Sanders: Reporting On What Carson Said In The Past Isn't Fair Game

[RandySF]

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said he didn't think reporting on what Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson stated years ago was fair game.

NBC "Meet The Press" host Chuck Todd asked Sanders what he thought about "the Ben Carson stuff."

"Because you have seen some people leak out stuff you wrote 30 and 40 years ago," Todd continued. "Is this fair game?"

"No," Sanders replied. "And look, I listened to the interviews with Dr. Carson. And it's interesting. But you know what, Chuck? The American people want to know why the middle class of this country is disappearing."

"I think it might be a better idea, I know it's a crazy idea, but maybe we focus on the issues impacting the American people and what candidates are saying rather than just spending so much time exploring their lives of 30 or 40 years ago," Sanders continued. "And I think the reason that so many people are turned off to the political process has a lot to do with the fact that we're not talking about the real issues impacting real people."


http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/bernie-sanders-ben-carson-fair-game

[Fearless]

1. Sanders wants to debate issues not gotcha questions. Even more proud of my eventual vote for him.

[RandySF]

2. So hopefully all of you will apply this standard to Hillary.

[HerbChestnut]

3. I think it's safe to say that Hillary never believed the pyramids were built to hold grain.

But she certainly has held many questionable views on the issues.

[JackInGreen]

4. Close

She believed a government should stand in the way of love....until she didnt.

[frazzled]

8. And Sanders believed that

cervical cancer was caused by women having too few orgasms. Let's just say, that's closer to the pyramids delusion. No wonder he doesn't want older writings to become an issue.

[Fumesucker]

9. And Hillary believed the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy could be trusted to tell the truth

[frazzled]

10. Huh??

Don't try to explain. I'll just file that last one in the pyramids dossier.

[Fumesucker]

11. ...

[Cha]

17. I think bernie just opened the door to all that instead of successfully keeping it shut. by bringing

such ridiculous attention to it by scolding the media about ben carson's lies..

The media.. who is finally doing their job on a repub in that department.

[Fearless]

23. Believe me I will.

[Aerows]

29. Well personally

I would like to do so, but then you have posts like ^ the one above and wonder what twilight zone you have stepped into.

Here, I'll offer another distraction from the issues:

[Mnpaul]

25. and this is what he usually does

He does an "oh well" on the gotcha and turns the conversation to real issues and keeps it there. It worked quite well against Chris Wallace on Fox. Bernie took control of the conversation and wouldn't let go. He does it quite often on the news shows.

[Fearless]

27. And isn't afraid of them like someone else...

[LiberalArkie]

5. I think we should on look at her service from 1992 working with Bill for the

health care bill forward to current. As that is classified as being in public service.

[complain jane]

6. I disagree.

I do agree, however, that we are better served focusing on the issues. But I don't think that what one said in the past should be off limits.

[bravenak]

7. Okay?

So we do not need to question the veracity of the leaders?

[Cha]

16. Right. Keep this crap under the rug where it belongs..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=784547

Don't look at their past to check out if they're lying.. just look at the "issues".

But, don't you see Bernie .. if the guy has a record of lying then chances are he's lying when he says "Obamacare is the worst thing since slavery"?

Ben Carson Stands By Nazi Germany, Slavery Comparisons

Celebrated neurosurgeon Ben Carson is sticking by controversial comments comparing the U.S. to Nazi Germany and the Affordable Care Act to slavery.

Nazi Germany experienced something horrible," Carson told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday. "The people in Nazi Germany largely didn't believe in what Hitler was doing. But they didn't say anything? Of course not, they kept their mouth shut. The fact that our government is using instruments of government like the IRS to punish its opponents, this is not the kind of thing that is a Democrat or a Republican issue. This is an American issue ... A lot of people do not feel free to express themselves."

The rising conservative star is considering a run for president, and, following new polling showing him second in a crowded field of potential 2016 GOP candidates, is facing additional scrutiny into a number of outlandish statements made last year. Asked on Wednesday whether he would retract or amend the Nazi Germany comparison, Carson said, "absolutely not.

Carson also refused to walk back comments he made in October last year in which he described Obamacare as the "worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery."

More..
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/03/ben-carson-nazi-germany-slavery_n_6263508.html

I don't think Bernie thought that through. Lying is the "issue".. and he's going to find that out.

[bravenak]

18. My God! This man does not want us looking at Carson's record of lies, but wanted Obama

PRIMARIED for being too far to the right. Something is wrong here.

[Cha]

19. And, now he's denying that he wanted the President primaried.. So what are we to make

of this? That Bernie doesn't want the media checking into his past?

I think bernie just opened the door to all that instead of successfully keeping it shut.. by bringing such ridiculous attention to it when he scolded the media about ben carson's lies..

The media.. who is finally doing their job on a repub in that department. Doesn't make sense..

Good point, brave!

[bravenak]

20. Flip flopper!!!

Evolver!!! Wishy washy!!!

Stuff like that works.

Boy is he just sliding that foot into his mouth on a daily!!!! I wish he'd tell his peeps he has a black problem with voters and to try to be nice. Just try. For Bernie.

[Cha]

21. "Boy is he just sliding that foot into his mouth on a daily!!!! I wish he'd tell his peeps he has a

black problem with voters and to try to be nice. Just try. For Bernie."

That would be the smart thing to do.. they hang on every word.

[cosmicone]

12. What is Sanders afraid of that may come out to bite him?

[MADem]

13. Perhaps all of his old "paid by the word" writings--especially the Pop Psychology crap.

The stuff that is online is awful, and really pretty stupid -- there is likely more out there that hasn't been dug up and scanned. He was very focused on the whole free love thing back in those Woodstock days. It's all a bit simplistic and naive.

[cosmicone]

14. Woooo hoooo

so more of how ...... never mind ....

a) I don't want to write smut and
b) It may attract a desire to hide by some who may not want facts exposed

[Cha]

15. Exposing Carson's lies is not fair! Boohoo, bernie. People hate politics because of all the LIES.

The press is finally doing its job and BS wants to put a stop to it.







EarlG http://www.democraticunderground.com/~EarlG

[Cha]

22. More Carson Lies for the media to Ignore! Thanks EarlG!

EarlG http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017307022#top

[mhatrw]

24. He didn't say it wasn't fair game. He said it wasn't real political journalism.

And it isn't.

[Agnosticsherbet]

26. Carson ' s appeal to his voters us his story of Christian redemption,

A lot of which is now shown to be a lie.

[Aerows]

28. He refuses to slander someone.

What a horrible person!