VP debate panel on 'Fox & Friends': Tony Katz, Kelsey Bolar and Joe Concha on media bias during the VP debate.
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I think thats, one of the
I think, thats one of the
things that makes people dislike
the media so much in this
country. Susan, is that you
selectively added just like
Senator Harris, did comments that
President Trump and I and others
on our side of the aisle make.
I mean Senator Harris
conveniently omitted after the
president made comments about
people on either side over the
debate on monuments. He condemned
the KKK, NEO Nazis and white
supremacists and has done so
repeatedly
Steve. You have the vice
president, suggesting media bias
at last nights debate, accusing
the press and the moderator of
selectively editing. President
trumps comments
lets bring in panel to act.
Indianapolis based radio talk,
show host Tony Katz right there.
Next to me,
you have got media reporter for
the hill, Joe Concha right there
and senior policy analyst at the
independent Womens Forum, sellly
bollard
good morning to all of you
good morning.
Stevee Tony lets start with.
You was the moderator
selectively, editing things to go
against MIKE Pence.
Well, some people will tell
you that the moderator was
selectively editing MIKE Pence
by telling him. Thank you,
Mr Vice President.
Thank you, Mr Vice president,
and stopping him from finishing
a sentence,
but really it comes from Kamala
Harris utilizing the
Charlottesville lie once again.
President Trump did not say
there are very fine people on
both sides,
part of the larger conversation
where he condemned white
supremacists and these NEO Nazis
totally. It
is a nonsense line that Donald
Trump is an anti semite. It
is untrue.
Im jewish!
I speak for all the Jews,
its nonsense,
stop it
be ashamed of you for pushing
this kind of garbage.
It was that kind of talk where
she didnt have to Kamala
Harris, had opportunities for
great points and she decided to
throw in lies.
She decided to throw in Russia
she kind of ruined her own
messaging with people who may
have been paying attention just
that little bit to her
Steve so Kelsie, do you agree
that Kamala Harris was
selectively, adding things that
Donald Trump and MIKE Pence have
said to make a point and the
american public is listening.
They probably dont, know
absolutely
and look. Susan page did an
excellent job last night, but
these debates would be far more
effective if debate. Moderators
came prepared with paper trails
of facts about the statements
that the candidates have said
arresting certain issues that
they are choosing to ask about.
There are paper trails of
President Trump condemning white
supremacy
condemning racism.
Of course, there are not those
paper trails for the would be
Biden, administration, condemning
anarchy that has been playing
out on the streets all summer,
but there is no reason these
debate monitors cant have a
paper trail when they are
centralling these individuals on
these issues,
the american people can look
them up.
Its very clear
Kamala Harris was misleading on
issues like fracking.
She refused to answer whether or
not they would pack, the Supreme
Court and paper trails would
make these debates far more
honest and effective,
Steve all right, Joe Concha
Survey, Monkey and Axios
Steve- and this is one a poll
I cite often because its so
telling found that ninety two percent of
Republicans say that traditional
news outlets knowingly report
false or misleading stories, at
least sometimes.
Okay. Yes, of course, the right
going to complain about the
media.
Well, seventy nine percent of independents and
even a majority of demococrats
agree with that sentiment.
I also heard last night by the
way Steve that MIKE Pence
interrupted so much. We had the
final tally in terms of speaking
time, MIKE Pence, thirty, five minutes, twenty two
seconds,
Kamala Harris thirty, eight minutes, forty eight
seconds,
so she nearly got four more
minutes of speaking time
to say, Kelseys point nothing,
questions about packing the
court, no
questions on Antifa,
no question on abolishing the
filibuster.
No questions on raises money for
bail fund that helped free
domestic abusers, including one
man accused of sexually
assaulting an 8 year old.
The bias of omission was on full
display last night in terms of
the questions in terms of the
framing, and it even got to the
point Steve that chinese state
media sensorred MIKE Pence, took
him off the screen during one
segment of the debate when
Kamala Harris started. Speaking
again, he came back on
only it doesnt happen here. It
happens in China as well
Steve there you go.
This is a lightning round.
Everybody gets about fifteen or twenty
seconds.
Tony Katz does last nights
debate, move the needle one way
or the another,
no
it doesnt,
but it gives the pence and trump
people a lot of ammunition to
show here is where Kamala Harris
continues to lie and continues
to obfuscate.
That is certainly helpful when
you are making campaign ads
Steve all right, Kelsey,
not necessarily, but I hope it
will calm the american people
down shoat american people, the
distinct contrast between the
policies of the Trump
Administration and what would
happen under the Biden
administration
MIKE Pence was extremely
effective in contrasting those
policies and thats. What we need
to hear more about, as we move
closer to have the election,
Steve and finally, Joseph
if Joe Biden only serves one
term, this becomes a very
important vice presidential
debate. Let me end it with this
frank. Luntz Focus group found
that Kamala Harris was quote:
Eavailable nervous, shifting
blame caring, snarky too
rehearsed, nervous, evasive,
unsteady rigid and
Unpresidential
Kamala Harris by almost all
counts did not win this debate,
or at least it was a push
MIKE pension got the Trump team
back on track
its up to the put to carry it
forward. Next week, Steve.
Transcript generated on 2020-10-17.