debate coach ... bad night for bernie ... hrc group

[artyteacher]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/15/opinions/debate-coach-democratic-debate-graham/index.html


Thursday's debate has been graded and Hillary is an A student as usual. Hillary Clinton: A- and Bernie Sanders: D

[Fla Dem]

1. Great Article. To anyone at all enlightened

it was obvious how well prepared she was and what a quick mind she has. Her responses were spot on. As usual BS only had his tired and over used campaign slogans.

[question everything]

21. I was just thinking that at the beginning, many wanted one more candidate

to help Hillary with her known debate skills.

So now I am thinking: OK, Sanders has served his role. Time to step down.

[IamMab]

2. Great article.

We needed a major burn unit for Sanders when he chuckled during Clinton's answer on the topic of gun control. Uh oh. Clinton immediately turned on the senator and forcefully said, "It's not a laughing matter...90 people on average a day are killed or commit suicide or die in accidents from guns, 33,000 people a year." I don't think he'll be laughing during any more answers in the future. Again, not even her best line.

What kind of tone-deaf ignoramus do you have to be to laugh about gun violence. In NY. In NYC. As you're running for the Democratic nomination, no less. And not just laughing about gun violence, but laughing at the idea that the victims' families should be allowed to sue.

Another nail in his own campaign coffin.

[NurseJackie]

11. HFS! WTF? AYFKM?!

Hardy-har-har, Bernie! So freakin' funny, isn't it? Laugh it up! Giggle-giggle, snicker-snicker.

He'll be chuckling all the way back to Vermont pretty damn soon.

Note to Jury: The above statements represent my opinion. No DU rules or terms of service have been violated. It is not against the rules to have an opinion that differs from the Alerter.

[mcar]

15. I couldn't believe he did that

She was right on top of it with the perfect response to his callous reaction.

[Cha]

3. Why the hell was he laughing? this isn't the first time I've read about this..

We needed a major burn unit for Sanders when he chuckled during Clinton's answer on the topic of gun control. Uh oh. Clinton immediately turned on the senator and forcefully said, "It's not a laughing matter...90 people on average a day are killed or commit suicide or die in accidents from guns, 33,000 people a year." I don't think he'll be laughing during any more answers in the future. Again, not even her best line.

Mahalo. artyteacher~

[Loki]

5. Can you imagine what the Sandy Hook families felt when they heard or saw that?

Inappropriate laughter - he's so out of his league and he knows it. When I read that, I knew it's over for him.

Mahalo Cha, can't wait for Tuesday!

[Fla Dem]

23. Here's the video.

http://www.businessinsider.com/clinton-scolds-sanders-laughing-debate-gun-control-2016-4

[Her Sister]

4. Oh I enjoyed this article!!

Doesn't even know when starting to contradict himself!

The second example of Sanders not comprehending what was happening in the debate came when he literally contradicted himself on the issue of climate change.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/15/opinions/debate-coach-democratic-debate-graham/index.html

HRC IS READY FOR DAY 1 !!!!

[DemonGoddess]

6. K&R!

This is a great article!

[yallerdawg]

7. Grades!

Bernie supporters should be able to understand this!

You got to know your audience.

[workinclasszero]

8. Bernie would be a disaster as the democratic nominee or as President

I hope the people in New York got a good look at his incompetence last night and will vote for Hillary in the primary.

Empty rhetoric is not what this country needs in the white house!

[ismnotwasm]

9. And here it is--The president we need

But it was one hour and forty-nine minutes into the debate before Clinton delivered her best moment -- it was on the Supreme Court. Right after Sanders answered that he'd want to make sure the new justice would help overturn Citizens United, Clinton received a resounding ovation when she said that they'd had nine debates now, and nobody had questioned them about Roe v. Wade.
Clinton reminded the audience that Sanders characterized Donald Trump's statement on women needing to be punished if they obtained an abortion a "distraction." She emphatically said that Trump's statement "goes to the heart of who we are as women, our rights, our autonomy, our ability to make our own decisions."

[Surya Gayatri]

10. K & R most enthusiastically.

[Tarheel_Dem]

12. Ouch! Gonna need a boatload of ointment for this "bern".

They make him sound like "Old Man Yelling at Cloud"......

The second example of Sanders not comprehending what was happening in the debate came when he literally contradicted himself on the issue of climate change.

He criticized Clinton's pragmatic approach to energy policy and in particular fracking, by stating, "Incrementalism and those little steps is not enough. Not right now and not on climate change."

Unfortunately, Sanders answered the opposite way on a pointed question about the difficulty of transitioning to green, or sustainable, energy. Sanders replied that we will "not phase out tomorrow..." implying that we should, you know, take our time. Within seconds Sanders was both against, and then for baby-steps.

[Stuckinthebush]

13. Ted Cruz would destroy this doofus on stage

Sanders (I-VT) is such a terrible debater. Cruz would slice and dice him.

Thank the deities that Clinton will be our nominee.

[KittyWampus]

16. It's astounding how shallow Sanders actually is.

[anotherproletariat]

14. I couldn't agree more...people don't realize that Sanders has trouble controlling his anger,

because he is always yelling, so it's hard to tell the difference between normal mad and really mad. The problem is that an inability to hold it together in stressful situations is not a trait that is good for a leader. Particularly the leader of the free world.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

22. i don't know how much he could physically take. Look how much Obama and Bush aged. And those

two have much more relaxed personalities. Obama can be very zen and Bush had Cheney and other people doing all the work. Plus he was always on vacation. Plus they were much younger than Bernie.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

17. How does he get all these people to vote/support him? I liked him but as an outside agitator.

[jmowreader]

18. Free stuff.

Sanders' proposals sound GREAT!...if you're fifteen years old and think there's a money tree in the back yard.

[stopbush]

19. Or you're a college junior who thinks that the day after Sanders gets the nomination

your college is going to put a big fat tuition refund check in the mail to you.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

20. If he were to get in, we would see another Obama situation. Nothing is able to get done and

a lot of disappointed people who had their hopes built up. Even if Bernie tried to get his things done - there would be so much opposition against him.

[SharonClark]

24. K&R