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loyalsister

(13,390 posts) Thu Aug 16, 2012, 07:05 PM Aug 2012

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Does anyone else think Ashleigh Banfield is wired

I have seen her push for answers, but she is so annoyingly hyper!

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Does anyone else think Ashleigh Banfield is wired (Original Post) loyalsister Aug 2012 OP

And to me, trayfoot Aug 2012 #1

i think she's very fair... Cooley Hurd Aug 2012 #2

That's been my impression, too loyalsister Aug 2012 #3

Ashleigh Banfield was run off of CourtTV during the 2004 Campaign for being too honest...... TheDebbieDee Aug 2012 #4

Yep. She criticized her employer for failing to report the truth during the run-up to war Cooley Hurd Aug 2012 #5

trayfoot

(1,568 posts)

1. And to me,

Reply to loyalsister (Original post)

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 07:06 PM

Aug 2012

she is so annoyingly BIASED toward reTHUGs! Can't stand the woman!

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)

2. i think she's very fair...

Reply to trayfoot (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 07:08 PM

Aug 2012

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)

3. That's been my impression, too

Reply to Cooley Hurd (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 07:11 PM

Aug 2012

I have also noticed that when she has editorializes, she comes across as leaning towards some liberal attitudes.

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)

4. Ashleigh Banfield was run off of CourtTV during the 2004 Campaign for being too honest......

Reply to loyalsister (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 08:02 PM

Aug 2012

The details escape me right now, but I'll Google and see if I can find an article that jogs my memory.

ETA: I found an old DU thread. Ashleigh Banfield was off of MSNBC in 2003 for being too honest. She found employment at CourtTV for a while.............more details here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1806114

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)

5. Yep. She criticized her employer for failing to report the truth during the run-up to war

Reply to TheDebbieDee (Reply #4)

Fri Aug 17, 2012, 07:52 AM

Aug 2012

Hardly a right-wing position...

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