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The media loves Hillary — and it could cost her the election
NY POST ^ | September 27, 2016 | Michael Goodwin

Posted on 09/28/2016 7:47:09 AM PDT by COUNTrecount

Back when I was a pup in the newspaper business, legendary reporter Peter Kihss gave me lifetime advice about covering politicians. Remember, he said, there are no such things as stupid questions, only stupid answers.

Which brings us to Lester Holt and the accusations that the moderator tipped Monday’s debate in favor of Hillary Clinton. Holt’s bias was obvious, but the impact was not inevitable. It mattered largely because, shockingly, Donald Trump was shocked that Holt was in the tank for Clinton.

How could Trump not see that coming? And if he did, why wasn’t he better prepared?

Holt never pressed Clinton with any substantive follow-ups, while Trump repeatedly was asked to defend or explain what he had just said or said in the past.

Holt insisted repeatedly Trump had supported the Iraq War, despite the candidate’s denials, and asked pointed questions about his taxes and the Obama birther issue. Yet Clinton got only one obligatory question on the email scandal, and not a single one about the Clinton Foundation, her Wall Street speaking fees or her health — all of which have figured far more prominently in the campaign than Iraq or the birther issue.

It was outrageous — but no surprise. After all, Holt is part of the Big Media establishment that has uniformly protected President Obama and broken all its own standards to trash Trump and elect Clinton.

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To: combat_boots

Hey Holt!!..pay attention Trump mentioned NATO!!
you already missed the trigger "law and order"
Holt... now get ready for trigger "Stop and Frisk"
Holt..follow-up...follow-up!!!

61 posted on 09/28/2016 9:05:18 AM PDT by Stand Watch Listen (ELITE IMMUNITY: how the puppet masters / puppets continue to function)
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To: DannyTN

Well, not exactly. Maybe HER voters aren’t abandoning her, but fence-sitters on our side are moving Trump because it’s a way to give the middle finger to the drive-bys.


62 posted on 09/28/2016 9:07:20 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: COUNTrecount

Holt, a half-breed pimping for President half-breed’s replacement.


63 posted on 09/28/2016 9:12:08 AM PDT by W. (The plot of Magnum Force comes to mind...)
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To: COUNTrecount

You know what is really telling about the debate, nearly all the questions had to do with what Trump said. None of them had anything to do with what Hillary said or DONE.


64 posted on 09/28/2016 9:13:03 AM PDT by castlegreyskull
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To: COUNTrecount

Goodness-honest reporting from the ancient pinko Goodwin. He’s been around since he was in the Kennedy administration and his equally ancient and equally pinko wife Doris Kearns Goodwin has been turning stomachs for nearly as long.


65 posted on 09/28/2016 9:13:16 AM PDT by Buckeye Battle Cry (Higgs-Boson 2016! Black Matter Lives!!!)
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

Turning stomachs and plagiarizing.


66 posted on 09/28/2016 9:15:36 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
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To: Raycpa

I wonder if we could get this to be picked up by Rush and/or Hannity?


67 posted on 09/28/2016 9:15:55 AM PDT by NEMDF
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To: COUNTrecount

I don’t think Trump didn’t see it coming. He’s been around the media for 40 years.

I think he played his game against their game. And he won.


68 posted on 09/28/2016 9:16:10 AM PDT by AFreeBird (BEST. ELECTION. EVER!)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

It sure looks like directed signals to me. Doing it once or even twice might be a coincidence, but 6 times? And it seems to me that when people naturally have these mannerisms, it is done in an unselfconscious way. But Hillary is fully alert and the movements seem unnatural and targeted and take a longer amount of time than one would normally take if their nose simply itches. And she manages to rub her nose 3 times each time! I would love to hear an analysis of these gestures by some honest body language experts. Also, I would like an analysis of what happens with Lester after she she does her nose rubs each time.


69 posted on 09/28/2016 9:18:53 AM PDT by Nevadan
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To: bigbob

That’s the Press-Register here in Mobile. Ever since they became a part of AL.com they have become one of the biggest liberal rags I’ve read. As my brother keeps saying “don’t these idiots know who their readers are?”. And they wonder why subscriptions keep being cancelled.


70 posted on 09/28/2016 9:21:24 AM PDT by BamaDi ("The definition of a racist today is anyone who is winning an argument with a liberal.")
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To: COUNTrecount

Trump needs to practice saying, “Am I debating her? Or You?”

And repeat it every time the moderator comes at him.


71 posted on 09/28/2016 9:21:47 AM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables
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To: NEMDF
I wonder if we could get this to be picked up by Rush and/or Hannity?

Needs to be vetted first. As someone above asked are these the only times she scratched her face ? Were there other zingers where she did not use this method ? Is this a nervous habit of hers that occurs in other similar situations?

72 posted on 09/28/2016 9:25:07 AM PDT by Raycpa
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To: Billthedrill

Yes, exactly correct.

The “media” is being decimated by the millions of new journo reporters armed with a smart phone and Twitter, Imgur, Snapchat, YouTube accounts.

Case in point the Hillary 9/11 collapse which circled the globe in minutes after it happened, with no enemdia filters and propaganda.

I just saw this earlier today, no mainstream media is touching it.

Clinton first debate cheat
https://imgur.com/gallery/WxsAR#3uFN3h8
The “deplorables” are at it again.


73 posted on 09/28/2016 9:27:28 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
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To: Verginius Rufus

Sad part about good old Lester is that he is an AF brat who father retired out of Beale AFB in Sacramento. Guess those military roots were dug up a long time ago.


74 posted on 09/28/2016 9:30:25 AM PDT by BamaDi ("The definition of a racist today is anyone who is winning an argument with a liberal.")
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To: COUNTrecount

The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.


75 posted on 09/28/2016 9:33:29 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: stonehouse01

It’s already on Twitter...thanks to Mike Cernovich.


76 posted on 09/28/2016 9:34:14 AM PDT by Miss Didi ("After all...tomorrow is another day." Scarlett O'Hara, Gone with the Wind)
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To: DannyTN

When you are face to face with prearranged corruption such as we clearly saw in the pingpong between Hillary and the so called moderator of the “debate,” then Hillary can’t help but lose votes.


77 posted on 09/28/2016 9:41:59 AM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: RoseofTexas

AZ paper is important? To whom? No one gets papers any more. They are a dinosaur.


78 posted on 09/28/2016 9:44:03 AM PDT by Kozy (new age haruspex)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice; All
THAT is FREAKING UNBELEIVABLE!!!! THAT needs to be sent to HANNITY, TRUMP, GALLAGHER, HEWITT, ETC!!!! OMG!!

Lester DOLT was in on this even MORE than I thought!! DISGUSTING!!

to ALL....WATCH THAT YOUTUBE!!!!!

79 posted on 09/28/2016 9:49:22 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: COUNTrecount; All

Look at post#2....go look at the YouTube for the hand signals that Hillary gives to Lester Dolt!!! It is SO FREAKING OBVIOUS!!!


80 posted on 09/28/2016 9:51:34 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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