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CNN Defends Its Use of Democratic Supporters in Republican YouTube Debate
Fox News ^ | November 29, 2007 | Major Garrett

Posted on 11/29/2007 2:40:33 PM PST by greyfoxx39

After spending the day facing accusations it stacked the deck against the Republican presidential contenders by having Democratic backers ask video questions during its debate, CNN on Thursday responded that it doesn't know what the fuss is all about.

The cable news network, in collaboration with video Web site YouTube, hosted the Wednesday night debate that had more than 30 voters pose questions to the Republican candidates. It later turned out that several of those questioners are actively supporting Democratic candidates.

"The whole point of these ground-breaking CNN/YouTube debates is to focus on substantive questions of concern to real people and to throw open the process to a wider range of Americans all around the country. CNN cared about what you asked, not who you were. This was the case for both the Democratic and the Republican CNN/YouTube debates," CNN said in a statement issued late in the day.

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To: GatĂșn(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
“It was wrong for CNN to use DNC plants. No doubt. Just wonder if Fox will use Guliani plants on the next GOP debate.”You have made an excellent point.

He made an idiotic point. Screaming wholly absurd baseless allegations at Fox because they try present an objective picture of all the candidate instead of just screaming your personal dogma of mindless hate for a particular candidate is utter nonsense.

101 posted on 11/30/2007 7:44:26 AM PST by MNJohnnie (What drug pushers do with drugs, politicians do with government subsides)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde
So rather then getting 60-70% of what you want, getting 100% of what you claim to loath imposed on you is better?

NO ONE gets 100% of what they want out of politics. So what are you 100%er willing to give up to get some good SC Justices? Some serious tax reform? A serious energy policy? Someone who will do something about the border? Movement on Soc Security reform?

What I am hearing around here is you people think everything should be done to accommodate your personal political whimsies while you should have to give up nothing at all that you want done.

Not even Ronald Mangus Reagan would of been able to delivered that to you 100%ers!

102 posted on 11/30/2007 8:00:39 AM PST by MNJohnnie (What drug pushers do with drugs, politicians do with government subsides)
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To: dangus

Right —are they going to ask the Dims what their view on the Bible is? Are they going to ask them about the abortion issue? Let’s get them on record on issues that are important.

How do they feel about the confederate flag? People in South Carolina want to know how the dims feels about this as well....

Spineless lamestream media will only ask the tough questions, like “what do you prefer, diamonds or pearls?”

bah....


103 posted on 11/30/2007 8:02:56 AM PST by duckbutt ( If you let a smile be your umbrella, then most likely your butt will get soaking wet.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

That was a quote from previous post, but as for my vote, yes, it will be Republican, lower tax rates are more likely.


104 posted on 11/30/2007 8:05:27 AM PST by Son House ($$Proud Member of Vast Right Wing, Out To Lower Your Tax Rates For More Opportunities.$$)
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To: MEGoody
Hopefully, conservative folks will see the RINOS for who they are

Perhaps Conservative folks will finally wake up to just what sort of gutter slime we are fighting here and quit being PR drones for Hillary's camp with their perpetual whining at the GOP rantings.

105 posted on 11/30/2007 8:15:08 AM PST by MNJohnnie (What drug pushers do with drugs, politicians do with government subsides)
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To: L98Fiero


Rudy Giuliani Bobblehead coming soon... ;o)
106 posted on 11/30/2007 8:17:06 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: MNJohnnie
I have never said that I am a 100 percenter. In fact, I have said that you can't possibly expect to get 100%.

Rather than trying to insult me into seeing things your way, why don't you answer the question posed? How you propose that we get the leadership of the republican party to understand that the constant drift to the left must stop? What we have been doing isn't working. Also, since you've got this all figured out, tell me how conservative causes get advanced if we continue to vote for politicians that do not represent these causes?

Each and every time conservatives settle for less than conservative, the ground lost is never regained. Once these people know that we will hold our nose and vote for the party no matter what, they are very comfortable straying from the prior principles of the party.

Like I said, voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil. If you're okay with that, go ahead. If you want me to change my mind, you're gonna have to do better than name calling. Even a cursory review of your posting history would indicate that you might have trouble with that task.

107 posted on 11/30/2007 8:42:18 AM PST by JustaDumbBlonde
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

“...some of us are done with voting for the one who stinks the least.”

Amen!


108 posted on 11/30/2007 8:43:38 AM PST by GatĂșn(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: MNJohnnie

Um. . .okay.


109 posted on 11/30/2007 8:46:15 AM PST by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde
I know, I know. Don’t bother the Dinocons with the facts. They have their dogmas as screamed at them by never been anything pseudo Conservative 3rd tier radio hosts and they cannot be bothered with the slightest hint of any facts that challenge their emotion based 100%er purist dogmas

On Judges alone the current crop of GOPers have done far more good for the future of the Conservative movement then all the screaming morons in the Junk Media with their perpetual whining and bitching ever have, or will, do.

Politics is a game of percentages, you NEVER get 100% of only what YOU want and NOTHING that you don’t want. NOTHING in politics is ever perfect. Not even Reagan was.

It is only screaming morons ranting into their microphone, who never actually done anything in life, who think it can be. Past time Freepers start thinking for themselves rather then mindlessly regurgitate the dogmas spewed by the never been anything ranting heads.

110 posted on 11/30/2007 9:50:50 AM PST by MNJohnnie (What drug pushers do with drugs, politicians do with government subsides)
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To: MNJohnnie

I don’t listen to the radio and I have no idea what you are ranting about. What I did notice is that you didn’t answer the questions. I can only assume that what your answer would really boil down to is that you believe conservatives should just give up and get with the new liberalism of the republican party. No thanks.


111 posted on 11/30/2007 10:21:03 AM PST by JustaDumbBlonde
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To: greyfoxx39

112 posted on 11/30/2007 7:00:53 PM PST by G8 Diplomat (Creatures are divided into 6 kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Monera, Protista, & Saudi Arabia)
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To: R_Kangel

Kathleen Wiley should showe up for the next dem debate. She has a few questions for Hillary she still has not answered. That would be a Kodak moment for sure.


113 posted on 12/05/2007 5:17:51 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: Son House
I’m with ya, even think just seeing a Clinton/Julianne debate would be entertainment enough.
‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’

How about Osama/Huckleberry. The politics of Hopeless.

114 posted on 12/17/2007 3:53:48 PM PST by photodawg (It's not about how hard you can hit. It's about how hard you can get hit ......Rocky Balboa)
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