CNN accused of scripting Town Hall / refusing questions that don't fit narrative

[Calminian]

As if things couldn't get worse for this network. Trump has now weighed in.

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
“School shooting survivor says he quit @CNN Town Hall after refusing scripted question.” @TuckerCarlson. Just like so much of CNN, Fake News. That’s why their ratings are so bad! MSNBC may be worse.​

Like it or not, Trump is winning this battle against the media. His strategy has been near perfect, and his poll numbers continues to rise, despite CNN's 24/7 attacks on him. Now they're making the mistake of attacking a mass shooting survivor. Checkmate!



This Is CNN:
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journa...n-school-shooting-survivor-colton-haab-lying/
Drew Griffin Says School Shooting Survivor Is Lying… Just Days After Doxxing, Directing Abuse at Elderly Trump Voter
by JOHN NOLTE

STUDENT: CNN TOLD ME TO STICK TO SCRIPT...

NETWORK WROTE QUESTION...

'IT WAS VERY SHOCKING'...

LOESCH: Here's Real Story Of What Happened At Town Hall...



SECOND ACCUSER Accuses CNN of Scripting Town Hall – Only ‘Certain Narrative’ Allowed (VIDEO)

 

[DreadCthulhu]

>tfw you think Breitbart is accurate

 

[Calminian]

Breitbart is merely reporting what Colton Haab himself said, and they were just one source that I linked. It appears you too are calling him a liar. By all means continue to attack these victims, while we show them support. You'll drive up Trump's numbers even more.

Here is Colton Haab himself. Very articulate guy. Very brave to speak out.

 

[Calminian]

And now another shooting survivor and her father have confirmed the scripting.

 

[DreadCthulhu]

I am not calling Colton Habb a liar, I just doubt everything politics related Breitbart says

 

[Calminian]

I am not calling Colton Habb a liar, I just doubt everything politics related Breitbart says

Well, Mr. Habb just corroborated Breitbart and CNN called him a liar. We're all awaiting your apology and condemnation of CNN.

 

[DreadCthulhu]

Well, Mr. Habb just corroborated Breitbart and CNN called him a liar. We're all awaiting your apology and condemnation of CNN.

Breitbart was right on this one it seems. I apologize. Although I'm not going to condemn CNN

 

[Calminian]

Breitbart was right on this one it seems. I apologize. Although I'm not going to condemn CNN

You won't condemn CNN for censoring shooting victims? Can you imagine your response of Fox did this?

 

[Yonny Costopoulis]

As if things couldn't get worse for this network. Trump has now weighed in.

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
“School shooting survivor says he quit @CNN Town Hall after refusing scripted question.” @TuckerCarlson. Just like so much of CNN, Fake News. That’s why their ratings are so bad! MSNBC may be worse.​

Like it or not, Trump is winning this battle against the media. His strategy has been near perfect, and his poll numbers continues to rise, despite CNN's 24/7 attacks on him. Now they're making the mistake of attacking a mass shooting survivor. Checkmate!



This Is CNN:
Drew Griffin Says School Shooting Survivor Is Lying… Just Days After Doxxing, Directing Abuse at Elderly Trump Voter
by JOHN NOLTE

STUDENT: CNN TOLD ME TO STICK TO SCRIPT...

NETWORK WROTE QUESTION...

'IT WAS VERY S

As if things couldn't get worse for this network. Trump has now weighed in.

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
“School shooting survivor says he quit @CNN Town Hall after refusing scripted question.” @TuckerCarlson. Just like so much of CNN, Fake News. That’s why their ratings are so bad! MSNBC may be worse.​

Like it or not, Trump is winning this battle against the media. His strategy has been near perfect, and his poll numbers continues to rise, despite CNN's 24/7 attacks on him. Now they're making the mistake of attacking a mass shooting survivor. Checkmate!



This Is CNN:
Drew Griffin Says School Shooting Survivor Is Lying… Just Days After Doxxing, Directing Abuse at Elderly Trump Voter
by JOHN NOLTE

STUDENT: CNN TOLD ME TO STICK TO SCRIPT...

NETWORK WROTE QUESTION...

'IT WAS VERY SHOCKING'...

LOESCH: Here's Real Story Of What Happened At Town Hall...



SECOND ACCUSER Accuses CNN of Scripting Town Hall – Only ‘Certain Narrative’ Allowed (VIDEO)

HOCKING'...

LOESCH: Here's Real Story Of What Happened At Town Hall...



SECOND ACCUSER Accuses CNN of Scripting Town Hall – Only ‘Certain Narrative’ Allowed (VIDEO)

This is very much ado about nothing.

Here is quote from article:

The student went on to explain the back and forth with he had with a CNN producer, who rejected a long speech he had written for the town hall. Haab said he subsequently sent a set of questions in, including one on arming teachers — which he claimed the producer “wrote that question out for me.”

So the CNN producer was not going to give student opportunity to make long speech. Nothing is wrong with that. A long speech by one person means others cannot have their voices heard.

So student is not happy. If I was producer I would try to help student by having professional writer crunch long speech in much shorter speech with same meaning. If it was poorly worded question, then it could be turned into shorter more precise question. It is reasonable that this is what happened. But the student is still upset he can't make a long speech, and he accurately states that these are not "his words". But we never heard what the CNN written question was. Not that I heard. It may have had same meaning, but been more to point.

So yes, very much ado about completely nothing. I am not surprised FOX News tries to twist things so they can demonize someone who is not in unison with FOX beliefs.

 

[Calminian]

This is very much ado about nothing.

Here is quote from article:

The student went on to explain the back and forth with he had with a CNN producer, who rejected a long speech he had written for the town hall. Haab said he subsequently sent a set of questions in, including one on arming teachers — which he claimed the producer “wrote that question out for me.”

So the CNN producer was not going to give student opportunity to make long speech. Nothing is wrong with that. A long speech by one person means others cannot have their voices heard.

So student is not happy. If I was producer I would try to help student by having professional writer crunch long speech in much shorter speech with same meaning. If it was poorly worded question, then it could be turned into shorter more precise question. It is reasonable that this is what happened. But the student is still upset he can't make a long speech, and he accurately states that these are not "his words". But we never heard what the CNN written question was. Not that I heard. It may have had same meaning, but been more to point.

So yes, very much ado about completely nothing. I am not surprised FOX News tries to twist things so they can demonize someone who is not in unison with FOX beliefs.

That's definitely the CNN spin, but you have to be naive to believe this. Haab was originally told to write a speech, but they didn't like the final product. He also claimed they changed his questions.

CNN has a long history of fake news. I believe the student and the other student's father. CNN was looking for narratives, and these students did not fit that narrative. Noticed how they let the one liberal student stand up and berate the NRA and conservatives. Seemed to have no problem with him giving a speech. So why not let the other student espouse his views however he wanted to?

 

[Yonny Costopoulis]

That's definitely the CNN spin, but you have to be naive to believe this. Haab was originally told to write a speech, but they didn't like the final product. He also claimed they changed his questions.

CNN has a long history of fake news. I believe the student and the other student's father. CNN was looking for narratives, and these students did not fit that narrative. Noticed how they let the one liberal student stand up and berate the NRA and conservatives. Seemed to have no problem with him giving a speech. So why not let the other student espouse his views however he wanted to?

I didn't read anything from CNN about this spin. I just looked at it using logic. It makes sense.

 

[Calminian]

I didn't read anything from CNN about this spin. I just looked at it using logic. It makes sense.

LOL! So that's what you call it.

 

[Truth7t7]

Breitbart was right on this one it seems. I apologize. Although I'm not going to condemn CNN

You don' have to condemn CNN, their doing a good job of it themselves.

 

[Jamsie]

Well, Mr. Habb just corroborated Breitbart and CNN called him a liar. We're all awaiting your apology and condemnation of CNN.

So I guess it turns out that the only "Fake" news was promoted by fox news and others. (including the "Fake news in chief") At least Carlson and Hannity admitted there gross error, sometimes research and checks are a beautiful thing.

"Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity concede CNN 'scripting' story was bogus"

Sad that so many buy into the "Fake" news propaganda orchestrated by trump, and his willing sheep. So I guess we are awaiting the correct direction of an apology.

 

[Choir Loft]

As if things couldn't get worse for this network. Trump has now weighed in.

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
“School shooting survivor says he quit @CNN Town Hall after refusing scripted question.” @TuckerCarlson. Just like so much of CNN, Fake News. That’s why their ratings are so bad! MSNBC may be worse.​

Like it or not, Trump is winning this battle against the media. His strategy has been near perfect, and his poll numbers continues to rise, despite CNN's 24/7 attacks on him. Now they're making the mistake of attacking a mass shooting survivor. Checkmate!

This Is CNN:
Drew Griffin Says School Shooting Survivor Is Lying… Just Days After Doxxing, Directing Abuse at Elderly Trump Voter
by JOHN NOLTE


STUDENT: CNN TOLD ME TO STICK TO SCRIPT...

NETWORK WROTE QUESTION...

'IT WAS VERY SHOCKING'...

LOESCH: Here's Real Story Of What Happened At Town Hall...


SECOND ACCUSER Accuses CNN of Scripting Town Hall – Only ‘Certain Narrative’ Allowed (VIDEO)

Is this a surprise to anyone?

ALL news media regularly stage their 'coverage'. This was revealed to the public during the Viet Nam war when news photographers and film crews wanted to show the horrors of war. That's not allowed any more, but what is allowed is 'coverage' that agrees with the agenda of the intelligence community.

ALL news media are owned by mega corporations, conglomerates that dictate what is and is not promoted or broadcast to the general public. These restrictions and deliberate obfuscations are meant to be of advantage to the parent company. They occasionally, but not often, benefit the citizens.

"The CIA has every imaginable media outlet covered." - William Casey former director of the CIA

America is governed by three branches of government; the military-industrial complex, the intelligence community and the Financial cartel collectively referred to as the Deep State. Elected government is subservient to the authority and policies of the Deep State. POTUS is only a middle management position.

ALL news media serve the agenda of the Deep State because they are owned and operated by major portions of it. The question remains - what is the hidden agenda of CNN scripting of what the public assumes was an open and free discussion?

The only evidence of a hidden agenda is the testimony of a high school student who has no pension to lose or face to save. Obviously CNN won't admit to collusion. That's the beauty of the Deep State, if you admire such a thing. Lies can be promulgated openly and denied later. Its all ok with the gullible public. Most will continue to watch the network as though nothing untoward had happened.

and that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

 

[Jamsie]

Is this a surprise to anyone?

Obviously CNN won't admit to collusion. That's the beauty of the Deep State, if you admire such a thing. Lies can be promulgated openly and denied later. Its all ok with the gullible public.

Obviously CNN has nothing to admit...True, lies can be promulgated though some who do so on a constant basis will never admit to it...thankfully the dreaded media often corrects the record. Many Americans love conspiracies, such as the "Deep State", but it seems the problems with this country at present are quite conspicuous without distracting rabbit holes by conspiracy theorists.

 

[Jamsie]

Well, Mr. Habb just corroborated Breitbart and CNN called him a liar. We're all awaiting your apology and condemnation of CNN.

Interesting the silence when the truth is exposed.....

 

[FreeinChrist]

Shooting survivor’s father admits email changes in CNN spat

The father of a Florida shooting survivor acknowledged Tuesday he omitted words in an email he sent media outlets accusing CNN of using scripted remarks at a town hall on guns and school safety.

​

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/sean-ha...hall-claim-after-email-admission-from-father/


So the links in the OP and subsequent videos are all false. hmmmm.

 

[revanneosl]

Can a Mod change the headline on this thread to include the word "falsely"?

 

[Choir Loft]

Obviously CNN has nothing to admit...True, lies can be promulgated though some who do so on a constant basis will never admit to it...thankfully the dreaded media often corrects the record. Many Americans love conspiracies, such as the "Deep State", but it seems the problems with this country at present are quite conspicuous without distracting rabbit holes by conspiracy theorists.

There are three groups of people in America today.

Conspiracy Theorists
The first group discovers evidence of corruption debauchery and shoddiness in government business and the military and tries to warn their fellow citizens. They are called conspiracy theorists. The label has been affixed to investigative journalists who discover wrong doing, legitimate whistle blowers and patriotic souls who are witnessing the descent of a great democracy into fascism and are alarmed. The truth they discover and attempt to share with their fellow citizens is relegated to a lunatic fringe. These accusations and dismissals are meant to hide the truth so that action upon it is not required or allowed. It's actually another way of calling someone a liar when he or she warns of something really wrong that they are aware of. The technique is popular with government, the intelligence community, corporations, organized criminals and religious leaders who do not want anyone to know the truth.

Coincidence Theorists
The second group refuses evidence of anything outside their limited experience, frame of reference or that disagrees with their personal appetites or bias. Disbelief in God is a popular theme of coincidence theorists despite the testimony of millions, the record of history and the evidence of archeological discovery. It is the domain of the intellectually bankrupt, the political fanatic and the moral coward.

The Apathetic Hoard
"After 911 George Bush told the American people to go shopping and behave normally. In short: forget that you will never again be free to live as before. Think about money." - Angelo M. Codevilla "The Lost Decade"

The apathetic hoard is populated by the bulk of the American population. They are concerned with nothing more shocking than sporting events, the antics of celebrities and the flashing images of TV talking heads who tell them what they want to hear. They want little more than to waste their lives in complacent godless bliss, buying advertised items at sale prices. They don't want to be told of anything disturbing and they wouldn't do anything about it if they heard such things.

The Deep State is not a conspiracy theory. It is a fact so stated by numerous scholars journalists and even a former President of the United States. It is rooted in over two hundred years of sociological development of American culture. It is older and more real than the political system itself. The reader would know this if he or she had done serious reading on the Power Elite of this country.(*) It is not a fantasy. It is a terrible reality.

Coincidence Theorists wear an attitude of general disbelief like a two year old hugging a comfort blanket. Their appreciation of reality is in serious doubt mostly because they deny it altogether.

Which group do you identify with dear reader?

and that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

(*)
THE POWER ELITE by C. Wright Mills
THE DEEP STATE by Mike Lofgren

Both books have been internationally recognized by political leaders, educators and journalists as a legitimate reflection of the current state of American society.