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.
Anderson must be a bimbo. :)
Does this photo make one think he could be related to Cruz. They do have similar features.
[The MSM and the whole DNC, CLE GOPe are trying to suppress a certain part of Americans...]
Agreed. And this is why I do support Trump, this would never have been allowed by the DC cabal had not Donald entered and opened his mouth. the DC pols, dems and rinos, are all the enemies of all freedom loving, God praising, gun toting, bible believing conservative patriots of America. And boy, do they hate the Constitution and morality of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. May God be with us in this election cycle or else we die.
“Trump likes to destroy these lying dirt bags”
I can’t believe how many people justify these dirty tricks. I can’t believe anyone is willing to vote for a candidate who plays by these dirty rules instead of the only candidate, TRUMP, who is fighting the corruption.
I watched the MSNBC and you are right it was tough but fair.
I know; I started out very impressed by Cruz, but seeing the way Cruz, his team, and his supporters have behaved during this contest have completely soured me on him. At this point I have a visceral reaction whenever I hear his whiney, nasally voice, or see his slimy used car sales man image. He has run the dirtiest campaign that I can remember and I have seen a lot of dirty campaigns over the years. So I am sorry, but I really can’t stand him any more.
When I see Jeb I just feel sorry for him... Rubio is an obvious two faced establishment pretty boy... Kasich don’t even get me started... Carson, a good man, maybe VP material, but leader of the Republic, don’t think so... Trump, not perfect, can be annoying, but he is a godsend at this point... Cruz, so disingenuous that it just makes me want to throw up... Cruz’s followers, so many of them could really use the treatment shown in this short video clip...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=qJzZK5eMrfo#t=17
True. The Morning Joe crew also took Trump on intentionally in a town hall setting - attempting to get him to 'lost it'. But they were up front about it... and Trump held his own with them...
None of these groups would treat Hillary this way - or any of the other candidates.. this crap stated with Megyn and it needs to end.
LOL..LOVE the video clip!
There is so much about Ted people need to know. His closeness with Ralph Reed and the phony ‘Christian Coalition’ for one. Reed is owned by Grover Norquist and most of it is just money laundering and lobbyists run. For decades the GOP uses the faithful just like the Democrats use blacks, Latinos and gays to do their bidding. Are they going to fall for it again??
Christian Right...WAKE UP! Ralph Reed is an AMNESTY/Norquist disciple!
http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/2013/05/christian-rightwake-up-ralph-reed-is.html
[snip][snip ABC April, 2013]
Ralph Reed has emerged as one of the leading religious advocates for immigration reform, and he’s taking sides on thorny policy questions, such as whether undocumented immigrants can become citizens.
Reed, the founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, has joined other figures on the religious right in endorsing immigration reform. On Tuesday, he officially joined with the Partnership for a New American Economy, a group co-founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, to push Congress to pass reform at a press conference in Miami.
As for his being an ‘outsider’...give me a break!
The Reinvention of Ted Cruz
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/12/the-reinvention-of-ted-cruz.html
I tried to watch it, but it was too painful to hear the snotty AC 180, and the set-up questions. At another such event, their Trump “townhall” this week, I also could not continue to watch such an ambush. At that event, the camera was trained very closely on Trump, so even the camera was used against him.
Trump has more courage in his pinky than Jeb! or the others have in their entire bodies. Trump takes it, and dishes it out, times 100.
He can take on anyone, and win.
No. That one was with Morning Joe and Mika.
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