Sanders says Obama not trying to 'tip scales' for Clinton

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: The Hill

Bernie Sanders said Wednesday he doesn’t believe President Obama is trying to tip the scales in favor of Hillary Clinton in the Democratic race for the White House.

Obama praised his former secretary of State this week in an interview with Politico, saying she would be more ready to be president on her first day in office than anyone who had not previously served as vice president.

Two days after the interview, Sanders was at the White House meeting with Obama.

“There was some discussion the other day about a Politico interview where he was tipping the scales towards Secretary Clinton. I don’t believe that at all,” the Vermont senator told reporters after a 45-minute Oval Office meeting.

The senator noted that Obama campaigned for him during his race for Senate in 2006.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/267202-sanders-says-obama-not-trying-to-tip-scales-for-clinton

[montanacowboy]

1. Bernie is either too nice

or too naive

[HassleCat]

2. Being nice

Of course Obama is trying to endorse Clinton without actually endorsing her. How could he not?

[Duval]

3. Neither. He is being diplomatic. IMO

[retrowire]

4. This.

Bernie's got class. That is all.

[SoapBox]

8. Ditto.

[Politicub]

5. Bernie must be part of the conspiracy!

So much so, that he's out to get himself.

That's the only explanation.

[iandhr]

6. You win

[Tarc]

7. As a Hillary supporter

It is refreshing to see the candidate himself talk some of his more strident supporters off the ledge on this one.

Thank you, Bernie.

[libdem4life]

14. Comedy Alert: "Talk some of his more STRIDENT supporters off the LEDGE" Overreact much?

... I take responsibility for the all caps words ...

Thanks for sharing.

[hopemountain]

17. of course you refer to the

undercover corporate, gop, and teajhaddist trolls masquerading as bernie supporters, right - with the intent to discredit him by slinging crap at hillary, right?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

18. Save it for Hillary's backers on Wall Street....

[pangaia]

9. If I can add just a little...

And from Olivier Knox via ssshh YAHOO.

Days before Iowa voters decide the first battle of the 2016 White House race, Senator Bernie Sanders emerged from a rare face-to-face meeting with Barack Obama on Wednesday denying that the president was trying to tip the Democratic primary scales in Hillary Clinton’s favor.

Quotes from Bernie---

“What the president has tried to do, what Vice President Biden has tried to do, is to be as evenhanded as they could be,” he insisted. “And I know there was some discussion the other day about a Politico interview in which he was tipping the scale towards Secretary Clinton — I don’t believe that at all.

“I think he and the vice president have tried to be fair and evenhanded in the process, and I expect they will continue to be,” he said.

Well, Bernie is a bigger man than I am.

https://www.yahoo.com/politics/sanders-meets-with-even-handed-obama-predicts-190030632.html

[Dont call me Shirley]

10. Bernie is grace, that's why so many people love him.

[pangaia]

11. Yes he is.

[sellitman]

12. If the shoe was on the other foot.

I cannot imagine Hillary responding so gracefully.

That's another reason why I support Bernie.

[Jack Rabbit]

13. I wonder if they discussed Who should replace DWS at DNC?

If the President has a mind to do that, then he might like to know how all the leading candidates feel about it.

[Helen Borg]

15. Bernie is nice.

Anybody with half a brain can see where Obama stands and the not so subtle messages he is sending out.

[dlwickham]

16. He's worried about pissing off the Obama supporters

He's worried about pissing off the Obama supporters