Posted on Sep 8, 2016
Matt Lauer Shows What TV Does Wrong In Questioning Trump and Clinton
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I know, I know. Nevertheless, walk with me here.
Lauer asked her to tell us what qualities she possessed to lead the country “without attacking” her opponent; Lauer promised to ask Trump “the same question.”
Yet when Trump’s half-hour began, Lauer rephrased that question, asking Trump to “keep attacks to a minimum.” Which of course opened the door for Trump to criticize Clinton, which he did repeatedly, egregiously, throughout his time. Lauer allowed this to happen.
If you are planning to moderate a debate (and I'm sure I'll hear about this same thing in future debates) shouldn't the same standard be applied or does it not matter?
Lauer asked her to tell us what qualities she possessed to lead the country “without attacking” her opponent; Lauer promised to ask Trump “the same question.”
Yet when Trump’s half-hour began, Lauer rephrased that question, asking Trump to “keep attacks to a minimum.” Which of course opened the door for Trump to criticize Clinton, which he did repeatedly, egregiously, throughout his time. Lauer allowed this to happen.
If you are planning to moderate a debate (and I'm sure I'll hear about this same thing in future debates) shouldn't the same standard be applied or does it not matter?
Matt Lauer Shows What TV Does Wrong In Questioning Trump and Clinton
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Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump
Election 2016
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I think Lauer got a dose of reality with Hillary. He asked her not to attack Trump. She promised she wouldn't and then proceeded to do so. So it was Hillary who opened the door. Why would Lauer then muzzle Trump with the same promise? Shouldn't Trump have the same chance as Hillary?
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Cpl (Join to see)
lauer's bias is well documented. He will never attack the left the same way he attacks or disrespects anyone who doesn't agree with him.
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SSG Michael Hartsfield
Cpl (Join to see) then why did Lauer use almost a third of Hillary's time talking about the email controversy? If he were biased against the left, he would have slow pitched Hillary questions instead of harping on that one topic, unlike what he did to Trump
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CPT Jack Durish
SSG Michael Hartsfield - I think that Cpl (Join to see) is confusing Lauer with someone with a brain. Lauer's ballywick is soft news where he hasn't really been involved in ideological controversy, at least not for a long time. Still, he did a pretty good job of holding Hillary's feet to the fire on the email issue and Trump's on the experience and "loose lips" issues.
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Cpl (Join to see)
Michael, the email issue is one that affects the military in a very real way. There are CONVICTED troops who did much less than she. She even contritely admitted it in the beginning of the interview, it just hasn't been taken to trial, period.
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SSG Michael Hartsfield I believe that this satire, from the Bush Jr Era, still sums up perfectly all that is wrong with the media during an election cycle, and politicians in general. Directly to last night's... event? it was not a debate. It was supposed to be an open forum with free flowing ideas. The problem with the candidates is that the only thing flowing from either of them is bullshit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr7jpiFf1WM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr7jpiFf1WM
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