This sounds like something Trump would say:

[boston bean]

“A craven hypocrite?”. “That's a little bit harsh, don't you think?” Then he added, with a chuckle Look, she'd make a great vice president. We're willing to give her more credit than Obama did. We're willing to consider her for vice president. We'll give her serious consideration. We'll even interview her.”

I mean can't you just hear Trump say this about one of his opponents??

Except it wasn't. Thumbs down to this, Bernie campaign!

[ForgoTheConsequence]

1. OUTRAGE!

[boston bean]

3. The saying I used ~ "thumbs down", was too much, over the top, outrageous?

[Gothmog]

2. This was a really stupid thing to say

[JaneyVee]

4. This campaign is becoming unhinged.

[mcar]

5. Tone deaf

At the least

[Hiraeth]

6. What if it had been the other way 'round and HRC had said something of the same about BS?

what then?

[boston bean]

8. Her campaign didn't. And if they did, it would be a big thumbs down.

It was stupid, childish, boorish. I'll try to think up more adjectives... but campaigns, except for Trumps, usually don't say things like this with reporters taking notes in the room.

[Hiraeth]

16. wow. I see it as high praise, indeed and think Bernie would also see it the same if the tables were

turned. I fully expect to see this as the ticket and prefer BS on top (no jokes, please) but. if HRC wins the primary I would not be at all surprised to see her select BS as her running mate.

[boston bean]

19. LOL, oh my..

[Hiraeth]

22. whatever. left handed compliment, nonetheless. spoken tongue in cheek but, paves the way.

[zappaman]

7. Who said this?

Was it Karl Rove?

[boston bean]

9. Are you being facetioius?? LOL

Or do you really need me to clue you in?

[Cali_Democrat]

10. Some guy who works for Bernie's campaign

He said Bernie was willing to consider Hillary for VP.....even though she's the one who's 30 points ahead.

They'll even interview her.

How magnanimous of them!

[zappaman]

29. Hmmm...I wonder what Whoopi thinks!

[Armstead]

11. It was a stupid thing to say

Bernie should chew him out.

But I also suspect the Clinton campaign staff doesn't sit around talking about sunshine and lollipops

[TheKentuckian]

31. Yes, he should have said I surrender, please give me an interview, and I'm sorry for daring to run

against you O' my high and exalted Empress!

My only problem with the statement is even opening the door to the possibility of a Turd Wayer in his camp but Sanders is far more magnanimous than I.

I can't believe anyone is having the vapors over this statement. It is fucking ridiculous and the only explanation I've gotten for the offense was saying she is up in the polls. Well so the fuck what.

[Armstead]

34. Naw, it ws stupid to give the Hillary is a Victim crowd more meaningless fodder

[TheKentuckian]

39. They have proven they will invent some reason to crawl up on the cross. Kinda like this.

What in the world is the insult?

LBJ wasn't insulted and neither was Biden.

If they are insulted it is wholly the fruit of their sense of entitlement and as such well deserved.

Motherfuck forever the Say Anything crowd and their stupid bullshit. If Sanders said he wouldn't consider her (and he shouldn't) then they'd be falling out about that too.

Good! Let them whine about this, better than the nasty shit the lie about and distort every other damn day.

[arcane1]

12. I thought it was going to be "We came, we saw, he died"

[boston bean]

13. You looked up to Qadaffi. I'm not sorry he's deader than a door nail.

Lockerbie??

[arcane1]

14. I looked up to him? Link?

Or is this just another lie?

[boston bean]

18. That is who she was talking about.

I don't find it to be off putting, but obviously you do.

I was trying to get to the crux of the matter on how you actually felt.

[arcane1]

21. I just said it sounds like something Trump would say.

The rest is your fantasy of me

[boston bean]

24. He might, but it wouldn't be a negative imho..

Whereas, the quote in the OP is a negative for Bernie, and imho a negative for Trump using these tactics.

[frylock]

23. Interesting that you don't find such a glib comment about someone being sodomized with a knife..

to be off putting.

[boston bean]

25. That's what was said... where can I read that Hillary said that.

[frylock]

26. really?

[boston bean]

27. Yes, really.

Where can I see/read Hillary making a "glib comment about someone being sodomized with a knife.."

[frylock]

33. Gaddafi was sodomized with a knife when he was killed..

After which Hillary GLIBLY stated "We came, We saw, He died."

[boston bean]

35. That is different than what you said originally.

And I still don't care about what she said, and am glad he is dead.

[frylock]

38. No, it's not different than what I said originally..

And of course you don't care, and you're glad he is dead. I would expect nothing less.

[boston bean]

40. yeah it was. And obviously I did care. And still, I am glad he is dead.

[frylock]

47. Explain to me how it's different than what I originally posted..

You're original comment: I don't find it to be off putting, but obviously you do.
My response: Interesting that you don't find such a glib comment about someone being sodomized with a knife to be off putting.
My response in explaining my response: Gaddafi was sodomized with a knife when he was killed after which Hillary GLIBLY stated "We came, We saw, He died."

[boston bean]

48. I did already. re-read my posts.

[frylock]

50. No, you didn't, and no, thanks.

[NCTraveler]

15. It's one comment.

Not the best of comments but still just one comment. Without seeing a track record I'm going to give this guy the respect I would give Sanders in this area. I can truly see this as equals ribbing each other. It's pretty mild stuff if I'm taking it the right way.

You are correct, if Trump said it I would say it's blatantly sexist. Track record.

[boston bean]

17. Read this article on crooks and liars

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/10/these-campaign-consultants-did-real

[Hiraeth]

20. She is a formidable adversary and Bernie would be the first to admit it, imo.

He said as much in his Charlie Rose interview.

[NCTraveler]

32. That is what I believe to be the truth.

And that aspect is directly related to the quote in question. The comments aren't a reflection of Sanders himself even if taken as sexist.

[Hiraeth]

36. precisely.

[boston bean]

37. There is a difference between being a sexist

and saying sexist things.

Many times people don't know they are being sexist it is so ingrained in our culture. I am more than happy to give a pass.

The issue comes in, and questions arise in my mind, when their response is vociferous and continued sexist defenses of it or denial.

We see that all the time. That is when the line becomes muddled, at least for me.

[TheKentuckian]

43. Sexist? That is delusional and makes a mockery of the very concept.

The Say Anything Gang rides again.

[boston bean]

44. wah?????

[TheKentuckian]

61. Say ANYTHING. Any motherfucking thing. HDD all day, every day.

[NCTraveler]

46. I greatly respect the sentiment of your first sentence.

I just think if the initial reaction to the comment is more harsh than necessary, the reaction will often match.

We have all seen blatant displays of sexism here. I'm saying I can see why some might get defensive at this charge. Association to Sanders is direct while the comment itself is not.

[dsc]

28. If an employee of the Clinton campaign had said this about Obama after he won Iowa

and SC, we would still be hearing about what a racist campaign she was running. This was flat out sexist.

[boston bean]

30. crooks and liars has a good post:

snip...

This follows some criticism directed at Hillary Clinton for joking during her speech that when women talk, they're often seen as shouting. Some in the Sanders camp took serious umbrage to the idea that she would suggest there was as much as a whiff of sexism going on there.

snip....

It's a little bit difficult to hear those very same consultants whinge about unfair accusations of sexism in one article while simultaneously oozing it in another one.

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/10/these-campaign-consultants-did-real

[TheKentuckian]

41. Vice President is orders of magnitude better than the boy who carries the bags which is what did

come out.

Clinton by the way has not a single vote.

[frylock]

45. "A few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee."

[TheKentuckian]

57. Yup, yup...that was it. I don't know why bags popped into my head so hard.

[dsc]

56. yeah an unsourced quote from Tim Russert about Ted Kennedy

released after they both were dead, but other than that, I believe it totally.

[TheKentuckian]

60. I believed it in the moment and have found no reason to doubt it yet.

[dsc]

62. Yeah people wait all the time for all witnesses to die before telling us quotes

why, oh why would I think the author was a big fat liar.

[TheKentuckian]

63. Stopped clock is dead on twice a day. Rings true to me.

Big fat liar he might have been, I don't dispute that but even he didn't regale us with a harrowing tale of dodging bullets that I can recollect.

Phony, entitled, double talking, triangulating, loose lipped folks with a very casual relationship with the truth don't have much credibility. Between the two, I'll go with my gut and in case of a tie flip a quarter providing it hasn't been funneled away to the wealthy in some right wing scam perpetrated by the TeaPubliKlans or their kissing cousins the Turd Way.

On this one we didn't have to even dig in the couch cushions, the ring of truth was all over it. Just fits the smarmy, dismissive, entitled, power tripping phonies it was reported about to a fucking tee. I don't even recall much of any push back. Yeah, I believe it and probably worse with all that dog whistle and condescension running wild and ain't nothing changed.

Secular Republicans is all I get off of them, her especially and not even that secular kicking it with The Family prosperity cult.

[frylock]

42. Everything is sexist to you people now. EVERYTHING.

"A few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee." Sound familiar?

[boston bean]

49. who are "you people"...

[frylock]

51. Smell blood in the water, do you?

bye.

[boston bean]

52. No, it was just a question.

bub bye.

[frylock]

53. What people have been raising allegations of sexism for the last week?

Think about it reeeeeeal hard now.

[boston bean]

54. according to you, "you people" who is "you people"?

What defines them?

[dsc]

55. yeah an unsourced quote from Tim Russert about Ted Kennedy

that was only released after both were dead and unable to comment upon it. But other than that I totally believe it.

[moobu2]

58. Oh, there you go, playing the craven hypocrite card.

I'm so outragously outraged!!!!!

[retrowire]

59. Because Hillary's campaign managers

are all kneeling on their knees and praying "Oh lord Bernie is such a nice guy and we wish him the best and golly gee willikers!"

No. All campaign managers talk smack about their opponents.

They're all putting pins and needles into little voodoo dolls.