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In reply to the discussion: Actually Diane Rehm owes an apology to all US Jews [View all]Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)Her question was deliberate and carefully selected, it was the lead up to something. She expected Mr Sanders to respond in the affirmative. After which she would have made her point or dug deeper to expose "something".
We do not know what her point or objective was.
Without that, we have not enough to properly judge.
I think she didn't realize how the question would be received until she saw Mr. Sander reaction. I think whatever staff she has writing a set of questions for her to ask realized how badly this would blow up in their face.
During studying Japanese, I found a treasure trove of sayings. One of my favorites is Saru mo ki kara ochiru; even monkeys fall out of trees. Experts make mistakes, sometimes will good results like penicillin, some times with embarrassing results.
She gets a pass from me now, I will remember her name however.