A) Weaver walked into that tax return question like it was a phone pole...

[bigtree]

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Sara Bee ?@Sara_Laffs 11h11 hours ago
A) Weaver walked into that tax return question like it was a phone pole B) I don't ever want Barney Frank mad at me


Amy Siskind @Amy_Siskind
MUST SEE: (skip to 9:15) @hardball_chris sets a trap for Jeff Weaver on Sanders' tax returns, & Weaver gets caught! https://t.co/56uJGR92Ej


...I haven't watched Tweety in years (yes, years), but I thoroughly enjoyed this Hardball segment.

WATCH:

[Renew Deal]

1. It was a masterpiece

Matthews sets him up by saying they're not attacking Trump. Weaver attacks Trump on taxes.

Matthews pounces. A work of art. A thing of beauty.

[bigtree]

3. Matthews delivered it like a pro

...even his body language and facial expression was perfect.

Weaver didn't appear to catch on, got caught up trying to make up ground criticizing Trump and eagerly jumped at that bone Chris threw at him.

He thought his answer about the one return they released would be fine, but Matthews didn't let him duck Sanders' promise to release all of his returns, and didn't let Weaver deflect with that thing about the Senate disclosure process.

Like you said, a thing of beauty.

[Surya Gayatri]

23. For everyone's delectation, here's the embedded YouTube version:

Matthews was at the top of his form. He set and then snapped that trap shut--Weaver was left flapping his gums like a beached fish. Delicious spectacle!

[bigtree]

24. thanks!

[Surya Gayatri]

26. Welcome! Disregard my post further down...

[oasis]

2. "Deer in headlights" moment for Weaver. nt

[boston bean]

4. I took much joy in that as well!

finally the purity campaign asked a tough question regarding their "purity".

[CrowCityDem]

5. The one thing I wish he would have done...

would have been to frame the question slightly differently. It would have been even more damning if he had asked Weaver, "why does Senator Sanders believe voters should only see if he's telling the truth AFTER they've voted for him?"

[FSogol]

6. I wonder how Sander's campaign would have gone if he had better managers than Weaver and Devine.

Those guys are laughably inept.

[Recursion]

7. I've been wondering that for a while

That was seriously bush-league on Weaver's part

[seabeyond]

17. I have to wonder if it is not more about Sanaders. These two seem to work well with Sanders, and

seeing Sanders over the last month, I so not think they are out of Sanders perimeter. Saying, I think the are like mind and running the campaign the direction Sanders wants it. That is true to him. Starts at the top, and I do not think that there would be a difference in the campaign, because this is indicative of Sanders in his leadership role and his actions.

[geek tragedy]

10. one way the game was somewhat rigged against Sanders is that there just wasn't much

talent out there available to him--at that level.

Same thing goes for policy wonks--they all signed up with Clinton figuring that was their best chance to influence policy.

[FSogol]

12. O'Malley might make that claim too, but I disagree. Obama seemed to find new competent people.

Find some young Axelrod and give him the resources/aid to put together a young hungry team. Of course, it helps if you have more real life experience than the "supposers" at Reddit. It just proves that implementation of his ideas was never really on Sanders game plan.

[geek tragedy]

13. Obama was 'in the game' years before he announced his run nt

[KittyWampus]

30. Not as long as Sanders' DECADES in Congress nt

[geek tragedy]

32. he was networking long before that.

heck, after his 2004 convention speech they were flocking to him.

[seabeyond]

18. I think he hired people that fit his personality. He doesn't do homework or think things thru. Nt

[geek tragedy]

20. Consistent with Senator "I"m not big into being a leader" and his approach to things nt

[thesquanderer]

8. Jane Sanders also reaffirmed yesterday that the tax returns would be released

from http://www.app.com/story/news/politics/new-jersey/2016/06/01/jane-sanders-talks-bernie-chris-christie-and-tax-returns/85260376/

Mrs. Sanders said the IRS granted an extension on the returns and her husband would release them as soon as possible, though that's likely to be after the primaries are finished.

which is also consistent with what she said at the end of April

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/trackers/2016-04-29/jane-sanders-says-bernie-sanders-to-release-tax-returns

The extension rationale doesn't explain withholding prior years, though.

I suspect that, if he concedes before the convention we'll never see them... but if he's going to continue to contest delegates right up to the convention, we will.

[geek tragedy]

11. I predicted that if he lost Pennyslvania and NY by double-digits they'd never release them

Not one of my worst predictions.

[LexVegas]

9. Weaver is an amateur, looking to continue the gravy train and get every $$ he can. nt

[Sheepshank]

14. Weaver came out nasty and hitting hard.

I watched Barnie, adjusting his jacket and adjusting himself in his seat, while waiting his turn to respond. Barnie didn't dissapoint.

[Jitter65]

15. Wonder when he and Tad are going show their huge salaries??? nt

[bigtree]

16. yeah, Barney was amazing

...reminded Weaver that political discourse in this campaign has been a two-way street.

[brooklynite]

19. I'd love to know who decided that Weaver was the best choice to be the spokesman for the campaign

[comradebillyboy]

31. That would be Sanders wouldn't it? nt

[LiberalFighter]

21. I would have loved to see the expression on Barney Franks face during that segment.

[beachbum bob]

22. just a few more weks...we promise

[Surya Gayatri]

25. Bigtree, here's the YouTube version--easier viewing than clicking on the MSNBC link.

Why not edit your OP to include it?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512107173#post23

[tonyt53]

27. I saw this piece. Weaver isn't the brightest bulb in the pack.

[CorkySt.Clair]

28. Wow Dream Weaver got worked!

The facial expressions were priceless.

Two observations:

Dream Weaver is terrified of Frank. His jaw tensed up just as Tweety was introducing him. Terrified!

Dream Weaver has been in over his head from day one but nobody noticed until recently as the focus on the GOP race in the media wound down. But it may be worse than that. It doesn't look like the elevator may not go all the way to the top, if you know what I mean.

[nc4bo]

29. It'd be fair and balanced if ole yellow leg put HRCs butt

On the hot seat for once and watch her squirm. So many excellent questions he could ask her about her, Billy and Chels - ya know Americans would appreciate some real investigative journalism about all the candidates not just the ones being propped up by cavemen like Matthews.

Yellow leg is no journalist or any sort of reporter. He's just a loudmouth empty beer can doing the master's bidding.

Noooooo, ole yellow leg only goes after Sanders showing clear favoritism to one candidate. Matthews is just a little man who is enamored with what he sees in the mirror. Tries to make himself important with bias bullying and rudeness. Instead he looks more like an angry Neanderthal.

So happy his wife lost to the better candidate.

[SidDithers]

33. Bookmarking to watch later...

Sid

[DemocratSinceBirth]

34. I am one of the biggest Clinton supporters on this board...

Ole Bernie and Daffy Donald won't release multi year tax returns for the same reason Hillary won't release her private transcripts; because there is stuff in them they don't want the voters to see... I suspect if we saw the transcripts and private returns we would learn Hillary said nice things about bankers, Trump is poorer than he holds himself out to be , and Bernie is richer than he holds himself out to be. I also think we would learn more about the Burlington College windfall...

[seabeyond]

35. I do not know that Clinton has any gotcha in her transcripts. I have heard pieces in the past.

I think people may work hard at trying to find something, but I doubt they would. Out of principle, I would not release the transcripts. Who the hell is Sanders to make this demand. I personally do not see it as a legitimate demand and I would say no out of principle not because there si something to hide. Give him the transcripts and I betcha he would then simply make another demand to her.

Taxes are different in as it is precedent that they give out taxes. Not an out of the realm demand, but a consistency.

I really do not like equating transcripts and taxes as equal. I do not think the are.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

37. There is no precedent for releasing speech transcripts... You are right...

I really am curious what is in Bernie's and Trump's tax returns.


I just believe Hillary isn't releasing her transcripts because she likely said nice things about bankers, call it ceremonial niceties...


I look at politicians as three dimensional beings, not cardboard saints. To do the latter is childish.

[Txbluedog]

39. Said nice things about Bankers?

I hope no one is gullible enough to believe the she was getting paid $250k a pop to tell them to go to hell to their faces

[cwydro]

36. Matthews handled that beautifully.

Weaver has seemed slimy to me from the beginning, but that was the icing on the cake.

[Peacetrain]

38. That definitely was a ruh roh moment for Weaver...