Oh Boo Hoo... The MEDIA is picking on us... WAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Always the victim. The GOP could have opted for any media outlet to moderate their Clown Car Debate... They chose CNBC, then whine like little babies... the questions weren't fair (from the moderators we choose)
The big bad media is picking on us.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
TED CRUZ "Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733." That particular statistic actually rose
CARLY FIORINA "92 percent of the jobs lost during Barack Obama’s first term belonged to women." The correct numbers show women gained jobs
BEN CARSON Says he "didn’t have an involvement with" nutritional supplement company Mannatech. If by "no involvement" he means ringing endorsement
DONALD TRUMP "I never said that" Marco Rubio was Mark Zuckerberg’s personal senator. Time to check his own website
MARCO RUBIO "For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses closing than starting." Trend started in 2008
CHRIS CHRISTIE Bernie Sanders’s plan is "to raise your taxes to 90 percent." Same claim, another pair of pants is ablaze
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The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
I wasn't surprised about the Mets or how poorly MSNBC ran the debate.
Rubio, Kasich and Christie did the best in the debate. IMHO
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
I wasn't surprised about the Mets or how poorly MSNBC ran the debate.
Rubio, Kasich and Christie did the best in the debate. IMHO
I think you mean CNBC ... not MSNBC
We are advised NOT to judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works.
The Republican National Committee announced on Friday that it is suspending its partnership with NBC News for a GOP presidential debate in February.
In a letter to NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said Wednesday night’s debate hosted by CNBC, which was universally criticized for its handling of the contest, influenced his decision to cut ties with the network for the Feb. 26 debate at the University of Houston.
“The CNBC network is one of your media properties, and its handling of the debate was conducted in bad faith,” Priebus wrote. “We understand that NBC does not exercise full editorial control over CNBC’s journalistic approach. However, the network is an arm of your organization, and we need to ensure there is not a repeat performance.”
Immediately following the CNBC debate, Priebus said the network should be “ashamed” of how they conducted it, later calling the whole thing “nothing but a crap sandwich.”
JUST BECAUSE SISSY SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO...BUT HE THINKS IT DOES!!!!! JUST BECAUSE MC1 SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO!!!!!
Great strategy!! these debates are bringing in historic ratings and $$$$$ too!!! hopefully all of those in the entire LAME STREAM MEDIA will take notice!!
perhaps they will ALL get their act together and start performing like JOURNALISTS.... and stop being the arm of the government!! (one can only hope)
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
The GOP Clown Car Debate is so funny on so many levels. Consider these twitter comments:
Candidates talks big game about standing up to ISIS, then runs away from NBC.
Or:
IT’S A DEBATE RUN BY JOURNALISTS NOT AN INFORMERCIAL STACKED WITH YOUR FANS
Or:
GOP candidates clearly have to be protected from uppity moderators. They need to save their best tough guy lines for Putin & the Chinese.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
debates are a sham. Remember debate 'tearms' ....a game....a stupid game that means nothing other than the division of the masses. everyone suit up and pray to god that your god is on your side of the debate.
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
GOP candidates propose changes to debate format ahead of meeting Several GOP presidential candidates called for changes to the primary debate format, offering proposals on Sunday morning talk shows ahead of an evening meeting with the Republican National Committee over the debate process.
In the aftermath of last week's CNBC debate, GOP candidates have ramped up complaints about the way primary debates are handled. They criticized the CNBC debate as biased and poorly run and accused the moderators of asking "gotcha" questions.
On Sunday, candidates called for several format changes. Ohio Gov. John Kasich said candidates don't have enough time to explain their positions during debates. He said he preferred a format in which candidates can answer "a lot of questions over a period of time where I could actually explain myself, instead of having to go so quickly to take on complex issues in short periods of time."
"I know that Harry Truman couldn’t get elected president explaining the United States’ health-care plan in 30 seconds,” Kasich said on CNN's "State of the Union."
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) has said that he wants only moderators who have voted in Republican primaries to host future GOP debates. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson wants the debates off television and broadcast only on the Internet, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Carson added in an interview on ABC's "This Week" that he wants a more “professional type of debate,” with longer opening and closing statements — lasting at least one minute — and more enforcement of time limits on candidates’ answers.
The RNC suspended its partnership with NBC for a presidential debate in February, criticizing CNBC moderators for conducting the debate in "bad faith."
Presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina called the RNC's decision appropriate and said CNBC abused the debate process. Her campaign staff will not attend the RNC meeting on Sunday because of logistical reasons, she said.
"This is a debate series for Republican primary voters. And when you don't have a single conservative moderator, when the moderation earns boos from the audience — I mean I've never seen that before where an audience booed the moderation," Fiorina said on ABC's "This Week."
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who has been relegated to the "undercard" debate among lower-polling candidates, said continuing with the current process will hurt the GOP's chances in 2016.
"This debate structure is not leading to the best candidate coming out of the debates. I would like [a] smaller group, all of us be heard equally, ask better questions," Graham said on "Fox News Sunday." "If we'll do that, we'll get the best nominee to win an election we can't afford to lose."
Jim Gilmore, whose polling numbers have not yet qualified him for undercard debates, also wants the debate format to change. Gilmore's main proposal: include him in the debates.
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