New Meme of the day: "Clinton camp: Sanders' debate request a ‘stunt’"

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

It is no longer about "tone" now it is about "stunts". Make sure you Hillarians stick to the script.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/03/28/clinton-campaign-sanders-debate-stunt/82353672/

Clinton camp: Sanders' debate request a ‘stunt’

Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Monday brushed off a request from Sen. Bernie Sanders that she debate him in her home state of New York.

Clinton press secretary Brian Fallon told CNN that the campaign considers the request a “stunt” by a campaign “struggling” for attention and an effort to “get back on people’s radar.”

Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver sent a letter to the Clinton camp on Sunday making the request.

“Our campaign continues to believe that the people of New York, the largest April primary, deserve to have the debate held in their state, and that it should be held prior to the New York primary,” Weaver wrote.

Clinton strategist Joel Benenson told reporters Monday that that would be unlikely at this point.

“We’re still in the month of March, we’ve got real estate to go before New York,” he said.

Wisconsin is scheduled to hold a Democratic primary April 5, and Wyoming will have caucuses April 9. New Yorkers will have their primary April 19.

The campaigns had agreed to at least one debate each in March, April and May. March debates were held in Flint, Mich., and Miami. The May debate is slated for California, according to Weaver’s letter.

“Can you please explain why New York should not host the April debate?” he wrote. “Is the Secretary concerned about debating before the people who twice elected her to the U.S. Senate?”

Benenson suggested that the Clinton campaign also has been concerned with the tone of Sanders’ campaign and that negativity – which he had foresworn earlier in the race – could lessen the chances she will debate.

[MisterP]

1. ouch, that's pretty insulting to NY

"you'll vote for me anyway, I don't need to spend any time in your smelly little backyard"

[Lans]

19. Especially when you factor they already agreed on a debate in April

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have agreed to add four more debates, including one this Thursday in New Hampshire just days before that state's primary.

The decision expands the total number of Democratic debates from six to ten, and suggests both campaigns are prepared for a drawn-out primary battle that will extend at least until May.

The first additional debate will take place in New Hampshire on Thursday. The campaigns have also agreed to a March debate in Flint, Michigan, and two more debates in April and May. The May debate is likely to take place in California.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/03/media/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-new-hampshire-debate/

Sounds like their campaign is desperate to flip flop on the agreement

[polly7]

20. Serious question .... why is she afraid/,reluctant/whatever, to debate in NY, I don't get it. nt.

[Lans]

21. No idea, I though the narrative from the media has always been she killed it out there

[CorporatistNation]

33. Hillary Is Tough She Is COURAGEOUS! Hillary IS AFRAID OF... BERNIE F. SANDERS!!!!

HILLARY HAS MUCH TO HIDE...

AND IS TRYING TO slidddeee through and hope people do not notice the trail of slippery residue she leaves every where she goes... Hillary must think that we are blind and stupid! Yeah in spite of all that has gone on... The Blackout The DNC shenanigans... Her problems with truth and TRANSPARENCY! Now She runs and HIDES? Yeah she will get the Non Hillary folks behind her IFFFF she somehow is "awarded" the friggin nomination? RIGHT! Still ain't seen them TRANSCRIPTS HAVE WE NOW.... Oh and the FBI thing... Wow... How many Presidential candidates have we seen in the past 100 years who have this kind of thing going on?

I mean not maintaining the protocols as required to maintain... NATIONAL FRIGGIN SECURITY... BECAUSE ITS WHAT... INCONVENIENT? IS JUST THE THING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT IN THEIR NEXT PRESIDENT ISN'T IT NOW?

WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY... I AM SPEAKING OF DEMOCRATS...

[Art_from_Ark]

35. I think the problem is,

she knows that she has difficulty in a debate against a tough opponent like Bernie.

Her first election as New York Senator was in a Democratic state and on the coattails of her outgoing President-husband. Her re-election campaign was against token opposition. So her opposition in those races could not really be described as "competitive". This is really the first time she has had to face a seasoned, adept challenger. And then, Bernie is originally from New York, so Hillary doesn't necessarily have a "home field advantage".

[morningfog]

2. It's politics and Hillary is losing this round so far. Looks like trump.

[yourpaljoey]

3. Wha?

That is funny.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

4. so she should call his bluff then

She's speaking right to to an invite only crowd+msm. It would be the perfect time...

[BreakfastClub]

5. Do you think Bernie would debate Hillary if he were ahead? If so, I've got a bridge to sell you. nt

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

6. The whole reason we have all these debates is thanks to Bernie negotiating them...

when Hillary Clinton was begging for a debate before New Hampshire.

[BreakfastClub]

8. I guess you don't understand my point. nt

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

10. I did. At the time, Bernie had all the momentum and was leading YUGE in NH...

Yet he ended up debating before the New Hampshire primary...

[Aerows]

12. Exactly.

I swear, the excuses get worse every day.

[JonLeibowitz]

14. Did Bernie debate Richard Tarrant while ahead? He was always ahead in the polls...

[ljm2002]

25. Had he already agreed to debate Richard Tarrant?

This stuff is a matter of public record, you know. So please, go find a link showing that Bernie agreed to a debate and then went back on his word.

Waiting...

[JonLeibowitz]

26. No, my point was exactly the reverse. Bernie never did what Clinton is now doing.

[ljm2002]

28. Ah, okay, gotcha. My mistake! n/t

[NWCorona]

22. The official debate calendar has one in April and one in May

Delegate position has nothing to do with it.

[ljm2002]

24. I think Bernie would keep his word...

...if he had already agreed to a debate.

That is one of the reasons I am for him and not Hillary: integrity.

[hootinholler]

30. Great! Where is it?

I would love a nice camel back truss.

Oh, do I realy believe that Bernie would debate if he were ahead? Hell yeah I do. Not only because he's done it in the past, in fact he negotiated having one in a state he was ahead in, but also because Bernie is about the free expression of the ideas and letting the best ones win.

It's not about Bernie winning, it's about the ideas he champions winning. That's why he is so beloved.

[peace13]

31. These debates have already been agreed to.

She is the one who is backing out. I believe that Bernie would do what he promised. If you think Hill is ahead and that she can wait it out you may want to think that through again. My best to all candidates.

[winter is coming]

7. A stunt? Is he asking for a rack of folding chairs for throwing purposes? n/t

[DisgustipatedinCA]

9. One way out, coward, and this isn't it.

[Uncle Joe]

11. Bernie first proposed a debate in New York at the end of January before the first vote was cast.

Bernie Sanders challenges Hillary Clinton to debate in Brooklyn
Updated: Sunday, January 31, 2016, 12:09 PM

Bernie Sanders wants Hillary Clinton to prove her Brooklyn values — with a debate.

The Sanders campaign abruptly challenged Clinton to debate in the borough, where Sanders grew up and where Clinton has her campaign headquarters.

The request came as the neck-and-neck Democratic presidential contenders are figuring out where to hold their upcoming debates.

(snip)

The Sanders campaign shot back that Flint is fine — so long as Clinton agrees to squaring off in Brooklyn.

Sanders is “pleased to do” the Michigan debate, his campaign said in a statement, “provided the Clinton campaign will agree to Brooklyn, New York, on April 14.”


http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/bernie-sanders-challenges-hillary-clinton-brooklyn-debate-article-1.2515494

Having just won Washington, Alaska and Hawaii by landslides, Bernie is on the peoples "radar" but the citizens of the largest state to vote in the east certainly deserve a debate.

Thanks for the thread, GeorgiaPeanuts.

[Snotcicles]

13. They say that because they view everything through stunt colored glasses. nt

[whatchamacallit]

16. If it's "a stunt", she made it so by backing out of her promise

[beam me up scottie]

17. They're calling him a bully too!

He's bullying the woman they claim is the strongest most fearless heroine ever!

[Broward]

18. No debate, no endorsement if she wins the nomination.

[Jitter65]

23. Well to me, lately everything the Sanders camp is doing is a "stunt." nt

[SHRED]

27. Another sad display of hubris

Who the hell does the HRC camp think it is?

Sorry if Bernie is interrupting the Coronation.

[arcane1]

29. The Clinton campaign is falling apart and the right hand is clueless about the left hand.

Coronations are not supposed to go this way!

[amborin]

32. she's running scared

[LiberalLovinLug]

34. Bawk! Its a gag, a stunt