Morning Joe Panel: Hillary "Clearly Did Not Say Bernie Sanders Was Not Qualified To Be President"

[Bill USA]

http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/04/07/morning-joe-panel-hillary-clinton-clearly-did-n/209808

MIKA BRZEZINSKI (CO-HOST): Late last night, Clinton's press secretary Brian Fallon responded to [Sanders'] remarks on Twitter saying quote "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 added "Bernie Sanders, take back your words about Hillary Clinton." Sanders did no such thing. His campaign released a statement that began quote "Responding to Hillary Clinton's attempt to portray him as unqualified for the White House, Senator Sanders linked her to a trade pact exploited by wealthy individuals and profitable corporations to avoid paying taxes." And then went on to spell out the rest of Senator Sanders, the senator's quotes from Philadelphia. That statement linked readers to a Washington Post article with the headline "Clinton questions whether Sanders is qualified to be president," which cited Secretary Clinton's remarks on Morning Joe. Both candidates have news conferences scheduled for 9:00 this morning right after Morning Joe. I feel like I'm in trouble. And Bernie Sanders will join us on set in New York tomorrow morning.

JOE SCARBOROUGH (CO-HOST): OK so Mike Barnicle, you were there with us. I tried to get Hillary Clinton four times -- three or four times to say that Bernie Sanders was unqualified to be president of the United States and just like my interview with Rick Santorum, you know, I start asking a question, I keep going until I get an answer or give up. And after three or four attempts with Secretary Clinton I gave up because she was not going to say the words "He is unqualified to be president of the United States." Was that your takeaway from the interview as well or am I missing something?

MIKE BARNICLE: [font size="+1"]No, she clearly did not say that Bernie Sanders was not qualified to be president[/font] and under Senator Sanders' logic in his comeback, is John Kerry qualified to be secretary of state? Because he, too, voted for many of the things that Hillary Clinton has cited in Senator Sanders' indictment. This is going to be a 12-day tension convention here in New York state between Senator Sanders and Secretary Clinton.

[ViseGrip]

1. Her staff leaked it out, and it stops with her, and she's not fired anyone.

[ViseGrip]

3. PS. you cannot 'hide' behind staff on your campaign. Then say you didn't 'say' it.

Everything that comes out of your campaign, including leaks on purpose or not, is about YOUR message.

I'm tired of her already.

[Arkansas Granny]

5. Where did her staff leak it? I haven't seen anything about that.

[morningfog]

7. Tues. after Bernie kicked her ass in WI, they told CNN they would disqualify and destroy

Bernie. That is what kicked all this off.

[Ferd Berfel]

11. and the M$M will be happy to help her

It's good for ratings




Bernie needs to break up the Media empires as much as the Banks.

[Kalidurga]

2. Well if this is all you got it's sad

We've been watching Hill trash Bernie with lies and innuendo for several month's now. So, Bernie finally said what his campaign has been implying all along. Hillary is unqualified to be President. If you have a problem with that assessment by all means don't vote for Bernie. But, if you see the truth in it then you should take appropriate action.

[TheBlackAdder]

4. The incessant OPs are just pathetic. It's amazing how much neurosis is setting in on these baubles.

[Bill USA]

13. when you have something to say that makes sense at, let me know. ROFL

[TheBlackAdder]

15. Here's a rewrite: Mongo see shiny object, confuses him, shout many times, like hear own voice.

[Bill USA]

19. one way of insulating yourself from criticism is to make sure you say nothing that means anything.

NOt impressed by soi-disant poets who flatter themselves that they are being deep when spouting derp and that their affectations are fooling anybody.

[Trust Buster]

6. Sanders was the only one to speak of qualifications. Republican operatives took note.

[frylock]

9. No, she didn't say it clearly. She used weasel words.

And lol at Media Matters!

[Bill USA]

16. Clinton made legitimate points about BS's statements, You need to work on your disinformation

techniques.

Media Matters - the article is composed entirely from quotes from the Morning Joe program. ... Try to keep up.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/06/clinton-says-sanderss-plans-unrealistic-or-nonexistent-as-tame-democratic-primary-gets-testy/

"We both want to make our economy work for everyone, not just those at the top," Clinton told a union audience here. "But Senator Sanders and I have some real differences about how we would go about achieving our goals as president.

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"And like a lot of people, I am concerned that some of his ideas just won't work,

.... because the numbers don’t add up.

.... Others won’t even pass Congress,

---- or they rely on Republican governors suddenly having a conversion experience and becoming progressives," she asserted.

...... "In a number of important areas, he doesn’t have a plan at all."[/font]

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Demonizing her for raising very valid questions is typical of Sanders supporters (and Repugnants): When you don't have a good answer - Demonize.[/font]

[frylock]

18. Your last paragraph is the business model of Team Clinton.

[Bill USA]

20. Bernie fans beating the "other" senseless while saying; "stop her, she's abusing me!"

[frylock]

24. Aaaand more projection.

[Ferd Berfel]

10. She implied it - so if you're a greasy weasel

it doesn't count?

huh

[NWCorona]

12. So now Morning Joe is Fine?

Regardless Hillary should have just said yes. She was playing games and didn't think Bernie would fight back.

Now Bernie is talking about the Panama Papers (gonna be so huge) and how her actions played a hand in forming that group the op is about.

[Bill USA]

14. FACT CHECKER: Sanders’s incorrect claim that Clinton called him ‘not qualified’ for the presidency

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511674204

[NWCorona]

17. And?

I'm not hung up on what the meaning of what "is" means.

We all saw for ourselves the "disqualify and destroy" threads pop up right after Wisconsin. That wasn't a fluke.

[Joob]

21. Those votes Make them LESS qualified BY a lot. HAPPY?

[Skwmom]

22. No but she LOUDLY inferred it. Barnicle loves his corporate pay.

[IamMab]

23. Sanders was undermined by his own staff. They let him respond to a headline without reading...

...the whole article and all the context behind it. Sanders' staff don't know what they're doing and it's dragging the campaign down.