What is this even in reference to and how is it helpful? Blind devotion isn’t going to help your candidate, nor is demonizing people who support both Hillary and Bernie. Bernie can be imperfect and still a high quality candidate, but that doesn’t mean he can’t act like an asshole. And in this instance, he acted like a…

Moreover, and this isn’t directly at you specifically, because others have said the same. But lets reword what you’ve said here a bit “Her question was a question for other reporters [who use racially insensitive language], not Bernie Sanders. He has no control over media double standard [in terms of his benefiting…

Disagree. He is running in this race against another candidate who is regularly on the receiving end of gendered abuse. Some of his fans perpetuate this kind of behavior, seemingly without really thinking about it, because they are so eager to stump for him. If he wants to be everybody’s favorite progressive(tm), part…

“Do you think it’s fair that Hillary [Clinton’s] hair gets a lot more scrutiny than yours does?” Cox asked. - this is basically the least offensive question of all time. Even if you see the question as ambiguous - which we can say is possible, given we clearly disagree - he had the choice to be a dick about it, or…

If he were a woman, I wonder if they would call him ‘abrasive’. I would like to see him on the ticket, I’m just not sure I think it should be as President. Playing good-cop/bad-cop with the republicans could be pretty effective. All Hilary would have to do is take a half step to the right of her socialist VP to make…

I really like the convo we have going back and forth here:) I just had this image of the Saudi and UAE leadership in a room together like, “Ugh. That President Sanders. What - a - buzzkill. Every time he comes to town it’s like ‘stop cutting off hands and enslaving Nepalis’.”

Yeah, same. I’ve often wondered if she felt she needed to prove she was willing to use force because she anticipated that her being a woman would be equated with being weak. She’s come out in support of the Iran deal, I believe.

Again, I said this elsewhere, but she wasn’t asking him about his hair. She was asking him what he thought about gender bias in political media. His answer was driven by ego, and as a result he lost an opportunity to add a valuable comment to a discussion that could have a very real impact. Some of the most…

Yeah, I think he’s got great ideas but I’m not confident he’s going to be able to make anything out of them. Particularly with an obstructive congress. Re: Hawkish, you mean in terms of foreign policy?

I think that would be hilarious, actually. I would love it if he did that to some well-meaning reporter who starts a roundtable with the candidates by telling Hilary she looks “glowing” or something like that. If he chimed in, “Don’t you want to comment on my physical appearance, Ralph?” That would be smashing. I…

I’m honestly happy with either or, or both! Hilary/Sanders ‘16 would be a nice mix of progressive idealism and ‘bitches get shit done’ism, to paraphrase the great Tina Fey and Amy Pohler. I just also think its not going to do us any favors to act like he’s above reproach. Lets iron our shit out now so we are even…

I’ve said this to you elsewhere but, he can change it by using the platform of his male privilege to recognize the problem, validate the hurt and anger, and oppose those sorts of questions and comments. Thats like, ‘how to be an ally’ 101.

Because he is supposed to be an ally and his statement on the matter could have an impact on the degree to which reporters and commentators think its acceptable to comment. OR, more importantly, might cause some of his more rabid supporters who often DO say horrible sexist things about Hilary, seemingly uncritically,…

I’ve said elsewhere but I totally disagree. I think it was a softball. Moreover we don’t know exactly how she was going to phrase it - because he interrupted her.

I agree, though I think part of this swift and sudden backlash is that people - like me - who are honestly pretty happy with either Bernie OR Hilary, have been vilified by the #feelthebern people. God help you if you are an unabashed Hilary supporter. No candidate is perfect and being willfully ignorant to that fact…

I don’t think so at all. I think if anything it was an absolute softball that, had he handled it with more tact, would have made him sound like an absolute saint. Ex: “You know, my opponent and I might not agree on everything, but she has a solid track record that I respect and I’m happy to be debating these issues…

If this had been a republican candidate... He interrupted a female reporter in order to dismiss a question she was asking about gender bias in political media coverage. As a progressive running against a woman who is often viscously attacked on account of her gender, he should absolutely be prepared to talk about this…

It seems many commenters missed it, too... She was using the questions as a way to bring up the media bias against women to get Bernie’s thoughts on it. She wasn’t asking him about his stupid hair. The fact that he shut her off without thinking critically about where she was going is really similar to the way his…

Hey! I worked for Beth Haiken. She’s very tough, very smart lady and her book is well worth the read.

I thought this was a universal children’s craft, but apparently not. More evidence that my mother actually wanted to raise a weirdo. It’s when you carve a face into an apple and then let it dry so it looks like a wrinkly old witch.