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In reply to the discussion: Tapper and Bash are trending on twitter and it does my heart good [View all]
ProfessorGAC
(76,706 posts)38. Said The Same Yesterday
CNN is trying to pass the buck to Biden as "the opponent".
But, if he did that, he wouldn't have been able to answer their questions, because countering lies is all he'd have time for.
It's one thing to present a counter argument, it's another to counter an argument based wholly on lies.
CNN is at fault here & no amount if shifting blame will change that.
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Tapper and Bash are trending on twitter and it does my heart good [View all]
senseandsensibility
Jun 2024
OP
Doesn't have to be fact-checking, just insist on an answer and call out blatant lies.
Hermit-The-Prog
Jun 2024
#22
Absolutely. Even how they framed their questions was slanted to disadvantage Joe, IMO.
brush
Jun 2024
#8
I agree about Katie Tur and Andrea Mitchell. I don't know why Andrea's still around.
Bumbles
Jun 2024
#32
I'm going to go to bat for Tapper and Bash - sort of. They were instructed by CNN management
flashman13
Jun 2024
#17
Maybe after this backlash they won't agree to these conditions again! And maybe other "journalists" will
liberalla
Jun 2024
#23
I actually have a minor in journalism from a well regarded journalism dept
senseandsensibility
Jun 2024
#29
The no fact checking seems to be a last minute decision and who made that decision is the question
Bev54
Jun 2024
#24
it might have been part of the deal... Trump acted like he was ready to LIE LIE LIE.
WarGamer
Jun 2024
#42
I can't believe we are trying to blame this on everyone who doesn't deserve the blame. I tried to
Silent Type
Jun 2024
#51