2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumJonathan Karl Interview of Bernie on "This Week" was a disgrace
After giving a 15 minute phone interview to Trump at the beginning of the show, he spent about 5 minutes interviewing Bernie, who went to the trouble of showing up at a studio where he could be interviewed on camera.
Here are the 5 questions Karl asked:
1. So you won big out there in those 3 states. You're still way behind in the delegate count, but does that...what does this mean for the race, does this mean you are absolutely going through to the end?
2. But you still need 73% of the delegates going forward, which is a huge..... (interrupted by Bernie: "No we don't. No. No. No. I don't accept that. That is not the case. You're assuming that every superdelegate that now supports Secretary Clinton will stay with her. You're not taking into account that there are hundreds of superdelegates who have not made a decision....."
3. You've heard Democrats saying it's time to lay off Secretary Clinton, keep this positive now, stop the attacks on her Wall Street ties, her SuperPacs, all of that. Are you going to start laying off or are you know, going to start putting the pedal to the metal here? (this prompts a response from Bernie that contrasting his record with Secretary Clinton's on a variety of issues that he then goes through is talking about the issues, not a personal attack)
4. So you said in an interview this week, uh that, she may not be liberal enough to be in your cabinet, so let me ask you now after these wins, is she liberal enough to be your running mate, would you consider her?
5. So Senator Sanders, we saw a situation this week where an ISIS leader was taken out by American ground troops, Special Forces on the ground in Syria. You are firmly opposed to boots on the ground. Was that something that raised concerns for you? (prompts Bernie to start with "No, that's not quite accurate. What I have said is that I support what President Obama is doing....) Once Bernie started talking about how ISIS is in retreat and has lost 30-40% of the territory it had, Karl realized his gotcha question had not worked and started to cut him off and end the interview.
Karl asked all but the last of these questions with a grin/smirk on his face, as if the whole thing was a bit of a joke.
NRaleighLiberal
(59,940 posts)My morning of listening to music and doing some garden blogs is making me much happier!
MattP
(3,304 posts)CorporatistNation
(2,546 posts)yesterday's BLOWOUT WINS! not just wins but BLOWOUTS!
Read below and understand the content well because THIS IS WHERE WE ARE AS A NATION!
http://www.rense.com/general37/char.htm
Fourteen Defining
Characteristics Of Fascism
By Dr. Lawrence Britt
Source Free Inquiry.co
5-28-3
Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each:
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread
domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.
6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.
9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.
amborin
(16,631 posts)Armstead
(47,803 posts)The fact that he is now considered a mainstream journalist says a lot about the media today
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)mucifer
(23,374 posts)says a lot. Actually, that's when I turned off my tv.
BernieforPres2016
(3,017 posts)One would think that on a Sunday morning political show, the lead story would be the 3 blowouts by Bernie in yesterday's western primaries, particularly since the Hawaii results didn't come in until well after most people on the East Coast would have gone to bed. But no, the lead story was Donald Trump and Ted Cruz throwing mud at each other's wives last week.
yourout
(7,521 posts)What a piece of work.
Vattel
(9,289 posts)ladjf
(17,320 posts)self preservation. Then his detractors complain that Bernie never smiled. How could one smile while
you are being publicly attacked?
BernieforPres2016
(3,017 posts)Or the enthusiasm his campaign is generating. The dominant MSM agenda continues to be "why won't you quit and support Hillary?"
Gomez163
(2,039 posts)Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)dreamnightwind
(4,775 posts)Gomez163
(2,039 posts)Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)the media exposure everyone's been demanding.
If he wants to make it on the national stage in the GE, this kind of blindsiding is something he'll definitely have to get used to.
The MSM is what it is in the real world, unfortunately.
Ya pays yer money, ya takes yer chance...
DisgustipatedinCA
(12,530 posts)Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)suffice in the long run, and will ultimately be noticed by the viewing public.
DisgustipatedinCA
(12,530 posts)Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)Both the Dem. front runner and her opponent have their respective foibles.
Punkingal
(9,522 posts)Bernie is a master at getting his points in....such as election finance, shrinking middle class, etc. He got all that out in the interview.
BernieforPres2016
(3,017 posts)He said he would prefer to answer the questions directly, but when a questioner is hostile he often has to pivot and go to his talking points. He did a good job. I suspect the interview would have been longer if Karl had been able to get Bernie on the ropes. When Bernie tried to start a meaningful discussion on foreign policy, Karl cut him off and ended the interview. It's more important to get back to the panel of talking heads than to talk issues with a Presidential candidate.
msongs
(67,199 posts)Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)As you wrote, the question to Bernie Sanders about whether he'll keep criticizing Clinton gave him an opening to list some of their policy differences.
Regarding the "grin/smirk" on Jonathan Karl's face, I think he was just happy to be there.