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Cha

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35. Yeah, and he's not the only one.. omg.. it's been like a torrent from the White House
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 12:58 PM
Apr 2016

on down!

There's another one titled "Beyond the Pale, Bernie" or..

Bernie Beyond the Pale

Bernie Sanders' comment that Hillary Clinton isn't qualified to be president didn't make for a proud campaign moment.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders went beyond the pale this week by saying outright he did not think former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was qualified to be president.

His reason? He took a CNN report that the Clinton campaign was going to go hard against him and used that to incorrectly assert that Clinton was stating that Sanders is not qualified to be president. Let's be very clear: Hillary Clinton has never said any such thing. But now Sanders has gone there. But he quickly realized that this was neither a smart nor a strategically effective move for him as he tried to, kinda, sorta, walk the comment back. But he needs to do more, and so does his staff, who have doubled down on his original comments. They should completely retract their unfortunate comments and here's why.

For starters, the argument makes no sense. No matter what you think of her, no one believes that a former successful attorney in her own right, a former first lady of both Arkansas and of the United States, a former two-term senator from the great state of New York and a former successful and highly popular secretary of state is not qualified to be president. Even some of Sanders' supporters have been turned off by this over-the-line comment.

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But this week, he hit below the belt, got personal and got nasty. Not even in the most intense days of the campaign between then-Senators Clinton and Barack Obama did either of them say the other was not qualified to be president.

More..
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2016-04-08/sanders-questioning-clintons-qualifications-is-a-sign-of-desperation

~ workin, Thank you!

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Spot on. stopbush Apr 2016 #1
Krugman is pulling no punches as they say! He's in excellent company under da bus! Cha Apr 2016 #8
K & R Iliyah Apr 2016 #2
Mahalo, Iliyah! Cha Apr 2016 #10
Got to keep the cash spigot on! yallerdawg Apr 2016 #3
Evaryone is noticing.. and also noticing how much he's outspending her Cha Apr 2016 #12
ooh ooh Can't wait to read this!! Her Sister Apr 2016 #4
OUCH! That burn has to hurt. livetohike Apr 2016 #5
Krugman didn't hold back.. Sounds exactly like he was as appalled as the rest of us by Cha Apr 2016 #17
k and r! cwydro Apr 2016 #6
Aloha, cwydro.. Cha Apr 2016 #21
K&R! stonecutter357 Apr 2016 #7
Good Morning, stonecutter! Cha Apr 2016 #22
Petulant self righteousness GusBob Apr 2016 #9
"berniebro" check Cha Apr 2016 #25
Excellent piece by Krugman. Thanks Cha still_one Apr 2016 #11
Mahalo, still_one.. kind of surprised at all these articles coming out against BS.. Cha Apr 2016 #28
I am sure his disasterious interview helped spark the media to start taking a closer look at him still_one Apr 2016 #36
That's right.. that's where it all started.. and the BSr's calling it a "hit piece" when Cha Apr 2016 #37
Bernie Has Become A Bernie Bro otohara Apr 2016 #13
#Vetting bernie.. seems to be happening fast! For so long.. nothing nothing nothing Cha Apr 2016 #31
Mahalo, Cha! rock Apr 2016 #14
Mahalo to you , rock! Cha Apr 2016 #32
I trust Paul Krugman. displacedtexan Apr 2016 #15
Krugman writes it in the NYT like we've all been thinking about bernie and his bros.. out Cha Apr 2016 #33
Yep--Sanders IS a Bernie Bro with decades on the rest of them pandr32 Apr 2016 #16
Agree! Seems his true colors are blooming... Satch59 Apr 2016 #19
You got that right! pandr32 Apr 2016 #26
Top Comment under Krugman's aritcle today, pandr.. Cha Apr 2016 #38
Wow! Greg Howard's comment there! So good! Her Sister Apr 2016 #42
omg sarae Apr 2016 #18
"Bernie is starting to sound like his WORST followers" (emphasis mine) Maru Kitteh Apr 2016 #20
I think if we started following HRC Her Sister Apr 2016 #43
Hillary only voted on one trade bill CAFTA, she voted against the bill. Why does Sanders Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #23
BS doesn't care what he says as long as he's slinging mud as Hilary.. Cha Apr 2016 #45
He is not truthful and acts of theft plagues his team, trustworthy is not important to them. Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #46
Krugman is, as usual, correct mcar Apr 2016 #24
K&R NastyRiffraff Apr 2016 #27
The last paragraph is perfect. So, so, good! Bleacher Creature Apr 2016 #29
Read that article thanks for posting it, he's losing it...... Iamaartist Apr 2016 #30
BOOM!!!!! workinclasszero Apr 2016 #34
Yeah, and he's not the only one.. omg.. it's been like a torrent from the White House Cha Apr 2016 #35
like this article a lot! Her Sister Apr 2016 #41
K&R for the people getting off work Native Apr 2016 #39
"Sanders over the edge" was a trending topic in the Philadelphia area today. nt IamMab Apr 2016 #40
K&R Great article! SharonClark Apr 2016 #44
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