On CNN just now, Robbie Mook, HRC campaign manager...

[Punkingal]

They asked him wouldn't he prefer big crowds like Bernie got last night....he said it wasn't as big as Bernie campaign said. He also said Hillary prefers small crowds.

They asked him about visit to Vatican, and he said that was up to the campaign, but Hillary was concentrating on New York. Of course they allowed him to get away with that. No question about her CA fundraiser.

They mentioned the "corporate whore" statement...Mook said he was glad Bernie FINALLY apologized for it.

It was disgusting.

[onehandle]

1. So Bernie shouldn't have apologized? nt

[NorthCarolina]

12. In a world based in common sense, no.

We all know what the term "Corporate Whore" means, and it is the bread-and-butter to Third-Way Democrats. It's how they make their fortunes.

[Armstead]

15. It was the "finally" part....It was a whole 12 hours (8 of those hours were sleep time)

[athena]

30. How comforting to know that he is unable to respond to world events while asleep.

Doesn't he have people who let him know about this sort of thing? How will he deal with major issues that arise while he's asleep, in parts of the world where it's the middle of the day?

[Armstead]

35. You mean the 3 am phone call? Sorry, that one's been used already.

I kind of think when there is a campaign event with over 20,000 people and a lot going on, a dumb phrased used by one of the speakers was not the most important thing in the world last night....Apples and oranges.

[athena]

36. I guess it's not a priority that millions of women have been insulted.

No big deal. Can wait till morning.

[Armstead]

37. I'm sure millions of women stayed up all night waiting for a 3 a.m. apology

[athena]

38. My point exactly. Women don't count.

When someone insults women, women get mocked for being offended.

Unbelievable.

[Armstead]

41. You're not giving women any credit...so be it

[JRLeft]

46. Hillary Clinton will play the victim role, even though she's the villain in Syria and LatiAmerica.

[athena]

73. I am not Hillary Clinton.

Once again, please stop confusing the comments posted here by Hillary's supporters with Hillary's own views.

[athena]

47. I'm the one not giving women any credit?

Bernie has already indicated that he does not consider women's issues are not a priority. His supporters have pushed women's rights back by decades, by making it OK to insult women and mock them when they're offended.

[Armstead]

51. Keep digging

I won't even dignify that total mischaracterization with an answer

[athena]

57. Nastiness.

If you think this nastiness and condescension makes Bernie and his supporters look good, you're wrong.

But go on. Be even nastier. Be my guest. The more you insult and mock Hillary supporters, the more you refuse to address the comments people make, the more you make it clear that you don't, in fact, have answers.

The bottom line is that women are not a priority in Bernie's campaign. A large portion of Bernie supporters are woman-haters, which is why women are increasingly turning toward Hillary.

[Armstead]

78. I am morre than happy to debate civilly and in good faith with peope who do likewise

But not when people say things like

"Bernie has already indicated that he does not consider women's issues are not a priority. His supporters have pushed women's rights back by decades..."

Not going there.

[astrophuss42]

81. So very wrong

But however you get to sleep at night.

[tex-wyo-dem]

79. The term "whore" is not gender specific...

And "corporate whore" is gender neutral.

So stop with the faux outrage

[Cal Carpenter]

56. Congrats, you win the Overwhelming Hyperbole award

and it is a tough pack you are competing against.

"World events"?

The internet and media pundit universe is flaming around overnight about the use of the term 'corporate whore' (by someone who is not even running for president) and you are equating that with Bernie's ability to deal with 'world events'?

I wonder if anyone will study the archives of DU someday to see how completely bankrupt the political discourse was in the primary 2016 season.

This madness puts 2004 and 2008 to shame. Looks like we weren't even trying back then.

[athena]

61. So calling the first serious female candidate for president a "whore" is not a serious issue.

Waiting 12 hours to deal with it is not a problem.

Every post that defends this nastiness makes my point clearer to anyone who is not hopelessly biased in favor of Bernie.

[Kalidurga]

77. Looks like you are the one reducing the whole term down to one word

Corporate Democratic Whores, it's not about Hillary alone it's about all the democrats that put corporate interests ahead of the interests of real people. And real people are suffering and dying and you have the gall to reduce that term down to one word and pretend you are outraged. Where is your outrage over issues of people dying and suffering under our current system while you cling to the status quo?

[Cal Carpenter]

83. I defended nothing

I simply disagreed with your idea that this was akin to a major overnight 'world event'. And thought it was a prime example of how off-the-rails the convo here has gotten.

I do not think it is a problem that Bernie didn't 'deal with it' until this morning. The guy who said it apologized last night. This morning Bernie made it clear that such language is not okay in his campaign. In a sane world, that would be the end of the story in this context.

Sexism is a serious issue, and the use of the word whore in any context is arguably inappropriate. As a woman I think serious conversations do need to be had about the use of such words to dismiss people, especially women, in politics or anywhere else. Word choice matters. I would prefer specific and precise language to inflammatory language. However, no serious, intellectually honest conversation is being had here in GDP about that. All there is is opportunistic, partisan mud-slinging. So don't front about that, because I'm not playing.

[ibegurpard]

21. Bernie didn't say it

And even if he had he shouldn't apologize for using an apt comparison for the specific type of politician that has infected the Democratic Party. But I understand why he apologized and don't hold it against him.

[roguevalley]

89. HRC ... I'm not sure whether to laugh or what. That is so utterly, utterly pathetic of them.

[hrmjustin]

2. Poor you! If you don't like the man you can turn the channel.

[Armstead]

16. Poor you! if you don't like the post don't read it.

It must have wounded you to take the time to comment on it.


See how that works?

[hrmjustin]

24. Lol.

[Armstead]

26. Oh what I could say about that clip

....but good taste prevents it

[hrmjustin]

27. .

[artislife]

74. We will

We will completely get up and leave.

[hrmjustin]

85. .

[artislife]

87. ha ha ha, the joke will be on you. nt

[hrmjustin]

88. Careful! Your slip is showing,

[firebrand80]

3. How dare he

Wait, what are we pissed about?

[Punkingal]

7. Corporate media whores for one thing.

liars for another.

[disillusioned73]

48. I see what u did there..

[MattP]

4. That video of Song was very disgusting

[Armstead]

18. I have some smelling salts in the car if you need them

[Silver_Witch]

5. Hillary supporters are awake I see!

Welcome...hope you got a good nights sleep!

Thank you OP for an informative article about the media and its bias for Mrs. Clinton or Secretary of State Clinton or Senator Clinton. Don't want to offend any Clinton supporters by calling her by the wrong Title!

[Funtatlaguy]

6. This is kind of off subject.

But, I think it is pretty cool that Mook is the first openly gay person to run a Prez campaign and that it is no issue at all. Don't think even Trump or Cruz have mentioned it.

[Punkingal]

10. I didn't know that, but I agree that's a good thing.

I don't think even Trump would go there, or Cruz.

[rurallib]

28. Whatever he is, he is doing a terrible job

her team has taken a sure thing and turned it into a possible loser.
If she gets the nomination, i sure hope they don't screw up the presidential campaign as badly as they have dome the primary.

[Punkingal]

33. It's not the campaign...it's the candidate.

[askew]

54. At some point, people have to stop blaming Hillary's staff and start realizing that she is the

Problem. She brought in top Obama people who helped him win in 2008 and 2012 and she is still a giant mess. If Deval Patrick or Elizabeth Warren had run against Hillary, this race would be over and she'd be a 2-time loser. She just isn't a good candidate.

[Segami]

8. I thought they would have asked Robbie if Hillary

demands that the crust be trimmed on all her sandwiches.

[Blue Idaho]

9. Bernie should have apologized at his rally

The excuse that it happened before he arrived is meaningless. It's his rally - he is running for President. He is responsible for everything that happened at that podium. Instead, he showed how out of touch he is and how dysfunctional his campaign staff really is.

The only other explanation is - he wanted that despicable comment to marinate in the media for a while to do more damage to the Democratic Party.

[Punkingal]

11. The damage that has been done to the Democratic party has been done by the Clintons and their ilk.

[m-lekktor]

19. I completely agree! I loathe the Clintons. nt

[Blue Idaho]

23. The real question is...

when Bernie suspends his campaign - will you support Sec. Clinton's bid for the Presidency?

[pdsimdars]

29. The only occassion he will suspend his campaign is when he is taking the oath of office for the

Presidency. . . . . And by the time he's done with his 8 years, Hillary will be too old to run by then.

[djean111]

32. Nobody gives a flying fuck for that loyalty pledge thing any more.

Plus, it is none of your business. That is the real answer.

[Blue Idaho]

39. I'll take that as a no then... Nt.

[djean111]

44. So what, really? That's quite a bit of silly hubris, to say the least.

Are ya makin' a list, checkin' it twice? Gonna wave it around like Joe McCarthy?

[Blue Idaho]

49. Nope...

Simple enough question, sorry you feel so defensive about answering it.

[djean111]

64. Not defensive, nice try, just tired of the loyalty crap that has been flung around for well over

a year now, like it is supposed to be ominous and authoritative and full of dire consequences from whoever decides to pipe up with it.

[Blue Idaho]

69. Not how I meant it...

But I get that passions run high. I'm just a guy who thinks electing Democrats is always better than electing Republicans - warts and all.

You may, of course, see it differently.

[djean111]

76. 'bye

[mrdmk]

90. Concur, Bye! On ignore

[Gwhittey]

40. If I say No will that give you some

Fapping material for later?

[Blue Idaho]

45. Typical Berniebot response...

Short on content - long on anger.

[Punkingal]

50. Typical Hillbot response....calling a Bernie supporter a name and characterizing them.

[Blue Idaho]

53. Not characterizing the person - just the response

And when it comes to calling names and characterizing people... Pot - kettle - black.

[Punkingal]

55. Go right ahead and be blind to the truth.

When you wake up and the fascist take-over of our country is complete, will you be happy?

[Blue Idaho]

60. Will there be re-education camps

And chemtrails?

[Punkingal]

65. Pathetic.

[Blue Idaho]

71. Agreed.

[askew]

59. People have using the term corporate whore to apply to men and women for years now.

Hillary's team decided to use that as an excuse to attack Bernie and twist it into something sexist because they are desperate and have nothing else. Bernie couldn't have realized that they were going to do that. In the future, Bernie needs to make sure all of the people speaking at his events don't say anything that can be twisted as sexist because Hillary lives for perpetual victimhood.

[Blue Idaho]

67. Or maybe just because

the term "whore" really is sexist and beyond the pale. Don't know why supporters are rushing to defend the comments since Sen. Sanders has said "there is no room in our campaign for language like that."

[frylock]

13. Mook

[Hiraeth]

20. lol

[Art_from_Ark]

43. It's OK to write "mook"

Just don't post a definition of the word

[BernieforPres2016]

14. Of course Hillary prefers small crowds

Small crowds full of rich people who pay $2700 per head and bundle $2700 per person from their well to do subordinates and business associates they are able to bully into contributions. The Queen doesn't like to have to mix with people outside of her social circle.

[notadmblnd]

17. We just need to accept the fact that HRC needs every plug she can get.

That's why she has so many Hill Shills out trolling for her.

[Punkingal]

22. Too bad for democracy that the media shills for her.

[notadmblnd]

25. Yes, I agree it is unfortunate.

But hopefully, change is coming.

[reddread]

31. we have met the enemy

[Faux pas]

34. Yeah, her

small intimate secret crowds really impress the hell out of me...NOT.

[Punkingal]

42. After Mook went off they had Begala and Brazille on there, and others.

Begala and Brazille actually said with straight faces, that crowd sizes were not important.

[Faux pas]

52. Lol

Not in our world, huh?

[askew]

63. They said the same nonsense in 2008 when Obama was getting larger crowds all over

The country. But, at least back then, Hillary could still draw a decent crowd. Now, she can only get over 1,000 attendees if she counts all of her volunteers, staff and Dem insiders. It's pathetic.

[Punkingal]

68. i wondered about that...I didn't remember they said that then.

[beaglelover]

58. Oh NO, someone was on CNN talking bad about St Bernard!!! OH NOES!!!! What are we to do?????

Stop whining. Jesus Christ!

[Punkingal]

62. I don't whine...and I feel sorry for you. It must be difficult to be so deluded.

[nadinbrzezinski]

70. Oh no sme body using a dog whistle

That I can hear!!!!

[NCTraveler]

66. "It was disgusting." Spot on. The comment should have no place at a campaign rally. nt.

[Bobbie Jo]

72. Agreed.

The inadvertent placement of that phrase was perfect.

"It was disgusting."

[Myrina]

75. Dizzy from the spinnin' !!!

Woooooo!!!!!

[islandmkl]

80. my geography is a little shaky...what part of NY are SF and LA in...

are they over west...like around Buffalo...she's really covering the state this weekend...

[Punkingal]

82. Yep...they let him get away with that.

That is what totally pissed me off.

[Peregrine Took]

84. Imagine. A grown man calling himself "Robbie" - is he going out to play stickball next?

Have a playing card in the spokes in his bike?

Wear a beanie with a propeller on it?

[Punkingal]

86. Snort...