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In reply to the discussion: Warren the reformer v. Sanders the revolutionary [View all]ehrnst
(32,640 posts)60. Nice try. You dismissed the lady reporter as hostile outright because...
the "corporate media conglomerate" had some reason to take Bernie down with "conspiracy theory" - simply because she stated a fact about him and didn't just shut her "mouthpiece" (as you so respectfully referred to her) when he gave her a non-answer to that question he didn't like.

That is you, right?
They have by their very nature and self-evident to the conscious among us inherent conflicts of interest, I know you can't deny this but from your posts so far, you don't seem to have a problem or objection to it.
And you can keep on attacking those ever growing legions of straw men of your making, but I'm not silly enough to defend them...no matter how frantically and repeatedly you keep insistting that I do - shrug emojis don't hide that. You should have learned that by now with all the times that we've "discussed" things that I don't derail very easily.
They are however now morphing into false dillemas. Your attempts at derailing the topic of your inconsistency on why you wave certain "corporate conglomerate media mouthpieces" as fabulous journalism, while dismissing the content of others as hostile and promoting wild conspiracy theories against poor Bernie (which don't confirm your bias) for being the goal of "corporate conglomerate media mouthpieces," when simply following up on a question that Bernie was trying to avoid, shows reveal some real frustration at being called out.
Much like Senator Sanders tried to avoid the very valid question from that lady reporter, and revealed some hostility in doing so. Cutting her off mid sentence... that was a rebuke for not accepting his deflection.
Like a real journalist, and not a fawning fan.
You dismiss those "inherent conflicts of interests" with a wave of the hand - even to the point of promoting them on DU in OPs, so long as the "mouthpieces" say whatever brings happiness.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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He used the "some people say" construction. Back to the topic: what policies are "revolutionary"
emulatorloo
Jun 2019
#7
He used that construction as a reply because it was the construction used against him by
Uncle Joe
Jun 2019
#10
The original tweeter even corrected the record to include the "some people" after he was pilloried
Hassin Bin Sober
Jun 2019
#21
Not what I got from that at all. I saw that he was getting prickly about being reminded
ehrnst
Jun 2019
#26
I really dig how you allow for the context and nuance to Sanders' statements
LanternWaste
Jun 2019
#8
"Some people say... (conspiracy theory)" is promoting a conspiracy theory, albeit passively
ehrnst
Jun 2019
#15
Bernie didn't promote it, a hostile interviewer did and Bernie responded in kind
Uncle Joe
Jun 2019
#17
So replying with a conspiracy theory is an appropriate response to an interviewer who
ehrnst
Jun 2019
#19
Why are you posting a highly edited tweet as in post # 18 missing key text and context?
Uncle Joe
Jun 2019
#51
So tell us why you posted an article from a corporate media conglomerate mouthpiece
ehrnst
Jun 2019
#52
So it's possible for a "corporate conglomerate media mouthpiece" to actually come up with
ehrnst
Jun 2019
#58
So you believe the six corporate media conglomerate monopolies are "strawmen"
Uncle Joe
Jun 2019
#61
He avoided answering the question, and got testy when she didn't just nod and smile at
ehrnst
Jun 2019
#28
So again... why was he even talking to a "corporate media conglomerate mouthpiece?"
ehrnst
Jun 2019
#35
That's NOT TRUE. He signed the pledge to work for the Dem candidate and says he will.
hedda_foil
Jun 2019
#6
Not good enough. We don't need him dragging the party and the nominee down again.
MrsCoffee
Jun 2019
#43
I'm good with him sticking around the Senate. We don't need his brand of negativity once a nominee
MrsCoffee
Jun 2019
#46
So.Not.True... but hey, it's Bernie, so make up whatever you want I guess.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2019
#82
But isn't The Hill a "corporate media conglomerate"... for whom you are pushing an article?
ehrnst
Jun 2019
#44
Interesting that the author of the OP states that conglomerate corporate media mouthpieces are
ehrnst
Jun 2019
#57
I post from virtually all sources including the corporate media conglomerates,
Uncle Joe
Jun 2019
#54