Bernie Sanders Goes On MSNBC and Shreds Morning Joe’s repugican Shrieking Points

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) went on MSNBC’s Morning Joe and shredded one of the show’s favorite repugican shrieking points. Sanders pushed back against the idea that President Obama has to agree with repugicans in order for things to get done.

Mika Brzezinski asked Senator Sanders a question that was loaded with pro-repugican Beltway conventional wisdom, “Has the proposed anything that will address those two issues that will actually get through Congress, that will pass, that he can agree with repugicans on?

Sanders answered, “Well, the question is whether the repugicans will agree with the American people. The American people are very clear that we need to rebuilt our crumbling infrastructure, and if we do that we can create millions of decent paying jobs. The American people are pretty clear that college today is unaffordable, and that we need bold action to make it more affordable. So the issue is, can we rally the American people to stand up for the middle class rather than continue to give tax breaks to the wealthy and large corporations?”

Senator Sanders took issue with the premise it will be President Obama’s fault if nothing gets done. It is not Obama’s job to roll over and play dead because repugicans stole a midterm election. Whether she realized it or not, Brzezinski asked Sanders a completely loaded question. The question was also based on the popular in the media repugican assumption that the 2014 election represented the will of the people, but President Obama’s rising popularity has already debunked this false assumption. The Vermont Independent wasn’t about to buy into the idea that the president will be to blame. He shifted the responsibility to where it belongs.

Now that repugicans control Congress, they are responsible for getting legislation passed. Boehner and McConnell have to shepherd legislation through Congress that the president will sign. The president’s responsibility is to do the right thing for the country, not rubber stamp the repugican agenda.

MSNBC is supposed to be the network that leans left, but they can’t be taken seriously by viewers when even the liberal member of their wingnut morning show asks guests pro-repugican leaning questions. Morning Joe has seen its ratings plunge and has been losing ground to CNN for months. The fact is that MSNBC viewers don’t want to eat breakfast with repugican shrieking points. Even the questions on Morning Joe contain a built in repugican cabal bias.

Bernie Sanders wasn’t playing along. He saw through the premise of the question and turned the tables. If the mainstream press doesn’t hold repugicans accountable, it is up to Democrats and congressional allies like Senator Sanders to do their jobs for them.