Translation:
Hey Media outlets, stop spending so much time reporting about Hillary Clinton's emails and please report about the issues that matter to everyday Americans, like jobs, economic inequality, education, and climate!
Not:
Hey FBI, stop investigating what happened with the emails on Hillary Clinton's private email server, because as a sitting senator, I make it a regular practice to tell you, the FBI, how to do your job.
Get it?
I am sure that nobody seriously thinks that either Senator Sanders or Secretary Clinton would tell the FBI to stop an investigation regarding government documents and records, about which there are 32 lawsuits pending at this time.
October 13, 2015 Debate Transcript
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COOPER: Secretary Clinton, Secretary Clinton, with all due respect, it’s a little hard — I mean, isn’t it a little bit hard to call this just a partisan issue? There’s an FBI investigation, and President Obama himself just two days ago said this is a legitimate issue.
CLINTON: Well, I never said it wasn’t legitimate. [emphasis added] I said that I have answered all the questions and I will certainly be doing so again before this committee. But I think it would be really unfair not to look at the entire picture. This committee has spent $4.5 million of taxpayer money, and they said that they were trying to figure out what we could do better to protect our diplomats so that something like Benghazi wouldn’t happen again. There were already seven committee reports about what to do. So I think it’s pretty clear what their obvious goal is.
COOPER: Thank you.
CLINTON: But I’ll be there. I’ll answer their questions. But tonight, I want to talk not about my e-mails, but about what the American people want from the next president of the United States.
(APPLAUSE)
COOPER: Senator Sanders?
SANDERS: Let me say this.
(APPLAUSE)
Let me say — let me say something that may not be great politics. But I think the secretary is right, and that is that the American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails.
(APPLAUSE)
CLINTON: Thank you. Me, too. Me, too.
SANDERS: You know? The middle class — Anderson, and let me say something about the media, as well. I go around the country, talk to a whole lot of people. Middle class in this country is collapsing. We have 27 million people living in poverty. We have massive wealth and income inequality. Our trade policies have cost us millions of decent jobs. The American people want to know whether we’re going to have a democracy or an oligarchy as a result of Citizens Union. Enough of the e-mails. Let’s talk about the real issues facing America. [Emphasis added]
(APPLAUSE)
CLINTON: Thank you, Bernie. Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)
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When the FBI investigation concludes, that will be an appropriate time for the media to report the outcome of it.
In the mean time, wouldn't we all rather they report about the issues that affect the American people? Especially issues like poverty and housing affordability, which are very poorly covered by our media?
To their credit, Secretary Clinton and Senator Sanders have shown a great deal more honesty and respect for the process than anyone in the media has - not to mention respect for each other at the debate, which I, for one, appreciate.