Ahead of Phoenix Rally, Sanders Abruptly Ends 12 News interview

[KittyWampus]

Apparently, Sanders got annoyed, took off his mic and just left in the middle of the interview. IMO, he gets annoyed a bit too easily and often and doesn't handle questioning too well. Not a good quality in a POTUS candidate.


PHOENIX - Sen. Bernie Sanders is returning to Phoenix for another rally on Saturday night, and we sat down with him Thursday. Briefly.

We met up with Sanders before a Thursday speech at the Twin Arrows Casino on the Navajo Nation.

We discussed his wife's recent visit to Tent City, his votes on gun legislation, border issues, and why he's optimistic about his chances in Arizona.

Then the senator abruptly ended the interview, saying our time was up.

The full interview will air this weekend on Sunday Square Off at 8 a.m.

http://www.12news.com/news/local/valley/ahead-of-phoenix-rally-sanders-abruptly-ends-12-news-interview/87425186

[cheapdate]

1. Or he had somewhere else he really needed to be.

[Logical]

2. Lol, what a shock your opinion is! Nt

[MaggieD]

3. Wow, bad temperament.

[bravenak]

4. Wow

[MineralMan]

5. Oops!

That won't play well in Arizona, I think.

[Impedimentus]

6. Thank you for another vacuous Clinton talking point.

"he gets annoyed a bit too easily and often and doesn't handle questioning too well"

From the Book of Brock ?

Utter nonsense bordering on landfill detritus. It's too bad electronic trash isn't recyclable.

What a waste of our precious moments of life on the planet.

Have a creative and joyous day !

FEEL THE BERN - 2016

[KittyWampus]

9. From repeated observation.

[Kip Humphrey]

32. He is protecting his wife against nasty, vacuous attacks from the Hillary camp & people like you.

Good for Bernie, and a word of caution to Hillary and her drones, "Keep your fucking hands off Jane!".

If you choose to alert, please be advised that almost the exact same language and statement was made here on DU in 2008 in defense of Michelle Obama.

[sufrommich]

40. What was the "nasty vicious attack" aimed at her

in the interview?

[Impedimentus]

45. +1

Some of these Clinton supporters are really wallowing in the mud. They seem to love it there.

[randome]

41. And what kind of aspersions did we hear about Clinton showing up late after a debate break?

I agree, it's ridiculous to be parsing everything this way but...do you see any difference?
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Sometimes it builds a bigger cage around the one you’re already in.[/center][/font][hr]

[artislife]

48. Vacuous like always! nt

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. Maybe he had another gig on Wall Street scheduled. Oh, wait...that's the other candidate.

[Impedimentus]

8. +1

Thank you for the clarification

FEEL THE BERN - 2016

[KittyWampus]

10. Or another photo op with a racist sheriff in AZ… Oh, wait… that's Jane Sanders.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

12. Are you suggesting that Jane Sanders is a racist?

Would that be true for Bill Clinton when he was having a drink a a guffaw with George Wallace?

[riversedge]

30. Only YOU made that suggestion just now in you post. Shame on you.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

31. Riiggghht.

You were innocently posting an OP about Jane Sanders at "photo op" with a racist.

Color me unconvinced.

[artislife]

49. Bull

[virtualobserver]

34. only a Hillary supporter would try to spin Jane's attempt to see poor conditions at a tent jail....

and call it a photo op with a racist.

It is impossible to even take you seriously .

[Impedimentus]

46. Thank you for the opportunity to grow my ignore list.

Some Clinton supporters seem to enjoy wallowing in the mud.

[frazzled]

11. Trying to deflect the conversation?

Do you actually condone a candidate's pulling off his mic and storming off in the middle of an interview? Is there anything you can admit is a valid criticism of this candidate? Does demeanor factor into your considerations of a potential president's ability to govern all the people, even those who disagree with him? Or his ability to conduct delicate foreign policy discussions with foreign leaders? Is all-out-angry a desirable character trait in a leader for you?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

13. Yes I do.

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice. Thomas Paine

[NuclearDem]

20. There was someone who had a similar thought process in 1964.

It didn't seem to work out very well for him.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

25. LBJ who gave us the glorious war in Vietnam?

Of course, that wasn't about principles it was about burnishing his "tough on Communism" image. And, principles certainly won't be a threat if Hillary gets the nod.

[NuclearDem]

33. Try again.

Since I'm such a nice guy, I'll even give you a hint:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

37. So, LBJ was unprinicpled but very ambitious.

And, he won.

Hey, hey, LBJ. How many kids did you kill today? Remember that little ditty aimed at a guy who shunned principles.

Or, Tricky Dick, who was never accused of having principles?

[NuclearDem]

42. Either you're being deliberately obtuse

or you really don't know the first thing you're talking about.

But just for the benefit of everyone else, I was referring to the infamous Barry Goldwater speech saying "Extremism in the pursuit of Liberty is no vice, and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." Johnson used this to portray him as an unstable extremist, and Goldwater would go on to spectacularly lose the general election.

So, to bring this around, your echoing a similar thought process in the light of the aforementioned election should not inspire confidence in your candidate's ability to win.

Since I'm such a nice guy, I'll even allow you to just pretend you were being obtuse all along. Secret's safe with me.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

43. I'm quoting Tom Paine who was talking about principles vs expedience.

Barry Goldwater's version of principles is quite a bit different.

I realized perfectly who you were referring to. I was making the point that principles, however inexpedient, are, in my opinion, a good thing for a politician to have. And, stick to.

Whereas, lack of principles in favor of political expediency usually leads to filling the offices of power with unprincipled occupants....like LBJ, Nixon, and Hillary.

Or, we could abandon principles entirely and simply install calculators to run the country by "running the numbers" on the necessity of humanity or thought.

[riversedge]

47. Sanders just showed his hot temper--by his actions -that is not what I want

to see in our next President.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

50. Yes. What an outburst!! He destroyed world peace by...walking out.

He may even have crumpled the carpet!!

Get a grip.

[uponit7771]

17. Sanders lobbied Wall Street too, so sad people are still trying to claim he can throw stones

[Thinkingabout]

52. Maybe another fund raiser with Wall Street firms.

[HerbChestnut]

14. We have no idea what lead up to that moment.

This is what the media does. Something "controversial" happens, and they edit footage to make it look as bad as possible. When the full interview comes out we'll get to see exactly why Bernie ended that interview.

[cheapdate]

22. Or, as he may have implied, he had somewhere else to be.

[SusanCalvin]

55. I watched it, and I saw nothing remarkable.

He certainly did not "storm out," or whatever phrase people are using. And it didn't seem to be on response to a particular question. If I had to guess, I'd say he just had to leave.

[msongs]

15. its odd that the people who work with him and know him best are not supporting him nt

[yardwork]

16. I don't find it odd at all. Zero senators have endorsed him, correct?

[NurseJackie]

44. That's correct ...

[uponit7771]

18. +1, I usually don't pay attention to endorsements but 9 to 1 is a little hard to ignore

[workinclasszero]

19. Not a good look

For someone seeking the highest office in the land.

[AgingAmerican]

23. Can you tell us what he was asked?

I assume you had no problem when Hillary did it?

[AgingAmerican]

21. Can you tell us what question he was asked?

???

When Hillary did it were you outraged then?

[Armstead]

24. And here's Sec. Clinton's diplomacy representing the US in Africa

[pinebox]

26. He didn't have enough rope

to round up journalists like cattle

[salinsky]

27. He looks tired ...

... and a little rattled.

[peacebird]

28. At least he takes questions. Does open mic "Breakfast w Bernie" & reddit 'Ask me anythings'

He also tends to answer the question asked. Wonder what the question was here?

[Goblinmonger]

29. Having things to do isn't bad.

I was in D.C. with a group of students for a high school competition. We met with our representative and senators. Herb Kohl was with us for over an hour. Feingold came in and said we had 15 minutes before he had to get back to the floor. At 15 minutes he left in the middle of questions. Was it cool to be with a senator for over an hour? Sure. But it was clear Feingold took his job seriously.

[Lizzie Poppet]

35. More ratfucking. The interview was over.

Your bullshit assertion goes WAY beyond "spin" and descends into ratfucking. Please tell me you won't be surprised when this sort of shit practically ensures Bernie supporters ditch your candidate if/when she gets the nomination.

[hellofromreddit]

36. Why is this bad?

Serious question. He clearly didn't like the line of questioning, so he exercised one of the options interviewees have over interviewers. He's done it for years.

How does that automatically equal being weak?

[imagine2015]

38. Good for Sanders! Don't be sandbaged by corporate media. Sanders saw what was coming!

If an corporate media journalist interrupts you or tries to set-you up just walk out.

Don't just sit like a dummy waiting for the axe to fall.

[LexVegas]

39. Does not have the temperment of a leader. nt

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

51. Horrors!! Save the children! He walked out!!

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[TM99]

53. Just more bullshit.

Local news in Phoenix is a fucking joke. It was a gotcha interview trying to tie Jane Sanders in some sort of sick way to Joe Arpaio. Typical Clinton rat-fucking move.

He answered the questions, set the record straight, and moved on at the end of the time allotted.

That so many recently off time out Clinton sycophants here are trying to make it what it wasn't shows me he did the right thing and that this will have ZERO affect on anything here in Arizona.

[book_worm]

54. There is a double standard--if HRC were asked a question she didn't like (say about Bill)

and abruptly said "The interview is over" and took off her mic and walked out that would be the big campaign news of the day.