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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCandy Crowley Draws Complaints From Obama & Romney Campaigns Before Debate
In a rare show of unity, both the Obama and Romney campaigns have complained to the Commission on Presidential Debates about CNN's Candy Crowley, who will moderate Tuesday's town hall forum.
The reason, according to Time's Mark Halperin, is that Crowley has publicly said that she intends to play an active role in the debate, rather than just let the audience at the town hall ask questions.
Time's Halperin got his hands on the secret debate contract -- or "Memorandum of Understanding" -- hammered out by the two campaigns for every debate. Many groups have long demanded for these contracts to be made public as a matter of routine, but the Commission and the campaigns have resisted.
According to Halperin, the MOU, which he said Crowley is "not party to," calls for the moderator to play a relatively limited role in the town-hall debate:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/15/candy-crowley-debate-complaints-obama-romney_n_1966386.html
So MS no nothing wants to play an active role in the debate, shouldn't even be a moderator. She's rude, interrupts,and seems to prefer RW talking points rather than facts.
Blue Meany
(1,947 posts)do a "good" job. I presume that means she has a bias.
gordianot
(15,245 posts)I am ready to be really upset Tuesday night.
begin_within
(21,551 posts)TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)why she's moderating at all.
AlinPA
(15,071 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Why she got involved speaks volumes about the state of journalism today.
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)Last week it was all about how no one was supposed to refer to Ryan as "Congressman", but both Raddatz and Biden did repeatedly.
sasha031
(6,700 posts)RW hack "Obama is cutting billions out of Medicare" Dem Congressman tries to explain that adm is eliminating waste & is not cutting billions.
Crowley interrupts and says lets not get into mathematics., then allows RWer to go on and say seniors with medicare can no longer find DR's.
This woman is a RW hack, her lack of knowledge is astounding.
Baitball Blogger
(46,757 posts)And then, if he fights back, Obama will be called a bully.
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)She's going to take an 'active role'. Spewing her right wing pundit crap. So, the President has to debate 2 boneheads.
Bonhomme Richard
(9,000 posts)Though personally I think she sucks...RW rag.
glinda
(14,807 posts)aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)I don't watch much of CNN lately but I used to watch it a lot when Chimp-shit came to office. It was the support for Bush by CNN including Blitzer and Crowley that made me stop watching in favor of MSNBC. I've got to admit though that Andrea Mitchell isn't any better.