Nina Turner Blasts Audience From Black Women's Forum for Booing Senator's MLK Comments

[MineralMan]

172. Bernie has a story to tell. He thinks it's a great story and that everyone

should hear it. So, he tells it over and over again, until he's able to just let it roll off his tongue without really thinking about it. He's just waiting for a keyword from the audience that somehow ties into one of his stories.

Most politicians do something like that. It's easier for them to just say the stock lines and move on. However, the danger is that you stop really listening to the questions and are just listening for the keywords that apply to one of your stories.

That's what happened. Someone asked something about white nationalists and racism, so Bernie mentioned Martin Luther King and went off on one of his standard responses. Trouble was, it didn't even come close to answering the question. That audience wasn't in the mood for that crap, and other politicians had done a lot better with the questions. So Bernie fluffed it and blew an opportunity. It happens, if you're not in the moment and paying close attention.