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CNN ADMITS THAT CROWLEY’S DISREGARD OF THE RULES WAS INTENDED TO HELP OBAMA
Powerline ^ | 10/18/2012 | PAUL MIRENGOFF

Posted on 10/18/2012 7:46:01 PM PDT by tobyhill

If authentic, CNN’s memo explaining why Candy Crowley permitted President Obama to speak four minutes more than Mitt Romney during Tuesday’s presidential debate is devastating to that network:

On why Obama got more time to speak, it should be noted that Candy and her commission producers tried to keep it even but that Obama went on longer largely because he speaks more slowly. We’re going to do a word count to see whether, as in Denver, Romney actually got more words in even if he talked for a shorter period of time.

One of Crowley’s main jobs as moderator was to enforce the rules that were established for the debate. The rules established time limits, not word limits.

When I debated in high school and college, we had to stop speaking when our time ran out. It didn’t matter how many words we had gotten in (I wish it did when I debated John in practice rounds). When, as I lawyer, I argued cases before Courts of Appeals, I had to sit down when my time was up. It didn’t matter whether my opponent had uttered more words in his or her alloted time.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2009; asinine; assinine; cnn; cnnmalpractice; collusion; communistnewsnetwork; crowley; enemedia; fraud; getthetranscript; media; mediabias; mediamalpractice; nlrb; obama; prearranged; presstitution; setup; transcriptgate
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To: From The Deer Stand

Who would you prefer? A candidate who goes through unfair opposition to win the presidency, or won who deals well with having plenty of little helpers to hold his hand. The fact that Romney and his wife bother letting people who hate their guts host debates or interviews tells me one thing: he really means business with whatever he is going to do as president. Do you think the Halls of Congress are going to instantly comply with whatever a president Romney wants? not a chance! The fact that he bothers doing as well as he does when his opponents like Obama try and rig the game to favor him and the ultra-liberals gives a pretty good idea of the kind of person Romney is. I would rather have a guy who goes into rigged debates than a guy who gives up or relies on finding a room full of fans like Obama does. Just my two cents.


41 posted on 10/18/2012 8:33:40 PM PDT by Morpheus2009
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To: Inyo-Mono

I think some nice Sousa march music would be good to listen to until the bloviation ends ;-)


42 posted on 10/18/2012 8:33:50 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: Pontiac
" The rules established time limits, not word limits."

That's changing the rules.

43 posted on 10/18/2012 8:34:29 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

The WI senate debate tonight was like that I guess.

I didn’t watch but it there was a moderator there to ask the question. Each was given two minutes to answer personally and then a 6 minute “free for all” followed. Moderator only to speak when it was time to move to next question.

Will be curious to hear reviews of the style.


44 posted on 10/18/2012 8:35:51 PM PDT by MNlurker
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To: From The Deer Stand

That’s the million dollar question everybody’s asking. We can’t get an answer from anyone, even the Republican candidates who are on the receiving end of the blatant bias. I wonder why? What do they know, what’s being held over their heads, or do they think they get some sympathy factor from the brazeness of the bias? I would find that one hard to believe, people want to see a winner, and it doesn’t help when they can’t get their message across as they planned. It only helped President Reagan when he firmly but amiably said “I paid for this microphone”.


45 posted on 10/18/2012 8:37:23 PM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: Starboard

I know right? Blatant bias hasn’t hurt Soledad O’Bimbo any.


46 posted on 10/18/2012 8:38:55 PM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: mass55th
That's changing the rules.

That was a joke son; a joke. A play on words. I capitalized Liberal for a reason.

Loosen up a bit.

47 posted on 10/18/2012 8:40:07 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: tobyhill

HOUSE HONKY NEEDS FIRING


48 posted on 10/18/2012 8:43:07 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: Pontiac

I’ve been here long enough, I should have realized that.


49 posted on 10/18/2012 8:46:52 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: From The Deer Stand

Ah, the GOP.

The polite party.


50 posted on 10/18/2012 8:48:40 PM PDT by 353FMG (The US Constitution is only as effective as those who enforce it.)
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To: bigbob
If you're not old enough to know what that is, it will be a teachable moment.

If I remember correctly, this sign and its accompanying obnoxious tone was then followed by a really long movie of a polar bear in a blinding blizzard...

51 posted on 10/18/2012 8:54:17 PM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: tobyhill

After being elected, Romney should demand a formal letter of apology from CNN. Consequence is that CNN barred from White House access. Fox News has been frozen out of many arenas (White House, Air Force One, briefings, etc.).


52 posted on 10/18/2012 8:55:54 PM PDT by The Citizen Soldier (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everyone stands around reloading.)
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To: tobyhill
CNN. The most busted news network.
53 posted on 10/18/2012 8:56:39 PM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: ClearCase_guy
She pulled out a transcript from the Rose Garden on hand when Obama asked for the transcript.
And when Romney brought up the very ugly topic of Fast & Furious, all Obama had to say was "Candy?" and as if on cue she immediately changed the topic.

1) was that piece of paper she picked up actually a copy transcript of Zero's Rose Garden speech? Very damning if it was, and it sure seems like Zero thought (or knew!) it was.

2) I think I missed the part of F&F - my 11 year old son was watching with me (never too early to get them on the right track, eh?), and he was asking Q's all the time and I was trying to answer them and watch at the same time, so I missed that.

I'll look for it on the web to re-watch it in peace and quiet (LOL!). I'm glad at the way FOX looks like it is really hammering back at Minitru (what I called the US media), and once in office, I hope President Romney let's Minitru know that they will continually be the last ones to get information from his administration.

54 posted on 10/18/2012 8:59:00 PM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

Good post, but it has one big problem. It’s too simple for the libs to figure it out. They could “feel” something like that for hours and still be in the dark.


55 posted on 10/18/2012 8:59:57 PM PDT by upchuck (Porn, cheaper than dating.)
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To: mass55th

Well anytime you post a play on words you do take the chance that people will take it literally.

After all word play in print lacks the inflection of the spoken word.


56 posted on 10/18/2012 9:01:45 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: bigbob

You need two moderators - one conservative, one liberal.

They agree on topics before the debate.

Conservative gets to ask a question on Topic #1 to the DEM candidate, DEM answers. GOP candidate gets to respond.

Liberal gets to ask a different question on Topic #1 to the GOP candidate, GOP answers. DEM candidate gets to respond.

Then, they move on to Topic #2.

No going over 2 minute time limit. No interrupting PERIOD. If caught interrupting, candidate loses his 2 minute response time and they go on to the next question.


57 posted on 10/18/2012 9:04:05 PM PDT by Lmo56 (If ya wanna run with the big dawgs - ya gotta learn to piss in the tall grass ...)
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To: tobyhill

The Secret Service said today they are going to hire Candy Crowley. Anyone who can move that fast to protect the President should be training their agents.


58 posted on 10/18/2012 9:05:46 PM PDT by Keyga8tor
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To: Keyga8tor

H/T to the comment site I got it from!


59 posted on 10/18/2012 9:06:58 PM PDT by Keyga8tor
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To: Tex-Con-Man
She pulled out a transcript from the Rose Garden on hand when Obama asked for the transcript.

I don't believe that ever happened.

Are you serious? It did happen. I've seen it repeatedly on re-runs on TV.

60 posted on 10/18/2012 9:12:20 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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