I can’t believe Bernie’s Charlie Rose interview yesterday isn’t getting more attention. He comes across as a petulant child and Charlie calls him out on it. I think Bernie deserves at least
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This interview excerpt truly speaks for itself:
ROSE: But take a listen to this, this is what you've said. You said that, "Clinton should apologize for Iraq war deaths."
SANDERS: This is after I was asked to apologize for the tragedy in Sandy Hook. You know, put these things into context.
ROSE: Tit for tat.
SANDERS: It is tit for tat. But I'm responding to attacks that are being made against me.
ROSE: I'm asking where the tenor of this campaign is going. And is that going too far to say she bears responsibility for Iraqi war deaths?
SANDERS: Do I bear responsibility for the tragedy and the horrors of Sandy Hook? So, you know, let's get off of that. Of course she doesn't bear responsibility. She voted for the war in Iraq. That was a very bad vote, in my view. Do I hold her accountable? No.
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ROSE: I just wanna come back to the Iraqi thing one second, and one more question. You have said that she voted for the Iraqi war. Other people did as well. Many other people. Do you hold all of them responsible for the deaths of Americans?
SANDERS: No.
ROSE: Then why say it, Senator? That's the question.
SANDERS: I am saying it because I was attacked.
ROSE: That's not a reason, I promise you, to say, "I'm saying it because they attacked me."
You know what this moment immediately reminded me of? When Donald Trump kept defending his attacks on other candidates by saying “they started it” and Anderson Cooper said he was acting like a five year old. Now this isn’t quite at that ridiculous level, but Bernie is acting childish and it’s not befitting of someone in his position.