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dware

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39. No, Bernie didn't want to answer a difficult question,
Sat Feb 1, 2020, 11:35 PM
Feb 2020

so he ran away from it, thereby implying that he approved of it.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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Great! David__77 Feb 2020 #1
yeah.. "great".. it's not a good look Cha Feb 2020 #5
Right? Like it's supposed to be bad that Bernie doesn't play along with a FOX reporter's games? DanTex Feb 2020 #9
When you can't attack the message, dware Feb 2020 #13
And now we're defending FOX News as a "messenger". DanTex Feb 2020 #14
I'm saying it was a legitimate question, dware Feb 2020 #18
Did you... sheshe2 Feb 2020 #36
LOL, Boom! Bernie's Fox News townhalls. R B Garr Feb 2020 #48
Bazinga! George II Feb 2020 #59
BS was in a Town Hall on Fox.. EEEKKK! Cha Feb 2020 #37
Uuuum. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #63
No, it does NOT insinuate he approves of it. James48 Feb 2020 #56
Yes, it does imply he approves of it, dware Feb 2020 #58
What is happening here? You ask? calguy Feb 2020 #31
He still claims he's undecided, but dware Feb 2020 #32
What's happening is that a FOX clip is being used to attack a Dem candidate. DanTex Feb 2020 #33
Wrong again. dware Feb 2020 #34
Welp. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #41
Attacking Trump on his home turf. Go Bernie! DanTex Feb 2020 #42
??????????????????????????? sheshe2 Feb 2020 #44
I see your ??? and raise you ??????? No idea what your point is. DanTex Feb 2020 #46
Hypocritical much? dware Feb 2020 #45
Huh? You don't know the difference between a town hall and a drive-by reporter question? DanTex Feb 2020 #47
Huh? dware Feb 2020 #51
A town hall is totally different from a drive-by. DanTex Feb 2020 #57
+1 sheshe2 Feb 2020 #65
Yep. He's a better man than me. I would tell that fox reporter to kiss my ass. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2020 #35
No, Bernie didn't want to answer a difficult question, dware Feb 2020 #39
He had a Town Hall on Fox News. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #43
uh huh Cha Feb 2020 #67
He was walking through a group of reporters, all asking him questions as they do in situations.... George II Feb 2020 #62
Not a good look. OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #2
"BS did Not Respond".. how is that "addressing it"? Cha Feb 2020 #3
THat's What I Was Wondering Me. Feb 2020 #10
Aloha, Me.. Cha Feb 2020 #24
Probably smart not to respond. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #4
I am getting the sense that the Sanders campaign knows that something has gone off the Blue_true Feb 2020 #6
He doesn't have an answer, so he hightailed it. lapucelle Feb 2020 #7
Madeleine Rivera: Multimedia reporter/2020 campaign embed @FoxNews. Really? DanTex Feb 2020 #8
So that means the story is false? The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #11
It means good for Bernie for not falling for a FOX reporter trying to score a "gotcha". DanTex Feb 2020 #12
She could have made up a response that made him look bad. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #17
Could have done a lot of things. But Bernie wasn't playing the FOX game. Good for him. DanTex Feb 2020 #19
Bernie never does anything wrong and never makes a mistake. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #20
Sure he does. But ignoring FOX News trying to score a "point" isn't one of them. DanTex Feb 2020 #21
Would you say the same thing if the reporter had been from MSNBC, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #23
Obviously, in that case I wouldn't bring up that the reporter was from FOX, because the reporter DanTex Feb 2020 #30
You know you can't trust turtles. Just think of Mitch McConnell. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #38
LOL. DanTex Feb 2020 #40
No, your man Bernie was playing the run away from a dware Feb 2020 #22
That's exactly what happened and no amount of Cha Feb 2020 #27
He had now problem doing a Town Hall with them. nt sheshe2 Feb 2020 #49
That's correct. Not sure what your point is. DanTex Feb 2020 #50
The point is he has a problem answering a legitimate question, dware Feb 2020 #52
I will give you kudos for being very civil throughout this conversation. dware Feb 2020 #54
Was it a fake video? Why hasn't Sanders addressed this yet? George II Feb 2020 #26
Interesting Obama- and Clinton-bashing by a Sanders supporter in that thread. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #15
They keep coming up with that 39 number. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #55
Typical!! Thekaspervote Feb 2020 #16
Non-response means all fine with him. Saying nothing says it all. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #25
He didn't. RandySF Feb 2020 #28
The attitude Democrats should have towards other Democrats? Maru Kitteh Feb 2020 #29
we have to remember.... quickesst Feb 2020 #53
Even things that come from Bernie's own mouth. betsuni Feb 2020 #69
yeah quickesst Feb 2020 #71
Oh good! I was looking for this OP earlier and couldn't find it. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #60
No decency to apologize? NYMinute Feb 2020 #61
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #64
++++++++ NYMinute Feb 2020 #66
Come on Bernie - prove you're not vindictive and a misogynist NCProgressive Feb 2020 #68
K&R betsuni Feb 2020 #70
Is this his brand of leadership? Tarheel_Dem Feb 2020 #72
KR Cha Feb 2020 #73
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