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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Has MSNBC Tripping Over Words [View all]Gothmog
(144,005 posts)13. sanders is fighting with the mainstream media and losing
Is there any mainstream media source that sanders is not fighting with?
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"This isn't intended to be a sweeping generalization of all journalists, he told POLITICO, but there are a healthy number who just find Bernie annoying, discount his seriousness, and wish his supporters and movement would just go away....
Journalists who cover Sanders, meanwhile, dispute many of those criticisms. They say if he gets less attention than other candidates, its because hes often unwilling to address breaking news and shies away from impromptu Q&A sessions, or gaggles, after events.....
Sanders wants to talk about what he wants to talk about, when he wants to talk about it, said one reporter who covered the candidate in 2016 and 2019. And he doesn't see the value of talking to reporters about what they want to talk about because, in part, he thinks theyre going to talk about what he considers stupid stuff.
He doesnt hesitate to make that disdain known, either. The New York Times disclosed in May that Sanders declined an interview for a piece on his time as mayor of Burlington, Vt., including a 1985 meeting with Daniel Ortega, the president of Nicaragua and a foe of the Reagan administration. After the story was published, Sanders requested a phone interview, eventually telling the reporter, You dont understand a word that Im saying.....
He doesnt have much patience for reporters who want him to talk about anything other than that agenda. Good Morning America host George Stephanopoulos kicked off an interview Thursday by telling Sanders that voters want to know more about him as a person.
Journalists who cover Sanders, meanwhile, dispute many of those criticisms. They say if he gets less attention than other candidates, its because hes often unwilling to address breaking news and shies away from impromptu Q&A sessions, or gaggles, after events.....
Sanders wants to talk about what he wants to talk about, when he wants to talk about it, said one reporter who covered the candidate in 2016 and 2019. And he doesn't see the value of talking to reporters about what they want to talk about because, in part, he thinks theyre going to talk about what he considers stupid stuff.
He doesnt hesitate to make that disdain known, either. The New York Times disclosed in May that Sanders declined an interview for a piece on his time as mayor of Burlington, Vt., including a 1985 meeting with Daniel Ortega, the president of Nicaragua and a foe of the Reagan administration. After the story was published, Sanders requested a phone interview, eventually telling the reporter, You dont understand a word that Im saying.....
He doesnt have much patience for reporters who want him to talk about anything other than that agenda. Good Morning America host George Stephanopoulos kicked off an interview Thursday by telling Sanders that voters want to know more about him as a person.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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I'm glad they put that "TYT" in the upper corner, saved me from clicking on the video.
George II
Jul 2019
#6
No, I am not. He has a long standing history of being a sexist right winger.
SouthernProgressive
Jul 2019
#14
He has a long history of lying about Democrats and making names for them.
SouthernProgressive
Jul 2019
#31
Why move away from your half claim that Pelosi isn't a progressive? That is Cenk light.
SouthernProgressive
Jul 2019
#33