President Obama:Speaking about candidates' big talk about handling Vladimir Putin, he said, “They say, when I talk to Putin, he’s going to straighten out. And then it turns out they can’t handle a bunch of CNBC moderators.”“If you can’t handle those guys, I don’t think the Chinese and the Russians are going to be too worried about you,” the President concluded.

omg this was sooooo funny!!!



 

This was pretty entertaining as well. "You want a foot massage too?" LOL



 

DollyLongstaff wrote:

President Obama:Speaking about candidates' big talk about handling Vladimir Putin, he said, “They say, when I talk to Putin, he’s going to straighten out. And then it turns out they can’t handle a bunch of CNBC moderators.”“If you can’t handle those guys, I don’t think the Chinese and the Russians are going to be too worried about you,” the President concluded.

This is too funny. This coming from a man who blames cable news for political polarization & refused a Fox News debate in 2007.

Poor Obama........he's so blissfully unaware & can't comprehend a bit of nuance. The Reps never said they coudn't handle them. They were complaining the mods were rude, unprofessional & asked idiotic questions. The mods deserved all the criticism they got from Reps, Dems, journalists. The CNBC mods did accomplish the impossible.........they had me rooting for all the candidates on stage........and I don't even like any of them!
 

Last edited by Campbell85255 (11/03/2015 10:41 pm)

Okay, I thought the reason the debate was such a disaster was because I was under the impression since the panel was comprised of CNBC mods that they would be moderating a forum about the economy and business. Instead those 3 idiots asked belittling & snarky questions like Trump running a comic book campaign and, among other things, fantasy football. Now I think the Reps demands for future debates is a bit ridiculous. 

Geez, all they need is to demand to get mods that don't show such obvious contempt for Reps and ask questions that might reasonably influence someone's vote whether for or against. No more dopey questions like…….."what did you think when Trump said this about whatever?" Just ask for approval of choice of mods and agreement on what policy subjects will be addressed and stick to those subjects. Any other demands are, frankly, absurd.

Here were just few questions Hilary received from the Democratic CNN Debate.:



The Cooper questions:

• "You were against same-sex marriage, now you're for it. You defended President Obama's immigration policies, now you say they're too harsh. You supported his trade deal dozens of times, you even called it 'the gold standard,' now suddenly last week you're against it. Will you say anything to get elected?"
• "You are going to be testifying before Congress next week about your emails. For the last eight months, you haven't been able to put this issue behind you. You dismissed it. You joked about it. You called it a mistake. What does that say about your ability to handle far more challenging crises as president?"
• "In all candor, you and your husband are part of the 1%. How can you credibly represent the views of the middle class?"
• "You spearheaded the 'reset' with Russia. Did you underestimate the Russians? And as president, what would your response to Vladimir Putin be right now in Syria?"
• "What would you do for African-Americans in this country that President Obama couldn't?"
• "Do you change your political identity based on who you're talking to?"

I don't consider any of these questions "soft balls" by the so called "liberal media"  I also don't recall Hillary whining about the debate moderators.  The Republican candidates seem to have a problem with the moderators from every debate they have. The Republican feigning "victim" of the liberal media is getting really old and beyond ridiculous.
 

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