Bernie Sanders schools ‘corporate media’ reporter: No, I won’t slam Hillary for You

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At a campaign stop in Dubuque, Iowa on Sunday, Democratic 2016 candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) refused to let a reporter bait him into trashing his rival for the nomination, former Sec. of State Hillary Clinton.

According to ReaderSupportedMedia (http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/31898-bernie-takes-on-the-media).com, Sanders had just spoken to a crowd of about 2,000 when he made himself available to reporters. One reporter questioned Sanders on his positions on super PACs and the Iraq War in an attempt to goad him into criticizing Clinton.

“What I said is that corporate media talks about all kinds of issues except the most important issues, okay?” Sanders said sternly. “And time after time, I’m being asked to criticize Hillary Clinton. That’s the sport that you guys like.”

He went on, “The reason this campaign is doing well is because we’re talking about the issues that impact the American people. I’ve known Hillary Clinton for 25 years. I like her, I respect her. I disagree with her on a number of issues. No big secret. I oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership. I want to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.”


Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2015/08/bernie-sanders-schools-corporate-media-reporter-no-i-wont-slam-hillary-you/
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Respect and Class always beats Disrespect, Bitterness and Anger. :riot:

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders chided prominent feministblogger Ana Marie Cox for asking him about coverage of his and Hillary Clinton’s hair during an otherwise serious New York Times Magazine interview (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/23/magazine/bernie-sanders-has-heard-about-that-hashtag.html?_r=0).After asking Sanders about his professed socialism and his brush with #BlackLivesMatter protests, Cox moved on to the really important issues. “Do you think it’s fair that Hillary’s hair gets a lot more scrutiny than yours does?” she asked.





“Hillary’s hair gets more scrutiny than my hair?” he responded. “Is that what you’re asking?”
“Yeah,” she affirmed.
“O.K., Ana, I don’t mean to be rude here. I am running for president of the United States on serious issues, O.K.?” Sanders shot back. “Do you have serious questions?”
“I can defend that as a serious question,” Cox responded. “There is a gendered reason– ”
“When the media worries about what Hillary’s hair looks like or what my hair looks like, that’s a real problem,” Sanders cut in. “We have millions of people who are struggling to keep their heads above water, who want to know what candidates can do to improve their lives, and the media will very often spend more time worrying about hair than the fact that we’re the only major country on earth that doesn’t guarantee health care to all people.”

:biglaugh: