who doesn't get the stupidity of mentioning Moscow and Sanders

in the same conversation.

LOLZ!

[frylock]

137. Right, because teh honeymooonz!!1

[LiberalFighter]

61. Amazing how Bernie is given blanket immunity from criticism.

[m-lekktor]

14. She appears to be very unlikeable which I wouldn't mind if she were good on the issues,

which she isn't...

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

15. Oh no, she is starting the condescending laughing?

I hate when she does it... The laughs usually sound so fake and it just rubs one the wrong way 110% like she thinks its a big joke.

[BernieforPres2016]

29. Yes, she did it twice

And sustained them for much longer than normal, like it was just so hilarious that she just couldn't stop laughing. It was as phony as it gets.

I think the questions were cleared in advance. It was basically the same line of questioning this morning from both Morning Joe and from Chris Cuomo (on Wolf Blitzer's show while Wolf was sidelined for the interview for some reason). Every question pointed Hillary at Bernie and gave her a free run at him.

I had CNN on for awhile after the interview with the sound muted and when they are talking about the Democrats they are doing the work of the Clinton campaign. It's all questions about the NY Daily News interview with sections highlighted on guns, breaking up the banks, etc. Nothing about Bernie winning Wisconsin to make it 6 of the last 7, Bernie killing Hillary in fundraising without holding fundraisers, exit poll results that show Hillary getting killed with voters under 40, etc.

[R B Garr]

16. Imagine if I clogged up this website with every grimace and UGH from listening to Sanders!

It's amazing that you all get away with this. The guy is rude, condescending and openly hostile. He waves his arms around like a self-important ego-maniac. Shouts and acts like an entitled creep. His voice gives me the heebie jeebies and makes my skin crawl. I wonder if I should post every little ick I have about him whenever he is on TV. Hmm. Should I.

[LiberalFighter]

62. It would only be fair.

[Matt_in_STL]

69. I have the same reaction when I think of how Hillary spoke of Bill's sexual assault victims

[R B Garr]

71. Think of the Sandy Hook victims. Sandy Hook victims want an apology for Bernie's insensitivity.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/05/politics/bernie-sanders-sandy-hook-guns/index.html

Washington (CNN) — The daughter of the Sandy Hook Elementary School principal who was killed at Newtown told CNN Bernie Sanders owes victims' relatives an "apology for putting the gun lobby above our families."

[Matt_in_STL]

86. Just like Hillary, deflect from victims of rape and sexual abuse.

She has taught you well.

[R B Garr]

88. lol, how phony. Your post was the deflection. Those people haven't been in the news

in years, but you have to reach that far back to get your hate on. Really phony.

[Matt_in_STL]

89. Hillary hasn't been in the news talking about sexual abuse victims?

Must not have been in the talking points. If she wants to pretend she is on their side now, she needs to atone.

[R B Garr]

90. This is a really phony sidebar. You make less sense as you go on. n/t

[Matt_in_STL]

93. Here you go. November, not "years".

http://dailycaller.com/2015/11/22/backfire-hillary-tweets-all-sexual-abuse-accusers-deserve-to-be-believed-is-reminded-of-her-husband/

[R B Garr]

94. Here you go. Sandy Hook. Victim's daughter wants an apology for Bernie's insensitivity.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/05/politics/bernie-sanders-sandy-hook-guns/index.html

[frylock]

98. So it's really VICTIM in the singular then.

[R B Garr]

100. Wow, that's all that matters to you out of dozens of 6 year olds being slaughtered???

That Bernie not be questioned about his gun stances??? That's it???

Holy Crap.

You can Google Sandy Hook and Bernie to find more. This has just been a really phony sidebar in a very pathetic thread.

[frylock]

102. It concerns me that you would exploit victims for political gain.

You should be proud. No, really.

[R B Garr]

106. The posts are numbered. You can see where Matt attacked me wih this phony sidebar

about Clinton/victims when Bernie has his own problems with gun violence victims just recently.

But it makes sense that Bernie's image comes first in these little charades. Pathetic.

[Matt_in_STL]

99. This would matter to me if I thought this vote was wrong

Are you in favor of car companies being sued if someone intentionally drives into a crowd? Is that Ford or GM's fault? If the gun manufacturers sold directly to the buyers and were responsible for background checks I might think otherwise but that isn't the case.

As for Hillary, she trashed sexual abuse victims for her own gain and never apologized. quite different from making a vote someone didn't agree with.

[R B Garr]

101. So this is all that matters to you after dozens of 6 year olds were murdered??

Wow, that really says it all. Anything goes as long as Bernie's image is not compromised. Good Lord!

And this is a really phony and desperate sidebar in a pathetic thread. But any ol' thing counts to get your hate on. Obviously.

[frylock]

103. Keep exploiting those dead 6 year-olds on your shit candidate's behalf.

[R B Garr]

107. How phony. And desperate.

[frylock]

110. You're being a bit hard on yourself.

Or perhaps you were talking about your preferred candidate.

[R B Garr]

120. Uh huh

You must be having cf a lot of fun This seems very meaningful for you.

[frylock]

122. Like I said, exploitation of victims of violence is disgusting.

It's not in the least bit surprising that your disgusting candidate would stoop to such lows.

[R B Garr]

123. Uh huh

[frylock]

129. You find this funny?

Laugh it up, son. These folks are just props for your shit candidate.

[R B Garr]

133. What's funny is you pretending this is about "victims". You are just harassing me

because of what I dared to write about Bernie. That's how phony your "concern" is.

[frylock]

135. Buzz off

[Matt_in_STL]

105. Has nothing to do with Bernie's image.

I feel he voted the right way. If he voted the other way I would feel he was wrong. You want an apology for his vote and that is fine. Still curious if you believe in the car scenario above or if this only applies to a vote you can use for political points, such as guns.

Meanwhile, it becomes apparent the only women Hillary supporters truly care about are those named Hillary Clinton.

[R B Garr]

108. You started one of the phoniest sidebars I've seen here and you keep it going as if

you make any sense, but you don't.

Foggy bottoms soon.

[Matt_in_STL]

111. And, a backfire was heard throughout the land...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511664376

[R B Garr]

119. Haha, Twitter. How phony can you get.

Seriously, you're just trying to get posts hidden. Very obvious...

[Matt_in_STL]

121. Ask Hillary, she's the one who posted the original tweet. Real or phony?

And honestly, I don't care to waste my time alerting on people. I have alerted on one post ever and that was because it was blatantly anti-semitic. I typically like to let posts stand so people can truly evaluate the character of the poster.

[R B Garr]

124. Uh huh

Such a phony attempt, but no go for you today. Good luck next ty time!

[beaglelover]

18. Oh you poor delicate flower. Better go find your safe space!

[NuclearDem]

23. Oh, you poor dear.

Does the revowutionawy need someone to come kiss and make it all better?

[CharlotteVale]

24. I can't stand to watch her. Like nails on a chalkboard.

[Impedimentus]

25. Dear fine Clinton supporters who I can't see because you all helped grow my ignore list ...

Thank you for your attention, and I assume your counter-opinions. I appreciate that you took the time and made the effort to tune in to my humble post to offer your comments.

Your humble servant,

Impedimentus

FEEL THE BERN - 2016

[Lucinda]

43. Add me too please if I'm not already there!

I surely wouldn't want to upset your delicate sensibilities.

[PufPuf23]

27. Here is Hillary Clinton's sense of humor. Hillary Clinton laughing.

I had a post hidden because I voiced my opinion of this clip and inadvertently called Hillary Clinton a bad label. Ooops.

[MariaThinks]

30. how utterly superficial. notice how bernie spits when he talks fast?

[procon]

34. Why can't she mock her opponent?

Certainly, when the wrapping was peeled back on Sanders weak response to interview questions, Clinton isn't alone in commenting and knocking him, so that complaint seems misplaced. Why should a woman appease her detractors by speaking in soft, soothing, dulcet tones so she's easier to ignore, dismiss and be “talked over”, but then be judged differently than a man when she is confident, bold and assertive... still... in 2016?

[Impedimentus]

36. Please don't play the gender card - it's phony and superficial and has nothing to do with the post.

I've spent my life supporting and fighting for gender equality in ways you probably can't imagine, and suffered the consequences for it. An attempt at a lecture from some online unknown only demonstrates that person's immaturity.

FEEL THE BERN - 2016

[procon]

54. Well, that was a complete dodge.

Listen, don't post your CV, I'm not interested in another internet expert's claims of fancy. Still unanswered; why can't Clinton join all the other commentators in laughing, even loudly and condescendingly, at how Sanders flubbed that interview? What did you want from her? Did you expect no response and a free pass, maybe a word of sympathetic support for her opponent's unearned errors?

C'mon, this is politics 101, and Sander's regularly does the same thing with thousands of cheering fans laughing uproariously over some Clinton gaff, but maybe that weak sauce is OK for you, yeah?

[Impedimentus]

78. Did you mean I got out of Dodge?

Once you stopped playing the gender card I have no problem with you post - even though we disagree. Anyway, I'm getting old and senile and most of my laughter is directed at myself these days.

FEEL THE BERN - 2016

[iandhr]

35. Hillary should apologize

She has been caught in the act of being 100x smarter than everyone else while being a woman.


That is scary to a lot of low information working class men.


Sincerely

A proud, smug, arrogant, liberal, New York City, elitist male who isn't intimidated or threatened by smart women.

[Lucinda]

45. LOL Talk about a puerile post!

[LiberalFighter]

63. Something on the order of people getting upset when an African-American is smarter then them.

[iandhr]

64. Or two African Americans.

FLOTUS too.

[LiberalFighter]

67. People should be happy that intelligence is not limited to just white people.

[iandhr]

70. I think we are in agreement.

And the reason why it scares some people is the old LBJ quote.


"If you can convince the lowest white man that he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket."

[Nonhlanhla]

44. Oh dear God.

A woman who laughs. LOUDLY.

Where are my smelling salts?

[bkkyosemite]

65. Oh it has nothing to do with her laughing loudly. She laughs in a very devious way a mean

laugh...remember the way she laughed about her book...no of course you do not remember her laughing at people dead.

[Nonhlanhla]

66. Read the OP again

The word LOUD was even bolded.

[Lucinda]

46. Reccing this one for the sheer nonsense factor.

[KingFlorez]

48. Jeff Weaver is laughable

Everything he says is a joke or overly dramatic.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

50. She's just showing off her "experience" as diplomat.

[bigwillq]

51. I can't stand her.

There's nothing I really like about her---personally or professionally. I wish she would just go away. lol

[Jester Messiah]

56. Yeah, she has a "visceral dislike" problem.

She's learned to treat it with large doses of money and political favors though.

[one_voice]

57. I hope you're well rested.

[laruemtt]

68. It would be pretty hard to make the transition from

having such a naturally likable person as Obama as president (notwithstanding some of his decisions) to someone with such a turn-off of a personality.

[KMOD]

74. hahahaha

I laughed out loud too, when I saw Jeff Weaver on CNN last night.

They explained the math to him like he was a third grader, it was so funny. Jeff Weaver is a very delusional person.

[killbotfactory]

75. She spends all her time with the rich.

If you haven't noticed by now, they think poor people like me are worse than dog shit.

[jillan]

76. Her nervous laughter. Yep.

[BeyondGeography]

77. Neither of our candidates are what you would call overflowing with charm

Next.

[MFM008]

79. when democrats

split and in-fight. REPUBLICANS WIN.

So be happy with ideological purity and feel proud when Trump/Cruz or Ryan take that walk into the white house.

[Buns_of_Fire]

82. Now that I have you all here, let's talk about Vermin Supreme!

Well... okay... maybe later...

Carry on.

[Onlooker]

83. The OP is right. Women nee to temper their emotions more; better to always be a shouting Bernie n/t

[FlatBaroque]

84. The Cackle is Backle /

[nichomachus]

85. She is a terrible candidate

And a terrible person. She would be a disastrous president.

[Beacool]

87. Well, I find an irascible man wagging his finger and almost jumping up and down

in his eagerness to interrupt his opponent just as annoying.

I also find annoying an opportunist who chose to join a party, that he disparaged for years, to be able to use its resources when he decided to run for president.

[Vinca]

92. It would have been so much better if he'd run as an Independent.

"The Donald" would have loved it. Split the Democratic vote and the Supreme Asshat wins.

[Desert805]

96. LOL

How do you folks type this stuff with a straight face?

Or are you fake cackling the whole time?

[Beacool]

109. With the same straight face that some of his supporters type the nonsense they post on this board.

[treestar]

115. She may as well continue laughing, since you will never like her

It's not as if it would be any different had she not laughed.

[ThePhilosopher04]

118. She's a cackling hen. Grating on the nerves, not to mention she stands for nada other than herself

[Beacool]

128. A cackling hen?

Well, isn't that so progressive of you. Do you call all women that you don't like "cackling hens" or does that privilege only apply to Hillary?

This might as well be Free Republic, same kind of sexist crap.

[ThePhilosopher04]

132. Have you seen or heard me call anybody else a cackling hen?

[BainsBane]

125. Another substantive "issue" disagreement

You didn't like her laugh. Now that' s a concern. Don't worry that your candidate can't even talk about how he would implement the changes he has campaigned on or that he said the consequences for jobs and lending aren't his problem, but Hillary laughed and you decided that was unacceptable. Now Bernie, that's a guy to have a beer with.

[highprincipleswork]

127. She must have taken laughter lessons. Laughter for all, no matter how inhuman or inappropriate.

https://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/2014/06/27/comprehensive-supercut-hillary-clinton-laughing-awkwardly-with-reporters

[Fawke Em]

134. :(

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