“REPUBLICAN” CHAIRMAN ANGRY OVER “PETTY AND MEAN-SPIRITED” DEBATE QUESTIONS
The “Republican” party has declared war on NBC in the aftermath of this week’s GOP presidential debate – suspending its partnership with the network and threatening to exclude it from a scheduled February debate in Houston, Texas.
In a letter sent from Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), to NBC News chairman Andrew Lack – the network’s handling of this week’s presidential debate on CNBC was “conducted in bad faith.”
“While debates are meant to include tough questions and contrast candidates’ visions and policies for the future of America, CNBC’s moderators engaged in a series of ‘gotcha’ questions, petty and mean-spirited in tone, and designed to embarrass our candidates,” Priebus wrote. “What took place Wednesday night was not an attempt to give the American people a greater understanding of our candidates’ policies and ideas.”
“Questions were inaccurate or downright offensive,” he added.
Interesting …
Wait … where was Priebus when Fox News declared war on GOP frontrunner Donald Trump?
Oh right … the GOP doesn’t care if the media attacks Trump. In fact it has enthusiastically joined them in that effort.
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Not about NBC – it’s to keep Trump off the debate stage after Iowa, NH and SC primaries. If Trumpito El Grando leaves the race prior to – they’ll be back.
Priebus is only upset that his and the establishment’s candidate, Jeb, bombed big time. They set this whole thing up, on his home turf, to give him the opportunity to finally knock something out of the park. Jeb didn’t even make contact. He whiffed big time. The whole debate was a sham from the moderators, don’t get me wrong, but Priebus is only upset that this basically put the nail in Jeb’s campaign coffin.
Jeb is YOUR GUY…more than ANYBODY, except maybe Kasich…or Gary Johnson…FITS guy last time…
You have Democrat ass-kisser written all over you..and you hate anyone who is not as ass-kissing as you…
So don’t try to play your Bullshit now…You don’t fool anyone…
Yeah, I really sound like Jeb is my guy, don’t I? You know, all zero times I’ve endorsed him and the numerous times I’ve said he’s in the back pocket of the liberal establishment. You’re an incredible dumbass. People like you are the reason why the establishment has been pulling the strings the last 8 years.
You’re continually wringing your effeminate little wrists…worrying that Republicans will say something that the media, and the Democrats don’t like…
And- like Jeb- you cower like the punk you are…when Democrats call you racist, homophone or anti-woman (cause you probably are)…
You are EXACTLY like Jeb…And carping little Dumbasses like you are why the GOP lost to the WORST president in my lifetime…TWICE..
Hey dumbass, either provide substantiation for the for the shit you say, or STFU. You’re just like liberals, making stuff up.
John McCain, Lindsay Graham, FITS, Sanford and Jeb Bush…You claim to be Republicans…but hate the GOP – and everything the Platform stands for – while kissing the ass of the Democrats…No matter they are destroying the country…
There’s your proof..so now you STFU…
GWB and Cheney were your guys. Jeb! is just like them.
Why don’t you like the Bushes now? Oh yeah, the last one nearly REALLY destroyed the countrty.
“W” –
True 4.5% percent unemployment, affordable GOOD healthcare, Won peace in the Middle East, sub-$2-a-gal. gas for most of 8 years, rising salaries, tax cuts, respect in the world. …
Obama –
True 10-plus-percent unemployment, FT jobs cut to PT, Disastrous Obamacare with quadruple premiums for WORTHLESS insurance, ISIS dictating to the world w/ a nuclear arsenal, over $3-a-gal-gas for most of 7 years, tax increases, declining salaries, and gigantic tax increases, an embarrassment in the world….
W destroyed the country…????
Are you a MOTHERFUCKING idiot???…or just a Fucking Liberal Democrat LIAR???
Where do they get you STUPID, Brainwashed Son of a Bitches…???
Just because I’m civil doesn’t mean I am “cowering” or “wringing my effeminate little wrists”. Nor does you being a menace and doing nothing but giving juvenile verbal mean you are somehow tough. It just means you are a ineffective mockery.
Look Dude..I don’t care that you are a squeamish little moderate, who is the REASON the country is fucked up…You’re a LIAR…..
And like FITS, the media, and Lindsay Graham prove..LIARS lead to disaster..We MUST defeat you..or this country – or its greatness – will perish…I don’t think you selfish Liberal-Tarian-Moderates and Liberals know that…and many of you do not care, as long as you get paid…
i think that all 3 debates have been more about baiting for ratings sake and i am glad that the candidates called them on it, never the less none of these debates hold a candle to Hillary’s benghazi grilling, if they think these debates where tough, the debates in the general election are going to bowl them over.
Baiting? People are tuning in to laugh at the shitshow. Asking softball questions during a friendly debate is hardly baiting.
It’s not about the questions per se, it’s the framing of the narrative around the questions.
How will the GOP candidate handle a real, hard hitting debate against the Democratic nominee, throw a hissy over a friendly debate? They’ve already screwed themselves in the public’s eye.
They were complaining and arguing with the RNC before the debate started about their work spaces-green rooms. Arguing about Carly having a Jacuzzi, Rubio a movie room with leather seats, Trump had a flat screen & plush chairs – Christie & Rand were pissed claiming they basically had a bathroom and some one else complained that Kasich had a basketball goal. And these people are running for President.
Good observation
They keep talking about lies. Hillary is the master. Then she would be the perfect choice for president for the times. Putin would be off balance and other country’s would be in the dark.
???
To the GOP, it’s always SOMEBODY ELSE’s fault. No matter the situation, they come up with any real solutions. They pout, deny, cry, and point fingers until they get their way.
The liberals always blame big business, the corporate elites, crony capitalist, capitalist in general, the military industrial complex and the one percenters and don’t forget, legal gun owners, white privilege and men.
SOME of those ARE real problems that need to be addressed. Don’t know where you got men from, but I guess you are maybe compensating for something. Maybe a Low T treatment can help you?
He’s talking about the Democrat’s contrived war on women.
Man, it must be embarrasing and fustrating as hell to be a republican these days. Especially, if you’re a real bigot of a republican. You guys are getting rebuked at every single turn. You don’t even have a party anymore that will listen to you. Poor little turds.
Low T is what liberals want for all men and participation trophies for all.
There ya go, right on script. Blaming others. Man up, and take ownership of your inadequacies. And be proud of YOUR room of participation trophies. You were the one who brought it up.
No, idiot, liberals were the ones to bring it up.
Now, republicans are blaming each other. Too funny!!!
With the media running the debates and candidates dropping out based on opinion polls before any votes are cast, I don’t see the need to bother having elections. It seems passé.
Those cowards know they are unelectable with voters nationally if they openly say what they say to their select group of primary voters. The GOP is completely fucked and it’s their own fault.
Right, because the Democrats are all roses right now. Ur an idiot.
The Dems aren’t crying about the media asking them simple questions. The Dems aren’t spending their debates time yelling over each other in a race to say the stupidest thing possible. The Dems are raising the most money and drawing tge biggest crowds. The Dems are going to destroy the GOP candidate next Nov. you know ot too ;-)
Really??? If you think the Democrats got the same kinds of editorial type questions, you weren’t paying attention. Neither are you paying attention if you think Hillary will beat Trump or Carson.
She’s already beating them and out raising them. Google ‘projected electoral college votes’ for either match up. Back to reality, bub.
The Democrats chose to anoint their candidate.
Republicans are the only ones who have annointed Hillary.
How’s your annointed one Jeb! working out?
Jeb anointed? You’re confused. The media doesn’t pick the. Republican nominee..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_U.S._states
See: bottom of Table of U.S. state party statistics.
How come the Republicans control a majority of the Senate, House, Governorships, state senates and state houses by a wide margin?
Poor little Rinse Pubis. It is what it is. What we saw is all there was. Losers.
Yup. They got in bed with the wackos during Reagan (who would be a RINO or Democrat today) and pandered to bigots with the Tea Party. Now the inmates have taken over the asylum.
Later assholes!
The democrats are run by George Soros, Warren Buffett, and the BLM/FTP crowd, yet the inmates have taken over the republican asylum? Hysterical!
Who runs the GOP? They can’t even get along with each other. How’s your boy Paul Ryan going do?
That’s because some are in bed with the Democrats. That includes Paul Ryan. They have shut out conservative grassroots voters. We finally have trump and Carson breaking down the wall that the establishment has built up and it’s working.
No, they have shut out the backward ass bigots. Not enough of you guys to win national elections. Trump and Carson are buffoons who have ZERO chance at winning in Nov. They’ll be dumped by the RNC and you guys will sit out the election and be left behind. They’re not in bed with the Dems, they’re doing what’s right for America
I love how Sarah Palin is now the model for all GOP candidates when it comes to handling the media. They can’t possibly pander to a lower common denominator. They are the party of morons.
Quit making stupid shit up.
How am I making shit up? They are scared of the media because they are all frauds.
They cry about being asked softball questions. They are all weak as hell. And it shows, BIG TIME!
Maybe because they don’t weasly softball, they actually want tough and substantive questions. For the most, that’s not what they got. Hillary has never met a simple softball question regarding her emails and Benghazi that she didn’t whine about.
No they don’t. That’s why they CONSTANTLY talk about the ‘mainstream liberal media’…just like Sarah. FOxNews is the highest rated news channel on TV. That makes them the most mainstream outlet in America, so that myth is total bullshit. They know they have no chance with most voters with a brain, so they attack to messenger. They are soooooo desperate right now. It’s visibly so and sad.
Because they know they’ll lose and they need a Fox gig afterwards.
Liberals….meet the shit being SLAPPED out of you…LMAO…
If we de-nut your media (and we are)…your corrupt reign of terror is OVER…
We can thank The Donald for showing Republicans what we’ve been trying to tell them…Fight the REAL enemies…and we will follow you like mad warriors on acid….And we’ll rip apart the evil Fucking left, limb by limb…
The WAR is on…Thank God..and thank you GOP for waking up to the people who Love America..and hate the leftwing movement to kill us (authored by Obama and The Democrat Party)….
BOO HOOOOO . . . /sniff/
These wimps want to run a superpower in a dangerous world?
They want real questions that can be answered. Not the media trying to make themselves the center of attention. You people just don’t get it. All you ever do is misrepresent the issue.
They look like whimpy idiots. How embarrassing!
These wimps want to be tossed totally predictable standard questions for which they have memorized a canned but empty answer concocted by their handlers. Who do you think you are kidding?
You mean like Obama with his teleprompter?
When your speeches aren’t on a fourth grade level, like nearly all the republican candidates, you need notes some times.
You mean there are bigger words than misunderestimate and refudiate?
Or Sarah Palin writing her crib notes on her hand?
People still complain about the teleprompters? Every president uses them. Most candidates use them to avoid Palinisms. George W Bush probably should have had one surgically attached to the back of his eyelids.
What will you guys complain about next? That someone else writes his speeches? Because that never happened before Obama either right?
We have a wimp running it now, sorry couldn’t resist. :)
Racists usually can’t.
Perfect illustration of the empty-mindedness of democrats right here.
i remember the cnn debate where the reporters kept on an on about zingers and the questions would bring on some really good zingers, i thought that was a load of crap. i am going to vote for Hillary but the Republican candidates deserve substantive questions posed to them, i am in agreement with the Republican candidates on this, the moderators better do their home work and have their shit together when they pose a question, way too many whoopers have been gotten away with and that is totally unfair to the rest of the candidates on stage
Trump nor Carson could answer a substantive question if they wanted to. They have to dumb it down for the *giggles* frontrunners.
that is not the point, the point is debates are to inform the voting population, the voters and candidates deserve substantive questions, the democrats are getting them so should the republicans
Those goofs just yelled over each other most of the time. It’s like a group of teenage girls during lunch. They get what they give. Nothing substantive or worth considering. Mostly just…let’s take it back to 2008. Remember how great the country was doing then? Not good.
true but if the democrats had a trump equivalent, spouting off saying anything whenever he wants to, i’m sure our debates would turn into a circus too.
Democrats wouldn’t run a fraudlent reality TV personality. And their voters certainly wouldn’t make him the FUCKING FRONT RUNNER! Who has been knee capping all the viable candidates in the party. Why should the Democrats be to blame for the GOPs horrible decisions? Man, if that’s what the arguement has devolved to….pathetic.
it is more like they hold democrats to a higher standard, moderators are afraid of being pegged by the republicans as lefty msm, hell the republicans running the show don’t believe their own bullshit about that, the msm myth is all about information control, they divert the masses to they information they control like fox, blogs, ect.
FoxNews. Highest rated news channel.
That makes them the most mainstream news outlet. Are they liberal?
i’m copying this from the post you are replying to.
the msm myth is all about information control,
what is pathetic is i let you get me off point and you ripped me one touche, the point i was making is the debate questions have been far from equal between the two parties.
I haven’t heard a politician, regardless of party, answer a substantive question in a very long time.
Their answers are usually magical thinking. I can make it happen because I’m me. Carson is really panning out to be a weirdo. Last debate he talked nonsense about vaccines and this one we find out he is associated with snake oil salesmen. Huckabee’s butt must have puckered when Carson was asked about the magic elixir, as Huck has done the same thing – claiming cinnamon? (some spice concoction) could cured diabetes.
So even though you admit your party is filled with corruption and cheaters…you’ll still slither into the booth, and support their lying, stealing and attack on our country…
You are immoral and un-American. If we can get all 3 we need to make sure we purge people like you from any influence. You have admitted who, and what, you are…and we’ll collapse letting the evil rise…We’ve had too much of your kind in power…No Mas, No Mas…
A moral purge? You are the American ISIS. Fuck you and your fanatic friends.
You are the ones who will be taken care of, Domestic terrorist.
this guy is like the little boy who eats the dog turd trying to empress the older boys, it best to ignore him and let him eat.
Flip has a literal shit eating grin! GT must have a hard on from that!
Keep it up Rocky, when you are drunk.My guess is you are gonna get fucked REAL hard?
Wasn’t me. I was out last night with the Mrs. and up early and off to girls soccer games. Weren’t me.
But on a side note – I said Thursday:
None of this matters. Prediction, polls over the weekend – Trump 27, Carson 23, Cruz 11, Rubio 9, Bush 5, Kasick 5, Christie 5, Fiorina 5, Paul 3, Huckabee 2.
And the polls this morning – Trump and Carson 25 each, Cruz at 11, Rubio 9, Bush and Failurina at 5, Kasick at 4, Christie and Paul and Huskster at 2. Not bad. Bet ole’ Tranny-Go couldn’t get that good.
+ 100
Ignore him…like you’re doing, right?…Dumbass…LMAO….
Typical liberal…always preaching to others abut how THEY should live…but you don’t take your own advice…How stupid are you? (:
You side w/ Sharia….and try to force your religious beliefs – like Global Warming- on Americans too intelligent to believe in your myths and fables…That’s a fanatic…
No, we admit we’re going to kick, your, ass. Duh!!!
Barring unforeseen circumstances,Hillary has it in the bag.That’s not good or bad,but just the way it is
I’m not a Clinton fan, but I think you’re right. Any of the GOP dwarves will have to raise their game seriously to challenge her in the election.
going for the angry white vote dead out of the gate, just too few of them.
In five of the last six presidential elections the Republican candidate has received fewer votes. Why? Mostly because the nation as a whole can’t be gerrymandered, but more generally Republicans have decided to pursue policies and positions appealing at an ever decreasing segment of the electorate. They speak among themselves without regard to perceptions of their rhetoric outside the narrow confines of their supporters. Now they’re ticked at CNBC — mostly because their candidates were asked questions they didn’t want to answer. Soon they’ll restrict all their media activities to Fox News and right-wing radio — where they’ll continue to talk to themselves. Their hope for winning the Oval Office lies in broadening their appeal. To do so they’ll have to step outside their bubble, take tough questions before all types of media and audiences, answer those questions fully and with aplomb, and stop whining.
Oh.You can gerrymander senate seats and governorships.? Republicans have won 5 of the last 9 Presidential elections.
You are a fucking moron and liar.
Democrats have won four of the last six presidential elections. Bye bye GOP – it was nice to know ye!!!!! Your a spin doctor. Our you’ve won 5 of the last 10, but we’ll stick with 2-4. Losers.
you know M.Verdad the electoral college is shaping up to be 247 blue, 206 red, with 7 toss ups, statistically the conversation is over. we are just doing the victory lap.
Oh.I thought you needed 270 Ellectoral votes to win.LMAO!!!!
What a fucking moron.You are officially the blog idiot along with Rocky!
‘electoral’
Yes — and in 2000 Al Gore received 500 thousand more votes than Bush.
You people steal 5 million illegal and dead votes anyway.
Bye Bye illegals !!!!!!!!! NO Amnesty!!!!! Ha Ha Ha Ha
Or you could say that they have won 7 of the last 12.
Speaking of fucking morons and liars, your track record looks more and more dismal in recent years. Without the White House say hello to permanent Obamacare.
Building that Wall.LMAO!!!! Bye Bye illegals!!!
Explain how governorships and senate seats can be gerrymandered?
Manray9, you’re a presidential candidate, are you a comic book villain? Would Democratic candidates allow a debate moderated by radio talk show hosts?
The Republicans agreed to the format and the moderators (the RNC had veto power) and then whined afterward to pander to the right-wing media. This is the problem when political discourse becomes tv programming.
What’s funny is that they now want “conservative” questioners. Rush Limbaugh has been mentioned as a possibility. Do they not know that Limbaugh would be even tougher on these clowns than mainstream media moderators?
Yeah, that’s the point. The complaint is not that the questions were “too tough”, but that they were stupid and agenda driven.
Being too tough was not the problem. Asking silly, rude questions is the complaint.
Hillary has the choice to baffle them with bullshit.or dazzle with brilliance.
Don’t worry the Republicans are already baffling themselves with their own bullshit.
I’ll giver her credit, she is a brilliant bullshitter.
GOP declares War???…Are you that fucking ignorant?…
The War has been raging for years…the GOP just decided tto fight back…that’s why you have had shit all over your face since Wednesday night..you caring little bastard…
Did you actually WATCH the debate? Of course not, because it was a total embarrasment for every GOP candidate. They can’t handle the smallest of resistance. They will all fold before Nov until one sacrificial lamb is left to be slaughtered by the Democrats.
???
11 Republican candidates face 3 newsreaders for 3 hours dodging questions, arguing with questioners and sniping at one another only to later complain that the questions are unfair.
1 Democratic candidate faces 6 republican legislators for 11 hours, under oath, answering questions designed to tarnish her image and leaves smiling.
Who looks Presidential here?
The liar?
LMAO!!!! Rubio pegged her.
Who got people killed? Yeah she left smiling, because that’s the type of vindictive person she is.
Easy, Dubya killed thousands.
The “Republican” party has declared war on NBC. I would much rather they declare war on obama and the democrats and get this country back to constitutional law where it belongs. You can always find somewhere to have debate but they seem to be missing the point!
NBC IS The Democrat Party and Obama (or an arm of those entities.)
It’s GREAT, and refreshing news the GOP is figuring it out.
NBC is not worried, they’ll host the Democratic debates where they’ll ask such tough questions such as “Sec. Clinton, what is your favorite color?”.
Blue
A question that would send a GOP candidate into hysterics.
As it should, because the debate should focus on issues that a president will face.
None of them will ever be president, so why bother? They are all entertainers at this point. You can thank Trump for that.
So who are you voting for Hillary or Bernie?
None of the candidates have the intelligence or foresight, to turn a bad question into a positive moment for themselves with grace and humor. Which explains why GOP is so Desperate.
None of the candidates are “Presidential material.”
However, given the element GOP attracts, the point is lost on GOP’s knuckle dragger supporters.
Are you that fucking stupid??..
They took your questions, from your ignorant Liberal media hacks, and slapped the FUCK out of you Clueless bastards so hard, you stupid pieces of shit are still spitting out your teeth…
You present yourself as such a Dumb Motherfucker that you have no idea how fucking ass-backward you are..The country is in a fucking mess..and the dick you suck…made it that way…
And you’re so fucking LOST, you are blaming the Republicans???
Where do they get you fucking imbeciles from???…You are one doltish asshole…that’s for sure. PLEASE!!!!
and yet another dick sucking reference..#5498790 this year followed closely by Anal sex @ 5498622…You go T..dont change. Ever.
Why is it you homosexuals go to the streets, marching and demanding, your abnormal sexual practices allow you extra rights…
Yet you constantly use your abnormalities as an insult to Americans – with lesser- rights than you?
A bit ignorant of you, is it not?
PS: You’re not stupid enough to deny the content of the post above. I think he NAILED it..which is why you attempted to change the subject…right?
That he is you Big T. So go back to collecting your welfare and Medicaid or better yet get a job. You should stop talking to yourself and referring to yourself in the third person. It lets everyone know how truly insane you are.
He made you look like the ignorant Dumbass you are…and that’s all you’ve got to comeback with…
Better hope the DNC can do better in 2016…or your ass is COOKED…