Debateable Impressions: Let Me Be The Two Millionth To Say…
By Mitch Berg
Finally: the evening’s host, CNBC
What the conservative pundocracy says: The performance of the CNBC panel – the smirky, mugging Carl Quintanilla, the smug and snarky Becky “Not Very” Quick, and Mike “Where Have You Gone, Candy Crowley?” Harwood, with an appearance by Jim Cramer (who sounded like he’d just lost a UFC match) was a laughingstock – even when mentioned in the same breath as CNN’s loathsome performance four years ago.
What I say: The conservative pundocracy was too kind. I got the impression that the media has settled onto a “strategy” of turning debates (well, the GOP ones, anyway) into political reality shows. Part of me expected Flavor Flav or Khlamidia Khardashian to show up to ask a question [1]. It was clearly a goldmine for CNN last month – to me, it looked like CNBC wanted to make their panel the stars of the debate. Here’s hoping that the rumors of the backfire on CNN aren’t exaggerated.
Verdict: News flash: anyone who expects anything from the MSM but sniping and hackery is deluded. And you can tell Reince Preibus I said so.
[1] Khlamidia is one of the sisters – right?
October 29th, 2015 at 3:30 pm
Preibus probably earned himself a weekend in the Hamptons for throwing this very profitable piece of business NBC’s way. At least.
October 29th, 2015 at 3:50 pm
USA Today excoriated their fellow traveler today. That had to smart.
October 30th, 2015 at 5:13 pm
CNBC recorded it’s highest ratings ever. Then Priebus drops the hammer so to speak and cancels further debates on NBC properties. Why he didn’t recommend all Republicans boycott everything NBC is beyond me, as the Democrats did/have done with Fox, but now NBC is hoping to work its way back into the good graces of the RNC.
Hey RNC? You may not know this based on your embrace of Jeb Bush’s current campaign strategy (which is from the time when your Dad could actually buy a “new” Oldsmobile) people really don’t need the TeeVee to watch events. In fact, you can host, moderate, and produce your very own debates without the the ‘help’ of the Democrat Party Dominated Media & Entertainment Culture. The internet – it’s not just for your Dad to watch pR0n anymore.