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CNN’s long history of allowing Democratic town-hall plants
New York Post ^ | 22 February 2018 | Michelle Malkin

Posted on 02/22/2018 8:01:27 AM PST by Magnatron

On Thursday, CNN will host a town hall with President Obama as part of his “final-year push to make gun control part of his legacy.” In addition to sitting down with liberal anchor Anderson Cooper, the network says Obama will “take questions from the audience.”

Uh-oh. Get out your best pruning shears and trowels. In an age of micromanaged partisan stagecraft and left-wing media enablers, there is no such thing as a spontaneous question.

CNN has a long history of allowing political plants to flourish in its public forums.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cnn; cnntownhall; malkin; media; msm; oldarticle
Weekly World News (otherwise known as CNN) strikes again...

...Next up: Bat Boy Marries Malia Obama

1 posted on 02/22/2018 8:01:27 AM PST by Magnatron
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To: Magnatron

CNN, you mean the same CNN that provided Hillary with an advance transcript of the debate questions?


2 posted on 02/22/2018 8:03:43 AM PST by Obadiah
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To: Magnatron

The article is from 2016.


3 posted on 02/22/2018 8:04:28 AM PST by Lazamataz (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing 14 times in a row.)
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To: Magnatron
On Thursday, CNN will host a town hall with President Obama as part of his “final-year push to make gun control part of his legacy.” In addition to sitting down with liberal anchor Anderson Cooper, the network says Obama will “take questions from the audience.”


Why is Obama holding a political rally? Last I heard he is not President.

Want to bet he is not receiving the questions in advance with the answers written out on the 'prompter?

4 posted on 02/22/2018 8:05:05 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie
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To: Magnatron

They gave Hillary the debate questions in advance as well. She stil lost.

Nobody even asked her about her ethics in receiving them and practicing with them, did they?


5 posted on 02/22/2018 8:05:09 AM PST by Dogbert41 (Jerusalem is the city of The Great King!)
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To: Magnatron
They don't allow plants...they insist on them.
6 posted on 02/22/2018 8:06:33 AM PST by pgkdan (The Silent Majority STILL Stands With TRUMP!)
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To: Lazamataz
The article is from 2016.


Thanks.
7 posted on 02/22/2018 8:06:47 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie
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To: Magnatron

How is this story posted today? It speaks of Obama’s final attempt to add gun control to his legacy? He’s been out of office for 1 year, 1 month and 2 days (but who’s counting?). Not long enough .. But there’s no way for him to further his presidential legacy to include gun control now.


8 posted on 02/22/2018 8:07:17 AM PST by EDINVA
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To: Magnatron

Republicans need to get smarter. Why the heck would they appear on a CNN panel? I have no sympathy for them. Trump was smarter (as always). He brought them into the sanctity of the White House where they were hushed into behaving properly.


9 posted on 02/22/2018 8:07:34 AM PST by miss marmelstein
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To: Lazamataz
The article is from 2016.

Hmmm... you're right. Drudge just linked it today.

Still relevant, though.

10 posted on 02/22/2018 8:08:15 AM PST by Magnatron
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To: Magnatron

CNN = fake news.

“According to documents released Monday by WikiLeaks, Brazile sent Clinton Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri an email titled, “One of the questions directed to HRC tomorrow is from a woman with a rash,” the night before the March 6 CNN primary debate in Flint, Mich. 

“Her family has lead poison and she will ask what, if anything, will Hillary do as president to help the ppl of Flint,” Brazile wrote.”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/31/new-email-shows-dnc-boss-giving-clinton-camp-debate-question-in-advance.html


11 posted on 02/22/2018 8:09:41 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: EDINVA
How is this story posted today?

See my response to Laz below...

12 posted on 02/22/2018 8:10:23 AM PST by Magnatron
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To: Magnatron

What was Rubio trying to accomplish?

He agreed with some new gun control measures and still got booed most of the show.

It seemed pretty pointless.


13 posted on 02/22/2018 8:13:13 AM PST by sickoflibs (Message to Trump: Your buddy Linda (Lindsey) Graham stabbed you in the back!)
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To: Magnatron

Allowing?

THEY INSTIGATE THE DAMNED STUFF!.....................


14 posted on 02/22/2018 8:13:57 AM PST by Red Badger (Wanna surprise? Google your own name. Wanna have fun? Google your friends names......)
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To: Magnatron

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/02/the-most-powerful-moments-from-the-extraordinary-cnn-townhall-on-the-parkland-school-shooting.html


15 posted on 02/22/2018 8:14:18 AM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Magnatron; All

This is a good time to remind everyone of this exceptional post on FR:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2657811/posts


16 posted on 02/22/2018 8:20:35 AM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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To: Lazamataz

True, but it seems pretty relevant given that they just did it yet again yesterday with another scripted, fake “town hall”.


17 posted on 02/22/2018 8:23:54 AM PST by jpl ("You are fake news.")
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To: MeganC

While aware of the issues discussed, I had not seen that thread. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.


18 posted on 02/22/2018 8:42:06 AM PST by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
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To: Magnatron

We didn’t call it the Commie News Network for nothing, pure propaganda.


19 posted on 02/22/2018 11:28:56 AM PST by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump!)
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