Posted on 10/12/2016 10:14:24 AM PDT by AmusedBystander
NBC execs had a plan to time the release of the Donald Trump audio to have maximum impact on both the 2nd presidential debate and the general election ... sources connected with the network tell TMZ.
Multiple sources connected with NBC tell us ... top network execs knew about the video long before they publicly said they did, but wanted to hold it because it was too early in the election. The sources say many NBC execs have open disdain for Trump and their plan was to roll out the tape 48 hours before the debate so it would dominate the news cycle leading up to the face-off.
As we reported, Billy Bush was bragging about the tape -- in front of NBC execs at the Rio Olympics -- in early August. NBC says it's only known about the tape for a little more than a week.
We're told the plan was to edit the tape to keep the focus on Trump and not Billy. "Access Hollywood" we're told was not going to air the portion where Trump and Billy got off the bus and Billy goaded Trump and the soap star to hug. Our sources say the tape was going to be "sanitized" to protect Billy as much as possible.
Case in point ... after The Washington Post ran the story, 'Access' aired their footage and cut out the parts where Billy looked worse -- saying things like, "Jeez! Your girl's hot as s*** in the purple!"
We've told you the plan got derailed by Hurricane Matthew. Execs decided the wall-to-wall coverage of the storm would mess up the plan to dominate the news with the Trump tape, so they were going to hold it until Monday. It didn't sit well with some staffers who wanted it out pre-debate, so it was leaked to the Washington Post.
As one source put it, "NBC really screwed Billy. They had no problem with him on the tape 'till it got leaked." The source goes on to say there was never a peep about disciplining Billy until the full tape got leaked.
Trump mentioned at rally other night he would be going after media in office. And he will inevitably anyway because they will get worse when he wins. These libtard nuts live in a vacuum and will be calling for his execution.
You bet it will. Suddenly the media will rediscover that adversarial we're-the-public-watchdogs self-delusion that has gone missing for the last eight years. They had such jolly fun bashing Bush that if they can't relive the 70's they'd happily relive the 90's.
The very first thing I'd do is defund NPR and PBS. If only we had a Republican majority in the House they'd have done so...oh, wait...
Media breaks no laws by timing news to influence elections. Meanwhile, churches are under political gag order at all times.
Who knew that NBC News Staffers were part of the GOP Elite?
It has been posted several times here on FR from such authoritative sources as a YouTube video that the release of the tape was part of a GOP internal coup attempt that failed. We just didn’t know that the GOP establishment had infiltrated NBC News.
You’re both right.
But it is a big deal that this apparently came from the REPUBLICAN camp, AND they held onto it until the general to be an October surprise.
Very fishy.
It looks like the GOPe is only ok with a liberal Republican presidential candidate. And if they don’t get one they turn coat and try to tip the election to the Democrat.
They turned on McCain for picking Sarah Palin.
They wanted Trump to take out Cruz so they could then get their GOPe candidate in. But it did not work out that way. Trump turned out to be the serious contender that no insiders ever took seriously.
But the voters did, AND we still are.
I know this is a joke but isn’t that illegal?
“I think if Trump loses our next move will be clear—total boycott of all network TV, not just individually, but as a political movement.
If they take us down we will have to reciprocate.”
I’ve already cancelled my newspaper which was filled with anti-Trump propaganda.
We need a monsoon!
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