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Robbins

(5,066 posts)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 10:28 AM Dec 2015

About last night

I waited for this till I was more calm but this debate was terrible and I don't mean Bernie's performance.

the anchors on ABC was so biased it wasn't funny,and bringing up republicans on dem debate night?

This wasn't even a debate it was free infomercial for clinton campaign with occasionally letting bernie and O'Malley speak so they
could pretend it's a debate.

they let clinton have first and last word

the moderates were so biased it wasn't even funny.

it made the cnn debate look fair.

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About last night (Original Post) Robbins Dec 2015 OP
This is what we can expect from msm, aka propaganda arm of the establishment. merrily Dec 2015 #1
Of course it was an infomercial for Clinton. RoccoR5955 Dec 2015 #2
I had the same impression. They wrote her little quip at the end, at least. Gregorian Dec 2015 #4
With a few more Bush family members sprinkled in for contrast. jalan48 Dec 2015 #9
yep i know DIsney owns abc and star wars Robbins Dec 2015 #5
+1 daleanime Dec 2015 #12
"May the force be with you". TIME TO PANIC Dec 2015 #6
Bernie. The honest one. He is. tecelote Dec 2015 #10
Yes, Master Yoda. TIME TO PANIC Dec 2015 #17
What More Should One Expect From A Card Holding Member Of The 1% And The Affiliated Retinue cantbeserious Dec 2015 #3
The pre debate was an out and out infomercial for Hillary rurallib Dec 2015 #7
I don't think this debate will have much of an impact. TIME TO PANIC Dec 2015 #8
Ayup. AzDar Dec 2015 #11
Perhaps a better line might be glinda Dec 2015 #13
The theme of the evening, 'Clinton vs. Trump,' and it was said by the ABC team several times. DhhD Dec 2015 #14
Clinton getting every question was unfair....and blatantly so. Punkingal Dec 2015 #15
The moderators sucked is an understatement. 4dsc Dec 2015 #16
I think Sanders & O'Malley were frustrated... Ino Dec 2015 #18
And they LET her speak well past her allotted time on numerous occasions. Bubzer Dec 2015 #20
ABC has been in the tank for hillary from the beggining. Bubzer Dec 2015 #19
Alphabetical and then reverse alphabetical order. (To be fair) Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #21

merrily

(45,251 posts)
1. This is what we can expect from msm, aka propaganda arm of the establishment.
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 10:56 AM
Dec 2015

Remember media treatment of the Dean Scream? And he was a centrist! Just not the choice of the DLC.

 

RoccoR5955

(12,471 posts)
2. Of course it was an infomercial for Clinton.
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 11:05 AM
Dec 2015

You don't think that her staff came up with her closing line, do you?
You do know that Disney who owns ABC owns the Star Wars franchise, don't you?
So the people at ABC wrote it.
That makes me think that they may have even written the script for Clinton.
Did anyone else notice that she got to answer each and every question, while others were not?

Gregorian

(23,867 posts)
4. I had the same impression. They wrote her little quip at the end, at least.
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 11:21 AM
Dec 2015

I am not angry. I realize humans have an element which is self interested.

I can sense it: Husband, wife, and eventually daughter, all presidents. Not if i can help it. I'm not interested in helping another rich family obtain their dream.

Robbins

(5,066 posts)
5. yep i know DIsney owns abc and star wars
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 11:21 AM
Dec 2015

for star wars fans though CLinton is more like the emperor than a jedi

still it was disgraceful what abc did.

ABC wanted to limit bernie talking after they addressed datagate.notice how unlike her campagin on friday she didn't want to talk
much about it.

tecelote

(5,122 posts)
10. Bernie. The honest one. He is.
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 12:59 PM
Dec 2015

I was mad as well. It's so obvious.

3 debates and Clinton had center stage, more questions and more time to talk than Sanders or O'Malley in all three.

rurallib

(62,415 posts)
7. The pre debate was an out and out infomercial for Hillary
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 11:37 AM
Dec 2015

with some bows to Trump. If you didn't have a scorecard you would never have known Sanders and O'Malley were in the game also.

TIME TO PANIC

(1,894 posts)
8. I don't think this debate will have much of an impact.
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 11:42 AM
Dec 2015

It may give Bernie a slight bump. He had some great moments in the second half.

Punkingal

(9,522 posts)
15. Clinton getting every question was unfair....and blatantly so.
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 01:26 PM
Dec 2015

Obviously I am a Bernie supporter, but I thought O'Malley was treated the most unfairly. They just ignored him much of the time. Bernie was treated better than MOM.

Ino

(3,366 posts)
18. I think Sanders & O'Malley were frustrated...
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 02:45 PM
Dec 2015

by the practice of asking two of them the same question, then changing the question, leaving the third candidate out of that discussion altogether.

The worst part of that was... Hillary was always one of the two candidates questioned! She got to answer everything, plus insisted on speaking over her limit. She. would. not. shut. up.

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