The strange saga of the Sanders-Trump debate that was, then wasn't

[SunSeeker]

With everyone trying to move on to the Big Show in November, the Bernie Sanders campaign is desperate for any gimmick that will earn them attention. And if they get free airtime out of it, so much the better! (And it’s working, look, I’m writing about it!)

So Bernie über-supporter Cenk Uygur was the first to suggest the gimmick to end all gimmicks. ... Jill Stein wanted in! Because if this horror show was going to happen, every fringe candidate needed to be in on it. 
...

But alas, Sanders fell into the trap everyone falls into (and I mean everyone) when they assume that Trump means anything he says. Remember, the stuff out of his mouth are just “suggestions.” So when he said “I’ve been saying that should happen,” he actually didn’t mean that he’d been saying that it should happen. He was merely suggesting that he’d been saying that. Because today, Sanders’ hopes and dreams were dashed. 

But given that his entire campaign at this point is “get the superdelegates to undemocratically nullify the will of the Democratic primary electorate, because fuck democracy,” let’s take stock of how many superdelegates were impressed by this stunt:

Zero.

http://m.dailykos.com/stories/1531254

[TwilightZone]

1. Why am I not surprised that Cenk Uygur was lurking in this somewhere?

They really don't understand how all this nonsense makes their candidate look, do they?

[Thinkingabout]

2. Well, allow thiem to have their fun.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. So Sanders swallowed it hook, line and sinker.

[MSMITH33156]

4. Really reminds me of this scene from Zoolander

Trump was obviously not being serious, unless Sanders thinks that Jimmy Kimmel is now the preferred method of scheduling debates instead of campaigns doing so behind the scenes.

But he pretended like it was serious, his minions went off as if it was going to happen, and now they look silly and desperate.

[SunSeeker]

5. LOL

[calguy]

6. Bernie showed how gullable and desperate he has become

Trump trolled him and played him for a fool.

[SunSeeker]

7. Yep. nt

[TwilightZone]

8. Did you see the update? The whole thing was apparently orchestrated by the Sanders campaign

" But the whole proposal appears to have been orchestrated by the Sanders campaign. Michael Briggs, a Sanders spokesman, said that Kimmel allowed the Sanders campaign to submit a question to Trump to be asked during the taping -- so they asked about a potential debate."

[SunSeeker]

9. Yes, another Sanders campaign fail. nt

[TwilightZone]

10. Yep

But he's not desperate, we swear!!!

[teamster633]

11. I was reading yesterday of how this was a master stroke by Bernie..

...how Hillary was going to have no choice but to beg him to allow her to participate..."my kingdom for a horse ( I mean unicorn)".

[caquillo]

12. Ha!

Good one.

[72DejaVu]

13. How can anyone support such a buffoon?

Or Trump, either, for that matter?

[Cha]

14. Go ask cornel west.. #lol&smh...

Justin Wolfers Retweeted Cornel West
Something has happened to Cornel West.
Justin Wolfers added,
Cornel West @CornelWest Brother Bernie and Brother Trump are authentic human beings in stark contrast to their donor-driven opponents.
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Nothing's "happened" 2 @CornelWest. Three bigtime grifters. Game respects game! https://twitter.com/JustinWolfers/status/734916656422477824 …
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[displacedtexan]

15. Did you read the comments?

BSers countered the fact that Sanders fell for Trump's debate trap by blaming Clinton for not reaching out to them, and they then moved on to their daily "she can't win" meme. Amazing.

[SunSeeker]

17. I prefer to read the comments sections on talkingpointsmemo.com

I already get more than my fill of Bernie supporter comments on DU.

[Tarc]

16. It's like Sanders is the nerdy guy that got asked to the prom on a lark by a cute girl

Then got stood up.

[SaschaHM]

18. To be fair, that guy is probably going to vote for Sanders and hates the establishment for putting..

on the prom in the first place.