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grumpyduck

(6,262 posts) Tue Jan 8, 2019, 07:52 PM Jan 2019

Networks to air Dems' reponse to speech

From HuffPost:

Television networks airing President Donald Trump’s Tuesday night Oval Office speech on his proposed border wall and the partial government shutdown have also committed to airing the Democratic response to the president.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer say they will make the case themselves. ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox broadcasting, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network and MSNBC all said they would air the rebuttal.

So the networks feel that they have to give the other side equal time (so to speak). Ok, I'm for it.

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Networks to air Dems' reponse to speech (Original Post) grumpyduck Jan 2019 OP

Surprised Fox would agree. dhol82 Jan 2019 #1

Me too, but two thoughts come up grumpyduck Jan 2019 #2

I'll go along with your point 2. dhol82 Jan 2019 #4

Don't be surprised if *they* analyze it real-time durablend Jan 2019 #3

I can see that method also. dhol82 Jan 2019 #5

They are collectively complicit at varying degrees. CentralMass Jan 2019 #6

TELL his base ... Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #7

Surprised Faux going for it. Amaryllis Jan 2019 #8

dhol82

(9,353 posts)

1. Surprised Fox would agree.

Reply to grumpyduck (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 07:55 PM

Jan 2019

Would have expected them to have their own right wing panel of support.

grumpyduck

(6,262 posts)

2. Me too, but two thoughts come up

Reply to dhol82 (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 08:02 PM

Jan 2019

One, there have been several instances already where commentators on Fox have hammered on the orange one.

Two, Fox might let the Dems talk only so they can later indulge in more put-downs about the radical Dem idiots.

Guess we'll see. I'll catch the score tomorrow morning. I ain't watchin', not even for a bucketful of popcorn.

dhol82

(9,353 posts)

4. I'll go along with your point 2.

Reply to grumpyduck (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 08:04 PM

Jan 2019

It makes sense.

durablend

(7,465 posts)

3. Don't be surprised if *they* analyze it real-time

Reply to dhol82 (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 08:02 PM

Jan 2019

"BULLSHIT"
"LIES"
"STUPID LIBS"
"DEMOCRAT TERRORISTS"
etc.

That or whoever is the chosen on-air flunky will just utter "Well that was a load of crap but who's surprised, really"