CNN makes biggest news at ridiculous GooberTuber debate
Posted on November 29th, 2007 by Jason Wright, EditorMake no mistake, reports that Hillary–or her peeps–planted a question at last night’s GooberTuber debate will forever overshadow the debate itself. Few are talking about who won or lost, instead they’re buzzing about CNN using at least four questions last night from declared democrats. Michelle Malkin has the most comprehension coverage.
Believe it or not I feel for Anderson Cooper. There’s no way he personally knew that General Kerr was on the “LGBT Americans For Hillary Steering Committee”. Love or hate CNN, Cooper is easily their most fair, unbiased journalist, and it’s inconceivable that he would have supported the question being allowed. But what’s worse is that Kerr was actually in the audience and got additional face time. Rest assured Cooper is fuming right now and there are suits in the Time Warner Building feeling his wrath.
Anyone still on the fence about CNN’s reputation for having an agenda can officially hop off.
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What a joke! Can you IMAGINE THE FIRE coming from Democrats if this had been the other way around? Can you imagine what Hillary and Edwards would have spewed if it was revealed that their questioners were in fact declared republicans? Hillary would have blamed the right wing machine and Edwards would have personally blamed Bush.
This reveals once and for all as a sham of a network. Why bother anymore? Why bother trying to convince people that THEY are the “fair and balanced” network?
Everyone knows Fox tilts right, good grief, even all my conservative friends admit that, but they wouldn’t have allowed this at a Democratic debate. They would used a little something called GOOOOOOGLE to check these plants out.
Stop watching CNN people. Oh wait, you’re not watching anyway. Right!
This kind of thing still surprises me when I hear about it!
I think its just the idea that CNN believes they could get away with it without really trying to cover their tracks.
Anyways, this idea that the states ought to decide whether or not to legalize the killing of innocent babies is inherently vile and evil. Anyone who makes such an argument (like Ron Paul, Fred Thompson, etc.) is by definition a bad person.
To get a better idear of what I’m talking about check out this analysis of Ron Paul’s response to a question asked on YouTube about abortion a few months back.
http://www.kgov.com/bel_56kbps/20071016
I personally have no problem with planted questions from political adversaries. It was a worthwhile question and one in which these guys should have a canned response for. The gay general has every right to ask that question to any Democrat or Republican candidate. The problem was that CNN obviously invited him to the audience and gave him not 1, but 2 microphones to further his/their agenda. He’s entitled to his question and his lifestyle - just like any other American. I don’t blame this guy. I blame CNN for going out of there way to put this guy center stage to try to make the Republicans look intolerant to gays. This was an obvious hit job and uncomfortable to watch. Why on earth CNN thought they could get away with this is beyond me. Shockingly, I thought Cooper did an OK job as moderator. I get the sense that he did his best to be neutral and wasn’t happy about this either.
They didn’t make the Republican canidates look intolerant to gays. The canidates that answered the question are intolerant to gays. The first blurb about a planted question came in the after debate show by Bill Bennet and Anderson said he was unaware of that and CNN would look into it.
I think Anderson did a pretty good job as moderator and more time was given to the other canidates. Tancredo got the least amount of time followed by Hunter, Paul and Thompson.
In a previous post, a link was provided that
showed that affiliated Democrats , not undecided voters asked questions at the last Democratic debate. So, the vetting process seems suspect.
Michelle Malkin as the best link on this on
democrat bias. No irony there.
Why was Bill Bennett so on top of this but CNN wasn’t? How did Bill Bennett know so fast? I haven’t seen anything answering that question.
Jason - if Anderson Cooper wasn’t in on it (and I like him too), then where did he get that obscure 17 year old quote about don’t ask/don’t tell to whack Romney with? After the candidates answered - why did he ask the General for the Clinton Campaign - Did they answer the question adequately? Hell, COULD they have answered the question adequately, seeing you are working for somebody else?
At that, he stammered that he thought the general was JUST a Log Cabin Republican. Know what? In Iowa and NH, the LCR are running ads slamming Romney - ONLY Romney - about taxes because they are mad that he wants a Federal marriage amendment. Other candidtes do as well, but the LCR are targeting HIM. Why isn’t a 527 actively running ads as bad as an opposing campaign? And Cooper ADMITTED he knew that!