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BernieforPres2016

(3,017 posts)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 11:54 AM Mar 2016

Jonathan 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.....&quot

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.

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Jonathan Karl Interview of Bernie on "This Week" was a disgrace (Original Post) BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 OP
each time I read a post like this, I am thankful we turned off the TeeVee 8 years ago! NRaleighLiberal Mar 2016 #1
Karl should be working at newsmax MattP Mar 2016 #2
KARL Is A Paid Operative For The FASCIST MSM! No Surprise... Needed A "HitMan" After CorporatistNation Mar 2016 #3
Bernie needs to remind voters that HRC owns Libya, and ISIS capitalizes on the chaos that ensued the amborin Mar 2016 #15
Jonathan Karl used to be a fill in host for RW radio hosts (literally) Armstead Mar 2016 #4
MSM corporate hacks, they're doing their "job." K&R Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #5
The fact that they put two stories about trump on before the story on Bernie's huge victories mucifer Mar 2016 #6
Yes, strange choice of a lead story BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #8
Not even remotely hiding his agenda was he. yourout Mar 2016 #7
An embarassment to his profession. Vattel Mar 2016 #9
This is the kind of total negative interview that causes Bernie to "stiffen up" out of ladjf Mar 2016 #10
No mention by Karl of the massive crowds Bernie is drawing BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #12
Welcome to every interview Hillary Clinton ever gets. Gomez163 Mar 2016 #11
You win the understatement of the thread, sir! Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #14
Welcome to ignore dreamnightwind Mar 2016 #24
No tribalism here. Nope. Gomez163 Mar 2016 #27
Good, glad for Bernie and his supporters that he's finally getting Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #13
He does fine. Clinton is an actual disaster when unscripted. DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2016 #17
Non-stop parroting of talking points may not Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #19
The first point didn't work out, so you completely changed the subject? I don't operate that way. DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2016 #20
First point? No idea what you mean...Didn't know we were counting anything. Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #22
Karl was a dick, but Bernie handled him, and as usual got his talking points in. Punkingal Mar 2016 #16
Bernie talked about that in the TYT interview BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #18
OMG interviewer fails to bow down and worship the bernster. well there's always TYT the bernie show msongs Mar 2016 #21
His homies...LOL! Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #23
I watched the interview and found it inoffensive. Eric J in MN Mar 2016 #25
I watched it...Yes, It Was a Disgrace! KoKo Mar 2016 #26

NRaleighLiberal

(59,940 posts)
1. each time I read a post like this, I am thankful we turned off the TeeVee 8 years ago!
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 11:57 AM
Mar 2016


My morning of listening to music and doing some garden blogs is making me much happier!

CorporatistNation

(2,546 posts)
3. KARL Is A Paid Operative For The FASCIST MSM! No Surprise... Needed A "HitMan" After
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 12:00 PM
Mar 2016

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.

 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
4. Jonathan Karl used to be a fill in host for RW radio hosts (literally)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 12:00 PM
Mar 2016

The fact that he is now considered a mainstream journalist says a lot about the media today

mucifer

(23,374 posts)
6. The fact that they put two stories about trump on before the story on Bernie's huge victories
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 12:02 PM
Mar 2016

says a lot. Actually, that's when I turned off my tv.

BernieforPres2016

(3,017 posts)
8. Yes, strange choice of a lead story
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 12:06 PM
Mar 2016

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.

ladjf

(17,320 posts)
10. This is the kind of total negative interview that causes Bernie to "stiffen up" out of
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 12:11 PM
Mar 2016

self preservation. Then his detractors complain that Bernie never smiled. How could one smile while
you are being publicly attacked?

BernieforPres2016

(3,017 posts)
12. No mention by Karl of the massive crowds Bernie is drawing
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 12:17 PM
Mar 2016

Or the enthusiasm his campaign is generating. The dominant MSM agenda continues to be "why won't you quit and support Hillary?"

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
13. Good, glad for Bernie and his supporters that he's finally getting
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 12:18 PM
Mar 2016

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...

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
19. Non-stop parroting of talking points may not
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 12:32 PM
Mar 2016

suffice in the long run, and will ultimately be noticed by the viewing public.

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
22. First point? No idea what you mean...Didn't know we were counting anything.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 12:38 PM
Mar 2016

Both the Dem. front runner and her opponent have their respective foibles.

Punkingal

(9,522 posts)
16. Karl was a dick, but Bernie handled him, and as usual got his talking points in.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 12:23 PM
Mar 2016

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)
18. Bernie talked about that in the TYT interview
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 12:28 PM
Mar 2016

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.

Eric J in MN

(35,619 posts)
25. I watched the interview and found it inoffensive.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 05:30 PM
Mar 2016

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.

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