The Republican National Committee revealed its presidential debate schedule Friday, immediately setting off red flags with conservatives who still remember moderator Candy Crowley jumping into a debate to “correct” GOP nominee Mitt Romney when he said President Obama did not call Benghazi “terrorism” the day after the attack. After the debate, Crowley backtracked (slightly) and said Romney was right “in the main” on Libya.
CNN is scheduled to host two debates, with a third debate pending. The good news is that Crowley left CNN in December after 27 years at the network, so it’s possible that a fair moderator might be found for the job.
https://twitter.com/tess46/status/556542129334267904
@wolfblitzer OH NO! Hope @candycrowely won't b the narrator to "shill" for her liberal friends. She certainly did for #POTUS in 2012.
— Sunni Rinker {⭐} (@sunnirinker) January 17, 2015
@wolfblitzer
After Candy "in the main" Crowley lied & sabotage 3rd presidential debate giving Obama cover on claim of Terrorist attack— Hail To Pitt (@H2PITTBlue) January 17, 2015
@wolfblitzer @CNN as long as Candy Crowley isn't moderating
— Jim Sullivan (@Jim_SullivanIN) January 17, 2015
CNN to host debates?
RNC didn't get the lesson taught to them by Candy Crowley? pic.twitter.com/iKRzc2jwKV pic.twitter.com/6mV1jV2obc
— Sonlight (@BillyBoysDaddy) January 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/ChuckNellis/status/556503521525530624
CNN is lucky to get any GOP debates after the Candy Crowley disaster.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) January 16, 2015
Will Romney 3.0 tell Candy Crowley to go stuff herself with a McRib or will he cower just like Romney 2.0?
— King of the Jews (@mofopolitics) January 17, 2015
@wolfblitzer @CNN the question Wolf is will you or CNN be fair?!
— Bob (@bperez1776) January 17, 2015
@bperez1776 @wolfblitzer @CNN Just as fair as Fox I'm sure.
— mdizac (@deniseizac) January 17, 2015
@deniseizac @wolfblitzer @CNN well if the MSM was fair we would not need Fox News…
— Bob (@bperez1776) January 17, 2015
Fox News has been selected to host the first debate in August 2015 in Ohio, as well as a January 2016 debate in Iowa.
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