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LESTER HOLT LOST THE DEBATE
Frontpagemag.com ^ | September 27, 2016 | Daniel Greenfield

Posted on 09/27/2016 3:21:35 AM PDT by Biggirl

There were concerns that Lester Holt would be this debate's Candy Crowley. He was a good deal worse.

Every question was shaped to frame a left-wing agenda. Holt hurled numerous attacks at Trump. He only passingly offered Hillary a chance to address her emails when Trump had already brought it up.

The debate was structurally biased and Holt biased it. He repeatedly argued with Trump about the facts. Despite the ban on fact-checking, Holt attempted to debate Trump on the Iraq War and on the birth certificate. It was a disgraceful and a biased performance. It is a reminder that the structure of the debates must be changed to prevent mainstream media from dominating it.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016debates; biasedholt; clinton; dncflackholt; holt; holt4clinton; liarholt; nbc4clinton; prrepholt; racistholt; trump; typicalmsmbias
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1 posted on 09/27/2016 3:21:35 AM PDT by Biggirl
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To: Biggirl

Lester Holt, who?


2 posted on 09/27/2016 3:35:27 AM PDT by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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To: Biggirl

Trump wasted too much time on the Iraq war. He wasn’t even in office when it was voted on. Who cares. He also got hung up on the birth certificate, and his taxes. Hillary got softballs all night. All in all I’d call it a draw.


3 posted on 09/27/2016 3:36:39 AM PDT by petercooper (Make America Normal Again!)
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To: Biggirl
He was a liberal, but the team mate of the Late Bill Buckley and that was Michael Kinsley. He was fair, and a decent debate moderator. I'd give him all three to run IMHO, but sadly he he has been off the public stage I believe for health reasons.

Another name I'd mention to run all three and he is a gentlemen and fair is Bill Bennett...

So team someone like Bennett & Kinsley together to run all three...

4 posted on 09/27/2016 3:39:20 AM PDT by taildragger (Not my Monkey, not my Circus...)
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To: petercooper

“All in all I’d call it a draw.”.....

As far as I was concerned it was a “draw” from the start, I DIDN”T WATCH the media’s pre-planned “circus”. The only people that benefited from that, and future debates will be the media selling “TV air time”. IMO, it was a waste of good electricity. If you haven’t decided who to vote for by now, listening to those pre-staged events won’t resolve your un-decision.


5 posted on 09/27/2016 3:49:46 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: goldstategop

Lester Candy Crowley Holt.


6 posted on 09/27/2016 3:57:12 AM PDT by castlegreyskull
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To: DaveA37
If you haven’t decided who to vote for by now, listening to those pre-staged events won’t resolve your un-decision.

Agreed. But as another here has pointed out, it was like watching a car race. I wanted to see Hillary crash and burn.

7 posted on 09/27/2016 4:11:59 AM PDT by VRW Conspirator (Enforce the Law. Build the Wall.)
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To: Biggirl

The questions were definitely chosen to favor Clinton. The question about the birth certificate for example could only hurt Trump and was a gimmee for Clinton. The birth certificate is not even a campaign issue.


8 posted on 09/27/2016 4:16:05 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Biggirl
Lester Holt - NBC's lawn jockey and Clinton's house boy.

In all respects, a despicable whoring toady.

A perfect fit for the pimps at Enemedia, Inc.

9 posted on 09/27/2016 4:17:53 AM PDT by tomkat
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Lester had no choice guys, he knew if he did not go in the tank for Hillary he would be "Matt Lauered"...

No one in the Libtard MSM wants to suffer that fate. You don't get invited to all the cool kid's cocktail parties if that happens to you.

10 posted on 09/27/2016 4:19:37 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: Biggirl

Michelle Malkin should be the next Moderator.


11 posted on 09/27/2016 4:39:39 AM PDT by GailA (If politicians won't keep their promises to the Military, they won't keep them to you!)
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To: petercooper

“Trump wasted too much time on the Iraq war.”

He argued with Lessie who kept it going. Frankly, I’m not sure whether Trump at some point uttered a statement in favor of the war or not. But he wasn’t going to let Lessie have the last word.

I thought the stupidest statement in the debate was when Hillary said she holed herself up away from the public because she was “preparing for the debates and preparing for the presidency”.


12 posted on 09/27/2016 4:41:45 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: GailA
Nah you want to really put the libtard knickers in a twist you get this guy:


13 posted on 09/27/2016 4:43:27 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: Biggirl
They hammer away at "their point," the carefully crafted narrative which doesn't fit the facts. An example of one liberal news media and Lester Holt hammer point is the "When did you decide the birth certificate is ok" idiocy. Holt really lost it and revealed himself as Hillary sycophant when he didn't get what he wanted.

However, Trump didn't get away clean. He should have said one sentence, let Holt be frustrated and hammer again, then said "Asked and answered, Lester but I will take this time to point out that you and Hillary Clinton are simply lying when you call me a racist. Nobody believes mainstream media or Hillary Clinton. The American people know you're lying and they'd like you to stop, but I don't think you will.
14 posted on 09/27/2016 4:43:54 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: tomkat

Lester Holt — Clinton House Boy.

Perfect.


15 posted on 09/27/2016 4:45:01 AM PDT by polymuser (Enough is enough!)
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To: Mad Dawgg
Lester had no choice guys, he knew if he did not go in the tank for Hillary he would be "Matt Lauered"…

No one in the Libtard MSM wants to suffer that fate. You don't get invited to all the cool kid's cocktail parties if that happens to you.

Leaving Mat Lauer's (metaphorically) severed head in Lester Holt's bed got the desired behavior, although probably not the desired end result(s). These are the Clintons, and they have always been willing to take things a couple of notches past simply not getting invited to the right events.

He may or may not get any additional bennies, but Lester doesn't have to worry about being Arkancided. Or at least I don't THINK he needs to worry…

Mr. niteowl77

16 posted on 09/27/2016 4:58:34 AM PDT by niteowl77
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To: Biggirl

https://i.redd.it/i0u3pporc1ox.png

Excellent analysis here, color coded:

Note this:

Trump was asked 15 exclusive questions

Clinton was asked 2 exclusive questions


17 posted on 09/27/2016 5:00:37 AM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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To: niteowl77

You can bet the Establishmedia will be crowing what a masterful job he did.

Pray America wakes


18 posted on 09/27/2016 5:01:56 AM PDT by bray (I'm Deplorable)
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To: exit82

unreadable, do you have a better link?


19 posted on 09/27/2016 5:03:41 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftist totalitarian governments are the biggest killer of citizens in the world.)
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To: cymbeline

All Trump had to say was...I wasn’t in office to vote or not vote for the Iraq war. Mrs. Clinton was. Ask her why she voted for it then didn’t support it.
He needs to get off defense and go on offense.


20 posted on 09/27/2016 5:04:50 AM PDT by sheana
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