Bernie Sanders counters Andrea Mitchell's shallow interview by directing the narrative

[UCmeNdc]

I really enjoyed how Bernie Sanders handled the rather shallow and amateurish interview given to him by Andrea Mitchell. He ridiculed her on the gossipy Trump/Bill Clinton sexism reference. He belittled her concentration on petty issues by changing the question to address substantive middle-class centric issues. He challenged her misleading interpretation of a CNN poll. He ensured that she did not ignore his middle-class centric message in lieu of ISIS and warmongering.

Following is the transcript of the relevant clips of the interview.

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/12/28/1464126/-Bernie-Sanders-counters-Andrea-Mitchell-s-shallow-interview-by-directing-the-narrative?detail=email

[R B Garr]

1. He didn't direct the narrative, he avoided it.

He always sticks to his applause lines. People have noticed.

[Le Taz Hot]

6. LOL!

Or as some would call it, "sticking to the issues." But love the spin though the entertainment value does have a shelf life.

[R B Garr]

7. Oh, please continue! Talk about billionaires

when asked about foreign policy. U betcha!

[Skidmore]

8. Some call it

"sticking to the spin."

[MeNMyVolt]

17. Sticking to "your" issues.

[Scuba]

2. Pound the fucking war drums Bernie, or Andrea will accuse you of being a sissy.

[Thinkingabout]

3. Yes, he is very good of deflecting any question back to his answers whether it

Is on the subject and one subject he runs from is foreign affairs. Wonder why he does this, I am.having a hard time getting to know him.

[NurseJackie]

5. Very true ... but in spite of his best efforts, it reveals much more than he realizes ...

... and much more than Bernie's fans will admit to.

[Thinkingabout]

18. Yes, it says he does notbwant to deal with foreign affairs questions nor does

He want to say where he is in foreign affairs. It sure does not reveal his knowledge on foreign affairs.

[nyabingi]

20. It's Hillary Clinton who should be running away

from foreign policy questions, especially after cheering the destruction of Libya, wanting to continue the destruction of Syria, looking to pick a fight against Iran at the behest of Netanyahu, and in general, advancing the same destructive foreign policy agenda that the Bush regime brought into the White House.

Sure, Hillary has considerable foreign policy experience, but those policies are just plain WRONG!! Why her supporters can't get over their dreams of having the first female American president long enough to look at what she actually supports is beyond me...

[Thinkingabout]

22. Having no policy nor knowledge is not the answer.

[Yallow]

42. Bernie Was Smart Enought To Vote No On Iraq

Hillary fans can cry all they want, but their "candidate" was disastrously wrong helping Bush blow the crap out of the middle east.

Bernie predicted what would happen to a t.

I will take his foreign policy insight over Hillary's any day.

[Thinkingabout]

43. Wonder if he was not smart when he did not vote on ISIS resolution, time will tell.

It might turn out to be his problem.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

24. His answer to Daesh is to make the local governments deal with it.

[Thinkingabout]

32. How has that answer worked so far, maybe the knowledge of a civil

War occurring in Syria is top secret.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

34. It's not that we aren't doing enough. It's our "allies" that aren't.

[Thinkingabout]

37. I did not know Syria was one of our allies.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

38. You didn't know Bernie was either.

[ljm2002]

33. So you must have missed the part...

...where he said we would be providing support (not sure if he specifically mentioned air support this time but he has before). He says that the effort on the ground should be led by Muslim troops. I fail to see how that approach can be controversial. In fact the Iraqi army just won an important victory over Isis. I'm glad they did, and I'm glad it was the Iraqi Army, not the U.S. Army who did that.

Nothing he said can fairly be construed as "make the local governments deal with it" -- unless by "local governments", you mean "national governments", in which case yes, he does want governments in that region of the world to shoulder more of the responsibility for defeating Isis. Especially the very, very rich governments like Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Isis threatens them too, even if it is a Frankenstein's Monster of their own creation.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

35. We can't fall into the trap of it being seen as an east/west conflict. That's what they want.

[ljm2002]

36. Maybe I misunderstood your post that I replied to. n/t

[Spitfire of ATJ]

39. I don't expect people to be mind readers. Even if their avatar implies it.

[Laser102]

25. One trick pony. Economics.

[Thinkingabout]

31. The presidency does not need a one trick pony.

[UCmeNdc]

4. Donald Trump's vulgarity. And he is vulgar.

Senator Bernie Sanders: Well, I tell you what. We're going to let my wife Jane out and I think Hillary is going to be in real, real trouble. But look, the real issues are not Donald Trump's vulgarity. And he is vulgar.

[Skidmore]

11. So Jane is running for President???

Who knew.

[Laser102]

27. Who's Jane?

[Protalker]

9. A one note message

I feel the Berne as.it a huge issue. The jobless job Creaters are heartless. Reality however is on fear of terrorism is number one American concern, more than the economy. She asked relent questions and he dodged them.

[DhhD]

26. The number one issue is the economy. Most people are not too worried about terrorism as they

are not in the areas where terrorism occurs. Those with little spending money are at home or work. 9/11 was done by people from Saudi Arabia, alli of the US. War profiteers wanted to privatize Iraqi Oil even thought Iraq had nothing to do with terrorism of 9/11. Profiteers received taxpayer money through the Industrial Congressional Complex when they voted for War. Most people believe that Congress continues to do a poor job when voting for more War instead of fixing the problems in their own back yards. Will Americans vote to continue Imperialism or taking care of one another and our selves here at home. We will see.

I want to look further to see if the Greenspan's have stock in warring machinery.

[redstateblues]

10. Andrea Mitchell-Straw Man du jour

I don't like her but she is rude to everybody.

[Uncle Joe]

13. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, UCmeNdc.

[gordyfl]

14. I Don't Care About Trump

Thanks. I read the transcript.

I don't really care what Trump says. I can't imagine he even getting the nomination. He reminds me of a "shock jock".

I agree with Bernie. Enough with what The Donald said about Hillary or Bill Clinton, or what Hillary said about Trump. Let's focus first and foremost on issues that affect our daily lives.

One day Trump will have his own Reality TV Show about politics. It will probably resemble the format of Jerry Springer. And he'll make lots of money.

[farleftlib]

15. She is serving her corporate overlords as well as she is able

Why on earth would a interviewer ask Bernie to comment on Hillary the Donald? Which journalism school did she attend?

At least Bernie didn't let her get away with it. He rose from obscurity to a neck-and-neck tie with the front-runner because he's got a platform that resonates with the Democratic base, but she expects him to gossip about the two corporate whores.

[libdem4life]

16. ISIS...ISIS...ISIS...Code Red. Economy? Pshaw Jobs? Yea, right. Middle Class. What's that?

[jalan48]

19. Will Mrs. Greenspan and Hillary be doing lunch soon?

[Hiraeth]

21. In the end, the issue will be the economy and, what is the old adage ...

People vote their wallets ... something like that ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/111674820

[stupidicus]

23. good for him

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[Spitfire of ATJ]

28. Trump's reaction....

Andrea? Nice lady. Nice hair. I've talked to her before. I like her but she's a total lightweight. Did you see Bernie walk all over her?

[rladdi]

29. The interview is directed to get viewers by asking non important questions. This happens often

on the cable news channels. As for the Republicans, they are never ask to tell the voters their agenda or mission if they win in 2016. All the Republicans do is blast and trash each other. The American public has no idea how Republicans will run the office of the President.

[George II]

30. It's neither "countering" the interview or directing the narrative by evading the questions.

[Betty Karlson]

40. Great man, good words. n/t

[ViseGrip]

41. Actually he countered her on the polling. Bernie said Andrea ignored the fact there was 12 pt change

He went up 8 and Hillary went down 4 he stated on the show. That means his campaign is moving in the right direction, and she only focused on her being ahead. SHE CAME DOWN IN THAT POLL AND HE WENT UP. He pointed that out. I thought that was the best part.