WE’LL BRING IT TO YOU. WHEN SPEAKER PELOSI COMES UTTER
TO GIVE THE PRESS CONFERENCE,
WE’LL SHOW IT TO YOU.
RIGHT NOW DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
GEARING UP, 12 CANDIDATES TAKING
THE STAGE.
THE STAGE. THE FIRST DEBATE SINCE THE
UKRAINE SCANDAL EXPLODED AND THE
FIRST SINCE BERNIE SANDERS’
HEART ATTACK.
HEART ATTACK. JOINING ME THE BAR NET, ONE OF
THE FOREMOST DEBATE EXPERTS
ARRIVE, HE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN
DEBATE PREP IN 10 OF THE LAST 11
CYCLES, INCLUDING PLAYING THE
ROEL OF GEORGE BUSH, DICK
CHENEY.
CHENEY. THE PERFECT PERSON TO HAVE.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> I’M GLAD TO BE HERE.
>> I’M GLAD TO HAVE YOU, BOB,
WITH YOUR EXPERIENCE.
WHAT’S KEY AT THIS STAGE WITH
THESE CANDIDATES IN THE DEBATE?
>> WELL, THERE WILL BE 12 ON THE
STAGE, OBVIOUSLY, AND THAT’S A
LOT OF PEOPLE AND THE MANAGING
OF THAT WILL ITSELF BE
INTERESTING.
INTERESTING. I THINK IT’S FAIR TO SAY THERE
ARE THREE IN THE TOP TIER RIGHT
NOW AND EACH ONE OF THEM HAS
THEIR OWN MISSION, THEIR OWN
GOALS, THEIR OWN WORRIES.
TAKE THEM ONE AT A TIME.
I THINK THAT JOE BIDEN HAS WELL
ANSWERED THE CRITICISMS THAT
HAVE COME TOTALLY UNFAIRLY IN MY
VIEW FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
HERE’S A CHANCE, 90 SECONDS,
WHICH DOESN’T SEEM LIKE A LOT,
BUT IT IS A LOT, TO ACTUALLY
ANSWER THAT WITH A VIEWERSHIP OF
MAYBE 15 OR HOWEVER MANY
MILLION.
MILLION. >> TO NAIL THAT.
WHAT ABOUT WARREN AT A TIME WHEN
MANY ARE LOOKING AT HER AT THE
HIGHER LEVEL?
HIGHER LEVEL? >> SHE’S NOW THE FRONT-RUNNER SO
SHE HAS TO DEBATE LIKE A
FRONT-RUNNER.
FRONT-RUNNER. I THINK THE THINGS THAT WILL
COME AT HER, EITHER FROM THE
HOSTS OR FROM THE OTHERS, WILL
BE THE WHOLE LOSING THE JOB FROM
PREGNANCY ISSUE THAT’S BEEN
FILTERING AROUND AND ALSO, OF
COURSE, THE RUMINATING THAT’S
GOING ON ABOUT HOW SHE PAYS FOR
HER PLANS PARTICULARLY IN THE
CONTEXT OF HEALTH CARE.
I’M SURE SHE’LL BE READY.
>> WHO IS YOUR NUMBER THREE?
>> I THINK YOU SAY STILL SENATOR
SANDERS IS NUMBER THREE.
AND GIVEN THE UNFORTUNATE HEALTH
PROBLEMS THAT HE’S HAD OVER THE
LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, I THINK HE
WILL HAVE TO PUT THAT TO REST.
>> OTHER CANDIDATES HAVE RUN
INTO THIS.
INTO THIS. SENATOR SANDERS IS KNOWN FOR HIS
WORK ETHIC AND GETTING AROUND
THE COUNTRY.
THE COUNTRY. THESE ARE BIG RALLIES AND HE
KEEPS A BUSY SCHEDULE.
HE HAD THIS HEALTH CHALLENGE.
HERE’S HOW ONE FAMOUS CANDIDATE
DEALT WITH THIS.
LOOK AT THIS.
>> I WILL NOT MAKE AGE AN ISSUE
OF THIS CAMPAIGN.
I AM NOT GOING TO EXPLOIT FOR
POLITICAL PURPOSES MY OPPONENT’S
YOUTH AND INEXPERIENCE.
>> THAT WAS ONE OF THE ALL-TIME
GREAT LINES, SADLY AT THE
EXPENSE OF ANY DEAR FRIEND
WALTER MONDALE.
WALTER MONDALE. BERNIE IS NOT KNOWN AS HUMERUS,
SO IT WILL BE HARD FOR HIM TO
PULL OFF SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> HOW DO YOU ADDRESS IT THEN IF
IT’S ON THE MINDS?
>> I THINK HE HAS TO ADDRESS IT
DIRECTLY.
DIRECTLY. >> THE RECENT DEBATES HAVE HAD
DISCUSSIONS OF SOME CANDIDATES’
AGE AND THERE ARE OTHER MOMENTS
WHERE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO BREAK
OUT AND SAY THEY’RE A DIFFERENT
KIND OF DEMOCRAT IN A YEAR WHERE
PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT A
DIFFERENT KIND OF PRESIDENTIAL
INCUMBENT TO RUN AGAINST.
>> TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE
MOMENTS.
MOMENTS. >> YOU JUST SAID THAT TWO
MINUTES AGO.
MINUTES AGO. YOU JUST SAID TWO MINUTES AGO
THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BUY IN.
>> THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO BUY IN
IF THEY QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID --
>> ARE YOU FORGETTING WHAT YOU
SAID TWO MINUTES AGO?
>> I REMEMBER PRESIDENT TRUMP
SKOFD AND SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO
SEE ME MAKING A DEAL WITH XI
JINPING.
JINPING. >> WE’RE GOING TO TAKE YOUR
AR-14 AND AK-47.
WE’RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW IT TO
BE USED ANYMORE.
>> YOU SAY IT’S 12, IT’S A BIG
STAGE.
STAGE. HOW MUCH DOES IT MATTER FOR THE
OTHER CANDIDATES TO GET MOMENTS
WITHOUT LOOKING PHONY?
>> LET ME ANSWER THAT IN TWO
WAYS.
WAYS. FIRST OF ALL, I HOPE WE WILL NOT
SPEND THE TWO, THREE HOURS WITH
MY FRIENDS ATTACKING EACH OTHER.
THERE’S PLENTY TO TALK ABOUT
WITH RESPECT TO THE INCUMBENT
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. NOW, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION
DIRECTLY, IT’S PARTICULARLY
IMPORTANT FOR THE PEOPLE BELOW
THAT FIRST TIER TO TRY TO DO
THOSE BREAKOUT MOMENTS.
AND YOU CAN DO THEM AND THEY’VE
BEEN DONE.
BEEN DONE. BUT IS THAT CLIP YOU JUST SHOWED
PROVED, IT DOESN’T WORK IF YOU
DO IT AGAINST ONE OF YOUR FELLOW
CANDIDATES.
CANDIDATES. I THINK IT’S TO YOUR DETRIMENT.
I THINK CASTRO LEARNED THAT THE
HARD WAY.
HARD WAY. AND I THINK KAMALA HARRIS, AFTER
GETTING A TEMPORARY BUMP,
PROBABLY DIDN’T DO WELL BY HER
SCHOOL BUSING COMMENTS.
I THINK YOU’RE BETTER OFF
ARGUING FOR YOURSELF, ATTACKING
THE PEOPLE YOU’RE GOING TO BE
RUNNING AGAINST, AND CERTAINLY
TALKING POLICY AND
DIFFERENTIATING YOUR PLANS AND
YOUR PROGRAMS.
YOUR PROGRAMS. BUT GOING AGAINST EACH OTHER, I
DON’T THINK IT’S GOING TO BE A
BREAKOUT MOMENT FOR WHATEVER
DOES THAT.
DOES THAT. >> ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU
HERE.
HERE. >> THANK YOU FOR GETTING ME IN