So on Sunday March 15th there will be a one-on-one debate between Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden because this is now a two-person race One of them will win and the other will lose and now that Joe Biden has no one else to hide behind at these debates Well, I think that his team knows that this could be a disaster like we saw how disastrous One debate was for Mike Bloomberg and also knowing just how volatile this race is. I mean, we've seen momentum shifts time and again This could hurt Joe Biden It could be a fatal blow to his campaign even if currently he does have all the momentum Even if he is the front-runner because we've seen Bernie Sanders at one point go from being unstoppable To being someone who is no longer the front-runner We've seen Joe Biden on the cusp of death where he came in what fourth or fifth in early states and There was talk of him dropping out if he didn't win South Carolina and that all changed So the race isn't over. It's still dynamic, right? No matter what happens on many Super Tuesday It's not over and in the event Joe Biden has a terrible debate against Bernie Sanders He could still have all the momentum Reversed if voters see that he's not going to be competent enough to take on Donald Trump So up until this point his campaign has been pretty strategic and rightfully so in trying to hide him away From the public so voters don't see how much of a gaffe machine and a disaster quite frankly He really is so anticipating the potential, you know a scenario where Bernie Sanders pummels Joe Biden They're changing the format the DNC and CNN are changing the format to accommodate Joe Biden because of what will likely be a Very terrible performance. Look Bernie Sanders is a very nice person But even if Bernie Sanders is polite just having Joe Biden talk for 50% of the time at a two-hour debate would be a Nightmare situation because voters are going to see. Oh That's not the Joe Biden. I remember, you know, I've seen him at these debates and He talks once in a while and he seems okay But hearing him speak for an extended period of time that has me kind of re-assessing Who can be the person to take on Donald Trump and actually win? Maybe it's Bernie Sanders after all So, you know, they change the format because they don't want to hurt Joe Biden. So what are they doing? They're doing a more informal question-answer town hall type format in order to make sure that Joe Biden is Protected Man, they are brazen. So as Holly Otterby and Mark Caputo of Politico report quote Why does Joe Biden not want to stand toe-to-toe with Senator Sanders on the debate stage March 15th? And have an opportunity to defend his record and articulate his vision for the future asked Jeff Weaver Sanders senior advisor Biden's campaign of the DNC said the format for the debate was decided by the party and CNN The news network declined to comment and referred questions to the DNC quote We will participate in whatever debate CNN chooses to stage Standing sitting at podiums or in a town hall Biden's deputy field manager Kate beddingfield said quote the problem for the Sanders campaign is not the staging of the debate But rather the weakness of Senator Sanders record and ideas not really But okay the Sanders campaigns accusations unfold just as his supporters and some Republicans have stepped up their criticisms of the 77-year-old Biden's physical fitness and mental acuity after lapses on the campaign trail and Multiple poor debate performances for his part the 78-year-old Sanders has weathered questions about his health Ever since suffering a heart attack late last year including from some of Biden's backers Weaver said he's not questioning Biden's health and Biden's campaign said the same about Sanders But sought to portray him as too inflexible quote We want to have an exchange of ideas next week in Phoenix We look forward to taking voter questions in a town hall style setting said beddingfield It is odd to see a campaign that says it is based on revolution arguing for the status quo Because this is how every other debate has gone.  The new format would be a town hall style production featuring audience questions But in a more intimate setting with the candidates in chairs behind desks similar to the way Brock Obama and Hillary Clinton were seated in a few 2008 debates So it's funny because Joe Biden's team is outright denying that this change was made at the behest of Joe Biden But it was the DNC who is very clearly in the tank For Joe Biden Tom Perez came from that administration and CNN They both hate Bernie Sanders. Do you think that this was just a coincidence? Do you think it was a coincidence that the DNC? Chose to limit the number of debates back in 2015 and 2016. No all of these things are done For a reason and that reason is to protect the status quo and that's Joe Biden They know that Joe Biden even if Bernie Sanders was very very nice to him, which he probably would be Would still trip and fall over himself and look like an incompetent clown on a debate stage that lasts two or three hours So they're trying to make it seem a little bit better for Biden by having the audience ask questions Take time away from Biden. So he doesn't have to speak the whole time This is shameless. This is brazen and this is done to protect Joe Biden We don't have to speculate about their you know intentions because it's been clear from day one They want to stop Bernie Sanders at all costs and this is part of that effort This is part of that effort So, you know the arguments that they're using Kate beddingfield is saying oh well I thought you want a revolution so you can't handle a town hall setting This bluffing is embarrassing because it's just bluffing like it's obvious that you're talking smack because you're trying to hide away Your candidate look if this is the case and you're truly confident in Joe Biden's ability to speak Then why don't you have them do a one-hour press conference? Why don't you have them speak at a rally for more than seven minutes? Why don't you have them do more events? See you won't do that Because you've got the right strategy You know that you've got to hide Biden away from the public because if you know Americans see him for what he really is an incompetent individual You might lose. It doesn't matter how much momentum you have This is an election about electability You guys are the ones who made it this way the media the Democratic Party establishment So they realized that that electability argument goes away. It dissipates like that If voters see Biden for what he really is and they've done a great job at keeping him away from the public Joe Biden didn't even campaign in states that he was able to win So I mean credit to them for knowing at least what they were working with and how to work with him but still What this is doing now is a huge gift to Joe Biden and it's just shameless and on top of that They didn't just change the rules to protect Biden They changed the rules To screw over over other candidates much like they did before because as j. Edward Moreno of the hill reports The democratic national committee on friday announced new qualifying standards for the upcoming arizona debate that will leave only the top two contenders on stage Representative tulsi gabber did not meet the single qualifying factor earning at least 20 of the delegates awarded as of march 15th Senator bernie sanders and former vice president joe biden are the only candidates who have qualified for the debate Which will be hosted by cnn and univision on march 15th in phoenix So the rules previously were that you just needed a delegate a single delegate and you'd qualify But now that tulsi gabbert qualifies almost immediately the dnc spokesperson says Well, we're gonna change that like the night of the night tulsi gabbert won a delegate The dnc said we're probably gonna change those rules. So don't get too excited How brazen and shameless is that and look all to say Tulsi gabbert is not going to win and truly i have no idea what she's doing The fact that she hasn't dropped out and endorsed bernie sanders yet It just makes no sense to me because she's just a couple years older than me So she has a long career ahead of her she can run again in 2024 2028, but right now This is not her time. She's not gonna win She's not gonna win and she claims to be anti-war and the best chance we get at getting an anti-war candidate Even if she thinks she's better, it's to drop out and endorse bernie sanders However, with that being said That's not what she's choosing to do and the fact that the rules are being changed Specifically to fuck her over is unethical. It doesn't matter that i disagree with tulsi gabbert stain in the race That's irrelevant What matters is that the dnc follow their own rules going forward because look even if you don't support tulsi gabbert and you disagree That you know, they shouldn't have changed the rules in the future a candidate that you're supporting can just as easily be fucked over I mean it happened to laurence le sig in 2016 it happened to mike revel where he qualified for the debate after there was this huge push and uh, Maryanne williamson tried to help with that as well and then they just didn't let him get on the stage And then uh, mike bloomberg all of a sudden they changed the rules to benefit him to get him on the debate Which was a disaster, but i mean he bought the dnc He gave them 300 000 and now tulsi gabbert qualifies but all of a sudden they say you know what we're changing the rules so it honestly Just saying tulsi gabbert isn't going to win I think that's common sense. I think she knows she's not going to win But that doesn't matter the fact remains that she's in the race and she qualified and they changed the rules that's so Praisen and shamelessly unethical that it doesn't matter who you support if I saw the republicans doing this to a candidate I would think that that was unethical So it doesn't matter that they're doing this to a candidate that i'm not currently supporting And who I think should probably drop out and endorse brenny sanders But what matters is that they're before our very eyes is changing the rules on a whim They're just making up the rules as they go along and that should bother everyone that should be disturbing to people That should make people understand what we're up against A corrupt organization that is using all of their institutional advantages to fuck over candidates that they don't like and using their advantages To boost candidates that they would like to help So the dnc is just rotten to the core And this organization isn't concerned with winning this organization is specifically Functioning now to protect the status quo and if people don't see that by now, they're never going to see it So if you are of the belief and I don't know how many people believe this that the dnc isn't a horrible institution And they're not corrupt and rotten to the core Then you will see that one day It's inevitable because there's going to be a time where you're supporting a candidate and the dnc fucks them over And then you're going to see but then it's going to be too late So what we've got to do is be consistent and we have to hold the dnc accountable if they create rules They need to follow those rules. This isn't a difficult decision. It's just a matter of fairness If tom pares says we're going to have five debates Then he needs to make sure that there are five debates if tom pares says This is the criteria that you need to meet in order to qualify And you meet that criteria. They don't get to change it after a candidate that they don't like meets those rules It's just a matter of being fair and consistent and the fact that we can't even get the bare minimum from this Disgusting organization. It just shows that the democratic party The establishment it's just it it's too far gone. There's no redemption They're not going to have a change of heart the only way to make them change is to beat them And change the makeup the people who are in charge currently and that can't happen unless we get a nomination of bernie sanders because he can take control of the party apparatus and actually change the makeup So for concerned with fairness We need to fight like hell to make sure that bernie sanders is the nominee because this will continue to happen So long as ghouls like tom pares are in charge of the dnc


I'd like to say a special hello to John Wallace who dropped by to say hello to us earlier today. Okay, in front of me, I have possibly the 14th hardest worker in Highland Radio. That's Sean Quinn, Sean Watts, the crack. Too tired to talk to you, David. You've been flat out today making tea and buns and all sorts of things. It's been a mega mega week now, I have to say. We started on Monday and I can't even remember half the places we've been but we've been round the county and we've been giving away loads of stuff. It's been unbelievable. The next two, ten to start on the Monday. Very special day yesterday whenever we brought that family home for Christmas. That was amazing, wasn't it? Just made the week. It was just amazing. We were lucky we were down at the airport to see them coming in and obviously I was involved from day one, talking to them, logistically getting them here and just to see the mum's face yesterday, it was just worth all the work that we did and the support that we got from everywhere, amazing. Yeah, well a special mention as well to your team who worked so hard along with F of Anya and Corrine because between the three of you, you just were like the BBC out in the road like Philharmon, the late late shore or something. Well, that's RTE but still. Yeah, good try though. Good try. Close enough. We're trying to get to that level but now the girls were brilliant. We had a lot of fun doing it as well and that's the most important thing and the family were a dream to work with. Apart from the poor, we fell and nearly fallen down the steps getting stuck but we got over that one, didn't we Corrine? That was brilliant. It was one of those things that was really special and something that is just really lovely to be able to do but Sean, we have got a big trombola behind you. We've got a heap of tickets in it and somebody is just about to win a thousand euros so if you could do the honours. We're delighted. Good luck if you are in our draw. Of course today already we've given away a car worth 30,000 euros, two extra prizes of a thousand euros each and now we are down to our final thousand euros. So good luck if you are in that draw and the winning ticket out is 7751. 7751 that is the lucky ticket number out. So we're going to try and get in contact with that person. Sean, bit of bad news. What's the bad news, David? You lost the Highland Radio colouring competition. I know you were up all night with your colour and pencils and sharpening them and all sorts but yeah, you lost. I technically didn't lose but I'm a good sporter. I lost on the voting last night and in fairness my team that I was relying on they kind of let me down a bag full, right? I think they were for the Greg Hughes camp. They even said vote for Greg aka Connor. So very disappointed.  You should know that money talks, you know? It's all about the money. You can sing and dance and you can't walk. Great Sean, so the forfeit was that you would have to sing a Christmas song live on air and you've been out and about there practising for the last 45 minutes. 45 years actually. What are you going to sing for us? What am I going to murder? We'll murder. You're going to help me, you said. Aye, and the two girls here, Anya and Karine, they're also going to join in. They're standing beside us. Because the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear. So they are going to help us. What are you doing now? We'll do white Christmas. Right Sean, we'll start together on three, two, one, OK? Three, two, one. I'm dreaming of a white Christmas just like the ones I used to know where the tree tops glisten and chill Drun, listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow. Everybody up in rule Z there, sing along with us this time. I'm dreaming of a white Christmas with every Christmas card. Lessons. May your day of Christmas be white. Congratulations, Sean. That was absolutely phenomenal. It amazes me how you still actually work in Highland Radio and you haven't been signed up by one of these talent firms or something. I just got a wee message there from somebody. It sounds far better when you've had a few pints. Greg Hughes has commented, R-I-P white Christmas. Lots of people take an endowish happy Christmas. Not in fairness, Sean. That wasn't bad now. Thanks, David. Would I get on your tour yet? No. OK. Maybe you could be like a wee stagehand or something, but certainly not singing. Sean, a lot of work is going into making this Highland Radio Christmas that little bit extra special. A lot of that work was orchestrated by you and a few others. So well done. I'm sure that it brought you a lot of job satisfaction in making this Christmas. Probably the best one on Highland yet. Yeah, and I think it was important to do it as well because what we've come through in the last couple of years has been really tough.  It was nice to get out in the county. But you're right what you said there, David. It was a team effort. We're out on the roads at seven o'clock in the morning and some days raining, some days cold. But you know what? Everybody enjoyed it. It was a bit of a crack and it's great to give back to the listeners. Of course it is. And speaking of that, I think we should have Tessie on the line. Tessie? No, hi. How are you? Are you well? Yeah. Well, Tessie, what's going on? Are you all set for Santa Claus coming? Or what's the story? Oh, yeah. Yeah. I've got it all wrapped up now. Very good. Tessie, where are you from? I'm from Swallibandam, Tresa. Oh, very good. Okay. Okay. Well, listen, we want to make your Christmas that little bit extra special. And guess what? You've just won yourself a thousand euros in cash. Congratulations, Tessie. Oh, wow. Like... Oh, no. That's lovely. Lovely. Thank you. You're so welcome. Congratulations. What's your favourite radio station in the world? Highland Radio. Good answer. That's Tessie Freil from Dunn-Fanahe, and she is our third and final lucky winner. Tessie, Merry Christmas. Wow. Have a great one from us all here at Highland, and... Thank you. Well done. Enjoy your winners. Thank you so much. Yes, thank you so much. There you go. That's Tessie Freil. That's our third and final winner, and that brings our card draw to an end. It was a big one. Whew. There you go. So now Christmas can start. Congratulations. Tessie Freil from Dunn-Fanahe is our final winner. Well done, Tessie. Merry Christmas.