Posted on 02/12/2016 5:38:30 AM PST by Kaslin
Thursday night's Democratic debate on CNN, held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was full of side eyes and shouts between contenders Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Viewers knew the event was going to be heated after Clinton lost the New Hampshire primary by double digits to the democratic socialist. With a convincing victory under his belt, Sanders had the momentum - and it showed. He was much more aggressive in his criticisms of Clinton's record.
The first fireworks came during a discussion of health care. PBS moderators Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff asked Clinton and Sanders to weigh in on how they would ensure Americans can afford their medical bills. Clinton indicated she would continue on the success of Obamacare, then repeated her attacks on Sanders' plans. He has advocated for people to pay $500 more in taxes to in return get a reduction of $5,000 on their health plans.
Clinton claimed such an idea is equal to "starting all over" on the work President Obama has done.
Sanders was visibly offended that Clinton told voters he wants to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.
"I have fought my entire life to make sure health care is a right for all people," he responded. "I don't know what economists Hillary Clinton is talking to."
Then came this moment during a discussion on the two candidates' plans to expand government. Fed up with Clinton's arrogant air of assumption she will be the nominee, Sanders reminded her of one thing:
.@BernieSanders: "Secretary Clinton, you aren't in the White House yet" https://t.co/VsDheVxG8V pic.twitter.com/Y1fU9wcDlS— POLITICO (@politico) February 12, 2016
I hope you noticed her smirk.
The two candidates continued to spar over other issues over the next hour and a half, including immigration, Social Security, foreign policy and campaign finance.
With such a strong following in the south, Hillary Clinton is expected to win the South Carolina primary on Feb. 27 and perhaps put New Hampshire behind her.
Yet, we now know Sanders is capable of pulling off surprises. Whatever happens, his supporters will likely be pleased with his passionate performance in Milwaukee tonight.
Both of these freaks of nature make me nauseated. They both are anti-Free-America mutants.
..Sanders Sounds Off On Hillary You Aren’t In The White House Yet...
Neither are you Bern.
From the picture I saw of that moment, it wasn’t a smirk.
It was Death Rays.
Putting her in her place. Bernie has more b@lls than 98% of the Republicans out there.
They are not the problem.
The problem is the people that would even CONSIDER voting for Hillary! or Mad Uncle Bernie. Those people are the vanguard of the home-grown barbarians that will end the Republic.
Hillary is a common liar. Lock this bitch up!
And someone needs to tell Sanders: Shush Old Man - Sit Down and Be Quiet
CLINTON: ... put us on firm ground, and has sent us into the future. And it is a -- the kind of criticism that we've heard from Senator Sanders about our president I expect from Republicans. I do not expect from someone running for the Democratic nomination to succeed President Obama.Feel the bern.SANDERS: Madam Secretary, that is a low blow. I have worked with President Obama for the last seven years. When President Obama came into office we were losing 800,000 jobs a month, 800,000 jobs a month. We had a $1.4 trillion deficit. And the world's financial system is on the verge of collapse.
As a result of his efforts and the efforts of Joe Biden against unprecedented, I was there in the Senate, unprecedented Republican obstructionism, we have made enormous progress.
But you know what? Last I heard we lived in a democratic society. Last I heard, a United States senator had the right to disagree with the president, including a president who has done such an extraordinary job.
So I have voiced criticisms. You're right. Maybe you haven't. I have. But I think to suggest that I have voiced criticism, this blurb that you talk about, you know what the blurb said? The blurb said that the next president of the United States has got to be aggressive in bringing people into the political process.
That's what I said. That is what I believe.
President Obama and I are friends. As you know, he came to Vermont to campaign for me when he was a senator. I have worked for his re-election. His first election and his re-election.
But I think it is really unfair to suggest that I have not been supportive of the president. I have been a strong ally with him on virtually every issue. Do senators have the right to disagree with the president? Have you ever disagreed with a president? I suspect you may have.
CLINTON: You know, Senator, what I am concerned about, is not disagreement on issues, saying that this is what I would rather do, I don't agree with the president on that, calling the president weak, calling him a disappointment, calling several times that he should have a primary opponent when he ran for re-election in 2012, you know, I think that goes further than saying we have our disagreements.
As a senator, yes, I was a senator. I understand we can disagree on the path forward. But those kinds of personal assessments and charges are ones that I find particularly troubling.
SANDERS: Well, one of us ran against Barack Obama. I was not that candidate.
“He (Bernie) has advocated for people to pay $500 more in taxes to in return get a reduction of $5,000 on their health plans.”
We are so screwed.
You said it.
Uh, oh! Bernie might decide not to take a dive afterall.
“He (Bernie) has advocated for people to pay $500 more in taxes to in return get a reduction of $5,000 on their health plans.â€
Does the $500 include a pony, or is the pony extra?
I really want a pony! Having pony should be a right for every American, documented or not!!!
Burn buddy.... the fix is in, you could win everything, you still won’t be the nominee...
Sucks to be you. You should have ran third party.. You actually thought the rats where gonna let you back in to their party and allow YOU to run for president?
Bernie wins if he goes full frontal on her needing to be indicted. I’m guessing they are weighing the option.
A few months ago we were in Britain and our cabbie asked if we thought Hillary! would be elected President. I said ‘depends on how many Americans want to put another pathological liar in the White House’. That saying going around ‘about the number of Americans who voted for Obama’ (fear the intentions of those who put him into office) applies to Hillary! too. If she does ascend to the throne, our country will be lost forever. But our citizenry has been so dumbed down by the Socialist Educators, the masses will vote for their freebies, never considering their loss of Liberty. Incremental Socialism/Communism will be the end of this once great and free country.
What tenet of Socialism ISN’T a RIGHT to Leftists? Or what what Law/Executive Action, snatching our freedom of conscience/will, isn’t considered a right to Leftists?
Yeah. Bern is re thinking the whole put up job. In the first debate Bern stopped the proceedings to kiss Hitlerys behind on the emails. NOW he’s got his boot on her throat.
“Uh, oh! Bernie might decide not to take a dive after all.”
That is the real story here.
Bernie was welcomed as a sparring partner for Clinton because no one believed he would ever be a serious opponent. He was permitted to be there to provide the illusion that her coronation was somehow contested.
Unfortunately for the Democratic establishment they have run out of time, and Hillary is an even worse candidate now than she was in 2008.
My wife said it was an hour or so of who can hand out the most gibmedats.
All I heard from the other room was ack ack, ack ack ack.
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