Apr 15, 2016
In a contentious and sometimes "feisty" debate in Brooklyn, New York on Thursday night the contrasts between Democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders was once again made stark.
On key issues--including fracking and climate change; Wall Street and corporate influence; regime change in Iraq, Libya, and Syria; the road towards peace in Israel and Occupied Palestine; and the difference between bold domestic visions and benign incrementalism--the two candidates sparred back and forth as the raucous crowd marked their approval and disapproval with volleys of cheers and boos.
Watching the debate as it unfolded, critical observers on the left offered their reactions in real-time:
On whether Clinton will release transcripts of her paid speeches to Wall Street:
\u201cClinton completely dodges question about Goldman Sachs transcripts #DemDebate\u201d— Kevin Gosztola (@Kevin Gosztola) 1460683340
\u201c"Secretary Clinton the question was about the transcripts."\u201d— emptywheel (@emptywheel) 1460683252
\u201cJUST IN: Clinton booed when refusing to budge on releasing Wall Street transcripts https://t.co/XKPxF5qgOs\u201d— The Hill (@The Hill) 1460685026
On "raising the cap" and expanding Social Security benefits:
\u201cIt's time for @cnn to stop citing CRFB, a front for Wall St. banks that want to gut #SocialSecurity, as a "non-partisan source" #DemDebate\u201d— Social Security Works (@Social Security Works) 1460687929
\u201cWelcome on board Madame Secretary I'm glad you are here #DemDebate #Socialsecurity\ud83d\ude33\u270c\ufe0f\u201d— Penny Lane (@Penny Lane) 1460688296
\u201c\u201cI didn\u2019t say anything different tonight\u201d says Hillary, walking back what she just said she had said. #DemDebate #SocialSecurity\u201d— Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org (@Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org) 1460688249
Discussing whether Israel's attack on Gaza in 2014, which killed thousands of civilians (including many hundreds of children), was "disproportionate":
\u201c.@HillaryClinton REFUSES to say that Israel's response in #Gaza was disproportionate. Shame. #DemDebate\u201d— Medea Benjamin (@Medea Benjamin) 1460687157
\u201cHillary backing slaughter of innocents in Gaza, again.\u201d— Greg Mitchell (@Greg Mitchell) 1460687067
\u201cYes, Clinton, rights groups said Hamas committed potential war crimes. What did they say about Israel's conduct?\u201d— Ali Gharib (@Ali Gharib) 1460687151
\u201c"I believe the United States,the rest of the world needs to do more to help the Palestinian people"- Bernie Sanders #DamnStraight #DemDebate\u201d— Lizz "Insufferable Wench" Winstead (@Lizz "Insufferable Wench" Winstead) 1460687022
\u201cSanders: "In the long run...we are gonna have to treat the Palestinian people with respect and dignity" Yuuuge applause #DemDebate\u201d— Just Foreign Policy (@Just Foreign Policy) 1460687012
\u201cHillary Clinton's account of 2014 Gaza War completely indistinguishable from Netanyahu's.\u201d— Juan Cole (@Juan Cole) 1460687192
On regime change in Iraq, Libya, and Syria:
\u201cThis is painful. Anyone trying to make Libya sound anything but the shitshow it is, its just painful... #DemDebate\u201d— Trita Parsi (@Trita Parsi) 1460686110
\u201cWow. Hillary says US was right to overthrow Libyan government, but gosh, hands tied after we we did it. Nothing to see here\u201d— jeremy scahill (@jeremy scahill) 1460686156
\u201cHindsight is 20/20: Clinton should admit that Libyan intervention was a mistake since it is totally unstable now. #DemDebate\u201d— Just Foreign Policy (@Just Foreign Policy) 1460686243
\u201c.@HillaryClinton trying to justify the disaster she oversaw in #Libya. #HillaryIsAHawk! #DemDebate\u201d— Medea Benjamin (@Medea Benjamin) 1460686260
\u201cBlasting Clinton leadership in NATO war in Libya Sanders said "this is the same type of mentality that supported the war in Iraq"\n#DemDebate\u201d— Ben Norton (@Ben Norton) 1457021647
\u201cHillary points to Syria, claims worse than what happened after regime change in Libya, to defend support for regime change #DemDebate\u201d— Kevin Gosztola (@Kevin Gosztola) 1460686457
\u201cA question to my good friends who support Clinton: Can you, as best as possible, assure me you're convinced Hillary will not take us 2 war?\u201d— Michael Moore (@Michael Moore) 1460686763
Do the candidates oppose fracking?:
\u201cAs Sec of State, Hillary created a special department to promote fracking around the world #demdebate https://t.co/sKabo5DnI5\u201d— Lee Fang (@Lee Fang) 1460685377
\u201cFracking: not a part of our transition to clean energy. As Sec of State, Hillary sold fracking to the world while Bernie was for a ban.\u201d— Claire Sandberg (@Claire Sandberg) 1460685543
\u201cClinton seeks refuge behind President Obama in order to not talk about her record supporting fossil fuel industry's agenda #DemDebate\u201d— Kevin Gosztola (@Kevin Gosztola) 1460685935
Sanders asks Clinton to support a "carbon tax" to address global crisis of climate change:
\u201cWill Hillary Clinton support a carbon tax? (The only way to actually address climate change.) Her nonanswer is no. #DemDebate\u201d— Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org (@Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org) 1460685859
\u201c#FeelTheBern is right to ask. If I ran #demdebate I would require a #carbontax answer from Hillary. Do you?\u201d— Channing Dutton (@Channing Dutton) 1460692343
\u201cDuring tonight's #demdebate, @BernieSanders elevated the most potent tool for fighting #climatechange: a #carbontax.\u201d— Carbon Tax Center (@Carbon Tax Center) 1460688935
\u201cI've liked @BernieSanders for a while but at the #DemDebate he said he supports #carbontax . Now I love him!\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1460687574
A selection of available clips of key exchanges follow.
Bernie Sanders on Clinton: 'I do question her judgment...':
Sanders and Clinton battle over big banks:
Clinton pressed about releasing speech transcripts:
Clinton defends her role in Libya:
Clinton, Sanders have tense exchange on Israel and rights of Palestinians:
Sanders unsuccessfully attempts to have Clinton endorse a tax on carbon to fight climate change.
(Strangely, neither CNN or any other outlet has yet isolated the clip of this exchange.)
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In a contentious and sometimes "feisty" debate in Brooklyn, New York on Thursday night the contrasts between Democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders was once again made stark.
On key issues--including fracking and climate change; Wall Street and corporate influence; regime change in Iraq, Libya, and Syria; the road towards peace in Israel and Occupied Palestine; and the difference between bold domestic visions and benign incrementalism--the two candidates sparred back and forth as the raucous crowd marked their approval and disapproval with volleys of cheers and boos.
Watching the debate as it unfolded, critical observers on the left offered their reactions in real-time:
On whether Clinton will release transcripts of her paid speeches to Wall Street:
\u201cClinton completely dodges question about Goldman Sachs transcripts #DemDebate\u201d— Kevin Gosztola (@Kevin Gosztola) 1460683340
\u201c"Secretary Clinton the question was about the transcripts."\u201d— emptywheel (@emptywheel) 1460683252
\u201cJUST IN: Clinton booed when refusing to budge on releasing Wall Street transcripts https://t.co/XKPxF5qgOs\u201d— The Hill (@The Hill) 1460685026
On "raising the cap" and expanding Social Security benefits:
\u201cIt's time for @cnn to stop citing CRFB, a front for Wall St. banks that want to gut #SocialSecurity, as a "non-partisan source" #DemDebate\u201d— Social Security Works (@Social Security Works) 1460687929
\u201cWelcome on board Madame Secretary I'm glad you are here #DemDebate #Socialsecurity\ud83d\ude33\u270c\ufe0f\u201d— Penny Lane (@Penny Lane) 1460688296
\u201c\u201cI didn\u2019t say anything different tonight\u201d says Hillary, walking back what she just said she had said. #DemDebate #SocialSecurity\u201d— Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org (@Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org) 1460688249
Discussing whether Israel's attack on Gaza in 2014, which killed thousands of civilians (including many hundreds of children), was "disproportionate":
\u201c.@HillaryClinton REFUSES to say that Israel's response in #Gaza was disproportionate. Shame. #DemDebate\u201d— Medea Benjamin (@Medea Benjamin) 1460687157
\u201cHillary backing slaughter of innocents in Gaza, again.\u201d— Greg Mitchell (@Greg Mitchell) 1460687067
\u201cYes, Clinton, rights groups said Hamas committed potential war crimes. What did they say about Israel's conduct?\u201d— Ali Gharib (@Ali Gharib) 1460687151
\u201c"I believe the United States,the rest of the world needs to do more to help the Palestinian people"- Bernie Sanders #DamnStraight #DemDebate\u201d— Lizz "Insufferable Wench" Winstead (@Lizz "Insufferable Wench" Winstead) 1460687022
\u201cSanders: "In the long run...we are gonna have to treat the Palestinian people with respect and dignity" Yuuuge applause #DemDebate\u201d— Just Foreign Policy (@Just Foreign Policy) 1460687012
\u201cHillary Clinton's account of 2014 Gaza War completely indistinguishable from Netanyahu's.\u201d— Juan Cole (@Juan Cole) 1460687192
On regime change in Iraq, Libya, and Syria:
\u201cThis is painful. Anyone trying to make Libya sound anything but the shitshow it is, its just painful... #DemDebate\u201d— Trita Parsi (@Trita Parsi) 1460686110
\u201cWow. Hillary says US was right to overthrow Libyan government, but gosh, hands tied after we we did it. Nothing to see here\u201d— jeremy scahill (@jeremy scahill) 1460686156
\u201cHindsight is 20/20: Clinton should admit that Libyan intervention was a mistake since it is totally unstable now. #DemDebate\u201d— Just Foreign Policy (@Just Foreign Policy) 1460686243
\u201c.@HillaryClinton trying to justify the disaster she oversaw in #Libya. #HillaryIsAHawk! #DemDebate\u201d— Medea Benjamin (@Medea Benjamin) 1460686260
\u201cBlasting Clinton leadership in NATO war in Libya Sanders said "this is the same type of mentality that supported the war in Iraq"\n#DemDebate\u201d— Ben Norton (@Ben Norton) 1457021647
\u201cHillary points to Syria, claims worse than what happened after regime change in Libya, to defend support for regime change #DemDebate\u201d— Kevin Gosztola (@Kevin Gosztola) 1460686457
\u201cA question to my good friends who support Clinton: Can you, as best as possible, assure me you're convinced Hillary will not take us 2 war?\u201d— Michael Moore (@Michael Moore) 1460686763
Do the candidates oppose fracking?:
\u201cAs Sec of State, Hillary created a special department to promote fracking around the world #demdebate https://t.co/sKabo5DnI5\u201d— Lee Fang (@Lee Fang) 1460685377
\u201cFracking: not a part of our transition to clean energy. As Sec of State, Hillary sold fracking to the world while Bernie was for a ban.\u201d— Claire Sandberg (@Claire Sandberg) 1460685543
\u201cClinton seeks refuge behind President Obama in order to not talk about her record supporting fossil fuel industry's agenda #DemDebate\u201d— Kevin Gosztola (@Kevin Gosztola) 1460685935
Sanders asks Clinton to support a "carbon tax" to address global crisis of climate change:
\u201cWill Hillary Clinton support a carbon tax? (The only way to actually address climate change.) Her nonanswer is no. #DemDebate\u201d— Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org (@Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org) 1460685859
\u201c#FeelTheBern is right to ask. If I ran #demdebate I would require a #carbontax answer from Hillary. Do you?\u201d— Channing Dutton (@Channing Dutton) 1460692343
\u201cDuring tonight's #demdebate, @BernieSanders elevated the most potent tool for fighting #climatechange: a #carbontax.\u201d— Carbon Tax Center (@Carbon Tax Center) 1460688935
\u201cI've liked @BernieSanders for a while but at the #DemDebate he said he supports #carbontax . Now I love him!\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1460687574
A selection of available clips of key exchanges follow.
Bernie Sanders on Clinton: 'I do question her judgment...':
Sanders and Clinton battle over big banks:
Clinton pressed about releasing speech transcripts:
Clinton defends her role in Libya:
Clinton, Sanders have tense exchange on Israel and rights of Palestinians:
Sanders unsuccessfully attempts to have Clinton endorse a tax on carbon to fight climate change.
(Strangely, neither CNN or any other outlet has yet isolated the clip of this exchange.)
In a contentious and sometimes "feisty" debate in Brooklyn, New York on Thursday night the contrasts between Democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders was once again made stark.
On key issues--including fracking and climate change; Wall Street and corporate influence; regime change in Iraq, Libya, and Syria; the road towards peace in Israel and Occupied Palestine; and the difference between bold domestic visions and benign incrementalism--the two candidates sparred back and forth as the raucous crowd marked their approval and disapproval with volleys of cheers and boos.
Watching the debate as it unfolded, critical observers on the left offered their reactions in real-time:
On whether Clinton will release transcripts of her paid speeches to Wall Street:
\u201cClinton completely dodges question about Goldman Sachs transcripts #DemDebate\u201d— Kevin Gosztola (@Kevin Gosztola) 1460683340
\u201c"Secretary Clinton the question was about the transcripts."\u201d— emptywheel (@emptywheel) 1460683252
\u201cJUST IN: Clinton booed when refusing to budge on releasing Wall Street transcripts https://t.co/XKPxF5qgOs\u201d— The Hill (@The Hill) 1460685026
On "raising the cap" and expanding Social Security benefits:
\u201cIt's time for @cnn to stop citing CRFB, a front for Wall St. banks that want to gut #SocialSecurity, as a "non-partisan source" #DemDebate\u201d— Social Security Works (@Social Security Works) 1460687929
\u201cWelcome on board Madame Secretary I'm glad you are here #DemDebate #Socialsecurity\ud83d\ude33\u270c\ufe0f\u201d— Penny Lane (@Penny Lane) 1460688296
\u201c\u201cI didn\u2019t say anything different tonight\u201d says Hillary, walking back what she just said she had said. #DemDebate #SocialSecurity\u201d— Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org (@Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org) 1460688249
Discussing whether Israel's attack on Gaza in 2014, which killed thousands of civilians (including many hundreds of children), was "disproportionate":
\u201c.@HillaryClinton REFUSES to say that Israel's response in #Gaza was disproportionate. Shame. #DemDebate\u201d— Medea Benjamin (@Medea Benjamin) 1460687157
\u201cHillary backing slaughter of innocents in Gaza, again.\u201d— Greg Mitchell (@Greg Mitchell) 1460687067
\u201cYes, Clinton, rights groups said Hamas committed potential war crimes. What did they say about Israel's conduct?\u201d— Ali Gharib (@Ali Gharib) 1460687151
\u201c"I believe the United States,the rest of the world needs to do more to help the Palestinian people"- Bernie Sanders #DamnStraight #DemDebate\u201d— Lizz "Insufferable Wench" Winstead (@Lizz "Insufferable Wench" Winstead) 1460687022
\u201cSanders: "In the long run...we are gonna have to treat the Palestinian people with respect and dignity" Yuuuge applause #DemDebate\u201d— Just Foreign Policy (@Just Foreign Policy) 1460687012
\u201cHillary Clinton's account of 2014 Gaza War completely indistinguishable from Netanyahu's.\u201d— Juan Cole (@Juan Cole) 1460687192
On regime change in Iraq, Libya, and Syria:
\u201cThis is painful. Anyone trying to make Libya sound anything but the shitshow it is, its just painful... #DemDebate\u201d— Trita Parsi (@Trita Parsi) 1460686110
\u201cWow. Hillary says US was right to overthrow Libyan government, but gosh, hands tied after we we did it. Nothing to see here\u201d— jeremy scahill (@jeremy scahill) 1460686156
\u201cHindsight is 20/20: Clinton should admit that Libyan intervention was a mistake since it is totally unstable now. #DemDebate\u201d— Just Foreign Policy (@Just Foreign Policy) 1460686243
\u201c.@HillaryClinton trying to justify the disaster she oversaw in #Libya. #HillaryIsAHawk! #DemDebate\u201d— Medea Benjamin (@Medea Benjamin) 1460686260
\u201cBlasting Clinton leadership in NATO war in Libya Sanders said "this is the same type of mentality that supported the war in Iraq"\n#DemDebate\u201d— Ben Norton (@Ben Norton) 1457021647
\u201cHillary points to Syria, claims worse than what happened after regime change in Libya, to defend support for regime change #DemDebate\u201d— Kevin Gosztola (@Kevin Gosztola) 1460686457
\u201cA question to my good friends who support Clinton: Can you, as best as possible, assure me you're convinced Hillary will not take us 2 war?\u201d— Michael Moore (@Michael Moore) 1460686763
Do the candidates oppose fracking?:
\u201cAs Sec of State, Hillary created a special department to promote fracking around the world #demdebate https://t.co/sKabo5DnI5\u201d— Lee Fang (@Lee Fang) 1460685377
\u201cFracking: not a part of our transition to clean energy. As Sec of State, Hillary sold fracking to the world while Bernie was for a ban.\u201d— Claire Sandberg (@Claire Sandberg) 1460685543
\u201cClinton seeks refuge behind President Obama in order to not talk about her record supporting fossil fuel industry's agenda #DemDebate\u201d— Kevin Gosztola (@Kevin Gosztola) 1460685935
Sanders asks Clinton to support a "carbon tax" to address global crisis of climate change:
\u201cWill Hillary Clinton support a carbon tax? (The only way to actually address climate change.) Her nonanswer is no. #DemDebate\u201d— Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org (@Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org) 1460685859
\u201c#FeelTheBern is right to ask. If I ran #demdebate I would require a #carbontax answer from Hillary. Do you?\u201d— Channing Dutton (@Channing Dutton) 1460692343
\u201cDuring tonight's #demdebate, @BernieSanders elevated the most potent tool for fighting #climatechange: a #carbontax.\u201d— Carbon Tax Center (@Carbon Tax Center) 1460688935
\u201cI've liked @BernieSanders for a while but at the #DemDebate he said he supports #carbontax . Now I love him!\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1460687574
A selection of available clips of key exchanges follow.
Bernie Sanders on Clinton: 'I do question her judgment...':
Sanders and Clinton battle over big banks:
Clinton pressed about releasing speech transcripts:
Clinton defends her role in Libya:
Clinton, Sanders have tense exchange on Israel and rights of Palestinians:
Sanders unsuccessfully attempts to have Clinton endorse a tax on carbon to fight climate change.
(Strangely, neither CNN or any other outlet has yet isolated the clip of this exchange.)
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