Chuck Todd is having a Q&A on Facebook, and it is brutal….

[Raine1967]

https://www.facebook.com/chucktodd/posts/892369214142917

XXXX XXXXX: Will Dr. Scarborough be on the panel to explain ebola to us?
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Chuck Todd I have two ACTUAL doctors this week.

Chuck; How can you explain the difference of being a Journalist and a shill for the Republican Party?
You don't investigate or even Mention (within a whole segment) GOP Voter Discrimination or the Sequester to Blocking everything Obama wants.
How can you explain this and your lack of reporting?
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Chuck Todd Why didn't you ask me when I stopped beating my wife? Come on. Ask a serious question and I'll give you a serious answer. There's always more nuance to the facts that partisans, left and right, want to admit

Two part question Chuck. What is the most important issue in the KY Senate race for the voters? Since you've disqualified Ms. Grimes over not disclosing who she voted for I would assume that this would be the most important issue for voters to weigh when deciding who to vote for on November 4th and if that's the case do you realize how much of a$$ clown that makes you look like to the rest of America?
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Chuck Todd I understand you have to be mad at someone, so why not a member of the press. That's why God invented social media.

This was my fave:

Do you think the results of the midterms will affect who's planning on running for president in 2016?
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Chuck Todd Actually I do. All on the GOP side of things. Obviously, there's Scott Walker who if he loses, no longer is a viable 2016er. Then there's Jeb Bush. I've long assumed he is not running. BUT, if Republicans do NOT win the Senate, I think an intra-party bloodbath is going to take place. And under THAT scenario, I could picture Jeb deciding he could run with his stances that some conservatives hate (including Common Core and immigration) because the party will be in a MAJOR debate anyway. And Jeb would want to represent the more pragmatic wing of the GOP.

Chuck Todd But my hunch is that Jeb ends up not running... But the only chance he might is if the GOP is in a total intra-party spat.
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And then it seems to have ended.

He's a hack, I know we all knew that, but this was a sorta epic fail on his part.

[LawDeeDah]

1. Ha, good to see he got a good Chucking, or is it called a good Todding, these days?

[Stellar]

2. I'm loving it. Although this may be his last time on FB..

Tracy Burris: Why do you book John McCain every week? And why do you allow guests/round table to go unchallenged when telling lies/falsehoods?
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[KeepItReal]

3. Why does it seem you are always trying to win the midterm for the Republican Party?

BEST QUESTION EVER

[Raine1967]

5. It's hysterical.

and I truly hope it is a wake up call for him.

(hope springs eternal for myself.)

[Faux pas]

4. This is what I posted for him

I won't watch your show because of the majority of right wing blowhards. What will you do to get more Progressives and Dems to watch?

[Raine1967]

6. Fair question. I hope he answers.

[Faux pas]

14. LOL

are we holding our collective breath?

[Cha]

36. Yeah, he can't answer you that with "Why don't you ask me when I'm going to stop beating my wife?"

He had President Obama on his first show and blew it and his ratings have gone down since.

[KeepItReal]

7. Was false equivalence your dream or did it come to you over time?

They are killin the former "Political Director" Chuck Todd.

[Cha]

37. Yeah, that was about my favorite!

[Raine1967]

8. I had to ask:

Will you Acknowledge the President actually DID mention Syria -- more than once before you said he did not?

I know he isn't there anymore, but I HAD to ask…

[1StrongBlackMan]

11. Nope he's still answering! ...

Just not questions that point out his duplicity.

[Raine1967]

17. Shocked I tell you… Shocked…

like I am every morning when the sun rises…

[Contrary1]

18. Since President Obama has already left the building...

maybe Chuck can direct his response to an empty chair.

I mean, it worked so well for them last time.

[Cha]

38. GOOD ON YOU, RAINE!

[underpants]

9. That is hilarious

Hilarious

[Raine1967]

10. IF this doesn't say it all:

Nice picture. Can you please make the blue go away?
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Chuck Todd The blue doesn't look good on my screen either.

Chuck looks like a smurf….

(Edited to say SMURF instead of surf)

[gratuitous]

12. Heh indeedy

The two-part question could have stood without the ass clown remark. Instead, it gave Todd the out he needed to dodge his stupid "disqualification" remark about Grimes.

The answer to the last question, though, shows something kind of interesting: Todd doesn't identify the factions in the GOP who might participate in "an intra-party bloodbath" should Republicans fail to win a Senate majority. But he does identify Jeb! Bush as representative of "the more pragmatic wing" of the party. How would Todd characterize any other factions of the Republican party, if there is a "more pragmatic wing," and who belongs in those various factions?

I'm guessing mum is very much the word from Todd on that score. Which is why my mind refers to him as Chuck Toad.

[Raine1967]

16. True, it did give him an out.

It was a really good question.

I suspect Toad considers himself a pithy Troll slayer these days.

[BeyondGeography]

13. Voter discrimination is not a serious question

I really hate this fuckwad.

[Raine1967]

15. I know I ROFL in the OP -- but I do agree, THAT one in particular, pissed me off.

He's completely tone deaf.

That was a serious and reasonable question. his response, like so many others was to brush it off. THAT is why he is so bad at what he does.

If I ever see or run into him in public I would ask hims lot of the questions he refused to answer.

It was a really pathetic Q&A, he didn't *A* at all.

[BeyondGeography]

19. It's very revealing

Thanks for the post.

[Cha]

40. Yeah, Mahalo, Raine, for your OP!

[nc4bo]

22. I read his stupid response and was appalled.

Chuck Toddmis no journalist. He's not a good analyst. He sucks at reporting anything.

He makes me want to vomit.

[Cha]

39. He said that.. smh. I hate him more.

[AndreaCG]

20. My question to Todd

Why are you in political journalism if you believe it is not your job to call politicians out on their lies? Journalists are the stand ins for the general populace who don't have the same access to politicians that you do. You do the people and the profession a great disservice when you refuse to ask politicians tough and even-handed questions. Furthermore, not only are Republicans given more prominent roles on MTP, they also seem to get easier treatment than Democrats (e.g. the insistence that President Obama didn't mention Syria during your recent interview, when in fact he did so four times prior to your statement.) It's hardly surprising that you have developed the reputation of being a partisan shill. Nor is it surprising that the MTP ratings are even lower than when David Gregory hosted it. People who are interested in thoughtful, balanced journalism look elsewhere for their information. Sadly I doubt NBC will hire a more impartial replacement for you, though they need not look far for one, most notably Rachel Maddow.

So far he hasn't responded, though he did to a question posted after this.

[Raine1967]

21. He's not answering questions that challenge the bias of MTP (and by proxy himself)

HE is however answering posts like this:

It's such a waste to read all the snide comments on here from people that most likely don't matter...I am not a NBC News fan but I do appreciate the fact of Mr.Todd coming on here to answer questions...Thank you Mr.Todd and I wish more commentators would take the time as you have...
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Chuck Todd Thanks for the sentiment. I plowed through the snark

I don't think he realizes a lot of questions are NOT snark. My question, posted above, surely wasn't snark.

[CTyankee]

23. whining online is not attractive. You really have to step up, Chuckles...

more is expected, buddy...

[AndreaCG]

24. I took pains to keep my question snark free too

Doesn't seem to matter.

[Cha]

41. Wonder if he's surprised how many people out here are on to him? He shouldn't be. Thank you

for your question to him, Andrea.

He couldn't smarta$$ back to your question so he ignores it.

[AndreaCG]

44. Thank you, Cha

Unlike Chuck Todd, I actually earned a degree in newspaper journalism. While I did not go into it as a profession, it has been invaluable training for other writing I do. It also taught me critical thinking and the skill of interviewing people, which to do properly requires you to listen to what the other person is saying. Something that Todd might have learned had he stayed in school, and saved himself the embarrassment that came after his rebuking Obama for not mentioning Syria when he had four times.

[Cha]

46. Wow! Good for you.. I bet it taught you a lot. And, it really is too bad Chuck Todd took the

path of faking it. Thinking he can get by with.. not listening and non answers. And, basically denying he's a mediawhore. "who me? "

[AndreaCG]

47. There are a lot of smart people and good writers

On this site, Cha, including you. Sometimes the infighting gets to me, and the need to serve on juries for the most trivial "infractions", but overall I learn a lot and can count on having my questions addressed promptly and well.

[Cha]

48. I know what you mean.. the good out weighs the annoyances around

here. But, watch out for the pitfalls!

Mahalo for your kind words, Andrea~

[Raine1967]

25. TPM Article:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/chuck-todd-battles-facebook-trolls

According to Todd, that guy was on the wrong social media platform for that kind of sarcasm.

"Happy to answer any serious questions. If you want to snark, do it on Twitter," Todd said.

Todd responded similarly when he was taken to task for not investigating "GOP Voter Discrimination or the Sequester to Blocking everything Obama wants."

"Why didn't you ask me when I stopped beating my wife? Come on," Todd said. "Ask a serious question and I'll give you a serious answer. There's always more nuance to the facts that partisans, left and right, want to admit."

One user called Todd an "a$$ clown" for his suggestion that Alison Lundergan Grimes had "disqualified herself" for refusing to say whether she had voted for President Obama.

"I understand you have to be mad at someone, so why not a member of the press," Todd responded. "That's why God invented social media."

DAMN…

[Cha]

42. Poor Chucky.. he's such a little troll.

[hrmjustin]

26. This is so much fun to watch!

[AndreaCG]

27. My second question to Todd

All right, since you will not reply to my earlier question, here's one directly related to the midterms: Why is Alison Lundergran Grimes' refusal to say whether she voted for Obama a disqualification for office, according to you, but you make no similar judgment re Mitch McConnell's failure to acknowledge that Kynect is a direct result of the ACA, and that his wish to repeal the ACA would end Kynect? That seems to be a much more consequential "gaffe".

[tblue37]

49. We have a SECRET ballot. Why doesn't anyone point out that

every American has a right to vote secretly, and no one has a right to demand that we disclose our votes.

[onecaliberal]

28. Upchuch has very think skin.

He blocked me on twitter for asking a perfectly legitimate question, although I did call him Upchuck Toad.

[BuelahWitch]

45. Yeah, this Q&A is a curious thing

He's been blasted on the FB MTP page ever since he gave his sham interview with President Obama. I guess they thought most of the hostile people would be out on Friday night.

[Blue Owl]

29. More of a Q&B

Question and Blow session...

[Cha]

43. Chuck's the Decider.. he's thinks all the Qs are snark.

[littlemissmartypants]

30. It would be fun to watch

#UpChuck trend on twitter.

Jus sayin'...

[rurallib]

31. Question I would have liked to see

How did he feel coming in second to a comedian as the choice for MTP?
Note: He probably would have been 3rd if Colbert was available to ask.

ETA - it does gall me that Todd and NBC actually believe the farce that he perpetrates is "neutral" and no-partisan. Sadly it is truly hard to find good journalists these days to emulate and those that are good journalists are probably labeled as "ultra liberal" by his company.

Personally I think his only mission is to sell the bullshit that NBC wants folks to believe. His credibility is so low that he was pushed out to do a stunt like this to try to regain some stature. Too bad there was an informed electorate to ask questions.
Can't sell widgets and stock market accounts to empty audiences.

[Raine1967]

33. Someone DID ask him that question…

He answers with snark. SWEAR TO Whatever people swear to.

[rurallib]

34. Thanks - after a short space I started skimming

[asiliveandbreathe]

32. I wouldn't give chuckie the time of day - nor

the attention for which he seems to delight in - chuckie todd "I think I will have a Q&A just to rankle the left" ignore the a$$..

[Cha]

35. Chuck Todd "Why didn't you ask me when I stopped beating my wife?" Cuck Fhuck and his non answers

[mountain grammy]

50. Here's what I got out of the whole thing: Chuck Todd beats his wife.

[Raine1967]

51. ROFL! nt

[Historic NY]

52. He is either very Narcissistic or he is a masochist...

he is getting hammered brutally.

[wheniwasincongress]

53. hahaha Dr Scarborough!

anyone who has subjected themselves to Morning Joke will know that Joe is VERY sensitive and upset that David Axelrod called him "Dr. Scarborough" on Meet the Press! EVERY time they talk about ebola he bitches about David "mocking" (his word) him. What a sensitive little man.