Bernie: "I apologize."

[liberalnarb]

Bernie has to be the boldest most modest candidate ever!

[saltpoint]

1. Dude's a class act. eom

[leftcoastmountains]

2. He has nothing to apologize for!

Good for O'Malley! He says enough is enough.

[liberalnarb]

3. He was apologizing for the actions of the staffer.

It was a bold modest act. Go Bernie!

[eridani]

16. IMO, the only thing the staffer did wrong was to not check with higher-ups first

The way the vulnerability was documented included names with a 'bernie" tag, so the staffer wasn't trying to hide anything. Naturally Sanders has to be seen as "doing something."

[pangaia]

4. That makes him even MORE of a class act.

[TDale313]

5. He's a class act, and handled it very well.

Proud of my candidate. I'm also gonna say something I haven't gotten to say much this election season- I thought Hillary's response was also well handled and gracious.

[dorkzilla]

6. Absolutely. She did well. I was surprised. nt

[Cynical Sam]

7. I'm sorry, but...

...as soon as that apology came out of his mouth I turned off the stream. as far as I'm concerned, he just handed the nomination to Clinton.

A few are calling it a "class act"; I call it folding to the queen.

[liberalnarb]

8. I see your point.

But I disagree. I think it restored the view of him as being bold modest and honest.

[TDale313]

10. I agree.

I think he handled it incredibly well.

[dorkzilla]

9. Really? One gracious apology and you’re done with him?

Really now.

[Cynical Sam]

14. I saw no need for an apology.

I followed the happenings and evidence just as closely as everyone else. I saw no reason to apologize. I saw him throw his guy under the bus when the techies all agreed that nothing was hacked (The key) and nothing "taken".

I guess I believe that sometimes the Warrior must stand out instead of the "class act". I thought his "damned emails" comment was a class act; his apology to someone who deserved none was not what I expected.

I didn't say I was "done with him" but I am, and have a right to be, a little put off because it appeared as a deferential comment to a woman whose campaign staff DID THE SAME THING INTENTIONALLY during the primary against Obama.

[Flying Squirrel]

15. It was smart.

The lawsuit will continue and filing it shows that his campaign is not rolling over for her at all. But for anyone who isn't heavily into politics and might buy the wrongdoing idea, him being willing to apologize on behalf of his staffers completely disarms them and defuses the possibility of them buying in to the bullshit.

Just a smart move.

[AtomicKitten]

11. Why so cynical, Sam?

[Old Codger]

12. I call that your opinion

And as the saying goes about a holes and opinions we all have one.. and that what it is worth.

[AtomicKitten]

13. Could ABC be kissing Clinton's ass more?

FFS they are ONLY covering one of her fanclub watching parties.

I'm calling bullshit - AGAIN - on the MSM for their unfair biased coverage.

113 minutes for HRC, 10 minutes for Bernie = News network coverage of candidates this campaign.

Sounds fair, right?