Who was that woman, that "Democratic strategist" on CNN around noon today...

[madfloridian]

who said that Bernie Sanders had a problem with interacting (paraphrase) because he was always talking to huge crowds. She went on to praise Hillary's interaction with supporters.

This was a pretty obvious new twist to the "talking to small crowds has an advantage" meme.

Anyone else catch that interview? Would love to know who that was.

[daleanime]

1. If someone could find the video also....

I could use a good laugh.

[madfloridian]

3. It was with Ashleigh Banfield interviewing...I think I spelled that right.

I wasn't paying close attention but that caught my eye for a minute.

[daleanime]

4. I've seen her before, she has never failed......

to leave me unimpressed.

[Enthusiast]

21. Me too.

[appalachiablue]

23. Was it Hilary Rosen who famously shouted, 'Ann Romney's never worked a day in her life!' in 2012?

[longship]

2. That is called "special pleading"

It is a well known logical fallacy, where one attempts to explain away a benefit some opponent has. Of course, the pleading is utter tosh, but that does not stop it from happening.

[madfloridian]

7. Thanks, had not heard that term for it.

[merrily]

5. The man did not start talking to huge crowds until the was over 70, but he doesn't know how to

interact because of that? Isn't he past his formative years? Should we take him to the orthodontist? For that matter, isn't Hillary past her formative years? Is she just learning to interact?

BTW, if he does not know how to interact, why is he better liked by Republican legislators than Hillary was and also much better at getting bills and amendments passed than Hillary was?*

http://www.democraticunderground.com/128030707

http://www.democraticunderground.com/128027637


Hillary passed some bills in her years as a Senator, but many of them were, for want of a better word, ceremonial.

[madfloridian]

8. Sorry I missed that post of yours, merrily.

Very good one. Things move so fast here.

[merrily]

9. Thanks madfloridian. (Gee, I can't abbreviate your name or shorten or I'd be

calling you either mad or mf.)

My prior post was supposed to contain two different links. Instead, I posted the same link twice. I fixed it. One story was about how Republicans like to work with Sanders and the other story was about his great veterans' bill negotiation with McCain, which became a case study in working across the aisle at the Brookings Institute.

[madfloridian]

14. I get called both.

So that's okay.

[merrily]

16. I don't think I can do either. Maybe "Teach." How's that?

[SoapBox]

6. Talking to small crowds, such as

$2700 per plate Billionaire dinners...or invitation only "conversations" with no press invited get togethers?

I think Bernie will do just fine "Ashleigh"! Ever noticed that he is a Senator and has had a lifetime of talking to people from 1 on 1 to tens of thousands?

She sounds like another Hillbot.

[merrily]

10. The similarity in styles between Hillary and the Hillarious may not be entirely coincidental.

That's all I am going to say about that.

[peacebird]

11. :)

[Jane Austin]

12. Barney Frank's sister

Ann Lewis was on during Tom Roberts' show.

Was it her?

She's usually very articulate and smart.

[madfloridian]

13. Nope, not Ann Lewis.

I know who she is. That woman today I have never seen before....but then I seldom turn on TV news anymore it's so fake.

[appalachiablue]

22. Was it Hilary Rosen? I saw online that she was on with Banfield Tuesday. According to

her bio online she is a Dem. strategist and CNN commenter but I haven't seen her in a long while. I think she resurfaced recently. In 2012 she made the rather blunt and unwise comment that Ann Romney 'has never worked a day in her life!' She said it very loudly and forcefully, and I'm no fan of the Romneys. After that I read Rosen went to work in communications for BP.

[Doctor_J]

15. that's pretty nutty. I bet it is a big hit at the Sanders hate site started by former dems

[merrily]

17. Doctor J, I owe you a huge apology.

In a moment of exasperation, when I was probably revved up about something else entirely, I took up on the board with you something I should have mentioned much more mildly by pm and have regretted it since. Inasmuch as I took it up with you on the board, I'll apologize on the board.

I was wrong and I am very sorry.

[Doctor_J]

18. I don't remember it, so it must not have been too outrageous

Consider the matter closed

[merrily]

19. Thank you.

[MisterP]

20. the old "the problem with big crowds is that you can only hear yourself" gag?

older than my damn mesozoic fossils