Anonymous wrote:PP, did you read the Clinton interview transcript? Do you think she answered the questions as well as Sanders did?

She didn't offer anything of any great detail.

17:36 again. I will say though that her defense is pretty weak tea. NYDN also released the complete audio of the interview - which I'm slightly embarrassed to say I listened to - and Bernie sounded no less befuddled and dodgy in the audio than he does on paper.

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/scary-bernie-sanders-article-1.2589787

Anonymous wrote:Jane Sanders blames the NYDN for asking questions her husband couldn't answer - and says you can't get the "full context" from the transcript even though the transcript. Lolwut?

http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/jane-sanders-new-york-daily-news-221908

She's married to him, so she's supposed to defend him no matter what. Can you really blame her?

Jane Sanders blames the NYDN for asking questions her husband couldn't answer - and says you can't get the "full context" from the transcript even though the transcript. Lolwut?

http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/jane-sanders-new-york-daily-news-221908

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Anonymous wrote:It's really baffling and bewildering that the Daily News was referring to the Treasury and exec branch regulators as the Fed. The Federal Reserve is not at all the same and are definitely not interchangeable terms, and that the difference matters tremendously. And even more bewildering that half of DCUM doesn't seem to get that.

You keep saying that. Everyone gets that. But Bernie still blew that interview. That mistake by the Daily News doesn't negate that.

You're welcome to your opinion but I disagree. Yes, the NYDN botched the interview. Meanwhile, Sanders' answer on the administration side was correct and perfectly fine. And any answer from any candidate on how exactly things would work on the Fed side would be speculative at best, given their autonomy from the executive branch, and Sanders acknowledged that fact, correctly.

Np who works for one of the banking agencies. Pp, you have the same shallow understanding of the banking regulatory scheme as Sanders. Like all federal regulatory agencies the banking agencies promulgate regulations and issue opinions. As another poster mentioned, the Fed chair is nominated by the president and subject to confirmation by the Senate. While one might not know when exactly the Fed will raise interest rates, the regulatory scheme is well delineated.

Anonymous wrote:PP, did you read the Clinton interview transcript? Do you think she answered the questions as well as Sanders did?

Far better.

PP, did you read the Clinton interview transcript? Do you think she answered the questions as well as Sanders did?

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Anonymous wrote:It's really baffling and bewildering that the Daily News was referring to the Treasury and exec branch regulators as the Fed. The Federal Reserve is not at all the same and are definitely not interchangeable terms, and that the difference matters tremendously. And even more bewildering that half of DCUM doesn't seem to get that.

You keep saying that. Everyone gets that. But Bernie still blew that interview. That mistake by the Daily News doesn't negate that.

You're welcome to your opinion but I disagree. Yes, the NYDN botched the interview. Meanwhile, Sanders' answer on the administration side was correct and perfectly fine. And any answer from any candidate on how exactly things would work on the Fed side would be speculative at best, given their autonomy from the executive branch, and Sanders acknowledged that fact, correctly.

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Anonymous wrote:Why was MY Daily News asking about the Fed? Bernie and Hillary are running for President of the Federal Government, not the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve isn't an executive branch agency under the President, they are separate entities, with separate governance structures, policies and rules. Doesn't seem like that's understood here.

The Fed is quasi federal. I used to work there. The president appoints the fed chair. It has some autonomy, but it's certainly not outside govt.

Oh, also, the Fed works with Treasury very closely. A great deal of influence from treas to fed.