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hopeforchange2008

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56. Wow! If the talking heads refuse to take a stand on what they are frontman for,

Reply to MADem (Reply #55)

Sat Sep 3, 2016, 04:43 PM

Sep 2016

they deserve derision. I guess in your world it's any means to reach the desired end?

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CPD Announces 2016 Debate Moderators [View all] brooklynite Sep 2016 OP

Corporate Corporate Corporate .. go figure. YOHABLO Sep 2016 #1

Who would you pick as an alternative? brooklynite Sep 2016 #3

They should have someone like BumRushDaShow Sep 2016 #5

They would never like my picks vlyons Sep 2016 #16

So you want a biased moderator who agrees with you? brooklynite Sep 2016 #20

Rather than a biased moderator who disagrees with you? Well, sure. uppityperson Sep 2016 #51

I could think of a couple of people who disagree with me on most issues I'd like to see moderate yurbud Sep 2016 #64

There are many choices. Anyone outside the corporate news box. YOHABLO Sep 2016 #34

Thanks for posting this!!! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2016 #2

I suppose John King & George Stupidfuckidus BumRushDaShow Sep 2016 #4

Martha Raddatz and Chris Wallace are both horrible MattP Sep 2016 #6

I think Raddatz is hawkish and has a ''military bias'' too many inside the beltway (family) ties. YOHABLO Sep 2016 #38

Chris Wallace awful choice bucolic_frolic Sep 2016 #7

Wallace is unpredictable Zambero Sep 2016 #8

Absolutely. forest444 Sep 2016 #15

The last debate is almost always the least significant. Drunken Irishman Sep 2016 #28

You're right. forest444 Sep 2016 #31

Hillary should expect an ambush mdbl Sep 2016 #62

She certainly is. forest444 Sep 2016 #65

Bottom line the Corp. news media trying to suck up to republicand bigdarryl Sep 2016 #9

They're all lame-ass, bought-and-paid-for Corporate Whores Stainless Sep 2016 #10

I was hoping to see Gwen Ifill again NurseJackie Sep 2016 #11

Queen Latifah did a perfect Gwen -- that look is classic! LuckyLib Sep 2016 #26

I often wonder how the good journalists manage to keep a straight face ... NurseJackie Sep 2016 #27

They don't. Good journalists don't pretend a lie is a not a lie. nt SunSeeker Sep 2016 #68

Gwen 'Awful' YOHABLO Sep 2016 #35

Is there a betting site for Trump refusing to debate? bucolic_frolic Sep 2016 #12

No Jon Stewart? No Stephen Colbert? No Seth Meyers? tclambert Sep 2016 #13

i wanted jon stewart rdking647 Sep 2016 #14

I would love to have Samantha Bee. Javaman Sep 2016 #17

Chris Wallace, Anchor, Fox News Sunday left-of-center2012 Sep 2016 #18

You are 100% correct. COLGATE4 Sep 2016 #52

How about Thom Hartman ? FairWinds Sep 2016 #19

You'd go ballistic if they put Sean Hannity, Glen Beck or Rush Limbaugh on the panels. MADem Sep 2016 #23

I'll take a Hannity with a Hartman or an Olberman YOHABLO Sep 2016 #36

but then Hannity works for FOX which is major corporate .. so not so much. YOHABLO Sep 2016 #37

But they don't play from the fringes--they play from the middle and they ALWAYS have. MADem Sep 2016 #47

You mean go even more ballistic? FairWinds Sep 2016 #42

Ed Schultz was not "too radical." His ratings sucked. He was a cash drain. MADem Sep 2016 #43

I subscribe to the quaint notion . . FairWinds Sep 2016 #49

Well, that is a quaint notion. MADem Sep 2016 #50

What the corporate media feed us . . FairWinds Sep 2016 #66

I never get piqued! But I am a pragmatist. MADem Sep 2016 #67

not great, but it could be worse Fast Walker 52 Sep 2016 #21

This is gonna be FUN.... MADem Sep 2016 #22

I guess you missed it when she allowed giuliani to run roughshod over her Gabi Hayes Sep 2016 #33

If she got run over, she likely wasn't given time to prepare. MADem Sep 2016 #46

lighten up francis....we're on the same side, but I've seen enough of her FAILING Gabi Hayes Sep 2016 #57

It's not her job to be OUR advocate--any more than it's her job to be THEIR advocate. MADem Sep 2016 #59

If Lester is anything like Matt and the rest of his past co-workers from the Today Show .99center Sep 2016 #40

Lester Holt's credibility went out the window when he hosted Dateline. hopeforchange2008 Sep 2016 #41

You do know that people who host DATELINE don't have a choice? MADem Sep 2016 #44

So, he had a choice. He just chose to sell his soul. hopeforchange2008 Sep 2016 #54

Oh please--he was "the black guy" who got shoved to the back of the bus in favor of MADem Sep 2016 #55

Wow! If the talking heads refuse to take a stand on what they are frontman for, hopeforchange2008 Sep 2016 #56

One More Time--it's a JOB. They don't "take a stand" --they report. MADem Sep 2016 #60

It's that attitude that has given us the low information hopeforchange2008 Sep 2016 #61

I'm astounded that you think my -- or anyone else's "attitude" -- holds such sway. MADem Sep 2016 #63

I would prefer a better balance of women and men LisaM Sep 2016 #24

I agree with this point--it's a fair one. MADem Sep 2016 #48

Wallace's first questions: martin mike Sep 2016 #25

Yep. COLGATE4 Sep 2016 #53

Is there any chance that moderators can call out lies??? cheyanne Sep 2016 #29

Hillary Clinton and team know what to expect now ... be sure to use that to best advantage Auggie Sep 2016 #30

Thanks for the info Person 2713 Sep 2016 #32

Oh hell yeah, someone mentioned Amy Goodman up there. Juan Gonzales too. YOHABLO Sep 2016 #39

lame as the mod choices may seem, i wouldn't underestimate the temptation to go for a tRump gib 0rganism Sep 2016 #45

I miss the League of Women Voters. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #58

Me too. Sad that they got pushed out for corporate hacks. nt SunSeeker Sep 2016 #69