Clinton questions whether Sanders is qualified to be president

[DFab420]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/06/clinton-questions-whether-sanders-is-qualified-to-be-president/

Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Wednesday questioned whether her rival in the Democratic presidential primary, Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.), is qualified to be president.

"I think he hadn't done his homework and he'd been talking for more than a year about doing things that he obviously hadn't really studied or understood," Clinton said in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," just one day after losing the Wisconsin primary to Sanders, "and that does raise a lot of questions."

Here's some more:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/06/politics/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-democrat/index.html

As Sanders took a victory lap following a 14-point triumph in Wisconsin, Clinton took fresh aim at the Vermont senator as part of a three-part strategy before the New York primary on April 19: Disqualify him, defeat him, and unify the party later.

"Some of his ideas just won't work because the numbers don't add up," Clinton told a labor union audience Wednesday in Philadelphia. "In a number of important areas, he doesn't have a plan at all."

[amborin]

1. she's desperate now; her swift boating campaign is imploding

[k8conant]

2. I don't think she's qualified to just his qualifications...

[Lucinda]

3. It is valid criticism.

[daleanime]

4. Transcribes please Madam Secretary..

[dana_b]

5. she's not qualified based on her lack of good judgments.

[AzDar]

6. I take it she's going all-in w/ the tabloid interview excerpts... Holy Shit- the desperation...

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/4/6/1511490/-Bill-Clinton-Labor-Sec-Robert-Reich-Bernie-absolutely-correct-in-Daily-News-criticism-bonkers


Please PROCEED, Hillary...

[Agschmid]

7. Headline doesn't match the story.

Yes WAPO used that headline, but just as clickbait.

[itsrobert]

22. +1

thank you

[Politicalboi]

8. He did his homework on the Iraq war

She is so dishonest and so fake. She has no credibility.

[Andy823]

35. He voted against it

But then voted to fund it. He also condemns wasteful military spending, says he will cut the wast, but voted for the F35 and continues to support it and won't cute it in his plan to do away with governments wasteful military spending.

He also has no credibility.

[itsrobert]

9. Nope, the only person that used the word "qualified"

is the writer of the article. Nice try.

[onecaliberal]

10. SHE is unqualified, she is a criminal

She is responsible for millions dead in Iraq

[redstateblues]

39. Extreme hyperbole

[Seeinghope]

11. Is she on crack?

He has been addressing these issues in Comgrss and in the Senate....with success in getting Ammendments and bills.....all on the very things that they are talking about in this campaign......

Another lie. Another reason to not want her in the White House.

[Jitter65]

12. The actual words "not qualified" were stated by the hosts.

Hillary was very careful to say exactly what her point was...he hadn't prepared well for that interview. It is just an outright lie to say that she said Bernie was not qualified to be President. Yet the media will continue the lie and just like so many other crap they accuse Hillary of it will stick in the minds of those who don't do their own research.
It is really shameful and I hope Hillary calls him on that lie during the debate. No where in that interview did she say Bernie was not qualified. This bullshit is really over the edge.

[itsrobert]

19. BINGO! Another deceptive article

from the Washington Post.

[DebDoo]

30. Disqualify - to deprive of qualification or fitness;render unfit; incapacitate

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/06/politics/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-democrats-unity/index.html


"New York (CNN)Hillary Clinton's campaign is taking new steps to try and disqualify Bernie Sanders in the eyes of Democratic voters, hoping to extinguish the argument that he is an electable alternative for the party's presidential nomination."


Disqualify
[dis-kwol-uh-fahy]
verb (used with object), disqualified, disqualifying.
1.
to deprive of qualification or fitness;render unfit; incapacitate

[BeyondGeography]

13. She showed restraint; he didn't

I think I know who the adult in the room is.

[itsrobert]

17. +1

thanks

[DFab420]

23. Disqualify him, defeat him, and unify the party later.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/06/politics/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-democrats-unity/index.html

New York (CNN)Hillary Clinton's campaign is taking new steps to try and disqualify Bernie Sanders in the eyes of Democratic voters, hoping to extinguish the argument that he is an electable alternative for the party's presidential nomination.
As Sanders took a victory lap following a 14-point triumph in Wisconsin, Clinton took fresh aim at the Vermont senator as part of a three-part strategy before the New York primary on April 19: Disqualify him, defeat him, and unify the party later.

Yup, super grown up.

[BeyondGeography]

24. Sorry, but he put words in her mouth and overreacted...Sometimes your guy is going to screw up

This is one of those times.

[DFab420]

25. Dude, the Clinton Campaign literally said their plan was to disqualify him....

Are you that obtuse?

[BeyondGeography]

27. He claimed she said he isn't qualified

You're not going to win this one until you come up with a link showing Hillary Clinton stating that Bernie Sanders is unqualified. Dude.

[DebDoo]

32. disqualify - to deprive of qualification or fitness;render unfit; incapacitate

[DFab420]

37. Your right, it was her only a campaign communications director Christina Reynolds, how nice they can

insulate her

A Clinton campaign fundraising appeal after the Wisconsin primary offered a glimpse into the new approach. The campaign's deputy communications director, Christina Reynolds, argued that Sanders is unqualified, sending a full transcript of a New York Daily News editorial board interview of Sanders.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/06/politics/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-democrats-unity/index.html

[LuvLoogie]

43. Where is the quote that shows Reynolds using that language?

I didn't see anywhere in that article where she said he was unqualified. She was instead making a valid argument that Sanders had not thought through the workability/viability of his policies.

The press is editorializing.

[Doctor_J]

14. Syria, Libya, Honduras, Iraq, TPP, NAFTA, DADT, DOMA

Who's not qualified?

[fun n serious]

15. She didn't say that..

Sanders wants a reason to go Nastier than he has..

[itsrobert]

16. +1

thanks

[redstateblues]

40. Bernie is lying again

[Dem2]

18. Pretty understated and normal criticism for a primary

Is this supposed to be a defense of Bernie literally claiming that she's not qualified?

[Jitter65]

20. Angry old man becoming unhinged. Now resorting to lying about Hillary. nt

[genna]

21. It reminds me of 'shame on you Barack Obama'

Ready on day one...
There will be choirs singing...
Years ago he would have been serving us coffee.

When the going gets tough, Clinton starts chafing at the seams. While she is braining someone, she's asking why they keep hitting her. It aggravated me when she was First Lady. During the senate run, it was mind bending even before the macho Rick Lazio man off at that debate forum.

If you are a woman and verbally attack someone, I would think you would expect to receive a taste of what you hand out.

[Trenzalore]

26. Misleading headline

She didn't actually question is qualifications. She questioned whether he understood the core issues behind his campaign.

[DebDoo]

34. Disqualify - to deprive of qualification or fitness;render unfit; incapacitate

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/06/politics/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-democrats-unity/index.html


"New York (CNN)Hillary Clinton's campaign is taking new steps to try and disqualify Bernie Sanders in the eyes of Democratic voters, hoping to extinguish the argument that he is an electable alternative for the party's presidential nomination."


Disqualify

verb (used with object), disqualified, disqualifying.
1.
to deprive of qualification or fitness;render unfit; incapacitate

[LuvLoogie]

45. This clearly illustrates why you may be having difficulty.

[HassleCat]

28. This sounds familiar

Obama was not qualified, not experienced, not ready, too untested. Having a plan is nice, but it's not so wonderful if the plan is to sell out the people to special interests.

[BeyondGeography]

31. Obama, I miss that guy

He took everything they could throw at him, and he would never come close to doing anything so stupid as to say Hillary Clinton is unqualified to be President.

[Chasstev365]

29. Being corrupt is what disqualifies her.

Pay to play: no different than Rod Blagojevich!

[basselope]

33. How can she stay that with a straight face.

She is the most unqualified candidate I have seen in a long time.

She has a history of getting it wrong.

How many "mistakes" do you get to make before you have made too many too be president?

Iraq war - Oops - a mistake.
Libya - Oops - a mistake
Being against gay marriage for most of her career - Oops - a mistake.
Not speaking out against Keystone - Oops - a mistake.
Being for TPP - Oops - a mistake
Free trade agreements in general - Oops - a mistake.
Standing behind tough on crime laws and use of super preditors - Oops - a mistake.
Even something as simple as keeping your work e-mails separate from your private e-mails... Oops - a mistake.
Claiming most of the guns coming into NY come from VT.. OOOPS another mistake.

Her own silly website can't come up with 7 REAL accomplishments.

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/feed/seven-hillary-clintons-biggest-accomplishments/

"3. Helped get 9/11 first responders the health care they needed." Jon Stewart did far more than her.

5. Stood up for LGBT rights at home and abroad. Really? So was that BEFORE or AFTER you were against gay marriage?

I have never seen a less qualified candidate for president, one with such a record of failure and mistakes.

[redstateblues]

41. She didn't say it. Bernie lied again

[basselope]

47. LOL

"Scarborough: Do you think he is qualified, and do you think he is capable to deliver on the things he is promising to all these Democratic voters?

Clinton: Let me put it this way, Joe. I think that what he has been saying about the core issues in his whole campaign doesn’t seem to be rooted in an understanding of either the law or the practical ways you get something done. I will leave it to the voters to decide who of us can do the job that the country needs, who can do all aspects of the job, both on the economic domestic issues and on national security and foreign policy."

The Clintonian way... let someone else say, back them up and then claim "I didn't say it".

She's not really saying anything... she's just "asking questions".

[nadinbrzezinski]

36. And some of the Clinton supporters are reacting to him firing back

the exact way I expected them to reach when (insert republican here, it is going to open convention) does this in the general. That does not surprise me one bit.

[itsrobert]

38. I hope Bernie didn't base his attack on Hillary because of ths poorly written & misleading headline

If he did, that should go towards his lack of qualifications. I guess he doesn't know what clickbait is.

[sadoldgirl]

42. And the HRC supporters don't want

to understand what "Quote ......unquote" means.

It has to be understood by now, that whatever comes
from the campaign or her surrogates has her approval
unless she refutes those accusations.

She has not done that, thus it stands.

[LuvLoogie]

46. Except that Nowhere is Clinton or any if her campaign QUOTED

as having said qualified, unqualified or disqualified. That is the press' language.

[seabeyond]

44. Oh lookie... Clinton did not accuse Sanders of being unqualified.