Columnist: Sanders performed ‘very well’ at NY Daily News meeting

[LuckyTheDog]

Did Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders really bungle his interview with the New York Daily News editorial board on April 1?

Chris Cillizza, a political columnist at The Washington Post sure thought so. So did Mark Halperin, managing editor of Bloomberg Politics.

But New York Daily News columnist Juan González, who had the benefit of being in the room at the time, disagrees. González appeared on Democracy Now, and independent news broadcast he frequently co-hosts with journalist Amy Goodman, to talk about his impressions.

“I, overall, thought that Bernie Sanders handled the exchange very well. And I think that there were a few places where he stumbled, and—but I was amazed at his ability to parry the questions that were thrown at him,” González said.

MORE HERE (including video): http://yonside.com/columnist-sanders-performed-very-well-at-ny-daily-news-meeting/

[MADem]

1. If that's praise, the guy should keep it--he said he STUMBLED--twice he said that.

If you want to be POTUS, people will "throw questions" at you. Some of them might even be "laser - like." There's no "Don't Be Mean To Bernie" exemption.

He stumbled. He's not ready for Prime Time.

This is the source document: http://www.democracynow.org/2016/4/6/juan_gonzalez_was_at_bernie_sanders

JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Yeah, well, I certainly didn’t get that impression, tell you the truth. The editorial board is notorious, especially our editorial page editor, Arthur Browne, for his laser-like one question after another, and he bombarded, as several others of us also asked questions. I, overall, thought that Bernie Sanders handled the exchange very well. And I think that there were a few places where he stumbled, and—but I was amazed at his ability to parry the questions that were thrown at him and to, basically, for instance, bluntly say, when he was asked about the Israeli-Palestinian situation, that Israel needed to withdraw from the illegal settlements in Palestinian territory, which I was astounded that he was quite frank and clear on his position, while at the same time saying he would do everything possible as president to negotiate peace and security for Israel in an overall settlement. And I think there—he did stumble a little bit when he was pressed on how he would break up some of the too-big-to-fail banks. He clearly did not have that down pat.

Five sentences--and he uses "stumbled" in two of them? Who wants that kind of "help?"

There is a recording of this interview--it's not like anyone has to wonder what was said in it.

[geek tragedy]

2. If your campaign has to deny you bungled an interview, you bungled it nt

[mhatrw]

3. 1. It was not Sanders' campaign denying anything.

2. The interview was great. The royal court of pundidiocy's
reaction to the interview is a 100% corporate media manufactured attack on Sanders coordinated by the Clinton smear machine.

[LuckyTheDog]

4. Yep.

Juan González apparently refused to "play ball."

[oberliner]

5. I also thought the interview was great

Everyone should take the time to read the transcript:

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/transcript-bernie-sanders-meets-news-editorial-board-article-1.2588306