For those inclined to defend Kaitlin Collins at CNN Town Hall

[Marius25]

Just remember this is a woman who wrote articles that ranked the hotness factor of Syrian refugees for Tucker Carlson's Daily Caller and whined about how high the skirts of Obama's daughters were.

She's not a real journalist and never has been. She's a trashy gossip columnist for white supremacists.

[Cha]

1. I read DT called her "nasty" last

night.. do you know what that was about?

TY

[Maraya1969]

13. She was pushing a question that he kept lying about. I think she did a fairly good job.

[Cha]

14. TY

[samnsara]

21. it was on a msnbc clip this am.. she wasnt letting him ramble and she kept

talking over his interruptions and he called her nasty. I have a NASTY WOMAN lapel pin.. why oh why didnt she wear hers right the eff off?

[Cha]

22. She should have shot back..

Shut up Putin's Puppet and watch him get real nasty.

TY

[jayschool2013]

28. "OK, I'm nasty, but"

"you're the adjudicated sexual offender and liar. It's been proven in a court of law."

[PatSeg]

32. "She kept talking over his interruptions"

That describes it perfectly. He is like an obnoxious, ill-mannered child.

[brooklynite]

2. Either she DID or DID NOT do a good job last night.

Her background is irrelevant unless you're claiming intentional bias.

I watched the program and she was consistently challenging his answers with facts.

I must admit I'm surprised at the number of people who said they'd never watch who know all the details.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

3. There were plenty of clips online from many different sources

And it would be nice if we directed our ire here at Republicans rather than DUers who have a different point of view

[hlthe2b]

5. Exactly. And in answer to the previous question, She DID NOT do a "good job last night"

[Septua]

33. She probably attempted to do her job as a "moderator" but...

..failed miserably by giving Trump the last word on every point of debate. She quoted evidence to validate the facts, he spewed familiar unsubstantiated propaganda and she didn't push him for validation.

[BlackSkimmer]

7. The poster probably just finds it amusing, as many here do, that so many posters

swore that 1) they never watch CNN, 2) they would never watch tfg 3) they would never watch CNN host tfg, oh and 4) Kaitlin Collins is a no-brain and no match for tfg.

Yet look at all the threads and commentary.

[gab13by13]

12. I never watch CNN, nor watch 95% of MSNBC

they both engage in right wing talking points, just because MSNBC puts a left slant on the talking points it is still talking about them.

I said I was going to watch some of the town hall simply to critique it, I will now go back to only watching Nicolle Wallace, forgive me for my one time sin. I will say 5 Our Fathers and 5 Hail Mary's and hope for forgiveness.

[betsuni]

17. +1

[Just_Vote_Dem]

18. Meh, it's a political board

If I had a nickel for every time I said I will follow my diet and never have another pizza again...well, you know

[BlackSkimmer]

29. Lol, good point!

The vociferous denials that CNN will ever be seen on some posters' TVs just craps me up.

Why say it? Watch or don't watch. Who cares?

I wouldn't watch that guy for all the tea in China.

[Cha]

15. Again TY!

smh

[Just_Vote_Dem]

16. I feel your pain

[Cha]

20. And I yours..

[uponit7771]

10. She did NOT do a good job, she had years to prepare to cut TFGs talking points at the knees

[betsuni]

11. Never watching is like fasting. One's mind is pure, unpolluted, The Truth clear.

Somehow. I don't get it (don't get never watching and knowing everything, not fasting).

[Marius25]

19. No she wasn't. Most articles say Trump steamrolled her

Even when she tried to push back, he kept moving on and ignoring her. She did not do a good job.

[Effete Snob]

23. Yep. She rolled around in shit like a pro

Great job, if you’re into that sort of thing.

It was like a live performance of Tubgirl, and she aced it completely.

[hadEnuf]

25. How is her background as a writer for a right wing extremist site irrelevant?

As usual, Trump turned the whole thing into his own personal Bund rally. She had no control over the event. He walked all over her.

[Farmer-Rick]

30. Yes, it was a whole show with obvious intentional bias

"Her background is irrelevant unless you're claiming intentional bias."

Yes, she was a pushover and the filthy rich owners wanted her to be.

[hlthe2b]

4. She agreed to the terms of this debacle. She owns it.

Any REAL journalist or ethical news analyst/anchor would have demanded an extended interview OR a controlled Town Hall with guardrails that would have both provided a more unbiased audience and prevented the devolution into a noxious rally.

I have ZERO respect for her, despite her desperate attempt to question him in the last half--after seeing how much of a disaster this had become--for HER. Is she STILL getting the 9 PM CNN show as a reward for this effort? Good gawd. Those who defend Chis Licht and his apparent attempts to turn CNN into Fox-Lite, are you still convinced otherwise? If so, I find that inexplicable and denial of the first order.

[dalton99a]

6. She used it as a stepping stone to a more lucrative gig

More fame and money

[hlthe2b]

8. She may have thought this a "personal sacrifice," but it is democracy & truth that are harmed.

while she gets that new gig. I have nothing but contempt for her, only surpassed by my total disdain for Chris Licht.

[gab13by13]

9. I never watch CNN, I also never watch MSNBC,

except for Nicolle Wallace and a very rare Laurence O'Donnell or Mehdi Hasan.

I said I was going to watch last night to critique CNN's new management. My critique did not involve what Kaitlan did in her past life, it would not be relevant to a jury. First of all she did ask him numerous tough questions, they weren't softball questions. 2nd, she tried to rebut his lies numerous times but Trump simply talked over her.

I could not watch the entire shit show but my main point of disgust was the audience. I knew it would be comprised of Magats, but c'mon man, laughing at Trump's attacks on E. Jean Carroll, and their laughing at what went on at the J6 insurrection. I expected Trump to be Trump I should have expected the reaction from the Magat audience because I live among them.

Kaitlin Collins tried her best to fact check Trump live, the blame is on CNN management for giving Trump this platform to spew his lies and hatred. Kaitlin Collins is just a worker who tried to do her job.

Disclaimer: this is not an endorsement of Kaitlin in general, it is only a critique of her performance last night.

[IronLionZion]

24. For hotness of refugees, RW sites depend on clickbait

they know their idiotic racist audience eats it up.

[dlk]

26. CNN is in the infotainment business

They have thrown journalistic integrity out the window.

[oldsoftie]

27. Last nite, she did the best with what she was given. Never heard of her before

Trump was rude & disrespectful of course.
She tried to press him to answer several questions repeatedly, but what else could she do; put a gun to his head?

[Farmer-Rick]

31. They should have given her control of a mute button on Trump's mike

It's the only way that she would ever get him to behave. Mute him when he doesn't answer the question. Mute him when he talks over you.

But then Trump would have had a public fit and may have walked out.

[oldsoftie]

35. But that would've looked GREAT. Big baby.

[Farmer-Rick]

36. Yeah, if you wanted to show the world

What Trump really was. But I think CNN didn't really want that.

[Prairie_Seagull]

34. My wife and I had a discussion prior becuase I can't get it out of my head thinking at some point-

this POS will eventually moderate his bloviating. Once again my wife was right.

Every time he stuck out his arm with it's little tiny hand at the end to shush Kaitlin. I hypothesize whacking it with a Katana. After which hoping someone, of course, would speedily call 311

[DinahMoeHum]

37. That she once worked at Daily Caller says it all for me.

She ain't nothin' but a hack and a shill.

[Kaleva]

38. I'm not going to defend those who watch cable news networks

[bluestarone]

39. This townhall is PROOF that any future debate, this turd needs a

BOOTH while his opponent gets a chair. Gotta be able to control his mic.