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2016 Postmortem

DemocratSinceBirth

(102,020 posts) Tue Jul 7, 2015, 05:49 PM Jul 2015

So the media got their big HRC interview... [View all]

Lots of gotcha questions about e mails and horse race questions and one question about Trump...

Nothing about:

ACA
gun violence
TPP
ISIS
minimum wage
SCOTUS
et cetera...

And they whine because she ignores them...

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So the media got their big HRC interview... [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 OP

So a bunch of crap-questions kenfrequed Jul 2015 #1

No economic questions. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #2

Bernie manages to do it... kenfrequed Jul 2015 #3

She spoke glowingly of Senator Sanders and defended her own honor. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #4

Hmm... kenfrequed Jul 2015 #6

Twenty or so minutes, maybe less.../nt DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #8

It seems you and I watched a different interview sadoldgirl Jul 2015 #9

If you read my brief account it seems our recollections of it aren't that different... DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #15

She refused to say his name Duckhunter935 Jul 2015 #35

Do you have a link to the interview? I didn't see it. Policy is always the last sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #37

She rushed to answer the tax question Duckhunter935 Jul 2015 #34

Not true -- when asked if she favored higher taxes on the wealthy & corporations, she punted stranger81 Jul 2015 #39

Is there a transcript up anywhere yet? peacebird Jul 2015 #5

Oh that would be good! kenfrequed Jul 2015 #7

The interviewer needs to go back to journalism school. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #10

Did you watch it? DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #11

I did watch it and Kellar's description of her interview was rather exaggerated. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #12

She did very well. Answering the email question by pointing out there were no rules in place. Laser102 Jul 2015 #16

So she selected a poor interviewer? Man from Pickens Jul 2015 #13

The press needs Hillary more than Hillary needs them. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #14

wow Man from Pickens Jul 2015 #25

Why not? DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #26

Representative government requires public consent Man from Pickens Jul 2015 #29

I missed the shareholder meeting where I got to vote for FOX NEWS as my proxy. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #30

false equivalence Man from Pickens Jul 2015 #40

The U.S. Press is nothing more than a megaphone for GOP talking points. emulatorloo Jul 2015 #31

God made the press? tazkcmo Jul 2015 #36

The Press is extremely important to a Democracy. It's too bad that when he was in sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #38

Exactly, who has bitched more, I know they want the story, about what, go for the story and not Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #27

I wished the media would not sadoldgirl Jul 2015 #17

The M$M is interested in atmosphere, not issues, you know that./nt DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #18

More melodrama means they can charge more for ads. emulatorloo Jul 2015 #32

They're useless, their intent is so clear about it too. Shameful. n/t Jefferson23 Jul 2015 #19

If I was a Sanders supporter I would have been disappointed... DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #20

I am a Sanders supporter but everyone should be disappointed with that interview. Jefferson23 Jul 2015 #22

She has her answers for her e-mail and the Clinton Foundation DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #23

They should because it is their job, ask her about her platform in detail. Jefferson23 Jul 2015 #24

And people wonder why Hillary spurns the media Cali_Democrat Jul 2015 #21

Every person here would be cheering her treatment of the press.... NCTraveler Jul 2015 #28

Yes! mcar Jul 2015 #41

Proof the media isn't looking for policy information. mmonk Jul 2015 #33