Todd Challenges Sanders over ‘Confrontation’ with Black Lives Matter Protesters

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On Meet the Press Sunday morning, host Chuck Todd asked Sanders about the “confrontation,” a characterization with which the Vermont senator immediately took issue.

“The issue they raised was in fact a very important issue,” Sanders said. “This an issue of concern that I strongly share…I was not dismissive. I’ve been involved in the Civil Rights movement all of my life. I believe we have to deal with the issue of institutional racism.”

Todd brought up the point many African-American activists have made against Sanders, that he deflects the matter of institutional racism onto economic inequality, a subject he and his largely white progressive base are more comfortable with.

Sanders called institutional racism and economic inequality “parallel problems.”

[libdem4life]

1. I think CT "felt the Bern."

[noiretextatique]

2. i agree with Bernie: we cannot heve social justice

without economic justice, and vice versa. they are parallel problems. and that is not the least bit dismissive and it should not controversial...at all.

[cantbeserious]

3. Todd - Like HRC - Is A Paton Of The 1%

eom

[SoapBox]

6. Yup.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

23. I try not to hate.

But the very next notch down is where I find Toad. Shitty for the money he makes. He's probably doing a great job for his mucky-mucks. They should pay him tons of money for his servitude.

[Eleanors38]

4. MSM Narrative™ under construction. Expect delays.

[n2doc]

5. I like the fact he is standing up against his criticizers

He is going to have to fight the media and much of the Democratic Party Establishment every step of the way. And so far I think he is doing a great job. Others can hide and send out carefully crafted twitter responses, Bernie gets up there and takes the heat (and dishes it out)!

[libdem4life]

7. Bernie suffers no fools gladly.

It was hilarious watching CT get owned. Hate to say it but it may scare off the MSM what with their superior authority and knowledge.

But it was still fun to watch.

[mountain grammy]

21. I sure enjoyed the hell out of it.. CT was actually squirming

from the flow of of truth hitting him smack in the face before he could get his talking point questions out...

[jwirr]

29. He actully looked like a kid in class hearing for the first time about something he did not know.

Talk about being schooled.

[Doctor_J]

8. big media is going all in on "Bernie's a racist"

Doesn't seem to be sticking that much at du.

[gregcrawford]

9. Funny that Todd...

... never challenges Republicans. They spew blatant lies and he just smiles and nods. I can't stand that little skid mark.

[certainot]

10. probably the only reason bernie got a few minutes on network was so

they could keep working the 'bernie might be a racist' meme

[gregcrawford]

11. BINGO!

[Jack Rabbit]

20. Not really a bingo.

Any establishmentarian who does any opposition research on Bernie knows that he's not a racist and that it would be pretty hard to make him look like one.

We'll have to give the Toad an A for effort, but an F in time management.

[gregcrawford]

22. THEY may know he's not a racist...

... but their message is aimed at dolts who WON'T do any homework. Seen more than a few right here in the Land of Milk and Honey!

Bernie's one of my senators, and I've watched him since he first ran for mayor of Burlington back in the day. There's NO one in this campaign with more street cred working for civil rights than Bernie.

I know there are folks of African heritage here in DU-land that like O'Malley quite a bit, but I haven't read enough on him yet to form an opinion.

But I get up on my pins when anyone starts casting aspersions on Bernie's civil rights record. He don't owe nobody nuthin' on THAT score!

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

26. Like I have said before.

Now is the time for a real progressive populist movement, but the message needs to be clear and not overly complex and it needs to be repeated over and over to drive it home into the minds of the people.

Then Bernie will win

[certainot]

35. dems and the left are mistaken to think that can happen

while ignoring the right's most important weapon- rw radio

republican radio has been dominating messaging in the us for 20 years while the left ignored it. the left still does and that continues to be the biggest political mistake in history. that is why the sanders and warrens and wellstones can't win in the us. there's no way he'll get past some 'howard dean moment' or other swiftboating campaign if he happens to beat hillary and that kind of crap will dominate msm coverage. all they have to do to beat dems is get their base of the usual 20 or 30 mil teabagger/dittoheads and the same amt of apathetic voters that base influences, and do their usual suppression and election theft and that's it.

the only way bernie can win is if we get a democracy back and that can't happen as long as dems and the left ignores republicon radio, which continues to kick internet ass. dems have to do something different, they have to attack, and stop playing catchup because 1000 coordinated UNCHALLENGED radio stations get to blast 50 mil people a week with psyops.

[Enthusiast]

32. Skid Mark Chuck Todd.

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[heaven05]

12. getting there

slowly. But I'm glad he put that dips*** todd in his place.

[Greybnk48]

13. Chuckie challenges a progressive.

What a shock!

[Indepatriot]

14. Little Chucky got his milkshake drunk by Senator Sanders.

Game. Set. Match. I am, concerned, however, that Bernie's "handlers" are keeping his hair so short and neat..........

[lark]

19. I liked it

but am totally OK with disheveled Bernie as well.

[Cosmic Dancer]

15. Chuck is such a tool!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

16. Todd with his FOX "News" "Some people say" crap.

[Duval]

17. Aw, sorry Chuck, but

Bernie set the "tone" ,you were trying to create, straight with his straight talk. I just love it when anyone tries to "catch" Bernie in some issue and he replies with honesty and passion that leaves the commentator
holding an empty bag.

[Jack Rabbit]

28. There's no one better to be left holding an empty bag than . . .

. . . Mr. Toad, an empty suit.

[lark]

18. Bernie handled the Toad beautifully.

Bernie didn't fall for Toads negative slants and forcefully yet politely refuted all the lies. Go, Bernie, go.

[JDPriestly]

24. K&R. And Bernie is right.

Some would have the 2016 election be only about discussing race. Might be a good idea in fact, but that is not going to happen.

Bernie will talk about race problems more than any other candidate. Just wait and see.

[DrBulldog]

25. Wow. Bernie refused to accept Todd's crap, and stole the whole interview away from him!

Way to go Bernie!

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

27. A bit good, a bit bad.

Saying 'I was not dismissive' sounds like something a Republican would say. I would have gone with 'I was not trying to be dismissive', which suggests at least that you realize there was a messaging issue in the instant.

[awoke_in_2003]

30. When will these talking heads realize

that they are entering a combat of wit unarmed? Todd is too stupid to realize he is stupid

[Enthusiast]

31. Really, just fuck Chuck Todd and NBC and MSNBC. nt

[progressoid]

33. Todd's a douche

my apologies to douches.

[merrily]

34. Misleading headline alert: Toad was no challenge for Bernie!