Moderator Accidentally Whispers “Oh God” Into Mic When Bernie Brings Up Vietnam

[Mufaddal]

as Sanders opened with a Vietnam reference, one of the debate’s moderators—apparently unaware her mic was still on—could be heard sighing in the background, “Oh, god.”

It was the reflexive response of an antsy kid who just had to listen to grandpa talk about his Iraq war vote for the 52nd time, and if you weren’t paying close attention, you almost certainly would have missed it.

Link with video: http://gawker.com/moderator-accidentally-whispers-oh-god-into-mic-when-1758651605

I thought the moderators were framing most of their questions out of the gate from a bizarre right-wing angle (towards both candidates), and this sort of confirmed my suspicions.

[jalan48]

1. I don't know. When I saw Hillary in her Trekkie outfit I thought it was a throw-back debate.

[libdem4life]

2. I can't watch anymore...I've reached my limit...but someone should sentence her to

look at and listen to the scroll of dead Americans on the Wall...who either died for her little "Oh, God" flippant dismissal.

Shameful. Fire Her.

[Art_from_Ark]

6. The brothers of 2 of my friends went off to Vietnam

One survived, the other didn't.

[libdem4life]

7. Same here...two friends...only one came back...and we were saying "Oh, god" back then, as well.

Fire her. I didn't see who it was...then let her have it...the truth that many of us bear for her flippant "Oh, god."

[malletgirl02]

21. Contact PBS

If you feel that strongly you really should contact PBS. the moderator probably won't be fired, but at least you know you made your voice heard.

[libdem4life]

22. Thank you, I will.

[stillwaiting]

3. Unacceptable. The MSM is not worth watching unless you are documenting the atrocities.

They are NOT to be trusted.

Mockingbirds.

[Mufaddal]

11. Thing is, I don't usually consider PBS to be "MSM"

At least not in the conventional sense. But then, I haven't watched it much in a long time.

[stillwaiting]

12. Since the Bush Administration realignment of PBS, it has been overtly corporate-minded.

Damn shame really.

[Mufaddal]

14. That sounds about right

since that's roughly when I "cut the cord" on my TV.

[TalkingDog]

16. When they started accepting sponsorship from WalMart.....

I considered that they had thrown in the towel.

[Mufaddal]

17. Yeah, can we talk about Walmart for a second?

How is Bernie letting Hillary get away with being some kind of advocate for improving the lives of low-wage workers or being pro-gun control when she sat on their board from 86-92? Safe to say their treatment of workers wasn't any better then, and they were certainly still the largest distributor of guns in the country. He already goes after the Walton family. I hope he starts taking the Walmart talking point to its logical conclusion; and I believe there is a way for him to do that which is principled. The point is to keep it about the broader issue of--again--the incestuous relationship between corporate America and our political system. All he needs to do is point out Hillary's relationship here, but couch it in the terms: "this isn't about personal attacks; I don't believe Hillary wanted to be in this kind of position, but this is just the way the game is rigged, Republicans and Democrats alike are stuck in this crap system, and we need to change that."

[shanti]

19. the kochs have a big investment in pbs

that tells you something right there. there's still plenty worth watching on pbs though.

[tk2kewl]

4. Can't we just move on to the next war without bringing up Vietnam Nam or Iraq

[sarge43]

5. Yup, because there are still a lot of third world counties we haven't trashed yet.

"Let's you and him fight."

[Mufaddal]

13. The Intercept's Lee Fang had a somewhat similar response on Twitter

"put the snobby journos in DC sucking up to Kissinger in a time machine that transforms them into a Cambodian villager staring up at a B-52"

https://twitter.com/lhfang/status/697993282215759873

[olddots]

9. what is the job of a debate moderator ?

are they devil's advocates , insult comics or TV Personalities ? TV is evil furnature .

[SoapBox]

10. Well if it was Gwen Ifill...

We watched Washington Week for years...then I don't remember exactly if it was about 2008 that we got so MAD...she was making just snarky comments, must have been about Obama...it then seemed to blatant that she was either Republican leaning or the very right side of any Democrat. She's another, in the beltway bubble.

Never watched the show again.

[mikehiggins]

15. I said "Oh, God" too. Also, thank God someone brought it up

This country has no sense of history. It is an open question as to whether our destruction of South East Asia under Nixon/Kissinger is/was worse than what Bush/Cheney did in the Middle East but what kind of a question is that for our country to have to ask?

How did we come to this? Two destructive and world destroying LOST wars. Is that the US heritage after winning against the Nazis?

And cluster bombs? And land mines? And 50,000 dead Iraqi kids was worth it to Allbright?

We have to elect Sanders. He is literally the last chance for me.

[in_cog_ni_to]

18. Yeah, why is he bringing up THAT war, we're trying to forget about that one! Actually, it was

Clinton who brought the Vietnam era to the forefront when she fawned all over the war criminal, Kissinger, so don't blame Bernie for enlightening people about just who that asshole is!

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[dae]

20. I just read where Judy Woodruff donated to the. Clinton

Foundation! Doesn't seem "kosher" to me.