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lpbk2713

(42,757 posts)
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 02:26 PM Oct 2015

I just heard on the news the GOP wants to boycott NBC News




Apparently over how they were held accountable at the latest debate.

Link: http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/10/30/453166981/rnc-suspends-nbc-debate-partnership-citing-cnbcs-gotcha-questions

Sorry guys. Maybe you all can go by a script at Faux but that doesn't work everywhere else.

Is this their way of censoring the news? Are they to be the judge of what topics are discussed?

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COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)
3. Wait and see if NBC doesn't make 'changes' in order
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 02:32 PM
Oct 2015

to placate them. Look at what happened to the "3 hour debate" - Trump and Dr. Feelgood bitched and that was enough to dump the longer format. Now that the RNC and others have seen how easily NBC folds, look for them to demand all kind of concessions in order to make the next debate more 'candidate friendly'.

 

B Calm

(28,762 posts)
5. This type of behavior from republicans got Dan Rather fired for reporting the truth.
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 02:42 PM
Oct 2015

They will bend over to the fascists.

 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
4. Good! I hope ALL GOP candidates join-in the boycott and stay the hell off MSNBC
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 02:38 PM
Oct 2015

then the Democratic Primary might start actually getting adequate coverage for a change.

I swear, last night their was literally 55-minutes of GOP coverage and a 5-minute footnote about
Democrats. This was on Chris Hayes.

Ok, it was right after one of their debates (of which GOP having at least 14), but still.
When Dems only have 6 debates (thanks Debbie!) we need somehow to make up the difference
and get more coverage, so this is great news.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
8. The GOP wants to be the only ones in power and have control over every aspect of this nation.
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 02:51 PM
Oct 2015

They are control freaks gone wild!

kentuck

(111,089 posts)
9. FOX Business will host next Republican debate..
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 03:00 PM
Oct 2015

My bet is that they will be unhappy with that one also...

BKH70041

(961 posts)
10. I don't blame them.
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 03:12 PM
Oct 2015

The CNBC moderators were stupid and clearly out to be the debate rather than the candidates. None of those moderators should be allowed near a political candidate ever again for any reason.

The Democratic Party should boycott CNBC and NBC, too. Why take a chance you're going to get a bunch of moderators from a network who have already proven themselves to be incompetent? It's already happened once to your opponents. Learn from it and avoid them at all costs.

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