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Old 02-23-2018, 10:05 AM
 
Location: Living rent free in your head
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How about CNN?

CNN denies giving FL shooting survivor scripted town hall questions - Business Insider

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What exactly is your point? From your link: "There is absolutely no truth to this," the statement read. "CNN did not provide or script questions for anyone in last night's town hall, nor have we ever. Colton's father withdrew his name from participation before the forum began, which we regretted but respected. We welcome Colton to join us on CNN today to discuss his views on school safety."

Did you disprove that ^ or what?
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Old 02-23-2018, 10:06 AM
 
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Ah yes, the 50 year old fat woman was a student at the school?
The picture also forgot to clip the section where it says "debate night." The screen cap is not from the Town Hall.

Also, there's absolutely no indication the email is from CNN. She could have been emailing with a friend, family member or anybody else who she asked to help her phrase her question well.

Also a very good shot that she's a Conservative, and was asking a pro Trump question. She just has that look to her, doesn't she?
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Old 02-23-2018, 10:08 AM
 
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Ah yes, the 50 year old fat woman was a student at the school?
The picture also forgot to clip the section where it says "debate night." The screen cap is not from the Town Hall.

Also, there's absolutely no indication the email is from CNN. She could have been emailing with a friend, family member or anybody else who she asked to help her phrase her question well.

Also a very good shot that she's a Conservative, and was asking a pro Trump question. She just has that look to her, doesn't she?
LOL...well , if you are going for looks , Emma looked like she walked right out of the ANTIFA playhouse.
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Old 02-23-2018, 10:09 AM
 
Location: Self explanatory
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That picture, provided it is real is just classic.
It looks like a printed email. Is it not within reason that there was correspondence talking about what the selected student/person wanted to ask/discuss, and the person simply printed it to read from?


EDIT: It's not even from the damn town hall meeting.
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Old 02-23-2018, 10:13 AM
 
Location: West Michigan
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It looks like a printed email. Is it not within reason that there was correspondence talking about what the selected student/person wanted to ask/discuss, and the person simply printed it to read from?
Haven't you heard? Only the president is allowed to have notes and talking points in his hands when talking about the mass killings in Florida.

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Old 02-23-2018, 10:15 AM
 
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One of the student "survivors", Colton Haab, has already come out and stated plainly that he was given a script for the TownHall by CNN and told to "stick to the script".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYQHSnjcf-o

CNN just denies it.
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Old 02-23-2018, 10:19 AM
 
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Producers can be pretty aggressive to get what they need on camera. Why not give the questions they want so they can have the show they want, much like reality tv - maybe not fully scripted, but the story line is created.
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Old 02-23-2018, 10:21 AM
 
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One of the student "survivors", Colton Haab, has already come out and stated plainly that he was given a script by CNN and told to "stick to the script".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYQHSnjcf-o

CNN just denies it.
Why would CNN offer to have him on to state his case, separate from the town hall meeting?

His father pulled him from the meeting.

By "script", his was a topic that was discussed in the meeting, so were those people scripted too? If you look at the whole story, could it be that they wanted a diversity of topics, not just the same talking point?
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Old 02-23-2018, 10:22 AM
 
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Having you heard? Only the president is allowed to have notes and talking points in his hands when talking about the mass killings in Florida.
Oh yeah, "I hear you".
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Old 02-23-2018, 10:27 AM
 
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One of the student "survivors", Colton Haab, has already come out and stated plainly that he was given a script for the TownHall by CNN and told to "stick to the script".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYQHSnjcf-o

CNN just denies it.
He was on Tucker last night. First thing he did was offer to read the question. Tucker shut him up quicker than if someone were saying something positive about Hilary.

I don't think the kid is lying, I also don't think the story is anything like what some people are trying to make it into.

Programming and scheduling of live programs is constantly changing. They went from a statement, to several questions, to only having time for one. There is no indication that the question they suggested to him was not exactly in line with the questions he had written himself. The fact that Tucker prevented him from reading the question, or asking him if it was in line with his original questions tells me that this is more than likely the case.
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