The Two Sweetest Bernie Sanders Moments In The Democratic Debate

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"I know it's probably not good politics," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, setting up the best line of the Democratic debate so far, "but I think the Secretary is right. The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails!"

It was the biggest applause line of the night, drawing a round of wolf whistles and cheers from the live crowd in Las Vegas, and an outpouring of support from everyone else on Twitter. The two candidates even took a break from their sparring to exchange grins, and came out from behind their podiums to shake hands.

The five Democrats on the debate stage are not, as a rule, being nice: there's been lots of shouting, attacks by name, and interrupting. And Sanders is not exempt — he's even done that classic Sanders finger wag at his opponents. But, the two most resonating moments of the debate so far weren't moments of conflict, but when Sanders went out of his way to praise his fellow Democrats.

In an earlier exchange, host Anderson Cooper brought up that Sanders filed as a conscientious objector to avoid serving in the Vietnam War — while former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb had a long and storied military career.

After Webb's initial response, Sanders again took the high road — basically just flat-out complimenting Webb. “Let me applaud my good friend Jim Webb for his service to this country in so many ways,” he began. "Under Jim's leadership, we passed the most significant veterans education bill in recent history…. When I was a young man, I strongly opposed the war in Vietnam, not the brave men like Jim who fought in that war."

He's never sounded more like the anti-Trump.

 
 
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