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CNN "Town Hall" with Hilary Clinton coached adience to applaud

radcen said:
Isn't prompting of the audience common at pretty much all similar shows?
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I don't think it is. Feel free to show that it is.
 
sangha said:
No

The claim that what happened at this appearance is unusual is what needs to be proven
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False. The claim is that CNN did it and that that is not how an independent news source is supposed to behave.

Someone is free to show that every news source does it, but that doesn't excuse the behavior, and claiming they all do it doesn't make it so.
 
DB20 said:
The in-fighting is due to the fact that most on the right actually think for themselves and have disagreements whereas the left pretty much thinks and does as they're told to think and do by the media and the DNC. Liberals remind me of the borg.
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From ST-FC:

We are the Borg... Lower your shields and surrender your ships... We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own... Your culture will adapt to service us... Resistance is futile...

:lamo

Imagine that the Borg Cube in this clip is the DNC and their leaders... That was an hilarious analogy.

 
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radcen said:
Isn't prompting of the audience common at pretty much all similar shows?
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I don't really know. But how many people are going to change their vote just because an audience clapped at something Hillary said? If a clap can determine who votes for whom, this nation is in bigger trouble than I ever thought.
 
Perotista said:
I don't really know. But how many people are going to change their vote just because an audience clapped at something Hillary said? If a clap can determine who votes for whom, this nation is in bigger trouble than I ever thought.
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I could see some doing. Some people are so weak-minded that they want to be part of the winning team, regardless who it is.
 
radcen said:
I could see some doing. Some people are so weak-minded that they want to be part of the winning team, regardless who it is.
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yeah, I agree with that to a certain extent. They want to climb on the bandwagon. But if someone is going to decide whom to vote for on a clap, they better be watching the right talk show, interview, or speech. There is a whole lot of clapping going on.
 
sangha said:
No

The claim that what happened at this appearance is unusual is what needs to be proven
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When FNC did this for the Tea Party, I immediately perceived it as political bias. I guess I was jumping to conclusions. Same goes for when FNC altered the faces of Dems to make them look ugly. How do we know that they didn't do the same thing to Republicans?
 
jmotivator said:
"To add “energy” to its show (attended by the Erik Wemple Blog), CNN deployed an enthusiastic stage director who coached the audience to applaud at various points throughout the broadcast — not in a partisan manner for Clinton, but for the sake of the town hall’s television optics.
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jmotivator said:
That isn't the issue here. The issue is that CNN took it on themselves to goose the crowd to applaud to make Hilary's comments seem better received. It's not a matter of whether the Democrats do this, the parties are expected to do this kind of thing. The issue is that CNN took it on themselves to do it for Hilary Clinton.
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Ummm? You're own source said that it wasn't biased. CNN wanted good television optics. I'm not sure why you'd post a source describing what happened and then bitch about something that your source, very clearly says, didn't happen...
 
jmotivator said:
What CNN Told Hillary Clinton’s Audience to Do Before Her Town Hall Puts to Rest Questions of Bias

"To add “energy” to its show (attended by the Erik Wemple Blog), CNN deployed an enthusiastic stage director who coached the audience to applaud at various points throughout the broadcast — not in a partisan manner for Clinton, but for the sake of the town hall’s television optics.

Approximately 15 minutes before the show, the producer ran the audience through a practice round of applause and noise-making. The results of the audience-prodding turn up in the show’s video."

The responses from the audience were not genuine, they were as rehearsed as a sit com.

The bright side is that when the Democrats and their media admirers engage in this kind of phony populism they invariable put Hilary off her guard.. and that is when Hilary says the dumbest things:

"They don't see me as part of the problem. Because we pay ordinary income tax, unlike a lot of people who are truly well off, not to name names; and we've done it through dint of hard work."


Says the woman who is worth $100 million. :roll:
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Meh.

The mainstream media and Hillary Clinton give opponents plenty of ammunition without needing to trump up silly charges. Do I think CNN favors Democrats? Of course. Do I think CNN would be coaching the audience in the same way if Mitt Romney was doing the "Town Hall"? Of course.
 
Ray410 said:
It's been pretty surprising how little enthusiasm the rank and file Democrats are showing for Hillary. They're going to have to stage every moment of her life In order for her to seem popular. Even her book only sold 60,000 copies and is now off the top 10 list.
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Hillary is just way too old to appeal to young liberals, especially in the information age.

Being white, straight and super rich certainly isn't doing her any favors either. I think there's virtually no chance she gets the nomination. Heck, she's even just too "conservative" for young liberals now. Watching her fumble softball questions on gay marriage is embarrassing.

Hillary Clinton is a good benchmark for just how extremist Democrats have become. There was a time people wondered if she was too liberal to win the nomination. Now it seems she just isn't nearly liberal enough. Elizabeth Warren and Bill DeBlasio are the faces of the party now.
 
mpg said:
When FNC did this for the Tea Party, I immediately perceived it as political bias. I guess I was jumping to conclusions. Same goes for when FNC altered the faces of Dems to make them look ugly. How do we know that they didn't do the same thing to Republicans?
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Altering pics is not the subject here. If warming up an audience is SOP in the industry (and it appears that it is), then it shouldn't be portrayed as something that was done to make Clinton look good.
 
sangha said:
Altering pics is not the subject here. If warming up an audience is SOP in the industry (and it appears that it is), then it shouldn't be portrayed as something that was done to make Clinton look good.
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Please elaborate.
 
Ray410 said:
It's been pretty surprising how little enthusiasm the rank and file Democrats are showing for Hillary. They're going to have to stage every moment of her life In order for her to seem popular. Even her book only sold 60,000 copies and is now off the top 10 list.
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Everyones tired of the same old same old-and thats what she represents. Youth voters and independents have been disillusioned with Obama. People are tired of this canned BS, and they know when they are hearing the real thing-this aint it.

I hope Hillary stays in the spotlight, its not going to help her.
 
mpg said:
Please elaborate.
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Literally every show with a live audience in television history does this. Also, concerts, the circus, every sport except golf and tennis, etc.
 
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Sun rises in the East and sets in the West, Republicans outraged.
 
CalGun said:
I suspect Republicans stage their media events as much as democrats. I think America would be sad to know how much media is staged and how little of it is journalism.
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We as a people are being duped. First, the two parties continue to split further apart to the point you swear you are seeing two kids fight over a cupcake with infantile name calling only a child would appreciate. Second, the media is today equally divided and destroying the truth on these garbage shows at supper time disguising themselves as journalism programs. What the irony is is liberals watch the liberal shows and conservative watch the conservative shows, so where is the progress if you agree with 99% of what is being broadcast??!! I confess while listening to conservative talk show radio ( I wont watch the TV shows) I often wonder what good are they doing if the majority of listeners are not liberals. Who are they trying to convince....conservatives?! The whole thing is a mess and a failure on everyone's part and the people should stand up demand better like we did in the 60's and 70's.
 
Wait, TV is staged? OMG!

I thought the Brady Bunch was real!
 
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