"Clinton did, however, decline three times on "Morning Joe" to say that Sanders is qualified."

[Miles Archer]

When asked point-blank by host Joe Scarborough whether Sanders was ready for the Oval Office, Clinton raised the senator's recent interview with the New York Daily News.

"Well, I think the interview raised a lot of serious questions," Clinton said. "I think of it this way: The core of his campaign has been 'break up the banks,' and it it didn't seem in reading his answers that he understood exactly how that would work under Dodd-Frank."

Asked again whether Sanders is qualified, Clinton dodged. "Well, 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, and that raises a lot of questions," she said.

Asked a third time, Clinton said she would "leave it to voters to decide who of us can do the job the country needs."

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/sanders-clinton-not-qualified-to-be-president-221666

[jfern]

1. And this was after her campaign said they were going to "disqualify" him

[Thinkingabout]

3. Her campaign did not do the interview.

[reformist2]

16. She's disgusting. Not because she attacks Bernie, but because she can't even own up to it.

[Thinkingabout]

17. The door has been opened by Sanders on the attacks, even if it is not true.

I have not heard Sanders own up to his false attack on Hillary yesterday. If stacking is disgusting then you have labeled Sanders who does not own up to doing the attacking.

[nc4bo]

2. Her surrogates tossed themselves onto the fire while she tap danced (lawyer style) on the perimeter.

She got called out on it.

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[Thinkingabout]

4. Did you listen to his interview? He dances around on every interview.

[Miles Archer]

5. It's amazing what you can learn once you get past the first paragraph.

The all-caps headline on Huffington Post this morning is "BERNIE DIRTY: HILLARY 'NOT QUALIFIED'"

The excerpt I posted begins on the 8th paragraph.

The three paragraphs that came before it (same URL as OP):

Following Sanders' remarks, Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon denied that she had said the Vermont senator wasn't qualified to be president.

"Hillary Clinton did not say Bernie Sanders was 'not qualified.' But he has now — absurdly — said it about her. This is a new low," he tweeted.

"Bernie Sanders, take back your words about Hillary Clinton," he said in a follow up tweet.

Taken in the full context, my conclusion was that Senator Sanders defended himself against Hillary's attempted smears and gave some back.

Bernie Sanders is not Marco Rubio. He's not going to stand there while being poked in the chest and called "Little Marco." That expression "Don't poke the bear" is grounded in a lot of wisdom.

[nc4bo]

6. Exactly. Honestly I don't know who Hill think she's fooling with her tired schtick. nt

[babylonsister]

7. What does this mean, to anyone?

She inferred he was unqualified, thus his reaction. Much ado unless people actually listen to his extended response.


“He’s been talking for more than a year about doing things he, obviously, hadn’t really studied or understood, and that does raise a lot of questions," Clinton said.

http://abcnewsradioonline.com/politics-news/hillary-clinton-questions-whether-bernie-sanders-is-a-democr.html

[Buzz Clik]

11. Sanders is as qualified as any career politician with no vision.

[surrealAmerican]

8. It's the same tactic she used against Obama eight years ago.

Why say something when you can insinuate it instead? That way you get the "journalists" to say it for you.

[Arkansas Granny]

9. So, she didn't utter the words that he is qualified. What do you expect her to do, endorse him?

[Buzz Clik]

10. Oh noes!!!!1

[geek tragedy]

12. The Democrat didn't cross the line

The non-Democrat saboteur did.

[dreamnightwind]

13. That's how she rolls - eom

[SoLeftIAmRight]

14. there is a story in the bible about - "decline three times"

want to tell us about $hillary's trip to bosnia

or should i "cut it out"

lol

[Lodestar]

15. Charlie Rose on CBS evening news just interviewed Bernie

about his accusations that Hillary was not qualified for the presidency.
Bernie said it was simply a response within the context of her accusations
about him, but admitted the whole negative campaigning thing was not
his style and he eventually agreed with Charlie that she was indeed
qualified as was he. It was a tit for tat remark and he regretted it.
Bernie asked Charlie if he was going to have Hillary on and ask her the same
question. He got no answer. Charlie is clearly in Hillary's camp and in
the camp of the status quo in general.

That said, I think Bernie should not respond at all to these kinds of accusatory
statements about him and take the high road. He's taking the bait and it's not
working for him. But never fear. People aren't stupid. They can see through it
all and are more than experienced with the tactics of negative politics.