Posted on 10/05/2016 9:00:59 AM PDT by orchestra
For the upcoming presidential debate, the powers that be have chosen to go with a town hall-style set-up and two moderators. Those two mods are CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ABC’s Martha Raddatz and according to Page Six, they are beefing.
Specifically, each one of them reportedly wants to be the one who hits Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump with the hard questions.
Page Six reported that sources close to the two networks are describing the D.C. meetings between both networks’ producers, talent, and executives as “acrimonious at best.” Here’s the full quote:
Getting the two networks together has been a challenge. They are feuding over petty things, such as ‘Who does each particular topic?’ Both Anderson and Martha want to shine, to be tough on the candidates, and not to be accused of bias. There’s a lot at stake. So there’s a lot of turf-grabbing going on — attempts to box each other out to get the territory they are most well-suited for … They are supposed to be deep in rehearsals — the anchors and their teams have met a bunch of times, and the atmosphere has been acrimonious at best, at all levels, from the producers right up to the execs.
Cooper and Raddatz can’t be blamed for wanting this debate to go perfectly and trying to avoid the fate of Megyn Kelly or Lester Holt, who were thoroughly dragged through the press when Trump deemed them unfair and biased. Whether true or untrue, those allegations were a nightmare for the hosts and their networks, Fox News and NBC, respectively. Given that Trump has already sown the seeds of discord by suggesting all future debates will be rigged against him, Cooper, Raddatz, CNN, and ABC can’t be blamed for a little micromanaging.
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Sarah Palin kicked his goat smellin' ass in 2008.
Excellent line. “You will not hijack this debate”.
wow. Thought I’d get killed on this one! :)
What a waste. Good looking, successful guy could have scored major league with the women.
oh well.
Find a Moderator who doesn't want a food fight....a moderator who can ask pertinent questions and NOT gotcha questions!....If the moderators want be be deemed FAIR...then ask FAIR questions. The questions should be intelligent, short, and to the point.
Each one wants to get the credit for taking Trump down.
He hasnt been around this long because he’s a bad politician.
which i bad for us.
He’s a scorched earth politician and is good at it, regardless of that debate you refer to.
“Mr Trump. do you still beat your wife.”
"Senator Secretary Clinton, which is cuter? A box of puppies, or a basket of kittens? Or both?"
I thought “town hall style” meant that all of the questions came from the audience and not the moderators. It sounds like they are planning to inject themselves into this. (Surprise, surprise!)
Specifically, each one of them reportedly wants to be the one who hits Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump with the hard questions.
“I’ll ask her what her favorite color is.”
“I thought I was going to ask her!”
They can’t agree on hand signals from Hillary.
Typical cat fight... Hopefully the scratches won’t ruin Anderson’s complexion.
When President Trump is running for his second term in 2020, he should put his foot down and demand a complete overhaul of the “debates” to restore them to their original dignity, or refuse to participate.
It has less to do with his debating skills and more to do with the people of Delaware. I worked there for several years. He gave out many, many patronage jobs and the University of Delaware provides an endless supply of democrat moron voters every year. The state is small and the U of D contingent is overwhelming.
But you can certainly defend him if you want. I think he's a piss poor debater and I'd love to smack him upside his head just for the fun of it.
Question: “Madam Secretary, what’s your favorite color?”
Question: “Mr Real Estate Tycoon, why do you cheat on taxes?”
Mr. Trump: "Why don't you ask Ms. Clinton hard questions like this?"
Question: "Madam Secretary, why does Donald cheat on his taxes?"
Trump:
(1) Guess the set of “hard questions” (hidden criticisms) you’ll inevitably get
(2) Answer in 10 sec
(3) Pivot to
(a) hit Hillary back *
(b) talk about the future and issues that matter *
* Be ready to throw off up to 70 Hillary/Cooper/Radditz interuptions
Stop the thread Now!!! Bingo we have The Winner!!!
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