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Election 2016 — Bernie Sanders: ‘On Hillary Clinton’s Worst Day, She’s 100 Times Better’ Than The GOP Candidates

By Dustin Murrell
Published on: 12:20 PST, Apr 8, 2016

As the 2016 Presidential nominees gear up for the New York primaries, Senator Bernie Sanders made a stop by the New York-based Late Show with Seth Meyers to make his latest appeal to the electorate. While Bernie Sanders certainly hasn’t given up in his race against Hillary Clinton to secure the Democratic Presidential nomination, he ended his interview on Late Night by giving the former Secretary of State something of an endorsement — kind of. The Sanders and Clinton campaigns have been at each other recently about who is more “qualified” to be the next POTUS. Seth’s last question for the Senator from Vermont was whether Hillary was more qualified than whoever she may potentially run against from the Republican Party.

“Come on. On Hillary Clinton’s worst day, she’s a hundred times better than any of the Republican candidates.”

Compared to the disparaging words that Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have been exchanging, Sanders’ comment about Hillary is a relative sign of party unity. Of course, Bernie wasn’t just there to talk about Hillary Clinton.

Before sitting down for the official interview, Sanders took part in a recurring segment from Late Night called “Ya Burnt,” in which the host dishes out rapid-fire insults in response to a list of things that annoy him. Before bringing on Bernie, Meyers had some choice words for such things as friends’ weddings (“Why vacation in Europe when I can drop $1000 traveling to Pennsylvania?”), stadium bathrooms (“Why do you have to fill the trough up with ice?”), raisins (“wrinkled mouse turds”) and CNN countdowns (“News flash: giving a show a countdown doesn’t make it an event”).

However, when the list came to the subject of “one percent,” the segment changed from “Ya Burnt” to “Ya Bernt.” Senator Sanders let loose some quote-worthy jabs at the wealthiest of America’s wealthy.

“The one percent! Hey one percent, what do you need all that money for? If I didn’t know any better, I’d think you were trying to compensate for something. How is it possible that some of you are paying a lower tax rate than your secretaries? That makes less sense than the plot of Batman vs. Superman.”

And it didn’t end there. Next on the list were big banks, and Seth let Bernie roll with it.

“Big banks, you’re not too big to fail. You failed! My advice to you is the same advice I’d give to a couple contemplating an open relationship: it’s time to break up. But don’t feel bad, all the best bands break up eventually. The Beatles, Destiny’s Child… personally, I can’t wait for the Behind The Music on Goldman Sachs.”

With two of the biggest issues already dealt with, Meyers asked Sanders to respond to a less serious annoyance: late-night hosts who make fun of the Senator’s hair.

“Seth Meyers has been making fun of my hair every night for the past six months… why don’t you look in the mirror, Tintin? You’re carrying more product than an Amazon warehouse. And why does it come to a point like that? It looks like a tiny surfer is about to hang ten on your forehead.”

After a commercial break, Sanders was set for his regular interview, in which he touched on almost everything you’d expect. A quick break-down of the interview points include:

  • While the Democratic race is starting to become more negative, he hopes that the conversation continues to center on the important issues facing our nation. If someone “attacks and distorts” his record, however, he will respond.
  • When looking around the world at other successful countries, he is not surprised that the Democratic Party’s stance is becoming more liberal.
  • America needs: healthcare for all people, mandatory paid family leave, less income inequality, a stronger middle class, and an infrastructure that won’t collapse.
  • President Obama genuinely tried to work with Republicans, but they refused to cooperate in any way. That being the case, he was forced to use executive power to achieve some important goals. Sanders, meanwhile, had a strong history of working alongside the GOP.

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  • The trend of states choosing to enforce a $15.00/hour minimum wage shows that the American people can act together to make big changes.
  • The senator’s own campaign has forced the Clinton campaign to accept more liberal positions in response to how Bernie’s message has resonated with the electorate.
  • He admitted that his campaign was struggling to connect with African-American voters but isn’t necessarily surprised that he has such a strong appeal to younger voters.
  • Sanders points out that, in virtually every poll, he’s doing better against the Republican candidates than Hillary is. He believes his agenda isn’t “radical” at all, and that his ideas could very easily be accomplished in the United States, like they already have been in other countries.

The entire interview can be seen below.

Meyer also aired an old clip from Bernie’s time as Mayor of Burlington, Vermont. During that time, he hosted a public access television show, where he went and spoke directly with the citizens of Burlington.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YBQHXMfFhY

Late Night with Seth Meyers airs weeknights on NBC beginning at 12:35/11:35c. Replays of this episode can be streamed on-demand at NBC’s website or with a Hulu Plus subscription.

[Image via Late Night with Seth Meyers/NBC]

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