How Bernie Sanders Answers A Question

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[@Rhaifha]

I also find it interesting how Sanders starts with the context, I guess he knows that if he starts with the answer ("Yes, but") people are only going to listen to the first bit and then tune out the nuance. Embedding the answer in the context encourages people to see the nuance (and makes it harder to cut it in a way that misrepresents him).

[@BollocksUtwat]

Yea, the way he admits to having to pay more taxes is even said in a way that makes it sound like you'd be cutting him out of context if you only quoted that bit. It sounds like the middle of a thought.

[@SurferMan127]

EXACTLY, I hate when people ask bullshit questions that ignore context. Putting the context in before you give people an answer is a brilliant way to inoculate against a negative reaction.

[@Toddawaddles]

Honestly why it was so easy to call the media out on their bs with their recent accusations of him supporting and admiring authoritarian leaders. It was so easy to throw the full context of the comments in question back at anyone making those claims. Dude's walking a tightrope over an active volcano and he's doing well so far.

[@ericvulgate]

this demonstrates why 20th century gameshow style 'debates' are a shitty way to do elections.

[@TheBman13298]

@@Toddawaddles Yeah, like his false claims about Castro and his 'literacy' program. We all these were re--education camps. The literacy rate was only a little low in rural area. Hahahahaha

[@clairemakesthings]

i wonder if they're consciously aware of the mechanisms of speaking that they use, or if they've just evolved organically throughout their careers ??

[@louie.lenard5795]

claire b i would guess a bit of that but I think people with a lot of political experience, like Bernie, do have training in how to make speeches convincing etc. I’m sure they don’t plan every sentence (would be impossible bc you can’t know what others would say in a debate beforehand) but they probably have “guidelines” in mind as to how they want to come across

[@individuotipo]

Both.

[@CharlieQuartz]

I’d suspect it’s second nature by now. After all, the things he’s focusing on are the details of the policies he’s proposing and the impact they will have on people. He can probably intuitively feel the proper phrasing and anticipate how to craft his structure before the final phrase, having some idea of how he’s going to land it.

[@individuotipo]

All those guys have focus groups to analyse speech, with a bunch of really random people discussing speeches. But, to get where they are, they mostly grew organically.

[@eddyestevez500]

I think it is a little bit of both. Bernie has had to make his massage simple enough for everyday people for decades, so that's conscient. On the other hand he has developed the need to disarm the loaded questions he always receives, I think he goes on automatic every time he is asked a question now.

[@user-hg8jz6pp4n]

It’s worth noting, that’s about the 500th time he’s answered that exact question. Several times a day. He’s really honed it to be effective, even more so since then.

[@tyrrany_reigns1]

yet people still think that folks making 29k a year are getting a 52% tax increase... smh

[@Juanillo1-1.1]

G Soap The reason he doesn’t answer it is because it’s nonsensical. The question implies federal finance is like our household finance but most people in America don’t know the mere ~ on you tube for 6.5 minutes ~ “The Basics of Modern Money” he has to come up some explanation that will pacify the mass of ignorant people. And you are part of the reason for this peddling your taxes are theft nonsense. Here’s the answer to the question I convince my representative and senator to sign off on the bill proposed and the president agrees and signs. That’s how America pays for things. Not one penny our our federal tax dollars pay for nothing at all. That last sentence is why he can’t tell the truth outright. Cause of the ignorance of the masses

[@BruhiSwearToGod]

probably more than 500 haha

[@HeIifano]

I put in a lot of effort to develop an informed opinion. While I admit that I dislike Trump, I am not committed to either party or any candidate, so what I want is the actual truth and a realistic understanding of why the perception of certain aspects of politics are the way they are. When I hear something "shocking" like what G Soap is trying to say, I always do at least a tiny bit of research to see what the reality is. As Johnny Garza explains, it doesn't really take too much intelligence to understand why "(Sanders) doesn't know how much it will cost." Yet, the article Soap linked reads like a misinformed Twitter post by someone that would never actually *listen* to anything the other "team" said (because this caricature of a person only thinks about whether or not their team is winning). Please, if you're reading this, do yourself a favor and always read more than just one article saying what you want to hear. Don't end up like G Soap.

[@roadent217]

@@HeIifano You can understand what Johnny Garza has written? It's just illiterate gibberish to me. Mind translating it to actual English for the rest of us?

[@d4n93r]

I still cant believe they threw him under the bus for Biden

[@dmc1673]

dems aren't that left wing tho....also warren apparently like to backstab him sooo 🤷

[@skiptiskrufan]

Are you a foreigner like me that is still shaking my head...

[@FieryCoal]

I can, Biden was the “safe choice” with Obama’s name, but it likely won’t cut it, to another 5 years!

[@w333silke]

Ask the voters that didnt show up or just didnt vote for sanders lmao But Its always someone elses fault right ?

[@MyOldNameWasTaken]

@@w333silke this. Sanders never even fought back or defended himself. He always put his head down and backed off in debates. If he can't be competitive and driven when running for his own parties nomination, what makes people think he could beat Trump? He didn't defend himself against hillary and instead campaigned for her and now he did it again. He's a coward when it matters the most.

[@r.p.4756]

How Bloomberg answers a question: So how much money do I have to throw at you too get to support me?

[@lvl80elitehumanpally]

@No Akomplice Why did you say "gentile" like that are you insinuating something? Jeff Bezos only spent 1.2% of his income on taxes your average small business owner has to pay 40% and hes the type of guy you don't want to burden with our problems? These mega rich people spend almost nothing on taxes. The income inequality we have here is the same level as in fucking afghanistan. If you didn't count the richest 0.1% of people in this country we are not even a wealthy country, rich people just live here because they can weasel out of paying their taxes. And where did Bernie say he wouldn't be taxed the same as everyone else? You think he's doing this to get healthcare for (Poor) Americans as like a greedy thing? that makes no fucking sense. It's not free, it's free for the poor. The money comes from the people who are not poor how do you not understand the concept of taxes?

[@DiThi]

@No Akomplice Some people have "too much" because they ripped us off. For example Amazon has always made great efforts to bust unions. That's years and years of stolen wealth from the half a million workers that couldn't negotiate a better salary. Increased taxes on the extremely wealthy is an attempt on correcting that. Also nice anti semitism right there. Real subtle.

[@r.p.4756]

@No Akomplice "the very few who aren't are muted, pushed aside or run over." Oh, you mean like how Bernie constantly gets berated or ignored by corporate media.

[@alexarias5717]

@No Akomplice lol guess you didn't watch the video. He did say people would pay more in taxes, just that they also will be paying zero for medical expenses

[@alexarias5717]

@@PowerLord83 lol I swear people haven't even listen to a word Bernie's ever said yet act like they can criticize him 😂😂😂

[@riccardomarsala985]

when Bernie dropped out, I've heard my heart cracking😭💔

[@Agos226]

this video is only 3 months old too... felt like a lifetime ago when Bernie seemed poised to take the nomination

[@riccardomarsala985]

@@Agos226 yeah

[@riccardomarsala985]

@Juliee I know but he probably won't be elected

[@rdgrdmedflde3661]

Riccardo Marsala you just give him bigger chances of winning next year.

[@1lenzter]

@@rdgrdmedflde3661 if he don't pass

[@mitchcnnn]

Bernie sounds like a rapper with a beat behind him.

[@milky_wayan]

lofi hip hop Bernie Sanders - beats to vote and praxis to kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5zdooKfjKaNidE

[@tayduatrinhcoi]

Schomoyoho is gonna come in with an auto tune any day now

[@mitchcnnn]

@@tayduatrinhcoi kzbin.info/www/bejne/pp6ZoqyVbqpjqLs

[@Diseaseisreversible]

Red beetroot

[@mitchcnnn]

@The Metalhead that's a bit much.

[@YetMoreCupsOfTea]

Bernie Sanders. The greatest President that the United States never had. As a non-American, I'm sorry you missed out on what could have been. Nearly everything he was proposing are things that are taken for granted in many other developed countries.

[@zosmaee]

Actually what he proposes is half of what most European countries have.

[@Jamieconstable]

he’s not perfect but he’s much better than biden

[@The_Engie]

hahahahahahahahahahaha

[@MelodiaTodoElDia]

Same!

[@69luca_33]

He's kinda like Al Gore in matter of being not elected

[@RobinFlysHigh]

Every high school speech teacher: "Write that down! Write that down!"

[@stankface18]

Brishear 70 Good one man. You really showed him.

[@RobinFlysHigh]

@Brishear 70 Hah. I had written "peech". my phone corrected it to "peach". I added the s without thinking to look again

[@thc4825]

Brishear 70 Every school spelling teacher: 🙋🏽‍♂️ 🙇🏼‍♀️

[@USMCplzzz]

🙋🏼‍♂️Teacher, won’t rich people just move out of America???? So whose left to pay for all this?

[@naibakie8519]

@@USMCplzzz Hasn't every other first-world country on earth got a system like this for their healthcare already though? Where would they move out to? Space?

[@WeAreChecking]

This may be lost in the sea of comments but your visual style *really* has come into it's own lately. This video especially. I watched it twice, once to hear what you had to say, and again to just absorb your emphasis through visuals. Really great stuff.

[@er1q1]

yeah he's fantastic

[@gildardorodriguez4356]

you have better words for what I was thinking

[@johnsmith1474]

6:10 Sanders is asked THE question: "Is there an increase blah blah ...?" His first move, what I call a mutterance, (missed by Nerdwriter) is: "Good." He FIRST affirms Colbert thus displaying a complete lack of fear of the question. An audience reads your fear or courage. What you do FIRST is what matter most. If you flinch, you suck, if you lock eyes and grin, you win. Sanders AFFIRMS the question with "good," thus completely DISARMING Colbert. Everything else is filler as long as he does not stumble. Nerdwriter does well with the follow through, but it is the setup that opens the listener to accepting it.

[@natansme]

Yes this stood out a lot for me as well!

[@elrabeechum5180]

Totally, that was so confident and conversational.

[@johnsmith1474]

@@QuestioningYam - What's irrelevant? What is like finding ...? You can't write, classic kid who thinks the world read his thoughts ie solipsist.

[@johnsmith1474]

@@QuestioningYam - You are muted.

[@stellarr1]

@@QuestioningYam arguing on the internet lol

[@juliannad1010]

i wish bernie was younger so he still had a few more tries :(

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

We don’t talk like that, Julianna. He is immortal, thank you. 😭

[@MurderousLamb]

@Jaskaran Singh They may stand for similiar views, but Bernie Sanders would have been way more efficient at coming up with an effective plan for everything. He is quick witted, extremely intelligent, and has been doing this for a very long time, so he has lots of experience in this.

[@rokmun680]

@Jaskaran Singh AOC is not comparable to Bernie, she is sus as hell

[@viney3497]

@@rokmun680 Sadly she seems to be anti-semitic, but other than that she has good values and she seems like an actual human being which is good :) She can also relate better to younger generations and lower class people so that's also good.

[@rokmun680]

@@viney3497 I mean, I saw that tweet she made about making a list of Trump supporters? That sounds like some gestapo level shit, seems evil.

[@gurjotsingh8934]

Stephen: *asks a question* . . . Nerdwriter: *after rigorous analysis of a sophisticated contextual answer* 'What a stupid question'.

[@drewcampbell8555]

Yes, but Colbert is only asking what Fox, MSNBC, etc. are planting in the brains of the electorate. And Steven is not only smart enough to know that, but wise enough to give Bernie the space to answer.

[@Nellywellum]

@@drewcampbell8555 Yes, Colbert is very good at pretending to be under the thumb of his network, while leaving space for the truth to be presented. He keeps himself out of trouble and that's fair.

[@Nellywellum]

Ya, when you understand the complexity of the issue, it is a super stupid question.

[@jeckjeck3119]

I mean, he is not wrong. Most questions against M4A and Bernie are super stupid.

[@iverbrnstad791]

@@Nellywellum Yet it is one that a lot are worried over. By asking it, and even framing it in terms of where the burden falls he allows Bernie to show his strongest side to those who do not know him or his ideology.

[@thealgerian3285]

I mean, free healthcare sounds nice and everything, but 4 years of Larry David playing the president on SNL is where it's at.

[@asparagusnoodle]

The Algerian love it lmao

[@solarplexus7]

He's actually not that great of an impression, other than being an old Jewish New Yorker. James Adomian does the best Bernie.

[@nottiredofwinning3736]

It's not "free" if someone has to pay for it. Under Trump, my income tax was decreased by 2%, which doesn't sound like a lot, but over a year it pays for over one month of rent. Bernie wants to increase income tax by 4% for anyone making $30,000 or more.

[@EarthenBrown]

The Algerian free? Joking right?

[@asparagusnoodle]

Not Tired of Winning BUT what about rent control? The cap on taxes for the first 29k? No health bills ever again? Etc

[@andrewdoyle1772]

Bernie's housekeeper: how would you like me to clean your windows? Bernie: Let's. Be. Clear.

[@TrilhaMusiki]

His what? The man folds all four of his sweaters himself.

[@muhammadsaqeeb5298]

"I clean my windows just like you do thank you"

[@danmc3959]

How about gone,premiums gone,more taxes,now Bernie gone.

[@kyleperlman]

Be careful. The BernieBros will come for you if you even insinuate that you know the fact that Bernie has money.

[@PresidentFlip]

Kyle Perlman go support a billionaire or his shills while complaining about that then

[@viggo8213]

Imagine president sanders. Imagine a just world. Imagine a sensible America.

[@magicwandm]

:)

[@Hi_Brien]

Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[@PPP-xl1cn]

Adrian nahhh

[@pingu6550]

fuckin dnc just had to go and ruin it

[@hejalll]

@Adrian Social Democratic countries see the same rise in Economy, and they are just as wealthy. They have higher average wages, they have basically no poverty. Why would America's economy struggle with their model if they don't?

[@marc_so]

he's still a veteran politician who had to deal with bad framing his entire career so this should not come as much of a surprise.

[@Odinsday]

He's been fighting the system for the past 50 years, all the way back to when he marched with MLK.

[@NoTengoIdeaGuey]

@Tut J'wandian it's ya boi, Lil Faschy back at it again.

[@alex_sophie]

@Tut J'wandian great job. you´ve played yourself.

[@Dumbledore6969x]

Tut J'wandian And we don’t like people who are pro patriotism. Capitalism keeps 1 billion people hungry each year and kills 100 million every 5 years, yet you uphold it. Being patriotic is irrational, devoting yourself to the piece of dirt you happen to be born on is simply barbaric, time to grow up.

[@ryno4ever433]

@Tut J'wandian I don't think anyone's taking that bait buddy

[@PhilosophyOfNoa]

I’ve never understood the “Bernie yells” criticism. Raising your voice isn’t yelling. Mechanics yell. Bernie speaks loudly.

[@dumpygoodness4086]

DUH 101: EVERYTHING THE SUPER-MAFIA, er, Establishment says, IS A LIE (and that's FRAUD, a felony, each time they do it). But this SHAM worked to knock out Howard Dean. They (the war criminal journalists) LIED to fake that he was a screaming lunatic ("the Scream" is what they all called it) and they FAKED THE VIDEO TOO: he was yelling b/c it was a room of thousands of screaming fans.... but by ONLY having his mic audio (which was directional and didn't pick up the ROOM audio) these Goebbelist nazi liars SCAMMED the public that Dean was just a lunatic! SAME EXACT TRICK was used on me by the NYDaily News (more war criminals): I mocked and loudly heckled the head of the NYPD in public and it made the tv news etc... (my repeated heckle was brilliant: "when you protect DIRTY cops, you hurt GOOD cops!" and made the airwaves etc).... but the DNews CHEATED BADLY: they took a PHOTO of me YELLING outdoors in Manhattan traffic, to a large crowd as I heckled the NYPD thug.......and CROPPED the photo to remove the CONTEXT of why I was yelling (no microphone etc!)....so 100% of readers would just see a "LUNATIC". EVERY DAY WE DON'T MURDER MURDERERS (the 1% and the MSM).... WE ARE MURDERERS (helping the 1% do fake wars, Big Pharma, etc)

[@classypotato9255]

@@dumpygoodness4086 I honestly can't tel what you're talking about but nice rant

[@sitcomchristian6886]

.....raising your voice isn't yelling? This is news to me..

[@danmc3959]

Bernie is demented.A real nut,did nothing in the Senate.Bernie...Gone yes Gone

[@kolbydaniels4107]

@@sitcomchristian6886 you can raise your voice without yelling. By you know... speaking louder

[@Desi-qw9fc]

Bernie’s answers are what I’ve always looked for in a politician, and which has denied to us by sound bite media: A considered answer, provided with context, explaining their reasoning and its significance.

[@TBFSJjunior]

@@timestimesx7535 You forgot Venezuela

[@bartelvandervelden9894]

@Chapman if it isn't financialy feasible, could you then explain to me how most European countries are being able to pay for it? Of course, we do have higher taxes, but we also got a far more better deal, which is exactly what Sanders' is trying to give you

[@TBFSJjunior]

@Chapman "Water is wet" Oh really? "Europe doesn't exist, it is impossible" You are wrong. Not sure what else to say.

[@storm-hs2cj]

John Smith the bar is low as shit, huh?

[@splift23]

@@astaasta7788 it's not free for one. Remind me who spends the most on their military and provides protection to places through the world? Don't bother, it's America. these European countries can spend money else where and provide "free" healthcare because they spend pennies compared to what we spend on our military and they'd rely heavily on us during a war.

[@duxnihilo]

Now do how Pete Buttigieg answers a question: "The form of our freedom is the substance from which liberty bestows faith that our people will unite in the future we will triumph against democracy freedom unite around issue freedom!"

[@thescoobymike]

"We will triumph against democracy" lol

[@duxnihilo]

@@thescoobymike =D

[@supermalevitality1187]

pete is what happens if you put a book of inspirational quotes and the US constitution into a blender

[@RtistiqSkubie]

Lois Griffin said it 1st

[@wsmith7918]

RtistiqSkubie nine eleven was bad.

[@TheBraunMachine2011]

8:17 Always loved that moment when the bird flies up to Bernie's podium, nice way to end a great video! :)

[@wguid]

Bernie is a Disney princess confirmed

[@Merlincat007]

Yesssss

[@TorilAzzalini-Machecler]

The little smile at the end... I'm crying

[@KabbalahSherry]

@@TorilAzzalini-Machecler - I ❤️ The Bern! 😍🐦

[@user-fg8ux8zo6w]

I wonder how much Sorosbux they paid that bird

[@rtsa4633]

7:58 On point here. Makes you wonder. The short answer seems negative but when reinforced with context then the question seems stupid.

[@carolyntalbot947]

Why is that a stupid question? What do you think a general election would be like for Sanders if his platform wasn't challenged during the primary, when candidates are *supposed* to be vetted?

[@scheffarn1289]

Carolyn Talbot Stupid is the wrong word but the question is clearly constructed to give Bernie’s solution a bad name. Simply ”yes” would give the impression that Bernie’s plan makes you pay more when in fact you pay less.

[@BrianGuilfoos]

@@carolyntalbot947 It's a stupid question because while the sound-bite answer is "yes", the contextual answer is "you'll save a ton of money". It's a question that assumes a framing that is just irrelevant. Interviewers willing to give Sanders room to breathe around those questions, and provide that context, are good. I suspect Colbert asked that question that way intentionally, to provide an opportunity for Sanders to provide that context, and deconstruct the poor framing. "Bad" interviewers ask that question and then don't give the interviewee the space to provide a full answer. See 90% of the debates. Or just about anything on 24 hour news networks.

[@carolyntalbot947]

@GrandOne Network The point of asking this question is to get in front of the GOP talking points that will undoubtedly be used against Sanders in a general election. He was given time to contextualize his answer. When you guys have this knee-jerk reaction to anyone who dares to question Sanders, and no problem repeating the smears against other candidates, it makes his supporters look like an irrational cult of personality.

[@carolyntalbot947]

Do any of you pay $12K per year for healthcare, as Sanders claims is the national average?

[@nn6404]

How Biden Answers a Question: "come on man!"

[@MMiel-mv2pt]

😂 Don't forget: "I'm the guy who...." and.... "- something - something -.... Barack Obama".... And all that malarkey Haha #CornPop #Bernie2020🔥

[@scheffarn1289]

@@MMiel-mv2pt Or why not "I'm running for the United States Senate": kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaK2ZaBjbadnf7M

[@BarnsOfChris]

"Who are you.. and who am I?"

[@hobogotmojo6626]

how Biden answers a question: *he doesnt*

[@ReidMerrill]

"If you don't like me, vote for the other Biden"

[@m3talh3ad18]

He is an honest politician. Which is also why he wouldn't ever be in real power. Because many people wouldn't want to see that happen.

[@milesandrews6711]

Honest politician is an oxymoron, despite my mostly agreement with bernies views, he's not an intelectually honest president, he dosent even understand what socialism is, and he advocates for it

[@internetual7350]

@@milesandrews6711 Exactly he talks all about these great tax programs which in the long run will not benefit the poor but the top 1% he claims to oppose, because the rich will always find a way to work within the system as long as the private sector exists like in Scandinavia

[@lisamay5649]

But there are many more of us who DO want him as our president. That's the saddest part.

[@averylazare5186]

Colbert is sitting there thinking: “I pay nothing for my health insurance yearly”

[@silver3981]

He's rich, and the company he works for is *filthy* rich.

[@alexarias5717]

Yup that is privilege.

[@yengsabio5315]

@@alexarias5717 Or part of his work contract (deal) with the company he works.

[@silver3981]

@@yengsabio5315 Either way in a country as rich as ours, these are conditions that shouldn't be necessary to be that unconcerned with medical costs.

[@kyleperlman]

Have you watched his show? He goes the easiest on Bernie. This class warfare thing isn’t going to help anyone

[@PierceArner]

I like how you address that Sanders ends up reframing the original question to be a commentary about the world-view that he's fighting against. It's such a helpful way to explain why so many of his followers are about fighting against a broken system and why the ideas feel radical when they're ultimately just about taking a better and more simple approach.

[@canstermeat8171]

What's simple about universal healthcare

[@luquos]

I mean, it's really quite simple. So simple every developed country in the world except y'all have it.

[@iWillWakeYouUp]

That may very well be the case, but he seems weak to me. He wimped out faster than you can say "black supremacy victim complex" when BLM stormed his stage, insulted him and treated him like absolute garbage. The system is broken, yes it is. Maybe broken isn't the right word. Imperfect and corrupt, because of people. The problem isn't so much the system as it is the people on top, and the public's ignorance, pleasure-seeking behavior and willful obedience. I just don't see Bernie Sanders as a leader.

[@piggybackshiggy]

@@iWillWakeYouUp What a ramble about nothing. Congrats.

[@jvrerae8512]

Of course Stalin is a more simple approach

[@archiveeverything3000]

Can you do one on Joe Biden? Always find it amusing how he struggles to construct political talking points.

[@kylacrush6810]

It’s also pretty ‘amusing’ The Leftist Media hasn’t made mention of the fact Uncle Joe just can’t seem to keep his hands off little girls. Even during press conferences on C-SPAN & the like will always make a B-line straight to whichever youngest girl is in his frame of vision. He literally can’t help himself even during a live televised event so I shudder at the thought of what he does in private!!

[@advancedlevelgaming]

Kyla Crush I recommend Kyle Kulinski, David Pakman if you want people who discuss that.

[@SKiraSeKmes]

VatnsFjall c’mon, don’t waste your time explaining to someone like her. She’s TFG, too far gone. Couldn’t tell the difference between neoliberal, leftist, socdem, socialist, communist if her life depended on it. Too her every democrat is a far leftist. Corporate media is leftist media. What a joke.

[@arugula2787]

Damn I WISH every democrat were a far leftist

[@adeelmohsin8574]

Poor guy suffers from Stutters and now probably from Dementia. it's sad.

[@nielslund5959]

It's not HOW he answers a questions. He ANSWERS questions. That's it.

[@zarabee2880]

A rare politician indeed 😍

[@gwho]

LOL no. The very first two minutes he spent on and on and on and on specifically NOT answering the question, and instead making sure to advertise the benefits to his policy instead of actually answering the question who will pay for it.

[@whatsomeonesaidwastaken9216]

lmao everyone trying to bash trump and support bernie the globalist but then just completely gets caught up in their own illusion they bash others for

[@oneslikeme]

It's both. He lays a foundation for why his answer is going to be the right one, and THEN he answers. Both are important and I wish more politicians were as honest with their plans.

[@palemoonlight96]

That's amazing and so was your last video from the "answers a question" series, please do more of these and more rhetorics stuff, we'd love that!

[@cg1906]

Rhetoric is beautiful, i highly suggest reading speeches and letters by Martin Luther King Jr. They're all so easy to read and GRIPPING 😍

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

I think this is called more often "discourse analysis" within communication studies and in other social sciences like politology and sociology. Rhetoric is a little of a more outdated term, but clearly in order to have a good grasp of political communication´s main issues, one has to have had a good review of the history of discussions around "rhetoric" which go as far back as ancient Greece and Rome

[@cg1906]

@@EclecticoIconoclasta rhetoric is not an "outdated term" friend

[@palemoonlight96]

C G thank you, didn't know about them, will check them out!

[@thesuperginge1348]

I feel like answering a question as a politician without giving context, is like playing Russian roulette where all but one chambers has a nuclear weapon in it.

[@robertwinslade3104]

And yet the way journalists conduct interviews with politicians frequently involves forcing them to forgo context in favour of quick responses and soundbites. I understand that journalists have to weed out answers from a bunch of obfuscation and bullshit but interviews such as the one analysed here with Bernie Sanders demonstrate that sometimes a great deal of context is required and just giving a quick, simple answer will misrepresent the reality of the situation.

[@cshairydude]

One of the recent Labour party leadership debates had a quickfire questions section. All of the candidates rebelled against that format because they couldn't give answers that weren't misleading without providing context.

[@ulture]

especially when you're Bernie Sanders and the entire media is owned by mega-rich people who have a very big financial interest in a self-proclaimed democratic socialist not becoming president. There's a reason none of the supposedly 'left-wing' media outlets are challenging the narrative that he's a Stalinist, or that he hates Jews (despite being a Jew), or that Batista's govt in Cuba was better than the communist govt.... Hell, they're helping propagate those narratives. It's so blatant too, but the libs somehow think that pretending not to see it makes them look better than just admitting they see that it's pure propaganda but support it anyway.

[@FACTOTUM_55]

Bernie has to change the framing of questions first. They're out for snippets where he says what they want him to say.

[@KRUSTYskates]

Cianski yup “sound bites” and btw i like your pic lol that video is weeiiirrddd

[@uwuaxolotluwu3626]

@@KRUSTYskates what video is the picture from?

[@KRUSTYskates]

uwu axolotl uwu “Not so fast”

[@alexjurcoi2496]

@Very Fake News CNN i cant tell if this is serious or not

[@1BlessEdYou]

Agreed. The mainstream media is so opposed to his policies that most of the questions he gets are of the "When did you stop beating your wife?" variety. Obviously he's going to need to reframe that sort of question before answering it.

[@john_phil]

I literally just got an ad for Bernie before this

[@nicothyme6688]

Lil Masta same

[@redbrixanimations]

Lil Masta thank god we don’t get Bloomberg ads anymore

[@klick7599]

For some reason I got a Trump ad at the beginning

[@fandomgodmother4903]

Lil Masta I got an add for trump😭

[@FieryCoal]

Not anymore... lol

[@CoderShare]

Nerdwriter really trying to hit us South Carolinians like this with a Bernie video the day before our primary? Gonna go see him in 2 hours here in Aiken, S.C.

[@deezus6926]

CoderShare you think he’s got a chance to win there? I’ve been betting on a upset over Biden

[@rojavabashur6455]

@@deezus6926 Biden will probably win in SC, Bernie will win on Super Tuesday....

[@NoLoVeLoStNoLoVfOuNd]

I think he will lose there but he’s gonna win the rest, I’m surprised anyone there would vote for Biden when he’s the reason lots of black ppl are in jail. Bernies for everyone, Biden is for the old only.

[@juanlara5389]

Slick Rick I’m on the same boat lol. I heard some republicans plan on voting for Bernie (open primary) because they think he’ll be an easier rival for Trump. I hope they show up lol

[@gbcontolini]

Best wishes for SC to feel the Bern!

[@nikkoa.3639]

When nerdwriter starts to pull out the Mark Rober music, you know shit's about to go down.

[@abdallababikir4473]

Lol true

[@ILikedGooglePlus]

Mark Rober is boss

[@adiabadic]

literally exactly what I said lmao

[@BjornUltimatum]

I bet you were excited in college when the professor assigned an essay.

[@kerzariz8717]

Hahahahah this is exactly me. Nerdwriter seems like the kinda guy I'd vibe with considering our interests lmao

[@dacios6776]

Who wasn't?

[@wilhufftarkin8543]

@@dacios6776 Essays are one of the reasons why I'm majoring in math.

[@geico105]

You and me both.

[@Krawna]

Not necessarily. Essays assigned in college are suffocating because of the limitations you have to go through. He could've loved writing, but hated writing an essay. That's the category I fall into myself. Here he has freedom to say whatever he wants, how ever much, whenever, and about anything. And to top it off he can say them all, which is not only appealing to do but listen to, way less rules. Tons of people do this. His screenname may be nerdwriter1, but he is no different than people who make videos analyzing tech products, video games, music, celebrities. The only difference here are the genres of his content.

[@definitelynottommywiseau3037]

They picked Biden over Bernie. Ugh.

[@firstwavenegativity6379]

Who's "they"? Biden got more votes, I don't like him either, but the majority of voters picked him.

[@MarchOnRome]

As they should. The US will NEVER be a socialist dictatorship.

[@lauraveapi3840]

@@MarchOnRome 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ they are right now on the path to dictatorship. Socialism is the exact opposite of that. Where on earth did you go to school? Did you even pass elementary school?

[@lauraveapi3840]

@Jaskaran Singh the US is already socialist, even if to a shockingly low degree. That is why they are so #backwards

[@MarchOnRome]

@@lauraveapi3840 Lmfao, the irony is real. Name one time Socialism has worked as it was supposed to. Hell, look at Venezuela now, once the richest latin country and now they're in a crisis and had a GDP reduction of nearly 30% last year.

[@eldarbristina2738]

How Biden answers a question: "You should probably vote for somebody else"

[@hittingyouoverthehead]

"I was Barrack Obama's VP!"

[@trumpetmusic5672]

"Have you met cornpop"?

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

Eldar Bristina Corn Pop was a very very bad dude.

[@jaysun4069]

Biden: "you know, thats a great question. its a real problem, ya know? and we need a real solution to that problem. and me and my buddy Barack, we got it done."

[@MrPennerolli]

"I think I have more hair than I do."

[@Young.Supernovas]

Nerdwriter: makes a video comparing the ways Sanders and Trump talk Also Nerdwriter: fails to mention the word "YUGE"

[@xRockLobster75x]

A yuuuuuge oversight!

[@carolyntalbot947]

😂😂😂

[@-d-939]

Bernie says "YUMAN" so

[@wguid]

@@xerxesphilea5413 Vox did a pretty good video about the Brooklyn accent of Bernie's and addresses the YUGE thing

[@smaakjeks]

Trump: yewdge Sanders: yoodge

[@AttentionArbitrage]

"Regardless, they have a powerful messenger" Beautiful words.

[@LaserBlowFish]

Gave me chills. #Bernie2020

[@RSpracticalshooting]

Yeah with a terrible message.

[@mattragan483]

From someone who produces and edits content for a living: Your video editing decisions here are brilliant. The content itself is insightful as well. Well done, my man. Subscribed!

[@Pluveus]

Nerdwriter does his own editing, he's actually got a reputation among the KZbin community for being one of the best at it. If you want to see the masterclass in Nerdwriter's editing skills, this video right here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqrNh6iVfqt-g8U

[@SirBlackReeds]

And yet, he ignores Bernie Sanders's faults. Spoiler alert: turns out his age is the least of those.

[@litcrit1624]

"He [Bernie] uses more compound sentences." Based on the examples you highlighted, I think you meant "complex sentences" (in the syntactic sense).

[@chomskyismyhomeboi3509]

Refrence to syntactic structure in a Bernie vid. Chomsky would be proud!

[@cg1906]

Important comment alert

[@batuhankaratas1440]

Another syntactician around? holy moly. Someone bring me quantifiers as I need everyone aboard the hype train. Choo choo!

[@iPyroNigma]

@@batuhankaratas1440 The nerd train left the station, ladies and gentlemen.

[@jbs9373]

I hate all grammar nazis

[@Debre.]

Imagine if he made a video like this but with Joe Biden. It would be hilarious and sad at the same time.

[@whatelsecouldhappen]

Why why why why why!

[@willdrew287]

"Listen here, Fat!" - obviously what Joe was getting at here was a reference to the negative effects of consumerism on racial subgroups-

[@ironmammoth530]

"Watch Joe confused at why people won't vote for him after he calls them lying dog faced pony soldiers..."

[@ShaferHart]

It wouldn't be fair. The man mental abilities have degraded with age... His family and friends are not doing right by him by not taking him aside and telling him to drop out. It's just sad.

[@ratguy101]

Colbert: "So Joe, how are you going to deal with vitriolic, divisive politics in Trump's America?" Biden: "Look Stephen, I'll tell you a thing or two about the politics. I've BEEN politics. When I was working as a lifeguard in the 60's, the kids used to touch my hairs and I would just pluck them right off to tell them about politics.Look, where I'm from, I do politics and if you don't like that the other Biden does it instead, OK? What I'm trying to say is that when Barack and I worked in the White House, we didn't take too well to malarkey, and if you don't believe me you're a damn pony boy, dog-faced liar. I have a strong vision of what the soul of America should look like, and if you agree, you should vote Biden for the US senate"

[@cheydinal5401]

"Communicating effectively. You know, like Hitler" - CNN

[@Gothebeaast]

nah thats MSNBC RN.

[@jblue1622]

SantaDePirateKing yep nothing better than watching a media conglomerate call a Jewish man a Nazi on live tv...............

[@zoozoo64]

@@Gothebeaast both are alike

[@tahirpleasant5640]

@@jjlortez Shut up

[@rangetpc]

Hitler attacked the Jews saying they take advantage of the system, they're rich & greedy. Made them register all of their valuables . And then confiscated all their valuables to pay for his agenda. Bernie also hates everyone who's richer than him and expects them to pay for his agenda .

[@DrOSami]

Under Bernie's legislation: Doctor: " Mr. Walter White, you've got cancer and the state will cover your treatment" Walter: "Ok, I'll continue my teaching career then" BB ends at episode 1

[@m10g2007]

You can break down several american tv shows based on that view point. Its hilarious how fucked up this nation is and how people waved this nations flag like total idiots, praising their slavemaster. Good, to not live in that devastating shithole

[@westsidebeachbums1716]

*In Reality* Doctor: " Mr. Walter White, you've got cancer. Without proper treatment you'll be dead by the end of the year and there is a two year waiting period" Walter:"Can't I get treatment now?" Doctor:"Nope, see you later"

[@DrOSami]

@@westsidebeachbums1716 nope, in Europe medical care is free and in my city you get it immediately if the condition demands and I am a doctor so I'm experiencing this first-hand.

[@aaanawaleh]

@@westsidebeachbums1716 Research things before you go about spewing nonsense. Serious conditions take priority over a cold or a simple fever. That is just common sense. "Who should we help, the person who has cancer or this person here who has a temperature of 38°C" (it's in Celsius get used to the world). Again make sure you know what you are talking about before you start typing.

[@aaronwebb1548]

@@westsidebeachbums1716 Why would they delay a cancer patient treatment for 2 years? That seems like a pretty evil thing to do. Surely there's at least one American presidential candidate running on improving your healthcare standards, to make them on par with the rest of the developed world, who would ensure that those in need don't have to wait or pay exorbitant prices.

[@kzinful]

I'm backing Bernie, that being said I find that he is most effective by speaking in a quieter tone ( such as here ), and demonstrated superbly when he addressed the town hall meeting [ Fox News ]

[@TwoHatsHegemon]

Also his appearance on JRE

[@scheffarn1289]

@@TwoHatsHegemon His voice on JRE was straight up ASMR

[@butter_nut1817]

nvm oration, will he ruin the economy?

[@em3sis]

@@butter_nut1817 thank you! So many focus on how candidates make them FEEL.

[@scheffarn1289]

@@butter_nut1817 No. What Bernie promotes works well in the rest of the industrialized world. Healthcare is almost completely financed in the public sector (edit: Especially where I live). We're not a commie country though, what we are however, is the country mostly regarded as the best country to live in(Norway).

[@SenseiDonGraham]

"Let's...Be...Clear." - Bernie Every Time Anyplace

[@willriordan3683]

elizabeth warren does it A LOT more

[@SenseiDonGraham]

@@willriordan3683 Not as well.

[@trixiemcfly8584]

Proceeds to be anything but clear...

[@Specopleader]

Let's be cleah!

[@cyberdinedog2097]

In....My.....View

[@fhffvgju6299]

The things about sanders answers are that he may take a long time but unlike other politicians he always answers the questions

[@smaakjeks]

He has to dismantle the right-wing framing first before he can get to it. It's the difference between asking "does 2+2=4?" and "Why are you saying 2+2=5, and that Americans should believe you instead of their math teachers?"

[@JennyDarukat]

With him, I find you actually get the feeling that he genuinely wants you to understand and learn more about the topic he's talking about. It's not infantilising or reductive, and I think many people appreciate being talked to like adults for once.

[@todd7660]

Oh, I'm sorry, did did I just listen to a great analysis of political speech? I was so distracted by the amazing graphics and animation used, that I thought I was watching another art video. Thank you for all the work you do to produce these stunning videos, in both visuals and explanations.

[@bradywalker5291]

I'm frustrated by the comment section just completely ignoring his analysis, and video editing. Nobody is mentioning anything negative about Bernie, but bringing up other BS that has nothing to do with Bernie, or his speaking style.

[@mmmmmmolly]

As an outsider, not living in the US, to me Bernie seems precious and you guys should protect him at all costs

[@missleo281]

Exactly 😭😭😭

[@4thHorsemam]

As someone inside the US he isn’t he’s using 5th Grade Election “ Free candy for everyone “ tactics to 18 year olds living with mom...

[@hunteralexbrown7723]

@@4thHorsemam Because, as we all know, having the insulin you need to stay alive is a luxury.

[@outoforder8791]

@@4thHorsemam Bruh... Have you ever been to Europe? Not gonna lie, it seems that people in the US are more afraid of debt than of death. YOU GUYS CAN'T EVEN CALL AN AMBULANCE FOR FREE.

[@superfly2449]

8 Mack I’m not sure what you’re trying to say, so I’ll just reply “WTF?”

[@lorain9517]

The similarity of Amy Klobuchar's and Hillary Clinton's style of speech: "I..." "I..." "I...." "I was the first one who said...." " I was the one who proposed...." I was the first who...." " I said...." " I. did.." " I....." "I ...."

[@averyhall4197]

Biden tends to speak like that as well. All three have been in politics and legislating for many years, so it makes a certain amount of sense, but it does appear more with them than someone like Bernie (who also has many years under his belt).

[@Jake-ux7xp]

Yea that’s Biden’s entire shpeel. And he yells it too lol

[@radicalprolapse9807]

"I'm with her" vs "Not me. Us"

[@2FadeMusic]

@@radicalprolapse9807 I was JUST NOW ranting to my dad about how even just the difference in those two slogans is extremely indicative of where their priorities lie as candidates!

[@Sleepgarden]

@@averyhall4197 Biden: Look the fact of the matter is we have 2 candidates, who.... look, there's 3 things. Number 1, I do what I say and I say what I mean! I wrote the bill! And I'm out of time.

[@tessa7468]

the background music at the end made me feel like mark rober was going to jump in lmao

[@mustachewalrus]

That song really shouldn’t be used in other videos anymore, it distracts way to far from the content.

[@joecramp2987]

God it's absolutely everywhere I can't stand it

[@samuelmassicotte9645]

Sorry Bernie, you have to have a population with common sense for your plan to work

[@denversupermarket7484]

Well that’s not the problem, the population agreed with him. But the “political experts” convinced everyone that bided was the only one who could beat trump. Damn it.

[@sep9960]

@@denversupermarket7484 And Biden beating Trump is far from a garantuee. For crying out loud, the man has zero charisma in energising his base, and more importantly, swing states...

[@willnash7907]

@@sep9960 Essentially what will happen is the progressives will have to bend the knee again to the rot of the DNC mainline and completely carry their key demographics for minor concessions of the foreign agenda they are forced to pick over trump. This is not a democracy. This is unacceptable.

[@americantoastman7296]

Part of me wants to agree with you, but another sees that its just the same toxic rethoric that has been dividing your country for ages. YES the american people are FAR behind when it comes to political education and a greater sense of perspective, but calling them essentially dumb over it wont change a thing, except might make you feel better for a fleeting moment. Instead of hurling abuse, look inward and ask yourself "why". Why is it like this? What can we do to change it? And why instead of trying to figure this out and act on it do you instead spend your energy on being angry and toxic. Im not trying to be mean or offensive - this is my genuine thoughts.

[@sep9960]

@@willnash7907 Through Bernie Sanders his energy and base Biden has already progressed more to the left/progressive side. So even though I do not think Biden is the best option for the US in the long run. He's still the most logical choice compared to Trump.

[@KilgoreTrout-vo7uy]

Just imagine if the democratic party had nominated Sanders in the first instance.

[@jeckjeck3119]

Then this whole orange cancer could be avoided.

[@Rangerays]

@@jeckjeck3119 yeah and instead a socialist. Which is worse.

[@xxxxOS]

You mean, just imagine if the democratic party didn't cheat Bernie in 2016. 👍

[@Hades-ot9tl]

@@Rangerays please read some political science & economics and BTW Bernie is democratic socialist. there is HUGE difference between socialism and democratic socialist!

[@williamlawson7852]

Hades as a political scientist actually you also need to read some literature. Bernie isn’t a “socialist” he is a classic European social democrat, despite whatever he claims. Bernie doesn’t advocate for socialism (the collective ownership of the means of production by the workers) Bernie advocates for social programs to cover for capitalism ills (i.e. healthcare, housing, etc)

[@houngrysdigest1525]

His questions are always framed from the right. What about "how are we gonna pay for these wars, bailouts, subsidies?"

[@III-zy5jf]

Melissa Panda I just read that medical companies continue to charge say $11,000 per tune of cheap ointment to insurance companies, who bill the government, and the government pays it no questions asked. That’s how pharmaceutical companies make $100 billion in profits a year/quarter/whichever. Also, the U.S. grows so much corn, because of subsidies, and have world-class harvesting equipment, but won’t grow normal vegetables to feed the population, instead importing a lot from Latin America.

[@Caspaah151]

This isnt a right framing at all. You dont care about that part?

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

And it doesn´t help that most of the Democratic Party elite agrees with neoliberal economics and the military industrial complex. In the rest of the industrialized world the Democratic Party would be considered a center right party and in some issues someone like Angela Merkel (a conservative in Germany) is to the left of Barack Obama for example

[@golfer435]

@@III-zy5jf The companies arent making 100 billion dollars in profit, the industry as a whole is doing that. What you said would be like saying that Apple's profit represent the profits if the entire tech industry.

[@infinit888]

@@Caspaah151 Just asking "how are you going to pay for it" ad nauseum when it comes to healthcare but not wars or tax cuts is right wing framing. Left wing framing would be "a study shows 45000 Americans die needlessly each year by not transitioning to M4A. How can you justify that?"

[@dvaccaro96]

So, basically, Bernie is effective in his rhetoric AND gives actual content to what he says. Amazing video as usual btw

[@FREQQLES]

He also mastered 'avoiding the soundbite' Reporter: "Will peoples taxes go up?" Rookie: "Yes" Soundbite acquired, no further context needed.

[@dvaccaro96]

@@FREQQLES Exactly, he forces you to pay attention to the whole explanation. Conversely, when he wants you to have a straight up answer he does start the answer with a "Yes/no"

[@aarons8711]

Jesus Christ, imagine having to do a break down of Biden’s speaking style ‘Yeah it’s bad, it’s real bad, no this guy is falling asleep on his feet... we’re screwed ‘

[@Lions4322]

Or Trump for that matter

[@zac6876]

Lions4322 he already did Trump. Did you watch the video? He mentions it like 4 minutes in

[@zac6876]

"The children like to touch my hairy legs" "Uhh yeah I got nothing chief."

[@highgrounder]

@@zac6876 The difference is what Trump actually does. He looks appealing when he talks, but like Communism, fails in reality.

[@jackburton3540]

@@highgrounder And which high school teacher fed you that line?

[@Thulgore]

That bird flying onto his podium in the middle of a speech in front of that many people is always amazing to me. Not just that it happened but, the crowd noticing, they point it out to him, he recognizes it, then it flies to him. I'm not putting any belief into it, it was awesome though.

[@mediatechjohn3088]

"Politics is the art of words" Jimi Hendrix

[@jblue1622]

MediaTech John great quote, but this is also political, politics actually is just words, doesn’t need to be art, most political ideas are not that sophisticated

[@savagecocktorture]

whoa thats like so deep dude

[@bluesolace9052]

My favorite Hendrix quote: “When the love of power is overcome by the power of love, the world will know peace”

[@rofolaygoog3678]

that's rhetoric

[@lawjef]

Meh, for some voters. But for a great many voters the details of the policies matter more than the words used. Just because the media or the politicians focus on lowest common denominator thinking that doesn’t mean it works all the time (or even all that often).

[@pink7930]

"... it looks like Bernie uses significantly more three syllable words..." Mill - ion - aires Bill - ion - aires Checks out.

[@classicalcashew6266]

Pink that’s 4

[@canwenot573]

He doesn't use millionaires anymore. He dropped his complaints about millionaires the moment he became one.

[@jmiquelmb]

@@canwenot573 He isn't against millionaires and billionaires, personally. He's against the most powerful people who support a rigged unfair system. Which they're billionaires. If I was a mi/billionaire, I'd still support him, even knowing that would lose me money if he became POTUS. In fact, some millionaires do support his message. The money is not the sin here. The sin is using your money for your own benefit at the expense of other people. The "millionaire/three houses" argument really falls short as an analisis of what's his message, and what is the problem with the current model. The fact that conservative media only criticises rich people when they hold economically progressive ideas should be a red flag for everyone to notice.

[@canwenot573]

@@jmiquelmb Again, his campaign rhetoric changed immediately after he became a millionaire. Bernie isn't for us working class people, he is merely trying to invoke class hatred against the wealthy. His policy proposals are infeasible at best, devastating to the economy at worst. He's not even practicing what he preaches. He moves his money into a family trust to avoid taxes. He is free to pay more in taxes voluntarily, donate to charity, etc. He doesn't. Which, when combined with the awful ideas he espouses, leads me as far away from him as possible. Trump supporters can point to Trump's economy; with record low unemployment and significant wage increases due to tax reforms. They can point to the fact that he donates his presidential salary to charity. Not that these things are the end all, just that they are more substance than Bernie brings to the table. He's had decades in Congress to make positive change, and in that time he has passed three bills. Two of which involved naming post offices in Vermont.

[@canwenot573]

@Ella Igwe Not since 2016 he doesn't.

[@AbsolXGuardian]

I wonder how much of Bernie's rhetorical style comes from the fact he's a New York Jew. Because he does very much does still have their accent.The vaguely yelling thing he's always doing? That's just how Jews speak when they're impassioned about something. He sounds very similar to my primary care doctor, another old New York Jew. The fact is that if you grow up Jewish, you naturally end up learning a certain amount of rhetoric. Arguing and questioning is kind of our thing. I've talked with my friends about how Bernie's Jewish-ness influences his politics (something I'll expand on if there's interest), but since I come from a west coast reform synagogue, I'm not really qualified to talk specifically about the New York Jew cultural aspect of it. Two things you didn't mention that I've noticed myself, is that at first it looks like that Bernie is doing the typical "politician dance around the question thing", but he's doing it in an ethical way. He jumps away from the question and illustrates context, keeping so he doesn't create exploitable soundbites (such as "yes, but"), and does eventually come back to the question, saying 'the common people will save money and taxes will only increase on the wealthy'. Also the hands. I think they're as important to creating his rhythm as his word choice. He also uses them to visually demonstrate his point, swiping to one side whenever he says "gone" in your example. and miming "signing up" at the end.

[@AbsolXGuardian]

@@stefanocanavese6102 Thank you

[@mmk7454]

I’m a Muslim from Bahrain & I love him. He has a great message wish he becomes president.

[@AbsolXGuardian]

@@mmk7454 Let's hope so. Also, despite what the modern political climate and Islamic extremists might lead one to believe, Muslims and Jews are more similar to eachother in theology and practice then they are to Christians. They practice similar ideas of justice, a love of knowledge, and duty to the poor. They also both actually follow the 'no graven images' and 'only one gd' thing. In the Middle Ages, it was better for a Jew to live in a Muslim kingdom than a Christian one.

[@Sandwich13455]

@@AbsolXGuardian Muslims have more in common with Catholics than Jews,the middle ages are long gone.

[@hanna-liminal]

Mariam M Hi fellow Bahraini! Good to see others from my country watching good KZbin videos!

[@4bs_ben]

8:19 _At a political rally for a candidate running for the office of “leader of the free world”:_ random bird: *jumps onto podium* *Everybody liked that*

[@thanosforever]

Joe Biden: "*says something awkward af* no i really mean itttt"

[@avenw]

"I'm Joe Biden's husband" - Joe Biden

[@thanosforever]

"hey buster" 🤣

[@gheebuttersnaps2011]

No! I said the first!!!

[@shimes424]

@DoddSpell why why why why why

[@shoulderoforion115]

@DoddSpell Biden is more Republican than Democrate anyway. This two party system is a very odd spectrum because we still make the whole thing a team game. It is supposed to be understanding and open but we have made it and us or them money scheme.

[@maxwellschmidt235]

Bernie is a fantastic communicator. He doesn't automatically accept the framing of questions. That's the mistake many candidates make, ensuring that the downside of their plan creates a problematic soundbite. The way Bernie gives his answers, you can't drop the context without making your audience suspicious of what the missing context is.

[@iainmcclure416]

Sanders had a rare gift: formidably detailed knowledge of policy combined with easy, colloquial language. Therefore, he can inform his audience without sounding different from them.

[@manojsandoori4000]

Nice analysis Nerd Writer. Bernie (vs) Trump in the Presidential debates will be very high profile clash - it would be like a world cup final in fifa, football/soccer.

[@AbsolXGuardian]

Yeah. I do hope that Nerd Writer does an analysis once we can see them responding to the same question or going head to head.

[@tamotit]

Too bad its never going to happen

[@felixfourcolor]

@@tamotit why?

[@KalmanCouch]

@@felixfourcolor Bernie lost to biden

[@tamotit]

Felix Nguyen Bernie has about a 5% chance of becoming the nominee

[@ellesin2978]

I feel like he actually answered Stephens question which is so rare.

[@asparagusnoodle]

Elle Sin yet the pundits keep asking it because they don't have the attention span, or the honesty, to acknowledge his answers

[@nervclax7458]

He didn't answer the question. Stephen asked where the tax burden would go. Bernie said the burden *wouldn't* go to "poor" people. The money will have to come from budget deficits, because we can't tax ourselves *enough* to cover the TRILLIONS it will cost.

[@jupiterkansas]

@@nervclax7458 No, he said the tax burden will come from the TRILLIONS in premiums we're currently paying to insurance companies. It's not complicated. He simply wants to make the government the middle man for healthcare instead of for-profit insurance like it is now, on the assumption it will cost less overall.

[@FeebleBird903]

Nerv ClaX Medicare for All will literally cost less than the current system because it cuts out the middle man. Every other developed country does this. Middle class taxes will go up a little, but that's nothing compared to the cost of health insurance right now. Nobody asks where the money will come from when the US increases the military budget or builds a wall or passes tax breaks for the top 1%. Conveniently, this question only comes up when a program would greatly help the working class.

[@wgo523]

@@jupiterkansas because it costs less in other countries that have some this, and the studies show that. The problem isn't affording it. We are already paying twice-to four-times as much for healthcare with worse outcomes. Even the worst result imaginable where somehow it doesn't save money (again, unlikely seeing as insurance companies wouldn't collect massive profits) STILL is better because a progressive tax, cap on drug prices, and no copayments or deductibles means that working people who (unlike the rich) get punished for people sick, or go bankrupt because of medical bills wont anymore. It's not a hard question. A child getting sick- especially something serious like cancer- should not ALSO put the livelihood of a whole family in danger, or cost drugs that the family just can't afford. The current system is a moral failure. Keeping it the same because you can't wrap your head around how progressive tax brackets work is horrifying.

[@RodrigoVzq]

I want Nerdwriter to analize how I talk

[@nicholashamilton40]

No you don't.

[@anlumo1]

Easy to achieve, you just have to become the presidential candidate of one of the two parties in the US.

[@alexispeveler7194]

First off -- it's not 'analize', so you definitely don't want Nerdwriter to analyze how you communicate.

[@anlumo1]

@@alexispeveler7194 Typos don't really matter in a speech.

[@Spaxer]

@@anlumo1 oh they definitely do, especially if that person is looking for pronunciation of specific words. usually they're spelled out... but they have to be right in the first place.

[@jjdefeo7413]

7:50 Mark Rober viewers be like: I knowww that musiiic...

[@MikeBolitho]

Right?! I was like, is someone watching Rober in the room?

[@aasthabisht3431]

Hahahahhaa

[@adeelmohsin8574]

what is even more impressive that he repeatedly scores points on the debate stage despite being subjected to the confines of time.

[@silver3981]

Like this guy said, he's had decades to refine his position statements and responses to avoid diminishing returns of attention.

[@boofert.washington2499]

You're literally surprised there's such a thing as a winner. That's what you just said.

[@silver3981]

@@boofert.washington2499 You're really gonna be a dick, huh?

[@mattjuve5720]

@@boofert.washington2499 Anybody who's watched enough multi-candidate debates knows that anything of note happening at all is pretty surprising.

[@RazzyXM22]

7:14 - I just want to say the way that you emphasized those specific words was soooo smooth. 10/10 editing as always.

[@Josh101]

I remember when you made the Trump video, and you say that was 4 years ago? Christ that makes me feel old.

[@aidanbutler7271]

Head like a fucking orange

[@tashiat5170]

Man, Nerdwriter really never disappoints. I always get goosebumps after watching his video essays. Loved the Trump one, and absolutely loved this one, too. Keep up the brilliant work!

[@thehumanity0]

**Bernie answers how it's paid for* CNN: "But how do we pay for it?" Me: *facepalm

[@kma3647]

Bernie didn't answer that question. He danced around the answer before ultimately lying and saying he was going to completely take over a $3.3 trillion industry that's rapidly growing in size and scope and it's going to cost $3.0 trillion/yr when he's done with it (he cited $30 trillion over 10 years). He leaves a $300 billion/yr just in that alone, and then merely brushes all that off by saying we'll tax people to pay for it all. By comparison, total annual federal revenue is just slightly less than that figure. He'd need to DOUBLE tax income to do it. His plan is literally to suck 18% of the total GDP out of the economy and pray that the rich can still sustain the parasite bleeding them dry. That's not a plan. That's a disaster. And that's only one part of his "utopian" vision. He's still planning on crippling the economy with the Green New Nightmare too.

[@mifhadi]

@@kma3647 i guess some is not listening

[@thehumanity0]

@@kma3647 The US already spends double the amount on healthcare than every other developed country - countries that HAVE universal healthcare & the majority that are run where the gov't is the Single Payer for all public & private healthcare funding just as Medicare for All would do. You can try to scaremonger over numbers & twist the stats to make whatever point fits your disposition, but when people hear that Single Payer countries already spend half what we spend & that under Single Payer, all bloated administrative overhead costs (& the $100 Billion in annual profits that goes to the insurance industry) would be ELIMINATED, then it's just common sense that Medicare for All would be a far better system financially AND morally than the broken system we have now. A system where a person's survival depends on the money they can raise from a GoFundMe & begging people for money so ultimately the insurance & drug companies can get paid for their part in the insurance scam.. I mean system.

[@TBFSJjunior]

@@kma3647 "Ultimately lying" How was he lying? There are multiple studies backing him up. Medicare has a much lower overhead (1 to 5%) than private insurance (was capped at 20% by Obamacare). If you don't have to spend money on advertisement and profit, then you have more money to spend on care. That is so obvious I find in astonishing that you actually have to explain that to people.

[@thehumanity0]

@@kma3647 Also, it should be pretty obvious when Bernie is the only person on stage citing scientific peer-reviewed health studies & the rest are citing bogus CNN talking points based on their establishment-biased interpretations of his plans. Bernie has the scientific studies on his side: Yale Study - M4A Saves $450 Billion per year Harvard Study - M4A Saves $600 billion per year on administrative costs alone www.salon.com/2020/02/22/multiple-studies-show-medicare-for-all-would-be-cheaper-than-public-option-pushed-by-moderates/ PERI & UMass Amherst Study - M4A Saves $5.1 Trillion over 10 year period btlonline.org/comprehensive-study-on-medicare-for-all-refutes-criticism-by-centrist-democrats-gop/ Mercatus Center Study (Koch Brothers funded) - M4A Saves over $2 Trillion over 10 years theintercept.com/2018/07/30/medicare-for-all-cost-health-care-wages/ 22 recent scientific studies show that Medicare for All is cheaper than our current system. Enough with this "but how do you pay for it?" bullshit. thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/484301-22-studies-agree-medicare-for-all-saves-money

[@Benjiefrenzy]

You should do a video about how Pete Buttigieg can speak for 10 minutes and say absolutely nothing at all

[@pinheadlarry1977]

"The shape of this democracy is the essence of this country and the shape of this country is the essence of this democracy" -Peter Bootyjudge

[@keldenrobertson7894]

right

[@smaakjeks]

@@pinheadlarry1977 What shape is that, I wonder. Trapezoid?

[@ocandro]

@@smaakjeks it's shaped like three letters: C I A

[@smaakjeks]

@@ocandro Or like a wine cellar, perhaps.

[@ThuggyMacho]

How Pete Buttigieg answers questions: "I understand this question and let me tell you. Let's talk about this. No one has a better understanding of this than me and it's very important. This is something that we cant ignore and I realize that. I do and that's why I'm the best candidate to be the democratic nominee."

[@luked8449]

I don't understand this criticism. I like Pete, so I've listened to him talk quite a bit. I have never once seen him not answer a question. I get that saying he doesn't is a good political strategy, but I want you to point me to a time where he didn't answer a question he was asked

[@ThuggyMacho]

@@luked8449 then you're not paying attention. This is exactly how he talks and answers questions. ESPECIALLY when asked about how he's created a system against black people in his state which is his only experience of politics so far.

[@luked8449]

@@ThuggyMacho so then show me to an example of this, because I've never seen it also that's not a thing that happened but sure

[@ThuggyMacho]

@@luked8449 there's plenty of videos of him speaking at the Dem Debates. Go do your own research. Have fun.

[@TheEpicWeezl]

@@luked8449 Agreed. Pete is definitely not my favorite candidate, but he is one of the best debaters on the stage right now. He's concise and coherent. If you don't like how Pete speaks then you don't like how Obama speaks. Pete has copied Obama's style almost exactly probably with less uhh's as well.

[@Jah1Jah]

Winter is Coming .... Get out your Mittens & Parka Uncle Bernie .... we need you healthy and warm to keep the faith and keep fighting for us. GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU BERNIE! Now and Always .... Feel the Bern!! ✨😇✨

[@adeelmohsin8574]

Meanwhile Joe Biden : "Corn Pop was a Bad dude"

[@BennysGamingAttic]

"I have blonde leg hair in the sun."

[@freewhilinbobdylan]

Ben From Gulf City “and the kids they... they liked to watch the hairs come back up...”

[@thephantommonica3608]

"Look, fats, here's the deal."

[@greylepoard]

Joe Biden the other day in SC literally said he was running for senate and said "If you don't like me you can vote for the other Biden, but give me a look" AND SOMEHOW HE'S GOING TO WIN SOUTH CAROLINA

[@Damocles693]

I got hairy legs!

[@abhinavchandekar]

You have a weird and almost envious combination of analytical skills and creative sense. Big fan :)

[@jjutt87]

You'd have fun doing an analysis on Nina Turner!

[@Jobother]

HelLO someBODY!

[@ericburgos]

Love her, she's an uncommonly engaging speaker.

[@jjutt87]

@@ericburgos When all you speak is the truth and stand up for everyday people there is no wavering ❤️💯!

[@ericburgos]

@@jjutt87 REALEST of talk! :D

[@nirmalsuki]

And Killer Mike. He is as good a surrogate as one can get.

[@pedroproductions]

I'm clompletely amazed how Americans are scared of tax system that works to finance heath care in so many countries. A system which is fair and solidary with your compatriots. A great hug from Spain.

[@JohnJohnsonIV]

It's not that private health care is great, it's that government health care is awful

[@AlexxxNZ]

Take a listen to NZ’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Arden. Listening to her is like listening to a pro wrestler doing promo. It’s amazing.

[@VonSchtauffe]

Like Macho Man Randy Savage?

[@vivek9chavan]

Next: How Pete Buttigieg talks without really saying anything.

[@ADogNamedElmo]

Pete is a hack

[@ADogNamedElmo]

@O'Doyle hard disagree

[@albom.2744]

"the shape of our democracy"

[@lesliejohnson4008]

Yes ! Platitude Pete . He is the worst. I’d prefer Klobee over him. But they are all bed

[@Teletheus]

False.

[@P4ndieEy3ss]

I listen to Bernie a lot and this seems like a solid analysis. Bernie has that mensch quality.

[@joeldiaz141]

He's pulling a fake on everyone. Anyone making $29,000 / year or less untaxed? Great..... At $15/ hour your already making more than $29,000. / Year as a full time. He's pulling a fake. It's not real.

[@wyllmRox]

he's unmentionably fresh

[@frostassassin7265]

Joel Diaz Do you know what a marginal tax rate

[@Anndgrim]

@@joeldiaz141 He's talking about the tax increase for M4A. Not overall taxes.

[@fRom22456]

@@joeldiaz141 The first 29,000 are not taxed. Either way how could you see a wage increase or medicare as something bad?

[@Bobywan75]

How Trump answer a question: he doesn't.

[@virginepicgamer9065]

he did abruptly leave the 60 minute interview. "Your asking tough questions"

[@justonepilot1018]

It's almost as if it's the job of the President of the United States of America to answer tough questions...honestly he's only President so he can say he was President for a term Also *You're (Sorry, I can't help it.)

[@Ben-vl5ew]

'how will you deal with climate change?' Trump: we burn a lot of oil and we make a lot of money

[@--7960]

@@Ben-vl5ew 😂

[@Jamieconstable]

almost all politicians don’t, including bernie

[@hideshiseyes2804]

This is why I love the Nerdwriter, because he’s an unapologetic formalist. Even when he’s talking about politics, he’s talking about aesthetics.

[@gero_k99]

Actually amazing! I write my term paper on the different use of language in politics by comparing Bernie with Joe Biden. Thank you very much, I hope I get to quote your video.

[@Birkenstock_Ultra]

Hello dear Nerdwriter, I really love and enjoy watching your videos and listening to your explanations, but I find it a bit harder to understand you completely and comprehensively in the first attempt, because English is not my mother tongue; among other things I follow you because I take your essays for practice purposes to improve my English - then I learn something during procastination. :-D I would like to ask you to implement subtitles to make it a little easier for me to follow you and understand your content more effectively and correctly. Automatically generated subtitles would actually be enough for me and help me enormously. But of course I would also understand if these circumstances, compared to my individual case, would be rather idle to implement - I don't even expect an explanation or anything like that, should you not be able or willing to comply with my request. Best regards, Pat

[@violentXcupcakes]

Pat Schlieker Your written English is absolutely pristine

[@luuketaylor]

Your written English skills far outpace the vast majority of those who speak it as their mother-tongue! It would be good to have subtitles, though.

[@Michaelonyoutub]

@@luuketaylor i can speak and read perfect english but i still love subtitles on videos, they are always a plus

[@MarkWiemer]

Hey Pat, I went ahead and added some subtitles. They're under community review now, but hopefully they'll be published soon!

[@Autotrope]

I too would appreciate subtitles - properly transcribed ones if possible, but auto-transcribed ones at minimum Like when watching a video where I can't listen to sound

[@MelodiaTodoElDia]

This guy is golden and you missed the opportunity of enjoying someone that REALLY cares.

[@SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand]

Neo-liberal goons who care more about theater than they do policy did this.

[@peachlover48]

I love Bernie Sanders. Imagine fighting for an idealogy for decades, and not veering from that. It shows his integrity and courage in a world that has constantly changing values and increasing powerful opposing people/institutions. I’m not from the US, but I’m really excited to see him become the POTUS. I bet your founding fathers will become proud.

[@samb8744]

It’s absolutely insane how much better at being substantive Bernie is than his peers. He’s miles above everyone else

[@alienotherplanet3827]

California for Bernie!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@colincondit1561]

Here we go For sure god no

[@Scripner]

Here we go For sure We already have enough worthless freeloaders in this state. No thank you!

[@hotelvictortango]

Here we go For sure Texas 4 Bernie ;)

[@kenziemoon522]

My heart is broken, we need Bernie.

[@Gymcana]

When he poked the desk with his finger while saying "where do I sign up!" is a trick used by sales agents, mentalists...etc to anchor this specific message in your head and turn it into a task, an order.

[@Gothebeaast]

@SuperMich66 this sarcastic?

[@fjfeuankcnncne7663]

I really appreciate these kinds of videos and would love to see more language/speech analysis vids!

[@centurion726]

Watch the one he did about Anthony Hopkins and Westworld it's when I got addicted to this channel

[@carolyntalbot947]

If you like podcasts, try John Mcwhorter's "Lexicon Valley." You'll love it, trust me👍

[@ed_styles4218]

I like his answers. From what I've heard so far. He gives context along with the answer.

[@subversivelysurreal3645]

I loved Bernie, and it’s a CRIME that Americans do not seem to comprehend the fact that poverty isn’t natural or normal. In Iceland, guess what they did after the pandemic? Without cutting any *paid summer or winter vacation time* (yep, it’s a law, everyone gets that *they cut not the wages, but the workweek down to a four day 32 hour week* -three days of your own, now. In Iceland 🇮🇸.

[@OneFreeMan17]

And what is icelands culture like? Their immigration policy? Iceland is one of the most ethnically and ideologically homogenous countries on the planet

[@subversivelysurreal3645]

@@OneFreeMan17 Iceland’s homogeneity has zEr0 to do with the price of Cod. The color of the skin of the people unpacking freight has no bearing whatsoever upon the freight itself. They do NOT use their white skin to band together nude and reflect and refract the sun’s light into electricity via an ancient Norse practice. 🇮🇸However, it IS interesting to note that Iceland -has more WOMEN in government than anywhere else in what is commonly referred to as the ‘western world’.

[@OneFreeMan17]

@@subversivelysurreal3645 Sure it does. They have a very insanely strict immigration policy, keeping the population and gene pool clean and crime free. White people statistically commit far less crimes than other demographics.

[@DirtyDev22]

I would love to see an analysis like this on Warren's rhetoric when she is going after somebody like how she did with Bloomberg during that first debate vs. her rhetoric when she is asked about her different plans. I think there is an interesting dichotomy and why she goes through ebbs and flows of support.

[@MsBhappy]

All my issues with Warren: Bad Foreign Policy: - voted for Iraq war - voted in favor of Trump's bloated military budget - Israel - Supported sanctions (Iran, Russia, North Korea, Venezuela) - lied to Penn Uni and Harvard about being indian (despite being somewhere between 0.1% and 3% Native American, less than most European descended Americans) - lied about father's job as janitor Warren’s brother told the Boston Globe, “My dad was never a janitor," and he said it makes him “furious” that Warren has repeatedly claimed otherwise on the campaign trail. - lied about being fired for being pregnant - lied about Bernie being a sexist (video of him telling elementary school kids that women can and should be president) (equal rights amendment) (was a longtime friend of warrens) - lied about son going to public school "No, my children went to public schools." her son Alex, went to two different private schools, Kirby Hall and Haverford School. she plagiarized recipes in her cookbook, which she called PowWowChow - lied when she promised to serve her full Senate term if reelected in 2018. Her 2020 presidential run began a few weeks after she won that election. - lied about not taking Super Pac money "While voting for the bill had won senators the gratitude of lobbyists who write campaign checks, “that door swings both ways,” Warren went on. “Those who wanted to snuzzle with the lobbyists leave themselves vulnerable to counterattacks.”" politico march 2012 Warren defenders point to Trump's record of lying: ""Whataboutism" is not an actual argument. Surely Democrats must hold their own to higher standards if they're going to make Trump's dishonesty a central issue with any credibility at all." Flip-flopping especially on healthcare: Warren in 2005, this clearly aligns more with Bernie's M4A than Warren's current platform "We have a broken health care finance system in the United States, and all I can do is point out that it is bankrupting families." "It is literally correct that the costs of a broken health care system are borne throughout the economy." "Until we fix the broken health care finance system, those families have to turn somewhere and that means now they turn as a last-ditch effort to the bankruptcy courts." In 2020, liz’s daughter is on the board of a United Health Group a health insurance agency lobbyist group. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Warren_Tyagi Warren worked defending Travelers in a Supreme Court case involving a mining company that set up a trust fund for asbestos victims. Warren, a bankruptcy expert, argued that the insurance company should be protected from future lawsuits from victims because such suits would prevent similar trusts from being created, making it impossible for all victims to be paid. This case drew scrutiny. Time Magazine article "Elizabeth Warren and Suze Orman call for student debt reform" yet Suze Orman, Warren's friend worked for the University of Arizona despite trying to lie about it on stage during a q and a while sitting next to Warren. Orman also scammed countless middle-class Americans with her fraudulent credit card. She was a friend of scam artist Suze Orman, victims reached out to warren to help when she ran the Consumer Protection Bureau and she did nothing. Stated in 2012 political ad, "There’s been no real accountability for the people who broke our economy." yet she herself never held Orman accountable when working for the Consumer Protection Bureau. Why was she so supportive of a woman who made the middle class suffer, both students seeking university education and victims of the credit card scam? The CPB was riddled with issues, the hill did a good article on it. awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/2017/03/10/accountability-aug-20-2012/ "One Democratic donor who is active on Israel policy and considers himself a liberal Zionist had long admired Warren when he finally spoke with her in 2011. He came away from the conversation thinking “she would have to be careful on her Middle East politics.” The donor doesn’t recall Warren saying anything he would disagree with substantively, but the phrasing seemed inartful. “You don’t want people to have an excuse to go after you,” says the donor. Clinton’s infamous “3 a.m.” ads would write themselves." [if she were to have run against Hillary in 2016) “She had no interest in compromise,” said Rubin, the former House Republican staffer who later lobbied in support of the bill. “She had no interest in trying to make the bill better. She just wanted to kill it.” Warren, who didn’t respond to an interview request for this article, waged war against the bill with the same uncompromising approach she brought to the Senate and on which she is running for the White House. She fought for what she believed in, and she lost. Warren had been recruited to serve as an adviser to a commission whose members were appointed by Bill Clinton, Congress and Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist that studied the country’s bankruptcy laws. A progressive wouldn't have been recruited. In May 2012, Warren Reported Earning $93,775 In Salary From Harvard University For 2011 And To Date In 2012. Elizabeth Warren made $429,981 in salary from Harvard during 2010 and 2011 teaching one class on empirical analysis during the 2010 spring semester and one class on contracts during the fall 2011 semester and got nearly $134,000 in consulting fees on legal cases in 2010. Was a republican until age 47. Friends and colleagues talking about her strong conservative views. Even her childhood friend. She doesn't care about progressive agendas only herself. Warren did not endorse anyone during the 2008 Democratic primary, and was lobbying candidates behind the scenes to create what would become the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She didn't endorse Bernie in 2016. Warren did [2013] sign a letter circulated by her colleague, Barbara Boxer of California, encouraging Clinton to run for president in 2016. This was even after Hillary betrayed her in 2001 on a bankruptcy bill. Warren never forgot the betrayal, invoking it as recently as her 2012 campaign. She met privately with Biden in 2016 and multiple times with Hillary during her campaign. archive.org/details/perma_cc_HXW9-AR67 www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/elizabeth-warrens-lies-are-a-pattern reason.com/video/watch-elizabeth-warren-lie-about-her-sons-private-school-education/ www.bostonherald.com/2020/01/16/another-day-another-lie-from-elizabeth-warren/ www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/sep/18/blog-posting/did-elizabeth-warren-get-400000-teaching-one-class/ www.nrsc.org/press-releases/two-overpaid-professors-address-college-affordability-2016-10-07/ www.masslive.com/politics/2012/01/elizabeth_warren_got_nearly_43.html plus more, everything here can be found in reputable online sources.

[@isunktheship]

Her rhetoric: PIVOT

[@DirtyDev22]

@@MsBhappy thank you for sharing and for the receipts. I do have a hard time supporting her especially when she backs down from progressive policies. After reading your account of her past I don't think I could vote for her in good conscience.

[@isunktheship]

@@TheGhostComputer Yup, remember when Yang called her out on jobs, he cited labor data, hard numbers, provided a black and white answer.. so she replied by pivoting to another issue, and "invest in the middle class" or some NPC nonsense. Yang couldn't disagree with her, but he should have called out the non-sequitur

[@DirtyDev22]

@@isunktheship I honestly wish there was more of that in politics period. My favorite MSM anchor who does that well is Poppy Harlow but we could certainly stand to see that much more during the debates.

[@katrijndekeersmaecker1904]

This is going to be buried in all the other comments, but at least it'll hopefully give a little algorithm boost. I'd love you to do more of these speach analisis vids, they're fascinating.

[@emjayay]

*speech* *analysis* (Hint: that wiggly red line under a word means you misspelled it.)

[@yt.personal.identification]

@@emjayay Thanks for playing the YT algorithm game.

[@joech1065]

> ”going to be burried in all the other comments” > 5th comment from the top You need to go buy a lottery ticket. Don't have high expectations.

[@katrijndekeersmaecker1904]

@@emjayay Thanks for the correction. It's a little more complicated when your spellcheck is defaulted to Dutch because that's your native language. As I'm typing this, most words have those wiggly red lines underneath. It's just too much bother to always change the spellchecker.

[@katrijndekeersmaecker1904]

@@joech1065 Huh, I wasn't even early to comment, or being particularly clever or insightful. I suppose I was just randomly blessed by the algorithm. We mere mortals can only guess at it's logic.

[@sarahakhtar3726]

That ending clip of the bird landing on Bernie's podium was GOLDEN! Loved that moment in 2016!

[@zandrodlmn]

This is very insightful. I like watching your documentaries -- they're well-written and well-edited. And I like listening to your voice -- well-modulated.