Discussion: New McConnell Ad Features Chuck Todd Saying Grimes 'Disqualified Herself'

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You wanted Jon but got Chuck. Way to go NBC.

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only hurt your ratings more Chuck you report the news and ask questions not give your opinion.

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so this is the “liberal” media they are always spewing about???

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Disqualification can easily be applied to Sahil, McConnell and Todd.

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I really don’t why Ms. Grimes would have such a problem with this question. I mean, its not like she was asked if she voted for Josef Stalin or Adolph Hitler. Why not ‘man up’ and say ‘you’re mighty damned right I voted for our president, and what’s more, he’s done one helluva job’.

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Joni Ernst refuses to answer who is going to take care of the millions of poor who will lose insurance when the ACA is repealed and the media yawns… But god forbid you don’t admit you voted for our Muslim president - instant national news!

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Remember, its not a reporter’s job to expose out right lies in republican messages…

…but apparently it IS a reporter’s job to create statements that can be used in republican campaign spots.

And, assuming Todd is not sueing McConnell for using his image and words, I have to believe Todd is fully on board with this.

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This coming from the guy who said his top job priority was making Obama a one term President. His priorities were not only wrong, but he failed to achieve his goal.

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Because answering like that, or even just admitting she voted for Obama instantly makes her the white female version of Obama. Which is exactly what the McConnell campaign has been trying to do all year.

And in large parts of KY, a vote for Stalin or Hitler is more acceptable than a vote for Obama.

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Sure, it was a mistake of her not to own up. On the other hand, voting is private and no one has the right to know how you voted.

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Because the president isn’t popular in Kentucky.

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This on the heels of multiple reports of how MSNBC’s ratings are tanking. Gee, coincidence?

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Yep, and for a not small number of KY voters, Stalin and Hitler are preferable to Obama because they at least had the decency to be white. And you’re exactly right about McConnell trying to make Grimes into the white female version of Obama. All of his current ads, except one featuring a black woman, are about linking Grimes to scary black president who is scary. I swear, if Obama were white, Grimes would be ahead by ten points.

Also, Grimes and McConnell will hold their sole debate tonight at 8 PM EST. I think the headlines that come out of the debate will hold a helluva lot more sway than anything Chuckles has to say.

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ratings schmatings

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chuckie is better on the rusty trombone than the french horn

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Chuck Todd and all of these other pundits disqualified themselves as jounalists long time ago.

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This is why John Stewart and Stephen Colbert rate better than MSNBC and CNN.

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I have this recurring dream of Grimes dressed as Jack Nicholson on the stand in “A Few Good Men” saying, “You’re goddamn right I voted for Obama!”

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F.U. Chuck Todd, I hate your guts, you hack. You’ll play it right down the middle, huh Chuck?

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