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sasha031

(6,700 posts)
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 11:40 AM Oct 2012

Candy 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.

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Candy Crowley Draws Complaints From Obama & Romney Campaigns Before Debate (Original Post) sasha031 Oct 2012 OP
I think Romeny is complaining for cover. Rightwing pundits have been saying Crowley would Blue Meany Oct 2012 #1
CNN works on the premise "the news" is the News. gordianot Oct 2012 #2
Can't they just unplug her microphone? begin_within Oct 2012 #3
Candy Crowley is a biased pundit, not a journalist. I have no idea TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #4
It's tough to find "journalists" on TV. AlinPA Oct 2012 #14
Crowley is simply a Repuke apologist...scum, too... joeybee12 Oct 2012 #5
agree sasha031 Oct 2012 #8
How much weight do those MoU documents carry? Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #6
this is yesterday sasha031 Oct 2012 #7
I can see this happening. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #10
Oh goody! HappyMe Oct 2012 #9
Working the Refs. Bonhomme Richard Oct 2012 #11
Petition to remove Crowley from debate: glinda Oct 2012 #12
I've never been a fan of Crowley aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #13
 

Blue Meany

(1,947 posts)
1. I think Romeny is complaining for cover. Rightwing pundits have been saying Crowley would
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 11:46 AM
Oct 2012

do a "good" job. I presume that means she has a bias.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
5. Crowley is simply a Repuke apologist...scum, too...
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 11:50 AM
Oct 2012

Why she got involved speaks volumes about the state of journalism today.

Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts)
6. How much weight do those MoU documents carry?
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 11:52 AM
Oct 2012

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)
7. this is yesterday
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 11:57 AM
Oct 2012

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.

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)
9. Oh goody!
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 12:06 PM
Oct 2012

She's going to take an 'active role'. Spewing her right wing pundit crap. So, the President has to debate 2 boneheads.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
13. I've never been a fan of Crowley
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 01:16 PM
Oct 2012

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.

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