Before he agrees, Trump has to know whether it will be Martha Raddatz’s “time of the month”.
I was really pulling for Katrina Pierson and Omarosa, just to keep things interesting…
I’m disappointed. I threw my name into that hat – but I think they discovered some of my postings here on TPM. They said I was too neutral.
He’s not going to be happy to see Anderson “argument of a 5-year-old” Cooper on the list. Man, was that perfect.
Both Marth Raddatz and Anderson Cooper can be pretty good at holding them to answering the question … when they want to. I’m guessing they’ll both be wanting to do a great job this go-round – not let either (but especially HO) obfuscate or blow smoke.
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Anderson Cooper, Chris Wallace so guaranteed softballs coming with the exception of email, CF, every other question ad nauseum…
I’m hoping for the Hurricane Katrina coverage Cooper to make another appearance.
At least by the time Wallace is the moderator fewer will be watching.
I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Trump skipped the debates. He’ll call them rigged, or put up some ridiculous conditions, in order to avoid them. He has more to lose than to gain by participating.
Samantha Bee, Louis CK, Dave Chappelle…
Damn it, so did I! They must think I can’t control my language on TV.
Than again, during the Olympics, one of the announcers for woman’s weight lifting (yes, that was pretty much the only thing I watched), let this comment slip after a lift, “She didn’t fuck around with that!”
On the flip side on the PBS broadcast of the final episode of Inspector Lewis, they muted the word shit. Seriously.
Honestly, I’m thrilled to see Lester Holt being named the first moderator.
If Chris Wallace representing the Republican Party and Fox News gets to have a full debate to revisit all the nonexistent Clinton Scandles wouldn’t it only be fair if Rachel Maddow and MSNBC were given a full debate to provide a little balance?
Fox News ands it’s talking heads should not be treated as if they were real journalists.
LOL. I must confess, I didn’t watch any of the Olympics this year – not the men’s swimming or the gymnastics (my personal favorite). I can only imagine me in as one of the announcers – OMG. I’m sure I’d have let slip something like, “Wow, talk about poking an eye out!” or “That’s gotta be a little boy’s size underoos.” I think the commission putting these debates together feel I use the word “fuck” just a little too often, but they did compliment me on the many ways I use the word. So there’s that.
Yeah – why does he get to be the lone moderator? Seriously, I’m not feeling good about that. I’m pretty sure Clinton won’t argue about it, but I will. Though Wallace does surprise me on occasion, he’s nothing more than a GOP hack when push comes to shove.
Chris Wallace is actually ok. He does ask good questions, even of his GOP guests.
That’s OK, tho. Clinton is closer to the GOP Wallace likes than Trump would ever dream of being.
That’s true. Thanks for pointing that out – makes me feel a bit better.
These moderators are basically from the MSM, which tilts right, especially in this election cycle. There will be entire segments devoted to emails and the Foundation. That’s about the only area where Clinton has to practice her answers. Keep it simple. Don’t get into overly long explanations. Defend the Foundation, restate your apology on the email thing, move on to other issues.