CNN Tries to Blunt Romney Criticism Over Candy

tmz.com ^ | 10/17/12

[Justaham]

CNN's Managing Editor sent an email around the office today, praising Candy Crowley and trying to blunt criticism that she was unfair to Mitt Romney.

The email -- sent by Mark Whitaker and obtained by TMZ -- is almost a series of talking points to address Candy's critics.

[USARightSide]

“John Candy Crowley”

That is baaad! ! !

[TigersEye]

Pat Caddell called it. Do you believe it yet?

Pat Caddell slams the media: They have become an “enemy of the people” (video 26:00)

The Media will not report the truth!

[torchthemummy]

1 - Per debate rules Crowley was not to interject herself into the conversation since the candidates were addressing members of the public. (hmmm)

2 - Crowley actually asked the question that started the exchange vs. a member of the audience. (hmmm)

3 - Crowley had a piece of paper that she waved as she “corrected” Romney and Obama asked Crowley to “read the transcript” even before she indicated that it was indeed a copy of Obama’s Sep. 12 speech. (hmmm)

4 - Crowley clearly took Obama’s cue when he deigned that he would gladly talk more foreign affairs BUT...and Crowley ended the segment. (hmmm)

5 - The audience was prompted to applause by someone. M. Obama may have started it (that would be doubly scandalous) but we know for a fact now via a CNN reporter herself that she did applaud. (hmmm)

All-in-all it was clearly an activist act by Crowley that probably was not a whispered conspiracy between her and Obama but simply an obvious leg up in the form of a softball to allow Obama to spout his “outrage” and, when the opportunity arose, to counter Romney.

This is not 2008. More and more people are seeing the obvious pro-Dem bias in the media in general and pick up on the cues a lot easier. It has become more instinctual. Even if you were a pro-Obama person you would have be self-delusional to not see a level of favoritism in that particular exchange.

The fact that Crowley essentially rescinded her interjection and agreed that Romney was right will be very useful in the next debate on Oct. 22. This debate, format-wise, is the same as the first but is strictly foreign policy. If the Obama camp really thinks that this stunt by Crowley has put them in a better position for a 90-minute debate on foreign policy (and the last time the candidate will be seen together) they are gravely mistaken. This became the most memorable moment of the night and still, as an issue, is not only completely unresolved but has only added more fuel to the fire.

[roadcat]

5 - The audience was prompted to applause by someone. M. Obama may have started it (that would be doubly scandalous) but we know for a fact now via a CNN reporter herself that she did applaud. (hmmm)

Yeah, Fox showed a video behind the audience, showing Moochelle applauding - they had a circle around her highlighting her applauding while others around her hadn't started. But they didn't say she started it. Very unprofessional of her, but that's normal.

[ChiMark]

Well, it was a stupid applause line. ZER0caught in a lie and Moochelle applauds.

[advertising guy]

excellent analogy’ the best I’ve read.....I have my own adds but will hold em to the vest just yet

[Cowboy Bob]

Somebody on another thread referred to her as: Candy Boo Boo

LOL

[Ann Archy]

HOW did Obama KNOW that Crowley had the Rose Garden TRANSCRIPT at her desk??????

[dennisw]

TMZ is a gossip site but see lots of anti-Candy Crowly comments there. Lots of anti-Obama and pro-Romney comments

[depressed in 06]

...Fox showed a video behind the audience, showing Moochelle applauding...

The country was better when she was not proud of it.

[bkepley]

Just stating the reality of the MSM today. They have and will continue to sell their souls to prop up Obama.

So? The reputation of the media in this country is pretty pathetic. Most people know the score.

[torchthemummy]

“But they didn’t say she started it. Very unprofessional of her, but that’s normal.”

I watched the clip again a little bit ago and you can not see who starts the first wave of applause (at least I didn’t.) But as Romney - who had been erupted by Crowley - began to retort Crowley’s assertion you hear a clear attempt by someone to initiate another round of applause (a couple people briefly join in) and then an overhead camera is switched to for a couple seconds and you see M. Obama clearly clapping essentially by herself.

SO if you go back and repeat the clip at that point where Romney begins to speak and isolate the loudest clap in your mind, when that camera switches to above M. Obama it is clear, acoustically, that she started the brief and quickly fleeting round of clapping.

Conclusion: M. Obama purposely attempted to disrupt Romney, provably so in Romney’s retort to Crowley. Goes to prove that having money doesn’t mean one has class.