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Sancho

(9,201 posts) Fri May 29, 2015, 10:00 AM May 2015

Oh my, Bernie dissed on Diane Rehm this am... [View all]

On NPR, the three Friday speakers (sorry, I didn't get names exactly).

They just reported that if something unpredictable happened to Hillary, Joe Biden or other candidate would step in. I'm paraphrasing, but they said Bernie Sanders was interesting, but stands no chance of being the nominee...

Wall Street Journal, Politico, and NPR represented.

Please don't shoot the messenger. I'm just posting what they said towards the end of the show:

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2015-05-29/friday-news-roundup-domestic

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Oh my, Bernie dissed on Diane Rehm this am... [View all] Sancho May 2015 OP

Let's see.. sendero May 2015 #1

You can listen and see what you think, if you like. Sancho May 2015 #2

No, theat would be giving him too much attention. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #7

I guess it's okay to "consider the source"... Buzz Clik May 2015 #5

Thanks for reminding me of why I don't listen to NPR anymore. corkhead May 2015 #3

GD will feel the backlash..wait for it in 3 2 1 misterhighwasted May 2015 #4

Yes, indeed. It begins with NPR being a mouthpiece for the right... Buzz Clik May 2015 #6

Indeed. well, Clinton supporters have been dealing with this for 25 years now. misterhighwasted May 2015 #19

WSJ?? Bwaahaha! Bernie had some choice words for Wall Street the other day. Avalux May 2015 #8

Meh, when actual change happens, our corporate media is the last to see it. Marr May 2015 #9

Not surprising deutsey May 2015 #10

Oh gods yes. kenfrequed May 2015 #13

Bookmark this post. DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #11

For those of you who listen to NPR and don't know how they do business, consider this; world wide wally May 2015 #12

Democracy Now kenfrequed May 2015 #14

Yes, there are those programs used as bait, but the "news shows" are all slanted. world wide wally May 2015 #16

Hmm.. kenfrequed May 2015 #18

Sanders could be in the car on the way to his inauguration... Orrex May 2015 #15

interesting that people are considering the possibilty of "something unpredictable" m-lekktor May 2015 #17

Maybe NPR is talking a lot about Bernie, peecoolyour May 2015 #20