Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Did CNN Stack the Audience Against Bernie Sanders at His Town Hall? [View all]KitSileya
(4,035 posts)Senator Sanders called the journalist a gossip columnist because he wanted to ask questions about Burlington College and the allegations that the Senator was involved in procuring the loan that Ms. Sanders organized, the loan that ultimately bankrupted the college. At the time, all the details weren't known, and the journalists were doing their job in trying to find out whether the Senator representing the state had used his influence in an improper manner. The Senator felt that any questions into the matter was gossip and an attack on his family. While he was right in that the Republicans were using the matter to attack him (the Toensings, among other Republican operatives, were involved) the matter itself was problematic, in that the college went bankrupt because of improper financial dealings, and hundreds of students were suddenly thrown into a very difficult situation. A journalist local to Vermont wouldn't be doing their job if they didn't investigate it, and part of such an investigation would necessitate asking questions of Senator Sanders. And after all, the Senator ran under a banner of transparency, so expecting him to answer questions was not unreasonable.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden