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Levgreee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-17-08 12:36 PM
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So what were the strings of biased questions or behavior towards Clinton in the previous debates?
Edited on Thu Apr-17-08 12:54 PM by Levgreee
I have noticed a disturbing trend among some Clinton supporters, in which as time goes on and everyone loses familiarity with an incident or issue, they will replace reality with their personal opinion.

The ABC debate involved question after question of Right-Wing attacks on Obama. Gibson flat out was debating with Obama at times.


Now, apparently, Clinton has faced "similar" treatment in the past. I am extremely skeptical of this. I think most bias amounted to Hillary having to answer questions first more often, and Russert or other moderators aggressively asking her several questions, albeit valid questions (such as on NAFTA flip-flop, Iraq War Vote).


Now, if that is the case, if previous panels asked Hillary series of unfair questions, it will be quite easy to get a transcript or video clip of these.


But I know those certain Hillary supporters can't do it. They'll keep on with their revisionist history, because they never actually keep track of history, and just fill the void with their own biased, skewed view of how things went about.
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rinsd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-17-08 12:40 PM
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1. "they will replace reality with their personal opinion" Oh the irony...
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Levgreee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-17-08 12:45 PM
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2. Those articles are crap, I won't take the time to explain why since you won't listen anyways
Edited on Thu Apr-17-08 12:47 PM by Levgreee
but quickly, it says something when the spokesperson for bias in those articles is mainly Penn.

And for the 3rd article, they had planned on playing the Messiah clip, they just played it at the wrong time. They weren't sneaking in that "unflattering" clip of Hillary mocking Obama openly at a rally, a clip which Hillary supporters have actively praised.

If Hillary supporters praise the clip, why would they be against it being played at a debate? And what is wrong with them playing a public political statement Hillary made at a rally?

Especially since the theme was partly centered around the "shame on you" tirade where Hillary called Obama out for the next debate, why shouldn't they do Hillary the favor of voicing her criticism of him, effectively showing how she had called him out?



Now, I ask again. Actual transcripts or video debates. By citing Penn you are simply citing the master of revisionist history.
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rinsd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-17-08 01:00 PM
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3. You asked for examples of unfair treatment in the debates I gave them to you.
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IntravenousDemilo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-17-08 01:40 PM
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4. There is a perception, whether true or not, that the press was harder on Clinton in the earlier
debates, and lobbing softballs Obama's way. They're now overcompensating a little bit on purpose so that neither camp can accuse them of bias, and once they believe they've redeemed themselves above criticism, things should even out.
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