Posted on 11/03/2020 9:57:01 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
There was an interesting moment on Monday as the hosts and guest on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” were discussing the coverage of the election. Willie Geist raised the possibility that President Trump could declare victory on election night before all the votes have been counted. Joe Scarborough responded that NBC would simply make a Twitter-like determination and not carry the speech. It would not be treated as obvious news but rather “disinformation” . . . regardless of what has transpired on election day.
What is ironic is the Geist had just slammed Trump for making plans to send in lawyers “no matter what happens.” Without missing a beat, Scarborough then announced that no matter what happens on the election (like a surprise victory), Trump’s speech would be blocked for NBC viewers.
“We’ll be doing coverage on Peacock and we can assure you if Trump declares victory we’ll say, don’t take the feed. It’s not going to happen. We won’t be part of any disinformation campaign, we’ll be doing election coverage until midnight or whenever is over.”
The point tracked a statement from Biden campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon who declared that “[u]nder no scenario will Donald Trump be declared a victor on election night, and that’s fundamentally how we want to approach tomorrow.” I can understand the mathematical point but the Biden campaign does not make such decision. Moreover, this appears only a bar on a Trump victory speech. Some Democrats like James Carville are predicting that they will know by 10 pm. I would find it difficult to see a scenario where an election night victory could be declared but we do not know what will occur today in terms of any surges or landslide. More importantly, the issue raised on Morning Joe goes to the coverage not the claims...
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Tears of sadness are all we need to see and hear.......
I don’t give a damn what this clown does or doesn’t do, I simply want Trump to win.
So they are getting ready to tell MORE BALD FACED LIES to try and save face.
Hey Idiot, the fact that Trump won again will come out no matter how many lies you tell.....
Sometimes the term “screaming irrational narcissist” just doesn’t put a dent in explaining some people.
The ONLY reason I might tune in, is to watch them cry again!!
Fine by me because your ratings will be in the tank, Joe.
LOL.
Poor Joe, subverted through marriage and job.
The fact that he was once considered a staunch conservative should be a warning to all of us. These people are professional liars that can't be trusted, ever. That is how we get such losers on the Supreme court they plan many years in advance for their traitor status.
I’m dead serious that the FCC has to be sued and forced to remove the government’s imprimatur from broadcasters who commit libel as a matter of course.
Had to have been a liar. I can’t see how one swings from the right to the left. The left to right, sure.
I didn't watch at all last election and have no plans to watch tonight, I will how ever record several channels for later review. I will arise tomorrow and sing "Oh can you see...."
That is ok, I would not watch President Trump’s speech on MSNBC anyway. It is more than likely I would watch it streaming on RSBN.
JoMa
These people are sick. If they don't want to provide news to their viewers fine, they never have before.
Doesn’t matter. Nobody watches CNN anyway.
What viewers?
No Biggie! We can wait till the morning to see him and his beeyatch crying their eyes out ONE MORE TIME:-)
He has two, two previous wives that he had kids with and they want to make sure he's still working so they can get their alimony checks.
I use a Tivo which lets me choose which channels are active. Then I use the old EyeTv app that lets me also lets me choose which channels are displayed, I use that app to record and edit the "woke" from programs I still like, makes some of the shows into 30 minute shows, may have to give up on them entirely. It will be interesting to see How NBC treats their three big Chicago shows. Same for CBS's Big NCIS shows.
So a speech by the President of the United States on Election Day is not “Newsworthy.”
Got it.
Can you tell me the latest on the Kardasians? I’m having trouble keeping up.
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