Posted on 02/19/2016 8:23:10 PM PST by Rennes Templar
CNN advertised their two night candidate Town Hall event series as an informal opportunity for ordinary South Carolinians to ask the republican presidential candidates’ questions.
However, when it came to the frontrunner, Donald Trump’s segment, there was nothing ordinary about at least one of the questioners, and absolutely nothing “random†about the combined intent. [all research citations below]
By all impressions and appearances, CNN intentionally staged a confrontation with Donald Trump – evidenced by Mr. Cooper having an exact quote pre-arranged, and ready for use, at a very specific moment.
Watch as Anderson Cooper calls upon Dr. Oran Smith, President and CEO of the Palmetto Family Council. Incredulously Cooper tries to play off the introduction of the questioner as an ordinary citizen who “had not yet made up his mind“.
Pay attention to the exchange, and pay specific attention to how “at the ready†Cooper was with the quote. They had this set-up as an ambush.
So what is the motive here? What is the connection between CNN and the ‘non-random’ participant, Dr Oran Smith from the Palmetto Family Council ?
Dr. Oran Smith is the head of The Palmetto Family Council and CEO of Palmetto Public Square Palmetto Family Council Facebook and Instagram
Do you remember the recent faith and freedom conference at the controversial Bob Jones University? Well, THAT’s Oran Smith’s group. Which included special attendances by candidates Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush and Ben Carson:
Bob Jones University has been controversial for their historical positions including racism and bigotry – it is always a very tenuous political position to affiliate with the staunchly religious promotions of the group.
HISTORY The evangelical university in Greenville has become toxic–and not just for Bush. Democrats have pounced on the episode as their latest political club against GOP candidates, pressing their rivals to denounce the school’s ban on interracial dating and its anti-Catholic teachings.
Dr. Oran Smith is anything but an “ordinary south Carolinian voter, who has yet to make up his mind“. It is absurd in the extreme to contemplate such a proposition. It’s a complete line of ridiculous propaganda even beyond the scope of CNN’s customary narrative advancement.
So what do you think the objective of Oran Smith was during that questioning of candidate Donald Trump?
A reasonably minded person would conclude that Dr. Smith held some intent and disposition prior to taking the microphone. Additionally, there had to be some pre-scripted planning going on with CNN if both Smith (with the question) and Anderson Cooper (with the needed debate quotation) were so in sync with each other, no?
Now, you might find it all just circumstantial, until you recognize in the previous five candidate sessions there was nothing even remotely similar that took place. There were certainly no preparatory notes or quotes at the ready for Anderson Cooper to use in reference to random “ordinary citizen†audience questions.
No, after looking at the entire construct, a reasonably minded person would have to admit there was both a strategy and an intent in play, that was reserved exclusively for Mr. Trump and was absent with the five previous candidates.
Further evidence of intent is reflected in the way CNN quickly promoted the confrontation via social media. You can see CNN fully anticipated this being a moment of usefulness.
Fortunately, as you can tell from the video above, despite the earnest -and transparent- efforts of both Dr. Oran Smith and CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, candidate Donald Trump deftly and articulately avoided their unified ambush.
I doubt you could ever find another candidate capable of navigating his/her way through the gauntlet of organized media opposition as Donald Trump.
He possesses a skillset that will become even more valuable when the primary enemy is Hillary and the media assisted Clinton Machine. Hence, the increasingly obvious reasoning why they hate the thought of facing him one-on-one.
Well done Mr. Trump, well done indeed.
I don’t watch CNN. Ever. For any reason. I only know what I read on Free Republic. :-)
He started off by saying he'd last seen Trump "in his office" and then launched his attack. Trump figured out right away it was a "seminar caller" and his first reply was "I understand I'm not going to get your vote, but..." We on the live thread referred to him as "Mr. Orange Tie", but I see his sartorial choices changed for the above photo even though he's the same smiling creep underneath.
He went on CNN because it was supposed to be an unscripted townhall event.
Trump clarified mandate today:
I was asked about healthcare by Anderson Cooper & have been consistent- I will repeal all of #ObamaCare, including the mandate, period.
I was referring to a backstop for pre-existing conditions. I will eliminate the law, in its entirety, & replace it w/ something much better.
I will replace it with private plans, health savings accounts, & allow purchasing across state lines. Maximum choice & freedom for consumer.
I’m self-funding and I am going to take care of the people – not the special interests and insurance companies like the other candidates.
WOW! I bet DONEald really was flabbergasted to find that CNN, yes CNN of all the media, trying to sandbag him with mean old quotes.
Cease and desist is on its way.
This is worldwide, too, such as Facebook censoring people in Europe complaining about the Muslim invasion and accompanying crime wave. I wonder if they’re doing the same thing en mass for conservative content, too, in the US.
And now Twitter has a “Safety Council” populated by far left advocates that consider anything other than their thought bubble is “unsafe”. Breitbart’s Milo Yiannopoulos getting unverified and others banned is proof they are censoring popular conservatives.
So even the alternative media sites are in on the censorship.
Amazing. Very dishonest people.
I like when networks say, “We’re fair and balanced”. You could sell this stuff to the laugh line.
Go Trump.
I knew this immediately and said so on the live thread. I didn’t know who the guy really was, but I and some other FReepers could tell he was a Plant.
There won’t be any lawsuit in regard to that sandbagging attempt. Even with the two lightweights ganging up on him; The South Carolinian fraud, and Anderson Cooper, who is also very light in the loafers, Trump charged right ahead, demolished their little scheme, and went on the give a very good, calm, cool representation of himself for the rest of the nearly one hour, minus commercials, that he had to make his case.
While they ask Obama or Hillary what is their favorite color...
Why was this guy in Trump’s office? Begging for dollars?
He’s talking about the MSNBC town hall Trump set up during Cruz/Rubio CNN town hall.
Yes it was. The question cooper asked was about the pre-existing illness that was covered under the mandate of ObamaCare. There are many mandates in the ACA and Trump was supporting that one and anyone that has watched even one interview or Trump rally knows exactly what Trump's position on health care is. Or maybe you could visit his web page and read his positions there.
Lot of propaganda gets posted here but Freepers are usually wise enough to detect it.
Yes WE did and Trump knew also!!!! The guy was SLIME!!!!!!
Ever since Donald Trump decided to run for president "as a Republican" it appears that at least half of the B.S. Detectors here have been disabled.
“Incredulously”
Incredibly, ya fargin’ illiterate.
Exactly!
Yesterday somebody sent me a link to his website and there in nice bold print it said "WE MUST HAVE UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE"
What is really odd is that an “ordinary citizen” gets so much time, so much camera time, so much follow up time. That is not normal.
Either way, it does not appear they got the better of him on the question or the exchange.
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