JOE ROGAN PRAISED BY TWITTER AFTER BERNIE SANDERS APPEARS ON PODCAST TO DEBATE HEALTH CARE, GUN LAWS

[Uncle Joe]

AND ALIENS

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She continued: "Traditional political types might scoff at it, but Rogan's reach - to independents, conservatives and liberals - is enormous. He's a humanizing, fascinating interviewer, even if I don't always agree with him."

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Several users on Twitter and Youtube expressed shock at the length of the interview, pointing out that the one-on-one conversation allowed the candidate to break down his key political issues without as much interruption as a network-produced debate.

"All politics aside, it's incredible that this style of interview happened. Hats off to Bernie for coming on the show. It was nice to hear what he actually thinks without talking heads interrupting," one Youtube user wrote.

"You can disagree with this man, fine. I do too on several issues. But I have to respect a presidential candidate that will sit down at this length and answer the questions he is getting asked. A lot harder say nothing for 1.5 hours than it is for 45 seconds," another user wrote.

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https://www.newsweek.com/joe-rogan-praised-twitter-after-bernie-sanders-appears-podcast-debate-health-care-gun-laws-1453096

[SamKnause]

1. The interview was outstanding.

[George II]

2. Was that the same podcast where he complained that the Democratic debates are "demeaning"?

[HerbChestnut]

13. Yes, on the basis that candidates only get 30 seconds to address national policies and issues.

It's a good interview, consider taking the time to check it out.

[Quemado]

3. The interview is also on YouTube.

[Uncle Joe]

4. Thanks for the addition Quemado.

[lapucelle]

8. So it's not a debate. It's an interview?

[Quemado]

12. I would characterize it as an interview.

I have not seen the whole program - only the first 10 minutes. During those first 10 minutes, Joe Rogan asked questions and engaged in discussions with Bernie Sanders. It was not adversarial like a debate.

[lapucelle]

14. Thanks for the additional information. N/T

[sheshe2]

5. Hm.

SANDERS APPEARS ON PODCAST TO DEBATE HEALTH CARE, GUN LAWS

How does a person debate oneself?

Guess it is a win win situation.

[Uncle Joe]

6. I believe the ideal situation as this format exemplifies would be

for the interviewer to ask intelligent, in depth questions, let the candidate respond and explain said candidate's position on the critical issues affecting the American People without constant interruption.

It's difficult for me to view Chris Matthews for example doing an interview without the instinctive urge to hurl large quantities of undigested material.

Considering the complexity of the issues and proposed policies, I also believe having a longer interview as opposed to the usual 5 minutes or ten minutes if you're lucky to be beneficial to not only the candidate but the viewers as well in making a more informed decision.

If anyone in the media including the interviewer have an objection or rebuttal to said candidate's statements there is no shortage of time, people or media institutions whether on T.V. print or the Internet to voice their opinion.

Having a longer interview allowing the candidate more time to articulate their position in depth also diminishes (although not eliminates) stupid ass attempts at "gotcha" journalism taking hold a of short sound bite due to the usual curtailed time limits.

I would like to see all of our candidates take advantage of these opportunities to speak more directly to the American People en-mass.

I believe it's good for our candidates and most assuredly for our nation.

[sheshe2]

9. Mischaracterized.

Mischaracterized as a debate. A friendly host asks questions and gives the guest a platform to speak at will. That is not a debate.

debate
[dəˈbāt]

NOUN
a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward.

synonyms:
discussion · exchange of views · discourse · parley · argument · dispute · [more]
VERB
argue about (a subject), especially in a formal manner.
"the board debated his proposal" · [more]
synonyms:
discuss · confer about · talk over · talk through · talk about · [more]

[Uncle Joe]

11. It doesn't have to be a friendly host or interviewer just one that

gives a modicum of respect to the candidate but even more so to the people viewing the program.

We can quibble all night over the words "debate," or "interview;" but considering the problems facing our nation, the current occupant in the Oval Office and how our dysfunctional "mainstream" media's SOP of debates, non-coverage and non-investigative journalism when it most counted enabled his rise to the White House to begin with but to me those words are irrelevant to the big picture.

The hostile back and forth with constant interruptions during very limited time certainly aren't debates, just drama or "reality T.V." and that gives someone like Trump today and future Trumps great advantage.

I don't tune in to view the interviewer so much as the candidate and his/her message.

[sheshe2]

18. What you are saying is 'Bernie'

Uncle Joe (46,168 posts)
11. It doesn't have to be a friendly host or interviewer just one that

gives a modicum of respect to the candidate but even more so to the people viewing the program.

Every other candidate got the same allotted time. You call disrespect to Bernie. What about the rest of them.

We can quibble all night over the words "debate," or "interview;"

I am not going to quibble at all. IT WAS NOT A DEBATE.

how our dysfunctional "mainstream" media's SOP of debates, non-coverage and non-investigative journalism when it most counted enabled his rise to the White House to begin with but to me those words are irrelevant to the big picture.

Mainstream, lamestream media, fake news. We have heard that before. Bernie is upset how the debates were set up and blames it on the media. Sorry. It was not their fault that there were 24 candidates and frankly I think they set it up the best they could. Every candidate had a right to full time on that stage.

I don't tune in to view the interviewer so much as the candidate and his/her message.

So watch the interview, sans debate. Listen to a monologue and not the enrichment of other ideas in play to make us a stronger union to beat trump.

[LanternWaste]

39. Odd you dismiss quibbling over words now, but rely on it yourself when discussing wealth.

[lapucelle]

15. Is Rogan a seasoned, informed, veteran journalist with the depth required to ask nuanced questions

or is he this guy?

Joseph James Rogan is an American stand-up comedian, mixed martial arts color commentator, podcast host, businessman and former television host and actor.

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He endorsed Ron Paul in the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign and Gary Johnson in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.

Link to tweet

[MrsCoffee]

43. Oh good grief.

What a tool.

[lapucelle]

7. I was just going to ask the same question,

but instead I read the story at the link.

It reads like a press release, quoting someone from TYT and referring to HRC as an "establishment favorite".

I wrote her editor.

[sheshe2]

10. It was a slanted interview, not a debate.

TYT. Figures.

[lapucelle]

16. The seasoned journalist who debated and/or interviewed BS is this guy.

Joseph James Rogan is an American stand-up comedian, mixed martial arts color commentator, podcast host, businessman and former television host and actor.

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He endorsed Ron Paul in the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign and Gary Johnson in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.

Link to tweet

[sheshe2]

19. This takes the cake!

This is a hoot.

Stand up comedian and an advocate for third party voting holds what is called a debate that was not a debate.

[lapucelle]

20. But Rogan is praised by twitter!

[sheshe2]

21. Twitter knows?

[betsuni]

25. "This is the best time EVER to consider a third party candidate."

[Gothmog]

23. I was wondering about this also

[at140]

29. Oh well, one can say Sanders was debating on issues?

The interviewer did a good job of asking pointed questions, and so it could be called a debate on issues.

[sheshe2]

30. Debate.

debate
[dəˈbāt]

NOUN
a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward.

synonyms:
discussion · exchange of views · discourse · parley · argument · dispute ·war of words · arguing · argumentation · wrangling · sparring · disputation · dissension · disagreement · controversy · contention · conflict · disharmony · negotiations · talks · dialogue · comment · interest · confab · rap session · velitation · contestation

eom!

[Gothmog]

32. As a former college debater, an interview by a right wing/third party person is not a debate

[sheshe2]

33. ....

[at140]

34. What is more important here, using the correct word of interview, or..

what answers Sanders gave to various questions? I do not enjoy splitting hair and side stepping the more important matter.

[sheshe2]

36. Op Title.

JOE ROGAN PRAISED BY TWITTER AFTER BERNIE SANDERS APPEARS ON PODCAST TO DEBATE HEALTH CARE, GUN LAWS

[LanternWaste]

38. It's not difficult for a rational mind to do both. Not difficult at all.

And pretending it's an either/or proposition is a fallacy.

[Gothmog]

40. Why would anyone want to listen to a podcast from a non-democrat?

Rogan is not a democrat and supports third parties. Why should we care about his podcasts?

sanders does not like the current debate format. I really do not care. sanders does not answer the questions put to him and has not done well in the last couple of debates.

[at140]

41. I prefer to hear all view points,

including from those whom I have no intention of voting for. I even attended a Trump rally in 2016 to see WTF it was all about, in Everett, WA, which 20 minute drive from my residence at the time.

[Gothmog]

42. If sanders is the nominee, trump will win 45+ states in the real world

I was a delegate to the National Convention and sanders spoke to our delegation. I know all that I need to know about sanders. I doubt that sanders will be the nominee of the party. There are too many real democrats who have long memories and who will not forget or forgive

[at140]

45. I tend to agree but.....

If I recall correctly, Sanders was polling better than Hillary in 2016. Again I am just going by my 79 year old memory. In 2020 I think Sanders will poll worse than in 2016.

[Gothmog]

46. Look at this Washington Post article on sanders and Iowa

If sanders fails to win any delegates in Iowa, he may be finished

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The Monmouth University poll is the second since the first Democratic presidential primary debate to show him dropping into the single digits in Iowa. At 9 percent, he trails former vice president Joe Biden (28 percent), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (19) and Sen. Kamala D. Harris (11) — albeit within the margin of error against Harris.

Sanders did fare significantly better in a third recent Iowa poll, though, taking 19 percent in a CBS News/YouGov survey a few weeks ago, and his national polling has also been relatively stable after dropping earlier in the summer. Monmouth’s poll also includes a slightly older sample than showed up for the 2016 caucuses, which might depress the numbers of a candidate like Sanders, who does so well with younger voters. So it’s worth waiting to see if more quality Iowa polling shows a similar decline. (It’s also possible Iowa voters are tuning in earlier than other voters, given they hold the first contest, and don’t mirror the nation as a whole.)

But if the new poll is close to accurate, it’s not a great omen. As with the Suffolk University poll a month ago that also put Sanders at 9 percent, this one shows relatively few Iowa voters have him as either their first or second choice. In this poll, another 8 percent name Sanders as their second choice, meaning he’s the first or second choice of just 17 percent of voters. That’s compared to 40 percent for Biden and 38 percent for Warren.

As I argued last month, this is especially ominous for Sanders given he took nearly 50 percent of the vote in the state in 2016. He was never going to get that much of the vote again, given this is a crowded field instead of a two-candidate field, but he’d probably hope to at least be a leading option for lots of voters early in the process. In both this new poll and the Suffolk poll, he’s either tied or trailing South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg on first- and second-choice voters.

[theaocp]

17. K&R

Gonna watch and thanks for posting.

[Blue_Tires]

22. I don't know a single liberal who listens to Joe Rogan

but that's just me...

Maybe your boy can do Glenn Beck next?

[Gothmog]

24. Who is Joe Rogan?

Is he some right winger?

[sheshe2]

28. Here ya go.....

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287231352#post16

Worse...third party advocate.

[Gothmog]

31. So this person is not a member of the Democratic Party

Why should any Democrat care what this person thinks?

[JoeOtterbein]

26. Bernie is always on cue, and Uncle Joe...

...so are you!

[Go Vols]

44. +1

[obnoxiousdrunk]

27. Why are you

yelling Uncle Joe ?

[sheshe2]

35. ...

[kcr]

37. Joe Rogan is scum. Bernie shouldn't have anything to do with him.