Hillary Clinton, Presumptive Dem Nominee, Dominating the TV Screens

The day after claiming the Democratic nomination for president, Hillary was all over the TV networks tonight. She appeared with Anderson Cooper on CNN discussing such topics as party unity, Bill Clinton's possible role in her administration, and her pick for Veep.

In the post mortem, Jeffrey Toobin said what someone should have long ago: that there is a word for what happened to Bernie Sanders - he lost and needs to get over it.  Toobin said the party has coddled Sanders long enough, and it is time for him to get in line.  He said Hillary cannot tell Bernie this, but President Obama can and, he supposes, probably will at their meeting tomorrow. He backed up his statement by arguing that Hillary got the most votes, the most delegates, and the most states.  Case closed as far as he is concerned.
Hillary also spent some time last night before her big speech last night with ABC's David Muir. The segment aired on World News Tonight.

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Before Hillary left the west coast, she also sat down with Mario Lopez, and that segment aired tonight as well.  It was very short and focused on the history of the moment.



Finally, Lester Holt interviewed Hillary for the Nightly News.  She rejected the notion that Bernie Sanders brought any new ideas to the table but praised the passion he inspired.  Lawrence O'Donnell replayed this at 10 EDT on MSNBC.



 

Lawrence O'Donnell  ended his hour recalling that other California primary. The 1968 one. I did not cry last night when Hillary claimed the nomination. I knew she was going to do it, and thank God. She is healthy and fine. But 1968..... I woke up early in the morning and the TV was on. I asked my husband - "Why are they talking about JFK?" He said, "They are talking about his brother." 

The cortege went through NJ by train on the way to D.C. People lined the tracks the whole way. It still hurts after all these years. Eight years ago, after suspending her campaign, Hillary Clinton went to the fields of California and began campaigning for the Obama/Biden ticket. She had, long before that, filled the Bobby space in my heart along with his Senate seat. Where she went and what she did after accepting defeat was so much like Bobby as were her visions and plans as laid out in her campaign that year. There is a grace in what she did.  There was a grace in Bobby.

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Hillary Clinton on Sunday Morning TV

With Jake Tapper on CNN's State of the Union, Hillary discussed, among other things, the water crisis in Flint, Michigan (where she is going today), the Sanders campaign allegations on banking influences, and the "shout out" from male pundits.



She is very well-informed on the subject of lead poisoning from both a medical and an infrastructure point of view.  She knows what needs to be done medically, for the children exposed to the toxic water, and she also knows what needs to be done to the water lines. Do any other candidates from either party have the battery of information on this subject that  Hillary has?






She explained, once again, how her financial plan is broader than Bernie Sanders's plan as she also is going after giant corporations that gouge the public and evade taxes. She said she doesn't understand why he doesn't join her in this battle.



As to the shouting, she said we all know that we are still dealing with a double standard and that sexism is not a thing of the past. By the way, anyone who listened to her at her Portsmouth event last night must admit that her normal tone at rallies is conversational not the full-volume blast that Bernie continually puts out.

 




On This Week with George Stephanopoulos, she voiced her appreciation of Bernie's SNL stint. She also took on the extreme remarks of Marco Rubio on abortion in last night's GOP debate. There, too,  she took on the spin about the bankruptcy bill - specifically with regard to the effect of the proposals on separated and divorced women and their children. She said she is not going to take the Sanders smears anymore.  Largely, she was arguing against comments by Elizabeth Warren there.  As to the Goldman Sachs speeches, she said everyone who has given speeches to private organizations should then release their transcripts and the standard, if this is going to be the new standard, should apply to all.




She also discussed the Flint situation on Meet the Press.  (That repeats later on MSNBC.)  She was on Face the Nation as well. That repeats later on CBSN.