Posted on 11/16/2007 8:42:27 AM PST by ConservativeMajority
Voters hoping to learn more about the positions of Democratic presidential candidates came away from Thursday night’s Las Vegas slugfest empty, confused and a bit angry. Even though CNN moderator Wolf Blitzer promised that each candidate would have ample time to articulate their key points during the broadcast, much of the face time went to Sen. Hillary Clinton. When the camera wasn’t on her, the questions were about her or the other candidates were talking about the former First Lady.
Following the Russert debacle in the last debate, the Clinton campaign went to work on Blitzer, turning Wolf into a lamb. No tough questions were posed to the woman who claims to be able to stand up to tyrants and terrorists. Worse yet, whenever one of the other candidates said anything critical of Mrs. Clinton, her cheering section loudly booed.
Along with last week’s “planted question” scandal, the Clinton machine’s strategy of media manipulation is becoming increasingly clear: intimidate journalists, manufacture “news” and silence dissent.
If the election was being held in 1968 and not 2008, I might be more concerned. Clinton’s Nixonian posture with regard to the media is based on a model that no longer exists. The reason there has been no “Cronkite moment” that secured America’s defeat in Iraq is that the New Media has allowed enough of the truth to seep through the liberal media blockade to neutralize the antiwar propaganda.
(Excerpt) Read more at jeffgannon.com ...
Interesting item. It was also curious how Wolf found the first two ‘regular folks asking questions’ who happened to be antiwar vets ....
“Along with last week’s “planted question” scandal, the Clinton machine’s strategy of media manipulation is becoming increasingly clear: intimidate journalists, manufacture “news” and silence dissent.”
Really.
Didn’t the Soros/MediaMatters Ministry of Information inform us that Jeff Gannon is an un-desirable with weird personal habits? Or am I confusing my journalists who dare parry the Hillary Dominant Paradigm?
I could only stomach a few minutes. If I hear her say Bush one more time I’ll scream!! When is hse going to learn she isn’t running against him?!!!! She had on SOOOOOO much pancake makeup it looked like that ugly face was going to crack!!! I loved when Wolf asked her about the illegal drivers license and she just said “no” and that was that! No followup no why did you change your mind AGAIN noting! What a scam! And when you watch Barack those ears are so distracting! Little Dennis was like a small child he was all revved up!
Hitlery is truly such a apt label.
Obama and Edwards ought to be thankful. They haven’t been found in Ft Marcy Park.
Both are lightweights, so there is no reason to do anything to them along those lines.
That was the only segment I caught of the whole debate....the look on hillarys face was priceless when she puckered up to just say no
LLS
I agree, this debate had so much Mrs Bill Clinton, the wife of the impeached ex president,Bill Cliton on camera, it was almost like a one person show..
When the Clinton’s “Healthcare Reform” express rolled into Independence Missouri in 1993 I showed up with a sign “Hillary Heal Thyself” hoping to get close to the stage I was informed that only local union members were allowed in. Refusing to be defeated myself and other protesters stood outside of the stage area and booed during the Clinton speeches. The Clinton’s finally answered “those protesters don’t want your children covered under our plan”. Alas too late to save their government takeover of healthcare. Folks this is what it’s going to take to be heard over the plants in their audience.
She carjacked Spitzer's effen Steamroller.
Run Hillaryous Run!
Not sure why her campaign would be happy with that.
Democrats no longer have debates......they are just stump speeches. Wolf just followed his instructions from the Clinton Machine. These people are so phony it’s almost laughable..... if it wasn’t for a Presidential election.
Media Matters went after Gannon like they did Coulter, Limbaugh and O’Reilly.
I watched most of the so-called debate....for starters, it was media event...certainly not a “town-hall” gathering, it was a production...after 30 minutes, I went for an evening walk...I passed by numerous homes, where I could see the TV set, none were watching the “event”...
Guess I answered my own question, haven't I.
INDEED THEY SHOULD.
or worse.
We’re entering some dangerous times.
If you think you’ve seen Brownshirts now, just wait until she is elected.
Rush reading an article mentioning the military mom from last night’s debate. Seems she is a known protester.
Dangerous times indeed. This woman would be an absolute disaster as POTUS.
This election will be a watershed test of The New Media. I can’t understate its importance. There is so much to lose this time around. Kerry was a clown, Gore a buffoon. This woman is evil.
The Clintoon Machine had it all their way last night....No tough questions, no explaining where she stands, no fireworks...Boring!...But how else can a radical socialist run for president?....quietly, Hillary, quietly! Keep your dog bark under control.....
Brownshirts indeed! You’ve got to know your history. They implemeneted party policy as opposed to legal authority. Forced party policy, once empowered, (of course) bled into legal authority and the law has been bent ever since. Can you say: nearing 180?
We are becoming like a 3rd-world country where the president’s wife runs after him and people take it seriously.
It just demonstrates how insane our society has become.
I halfway expect Alfred E. Neuman to join the presidential race.
Rush reading an article mentioning the military mom from last night’s debate. Seems she is a known protester.
“Will whine for money!”
since Gannon/Guckert is a gay prostitute escortReally. I think the brownshirts were the boys in his bedroom after the debate.
There's got to be some real journalists to quote on this debate.
They did well in the debate.
Instead of narrowing down the ‘top list’ and ‘targeting’ the real questions, they kept the same group of monkeys with loaded guns on stage, so that we might be kept wondering who would shoot who and not focus on what most of us call, ‘reality’.
Goals were met by the team.
Drudge got more ‘hits’ because of a ‘leak’ that Blitzer was bought. People tuned in to see if it was true, and if CNN was bought.
Bought: CNN,BLITZER,DRUDGE
FINAL ANSWER: (D) All three
Blitzer asked ‘tough questions’, and candidates were allowed to blather on like idiots, while HRC was prepped to respond with one word. “NO”.
The point wasn’t to see what anyone said. It doesn’t even matter whether they were for or against. The point was to have Hillary “strong/firm/decisive”.
Biden, who kept ad-libbing, also said “no.” and nothing else.
Yes, that is what I thought. It gave that sentence special punch and irony. A victim of the Clinton Spin Machine speaks out on it!
There was an ad offering to pay for registered Nevadan Democrats to show up and be in the audience; each selected attendee would get $80.
Was on Craigslist; found it with 11/15/07 debate; it’s been since pulled but this is still there:
http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/mar/473238692.html
This does not surprise me.
LLS
I bet the “diamonds or pearls” questions threw her off. Watch for her to change her position on that one in the coming weeks.
Even better, like all tolerant leftists, they tried to discredit him by saying he's gay.
CNN kisses butt... liberal butt. Anyone surprised?
Something that the left approves, encourages, embraces and promotes...
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