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Tucker Carlson and Donna Brazile Go Head to Head Over CNN Debate Question
Townhall.com ^ | November 9, 2017 | Leah Barkoukis

Posted on 11/09/2017 6:36:34 AM PST by Kaslin

After revealing explosive details about the DNC and Hillary Clinton in her forthcoming book “Hacks,” the media have sought to discredit Donna Brazile over the fact that she shared a debate question with Hillary Clinton.

Fox News’s Tucker Carlson wanted to know more about the Wikileaks revelation from Brazile—to hear her side of the story—but the former acting DNC chair did nothing but deflect and defend her actions, which the Fox News host repeatedly challenged.

“They’ve come after you and said, look, it’s a little much for you to criticize the DNC for colluding with the Hillary campaign when you conceded that you leaked questions to the Hillary campaign during a CNN town hall–before a CNN town hall,” Carson said. “My question when I’m reading this is, did no one at CNN know that happened? Did they really learn for the first time when they read your book? How could they not have known that?”

Brazile first tried to deflect, simply plugging her book.

Laughing, Tucker interrupted: “Hold on now, slow down, there was a question there, did nobody at CNN know that you did that? … You apparently got them from…”

“Oh, no Tucker, you cannot put words in my mouth. I got on some lipstick from Fox, but that has not forced me to not stand my ground,” Brazile responded.

“No but it’s not your ground, I’m asking about CNN, where you then worked,” he said. “They are mad at you, obviously. Did they know that you leaked these questions, really simple question?”

“You know, Tucker, I said last year…” Brazile started to answer.

“Sounds like you did,” Tucker interjected.

“No, Tucker, don’t try to put words in my mouth. I said last year that CNN never provided us with any questions. CNN never gave us anything in advance. But what I did say, what I have said in the past, and what I say in this book is that I, as an officer of the DNC — and I know Wikileaks gave everybody you know, certain questions and certain emails, but as an officer of the DNC, I sought to expand the number of debates, and I wanted to make sure that we had diverse voices, and we covered issues that had not been discussed in previous debates, and what I did … What I sought to do, Tucker, was to ensure that we had these issues on the table, and I wanted to make sure our candidates, I didn’t want them blindsided. That’s what I admitted to. Look, what Wikileaks put out…”

Tucker couldn’t stop laughing at that response.

“That’s the greatest spin I’ve ever heard, ‘I didn’t want them blindsided.’ That is so good you should do this for a living. That is hilarious,” he said.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: brazile; cnn; comedy; donnabrazile; spin; tucker; tuckercarlson
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To: kdot

..or stay alive as some have suggested. I’m not saying she woke up with a horse’s head in her bed. Maybe just some Seth Rich murder photos. Guess we will never know...


21 posted on 11/09/2017 6:56:20 AM PST by WalterSkinner ( In Memory of My Father--WWII Vet and Patriot 1926-2007)
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To: Kaslin

She was back-pedalling so fast the wheels were about to come off. Trying to have it both ways, the pressure from the left has obviously gotten to her, along with the contact high from Tuesday’s election.


22 posted on 11/09/2017 6:56:28 AM PST by bigbob (People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
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To: Red Badger
She may be the replacement for Bumbling Bob Beckel...............

Gawd no!! Can you imagine her on "The Five"? Nobody else would ever be able to get a word in edgewise. I think even Gutfeld would be cowed (pun intended ;-)

23 posted on 11/09/2017 7:00:29 AM PST by Inspectorette
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To: Kaslin

Why does Rush call Tucker “Chatsworth Osborne Jr.” or whatever.


24 posted on 11/09/2017 7:10:10 AM PST by gr8eman (Facts and evidence are bourgeois constructs weaponized by patriarchal penis-people)
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Tuckers show is not impressive at all..

Would be happy to see THE FACTOR and BILL O'REILLY return..but that will never happen...

So I'm going to save dinner dishes to clean up at 8pm instead of at 6 pm...will take me a bit longer to clean off dried food..then I can relax and watch HANNITY.

25 posted on 11/09/2017 7:13:30 AM PST by haircutter
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To: Kaslin

What I saw were two very capable people, one a master at dissimulation doing her fake ‘mammy bit’ to throw Tucker and viewers off center. It is mho that Ms. Brazile is doing her bit with a “tell-all-book” that actually tells nothing important that hasn’t been told before...(I haven’t read it). This might be an enormous effort to keep the Clintons, Comey, Muller and others off the front page....I haven’t heard anything about the sale of uranium to the Russians except from Laura and Sean....Comey? Podesta brothers? Huma? etc.....Donna is really good...........


26 posted on 11/09/2017 7:13:38 AM PST by yoe
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To: COBOL2Java

I thought Tucker let Donna run right over him! He allowed her to continue her nonstop, self promoting yapping. I wished he’d have been as hard on Donna as he is on some of the (other) crazed lefties he has on his show.

Heck, even CNN gave a harder hitting interview to Donna, than Tucker did. (Hannity showed clips of that interview.)

Donna spinnin’ is right!


27 posted on 11/09/2017 7:14:20 AM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Kaslin

Direct link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOamLHP6Xmo


28 posted on 11/09/2017 7:17:52 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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To: Kaslin

The DNC’s response to Brazile’s revelationsp: “You cheated too, so that proves that we didn’t cheat.”


29 posted on 11/09/2017 7:18:29 AM PST by djpg (O)
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To: Kaslin

She’s Hitlary’s colostomy bag and she’s full.


30 posted on 11/09/2017 7:34:17 AM PST by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: Kaslin
 
 
Nothingburger - she used his show as a platform to hawk her book and cheerlead the democrap brand. Would've preferred instead to see the President's adventure in China, which was playing in a tiny box in the corner of the screen during the Brazile debacle.
 
 

31 posted on 11/09/2017 7:51:55 AM PST by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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To: Kaslin

She was claiming whoever wrote that book was a liar. Wished he would have asked if she was lying in the book or lying now?


32 posted on 11/09/2017 7:53:02 AM PST by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Jane Long

(Hannity showed clips of that interview.)

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Hannity, unfortunately, had Lanny Davis on. I finally turned the sound off. Lanny is unwatchable. All he could harp on when challenged with the fact that Hilly had rigged the primary against Bernie was that she won over Bernie by 4 million votes. It was like a broken record. The only consolation was that #1 - the mute button works well & #2 - the slime ball is not currently holding a position in the Clinton Administration. One of the things I dreaded, should Rotten have won, is that all the old Clintonistas from the past would have been in Hilly’s administration & thus in our faces again with their smarminess and lies. Davis makes my skin crawl & he’s not the only one.


33 posted on 11/09/2017 8:00:45 AM PST by Qiviut (Obama's Legacy in two words: DONALD TRUMP)
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To: Kaslin

34 posted on 11/09/2017 8:00:48 AM PST by Bobalu (The NFL, Watching their demise is more fun than watching their games.)
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To: Qiviut

Yes, I also muted, once Lanny showed his ugly mug.


35 posted on 11/09/2017 8:01:56 AM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Bobalu
🤢Please. Don't. Post. That. EVER. Again.
36 posted on 11/09/2017 8:02:58 AM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Bobalu

Are you implying Hillary Rotten Clinton is a he?


37 posted on 11/09/2017 8:09:32 AM PST by Kaslin (Politicians are not born; they are excreted -Civilibus nati sunt; sunt excernitur. (Cicero)
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To: Bobalu

Good Lord! What a frightening photo!


38 posted on 11/09/2017 8:18:38 AM PST by donozark (JAMES COMEY:Democrat Presidential nominee in 2020.)
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To: haircutter
Many in here bashed Bill O'Reilly and didn't have a good word for him. I liked his articles, because they were not dragged out like so many articles by others are.

BTW He was a couple of month ago on Hannity, and Sean asked him if he would like to come back to Fox News. He said he liked his free time.

39 posted on 11/09/2017 8:21:03 AM PST by Kaslin (Politicians are not born; they are excreted -Civilibus nati sunt; sunt excernitur. (Cicero)
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To: vette6387

She’s a good BSer.


40 posted on 11/09/2017 8:23:04 AM PST by FES0844 (G)
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