Video: Sanders responds to lame claim that he won't talk about ISIS

[Cheese Sandwich]

Link to time about 10:57 in video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=omtE9XdmEno&t=10m57s

[HerbChestnut]

1. Damn right!

He just solidified my vote.

[marym625]

2. This is more than lame

Truly unreal. This meeting wasn't about Sanders, for Christ's sake

[pacalo]

3. Yes, indeed -- a lot of us are more interested in hearing about J-O-B-S.

[NCTraveler]

4. Who in the world said he won't talk about ISIS? nt

[HerbChestnut]

5. Various OPs in GDP and some major news outlets

[NCTraveler]

6. He talks about it often. I seem to be missing something. Thanks.

[HerbChestnut]

8. Exactly

It's attempt to create controversy. That's all it is.

[NCTraveler]

10. On his own campaign site as well.

https://berniesanders.com/issues/war-and-peace/

[Warren Stupidity]

9. Current right wing smear against Sanders.

Being propagated here by the Clinton campaign.

[NCTraveler]

12. "Being propagated here by the Clinton campaign. "

Love it. I truly had no clue her campaign had a presence here.

[Warren Stupidity]

16. It is merely a conjecture.

[Cheese Sandwich]

49. I truly had no clue her campaign had a presence here.

huh?

[upaloopa]

11. He has no plan to deal with ISIS

What he said about the neighborhoods was good. I understand what he was doing.

Possibly a job as HHS Secretary would be good.

[NCTraveler]

18. Now that I agree with. Doesn't mean he doesn't talk about it.

It's obvious he doesn't want to, doesn't mean he isn't. I will always remember the last debate as Sanders simply refers to them as "Muslim countries" as he didn't want to reference the wrong place.

[jeff47]

25. He does, but just like every other time you say "He has no plan to _____"

showing you that plan is pretty pointless. You'll ghost this thread, and you'll be right back to "He has no plan to _____" in the next thread.

[Cheese Sandwich]

42. OMG He has no plan to fight terror !!!!11z!11

LOL

[Spitfire of ATJ]

56. Do you REALLY believe that crap helps Hillary?

[Scootaloo]

13. Several people on this thread, evidently

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251883991

Notice any commonalities to them?

[NCTraveler]

24. Thanks. Didn't see where this was an actual request by his campaign.

It's clear now.

[Scootaloo]

27. It's a request to remain topical at this particular meeting

[ljm2002]

57. His campaign made the request...

...because the black pastors hosting the event asked them to, according to Sanders' press secretary.

[elleng]

15. His Press Secretary.

It was a request of the reporters following him around Baltimore, not a 'refusal' to talk about ISIS.

'After a closed-door meeting with a coalition of local pastors, Sanders was set to hold a press conference with the ministers. Shortly before the start of the presser, Symone Sanders urged news outlets gathered to keep their questions focused. "But again, questions about the meeting, questions about Baltimore, why he came," Sanders said, as live mics rolled. "If you want to ask about Chicago, we have a statement on Chicago that we put out a couple days ago. So you can definitely ask about Chicago. Don't ask about ISIS today. I mean, it's not on topic. If it comes up, and he wants to talk about it, the senator will let you know. But I'd appreciate it if y'all would stay on topic today."'
http://www.npr.org/2015/12/08/458926818/sanders-campaign-to-reporters-dont-ask-about-isis?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=politics&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews

[NCTraveler]

22. Thank you very much. Now it all makes sense. nt.

[HerbChestnut]

23. Ellen, don't go down the dark road of mischaracterization.

You're better than that. Bernie was in Baltimore today to talk about the needs of the AA community. He's talked about ISIS before and will talk about it again, but today he wanted to highlight racial justice.

[elleng]

28. What did I say to suggest I was mischaracterizing?

I quoted his press secretary.

And I didn't mention my thought that he's in Baltimore to stick it to Martin O'Malley.

[HerbChestnut]

32. Creating a thread saying that Bernie doesn't want to talk about ISIS

When he's done so many times before and will continue to do so? Clearly, the only reason he didn't want to today was because he wanted to highlight AA issues. I know that *you* know that. As for whether Bernie was in Baltimore to stick it to Martin, who can really say? But Baltimore is in many ways the poster child of AA racial injustice so you could see why Bernie would want to visit regardless of Martin's candidacy.

[elleng]

50. I deleted the newsworthy thread I created as soon as I learned there was another.

Your charge that I'm somehow on the 'dark' side won't hold, Chestnut.

[jeff47]

19. There's this site called DU, where people post threads....

Cali_Democrat: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141283735
Historic NY: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251883991

[NCTraveler]

21. Now I get it. Sanders campaign itself made the request.

Thanks for clearing it up that this is actually his campaigns wishes. I was wondering what was going on.

[jeff47]

31. Yes, he dared to want to discuss social justice after several meetings about social justice.

Which, of course, indicates he doesn't care about social justice.

[NCTraveler]

34. ok. lol. So it was his request. nt.

[jeff47]

35. And talking about ISIL, and only ISIL, is an example of that? (nt)

[NCTraveler]

36. Which candidate is only talking ISIL?

You must be watching a wildly different campaign than I am.

[jeff47]

37. I'm referring to the questions the media asks.

Since the questions the media asks is the subject at hand.

[NCTraveler]

39. They are clearly concerned with that from what is being said here. Thanks. nt.

[TM99]

7. Well said by Sanders.

Fucking hell. He was there in Baltimore about jobs in distressed AA communities. He wasn't there to pontificate on ISIL and the damned war on terrah!

Sanders is the candidate and president we all really need.

[JaneyVee]

17. Right, but a president needs to be able to multi task.

World events don't happen according to their personal schedule.

[HerbChestnut]

26. He was multitasking

The media has done thing but talk about ISIS for the last month while Bernie has been incorporating them *plus* income inequality, racial justice, and healthcare among other things. He wanted to dedicate a day to the needs of the AA community. There has been, and will be, plenty of time to discuss ISIS.

[Scootaloo]

30. It's funny

Clinton's followers desperately want Sanders to talk about absolutely anything other than whatever he's talking about at a given moment. He's in Baltimore, talking with pastors, getting a hand on the issues of the African American community there, and you guys demand he talk about Daesh instead.

[ljm2002]

59. It's very important to Hillary's supporters...

...to derail any possibility of Bernie making inroads with AA voters. Hence the wave of OPs today trying to spin this as "He won't talk about ISIS" and "He threw a tantrum" &c &c.

Anyone watching the video knows there was no tantrum, and anyone paying attention to the campaign so far knows he has talked about ISIS and will continue to do so.

But hey: if the video gets out more because of it, that's a good thing IMO.

[jeff47]

33. Talking about ISIL, and only ISIL, is not multi-tasking. (nt)

[TM99]

38. Oh bullshit Janey.

He has been asked about ISIL, and he has responded numerous times on ISIL.

This was an event focused on poverty, violence, and restoration of AA communities in Baltimore. There was no need to talk about fucking ISIL.

All you damned white Clinton supporters saying he should reach out more to AA communities, that he has a problem with AA voters, and he was doing one of numerous powerful outreaches, and what are y'all doing?

Given him shit because he wouldn't 'multi-task' and focus on ISIL.

Yeah, there is no racism lingering there.

[Lazy Daisy]

54. But if Hillary avoids important questions?

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3ca_1430266067


Not so much a problem right?

Hillary has a long history of avoiding questions she doesn't want to answer at the time.

[ljm2002]

60. Thanks...

...good link to keep handy.

[ljm2002]

58. A President needs to be able to maintain focus...

...and not get derailed when dealing with an important issue.

[Cheese Sandwich]

47. I couldn't agree more with it. He said it just right.

[Warren Stupidity]

14. Those attacks didn't pass the horseshit sniff test.

Q: does it smell like ass?
A: yes.

Probably it is horseshit.

[Cheese Sandwich]

52. This.

It's ongoing. It's their main theme of the day apparently, with a strong assist from the media too.

[99th_Monkey]

20. Well said Bernie! n/t

[daleanime]

29. K&R.....

[Cheese Sandwich]

40. Bernie's response to the question on why he didn't mention ISIS:

Of course I'll talk about ISIS. But today what we're talking about is a community in which half of the people don't have jobs. We're talking about a community in which there are hundreds of buildings that are uninhabitable. We're talking about a community where kids are unable to go to schools that are decent...

Obviously ISIS and terrorism are a huge national issue that we've got to address. But so is poverty, so is unemployment, so is education, so is health care, so is the need to protect working families. And I will continue to talk about those issues.

— Sen. Bernie Sanders in Baltimore 12/8/15

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017313434

[Kentonio]

41. The response from the ministers was a beautiful thing.

[Cheese Sandwich]

45. It's time to put the focus on rebuilding our broken communities

Those were ministers? They obviously understand these issues need more attention.

[WillyT]

43. HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!

[Cheese Sandwich]

44. Bernie had a great moment today in Baltimore.

Full video of press conference:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017313434

[Ed Suspicious]

46. This guy is the fucking real deal!

[Cheese Sandwich]

48. +1

[UglyGreed]

51. +1

[JDPriestly]

53. I agree with Bernie!

We have so many homeless people. ISIS is a tremendous problem. But poverty in America, the many, many people who are left out of our prosperity, is our biggest national security threat.

ISIS can be taken care of and should already have been taken care of or maybe even should never have existed, but we need to focus also on the problems in our own country.

And while we are at it, let's start a national, public conversation among religions and religious leaders. Let's include all religions and those who are not religious, and let's make it public.

Truly religious people share many of the same values with people of other religions and just don't know it. Much of what separates religions is custom and language. People who don't make an effort to learn to know people of other religions think, quite naturally, that they are right and everyone else is wrong. They just don't think about the basic tenets that all hold in common.

Thou shalt not kill is pretty basic to any religion that is going to survive.

When I hear about the beheadings and apparent rigidity upon pain of death of ISIS' religious doctrine, I am reminded of the French Revolution which eventually lead to the beheading of many of the very men and women who had initiated the French Revolution.

The ISIS leadership is setting a precedent of killing, establishing a value of killing that may and probably will lead to their own deaths. Just wait. A predictable end awaits these people. Rigid thought-control and killing beget even more rigid thought-control, arguments about who is right and who is wrong and eventually killing of each other.

That is why more tolerant religions tend to survive. That is why the God said to Moses, "Thou shalt not kill." If you read the Ten Commandments, you see instructions that lead to peace within a community and a healthy society. The Jewish religion has been observed for many, many centuries and partly precisely because its rules are rules of peace and harmony that lead to prosperity. Of course, the Old Testament advises stoning, etc., but that conduct did not work for the Jewish people. They don't do it anymore.

And of course Jesus pretty much said that the first rule is to love thy neighbor, do unto others as you would have them do unto you and forget the other rules if they contradict Jesus' basic rule. That works. Society works best when people live in harmony. Killing leads to more killing, and pretty soon, the society is not only unlivable but its leaders are dead. That's just the way things work. I'm not advocating for a specific belief or against other beliefs. I'm just explaining that a good religion prioritizes rules that make for a peaceful society.

[Segami]

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