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RNC threatens to shut out CNN and NBC from presidential debate partnerships
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The Republican National Committee is threatening not to partner with NBC and CNN on future presidential debates unless they halt production of recently announced programs about Hillary Clinton, according to letters RNC Chairman Reince Priebus sent to network heads.
NBC announced in July that the network would air a four-hour miniseries about the former first lady called “Hillary,” and CNN Films is producing a documentary about her as well.
In letters addressed to NBC Chairman Robert Greenblatt and CNN President Jeff Zucker on Aug. 5, Priebus warned that RNC members intend to vote on a resolution at their party-wide meeting later this month to shut out the networks from partnering with the party on Republican primary debates if they do not cancel the programs.
"Out of a sense of fairness and decency and in the interest of the political process and your company's reputation, I call on you to cancel this political ad masquerading as an unbiased production,” Priebus wrote. "If you have not agreed to pull this programming prior to the start of the RNC's Summer Meeting on August 14, I will seek a binding vote of the RNC stating that the committee will neither partner with you in 2016 primary debates nor sanction primary debates which you sponsor."
Both parties traditionally partner with news outlets to broadcast presidential debates in both the primary and general elections.
The move by the RNC suggests that the party views the upcoming films about a Clinton, a possible Democratic presidential candidate who regularly leads in early polls of likely Democratic voters, as a way to promote her as a candidate.
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Permalink Reply by P.A. on
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Well let them debate on fox only. They can preach to the choir and more than likely hurt their chances in November.
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Permalink Reply by ProblemAgain on
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probably the frontrunner this time will have ducktape over their mouth
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Back in the mid 70's at the height of the Cold War a fairly high ranking politician told me something I often repeat. He words were "it is not the f***ing communist we need to worry about it is the God damn Baptists".
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“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they’re sure trying to do so, it’s going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can’t and won’t compromise. I know, I’ve tried to deal with them.”
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"I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the nuts."
Barry Goldwater
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Permalink Reply by exedir on
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There is zealotry, intolerance and fervor, and then there are the Clinton's, not always aligned that way, but to some, a part of same thought. It is also true of Obama, where some that oppose him, oppose him because of their belief he represents a feeling that generates zealotry, intolerance and fervor, which, can be seen as occurring both ways, and have little to religious belief or practice.
Once again there is a need to label, overlay and template in order to organize thought as to what are the motives, beliefs and faults of others that one opposes and might otherwise disagree. And yes, all very human, not rational or reasoning, but can be comforting to be able to categorize and classify.
And yes, anything that can be said about the Clinton's tends to be selective and slanted, in such a rich, recent history of action, activities and anecdotes.
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I do not agree with you completely. Yes we have divided government but most of the responsibility belongs to the republicans. President Obama and other Democrats have tried to compromise only to be shot down. Several republicans have said they will never compromise. Some even said compromise meant the Democrats coming over to their way of thinking. There are good people in the Republican Party but most seem afraid of the radical element in their party so instead of throwing them out they let them run the show.
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Permalink Reply by Ioruach on
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Yes. But these “good people in the Republican Party” need to get a backbone and stand up to the Tea Party and Religious Right zealots who have, for all intents and purposes, assumed de facto control of the party. They need to find a way to sell their more moderate agenda to their voters.
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oh it's gonna get fun....the teaparty loves ted cruz...who happens to have been born in canada by an american mother.....let's see how they avoid comparing that to that guy in the white house now....giggles and guffaws to follow, of course
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