Posted on 09/20/2016 10:24:31 PM PDT by Pinkbell
Republican nominee Donald Trump called first presidential debate moderator, NBC News anchor Lester Holt, “a Democrat” Monday, despite public records that indicate otherwise.
New York State voter registration documents show that Holt has been a registered Republican in the state since 2003.
Trump’s comments to Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, which were offered without any evidence to support the claim, are part of a time-honored tradition of alleging moderator bias and expectations-setting before a presidential debate.
“By the way, Lester is a Democrat. It’s a phony system. They are all Democrats. It’s a very unfair system,” Trump said of the debate moderators.
The NBC newsman, regarded by both parties as a straight shooter, is set to moderate the first debate on Sept. 26.
Trump has not been alone in criticizing the objectivity of debate moderators. Hillary Clinton’s campaign sent out a pair of fundraising appeals off NBC anchor Matt Lauer’s performance anchoring a back-to-back candidate town hall earlier this month.
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Geraldo Rivera calls himself a liberal Republican. Democrat lite.
Well, Holt’s career is now over.
Oldest trick on the book. Register as a Republican, so when they accuse you of bias you can say, “Whoa, I’m a registered Repub.”
You still haven't caught on?
NO MODERATERS! Bunch of Lincoln haters.
***Rather than dealing with Hillary’s poor performance, they lashed out at the moderator.***
My understanding of it is that after the forum, Hillary went on one of her famously hushed rampages behind the scenes, yelling and screaming and throwing a fit. She wanted Lauer’s head on a platter by the morning.
Of course, this is just unsubstantiated rumor, just like the many other rumors of her doing this to Bill while he was in the White House. I think it’s true.
The BS Meter just got pegged. Lester is a lying, Pecksniffian, leftist Obamabuttboy.
Uniparty is Uniparty. Scrape ‘em all out.
You left out Mayor Bloomberg.
I’m sure Trump meant to say, “Democrat stooge.”
In a pig’s eye
And our favorite Republican target when I was in New York YAF back in the day...
Who’s walking down the streets of Fun City
Smiling at every mugger he sees?
Who’s putting all the junkies on welfare?
Everyone knows it’s Lindsay.
Uh, yes it is a gaff. He needs to be aware of friendly territory or he’s in trouble. Please tell him that....
And please let me add: Many Freepers can’t separate the wheat from the chaff. Come on, people, Lester is friendly. Worry more about Chris Wallace.
He comes from military (father). Married to an Irish woman. He is not D. He is a wonderful man who keeps his politics private.
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