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How the liberal press will game the Trump-Hillary debate
---assuming Hillary shows up---
By Jon Rappoport
I didn't invent the liberal press. If the MSM were
overwhelmingly conservative, I'd be writing about how they're going to
game Monday night's debate.
Here's the problem the MSM faces. Most Presidential debates
are snoozefests during which the two candidates float high-flying,
empty, vapid, brainless generalities. The press can then easily pick
their favorite person, in the aftermath, because neither one said
anything. But here we have something different:
Trump is famous for potent wise cracks; dismissive comments
aimed at his opponents and the media; and sharp-tongued critiques of
policies (e.g., Globalism) which are never aired during election
campaigns. He's a fast-talking cowboy who starts shooting as he's walks
through the door of the saloon.
It's quite possible that, during the debate itself, a little
army of liberal fact-checkers will analyze a Trump statement, decide
it's false, and relay the information to Lester Holt, the moderator, who
will frame an accusatory question for Trump on the spot, hoping to
catch him up and expose him.
Holt may also try to pop Trump for interrupting Hillary; portraying him as a rude, over-weaning, coarse jackass.
And if Hillary criticizes Trump on a foreign policy issue,
and he comes back with one of his patented bombs---"You should talk,
Hillary, you destroyed Libya and turned it into a hellhole"---Holt could
insist Trump is going off the reservation and not replying directly to
Hillary.
"Mr. Trump, I keep trying to bring you back to the subject at
hand, and you keep wandering away from it..." (The MSM would replay
that clip hundreds of times.)
Holt could do a lot of things to try to upset Trump's rhythm
and tempo and cast him in a negative light. You can bet Hillary's people
have been sending messages through to Holt, urging him to keep Trump
on-topic, "so the debate doesn't turn into an unseemly circus."
Post-debate, the liberal press will certainly refrain from
mentioning that many of Hillary's remarks were substanceless
generalities (her stock-in-trade). They'll actually fill in the blanks
for her. They always have.
If Hillary shows up and endures the full 90 minutes, without
collapsing or leaving the stage in a coughing fit, the liberal press
will automatically claim "she looked strong and fit" and her health is
not a problem. "Apparently, those questions have been answered."
If Hillary energetically pushes back against Trump just once,
during the whole evening, even if she's telling an egregious lie in the
process, the MSM will seize on it, play it over and over, and crow
about her "toughness."
If Trump decides to tone it down and look and sound
"Presidential," the MSM will say he was "subdued" and off his game. If
he attacks, they'll say he was "un-Presidential," as well as "sexist."
If Hillary physically survives the debate, the MSM will say
she's "on track" to becoming the next President, "as the polls have
indicated, despite Trump's recent surge." In other words, they'll try to
make it look as if she's been running a seamless and successful
campaign all along, based on her "vast experience"---instead of ducking
reporters, hiding out, canceling events, and trying to find enough
energy to carry on.
If Trump stumbles at any point, the MSM will punch that up,
highlight it, run the clip over and over, and claim it shows he's really
unprepared for "the major leagues." "He was exposed." "He's really an
amateur, as many critics have warned all along."
As usual, based on zero evidence, the MSM will claim Hillary
played well to certain voting blocs: the young, unions, minorities, the
elderly.
Any sort of vaguely competent performance by Hillary will be
hailed as a major victory, as if a coma patient in an ER suddenly sat up
and spoke a few complete sentences.
The MSM are well aware of her fragile health ("fragile" is an
understatement), but they're trying to sit on the information, despite
huge pressure from independent reporters all over the Web. At this
point, the MSM is like a starving dog that will seize on any bone in its
vicinity and make it into a full-course banquet: "She walked, she
talked, she was coherent. Therefore, she's a genius."
"Despite her recent bout with pneumonia, she appeared strong and in charge."
If Hillary can't finish the debate, if she has to leave the stage or collapses, the MSM will try to blame it on Trump.
Who will be in the house Monday night? Will we see a stacked
deck? Will people shower Trump with boos? If things get very rough for
Hillary, will a protest break out against Trump to give her cover?
Anything is possible, including lights in the hall going out;
spotty audio; cutting the televised feed, due to "technical problems"
or even "a mysterious hacker." The MSM are quite aware that Trump has no
respect for them. They're terrified that, if Trump is scoring heavily
at the debate, their status as dispensers of truth for the masses will
take another major torpedo. They know the public's regard for them is
already plummeting.
I have reason to believe media honchos have been in touch
with the Trump campaign, on the issue of "credibility." They're telling
Trump people the debates must be conducted in a dignified manner, in
order to preserve the reputation of the office of the Presidency.
Obviously, this effort is aimed at toning Trump down,
convincing him to behave. In other words, the media are trying to get
him to abandon his most popular approach and turn him into another
android candidate.
If he falls for that one, he's done.
You can be sure, as well, that people inside Trump's own
campaign (infiltrators and typically standard fools) are urging him to
back off, act Presidential, and consolidate his gains. They're telling
him his best hope is to build better trust with voters by "acting
normal."
"Too many people are still scared of you, Donald."
If he falls for that one, he's done.
They may as well be telling him, "Act more like Hillary." Hillary has a patent on that act. He can't match it.
On Monday night, the MSM will be looking for any possible
Trump sliver they can use to claim, "The man revealed himself as
dangerous."
That's their hole card. That's what they want to sell:
"People all over America are feeling fear and disgust. They're reluctant
to believe what Trump is saying---and they doubt his ability to perform
competently as President."
Post-debate, the liberal press will try to take that position, based on something Trump said or did.
Trump can view all these obstructions as a mine-field he must navigate carefully.
But if he does, he's done.
This is a national debate. For many, many viewers, this will
be their first lengthy exposure to the candidates. Hillary will keep
(vaguely) emphasizing her experience and credibility as a political
leader, versus Trump's complete lack of real knowledge. She'll try to
act like a frontrunner, a fount of confidence. Trump has to crash that
celebration and ruin it.
And the liberal media have to characterize his attacks as something on the order of childish tantrums.
"Trump offered little in the way of substance. He was mostly
bluster, and people could see it. Hillary, on the other hand, displayed
restraint befitting a veteran who, certainly, based on the record, knows
foreign policy like the back of her hand..."
Hillary, on stage, will have a few zingers ready to go, if
things start to turn against her, if Trump's energy is overwhelming her.
Something like, "Donald, I know you. I've known you for years. How you
can even think about running for President? The whole world is watching.
Millions of people know you and your campaign are a sham, a fake. Why
don't you make everybody happy, pick up your marbles, and go home. Go
back to your Tower and forget about it!"
Applause will break out in the hall, and the liberal press will hope and pray it spells the end of the Trump fantasy.
They've been trying to put this guy away ever since he
announced his candidacy, and everything they've done has not only
failed, it's backfired.
Hillary should be their ultimate backup. She should be the
one to seal his fate. After all, she's supposed to be the next
President, isn't she?
Does she have what it takes to be a closer? Or is she so burned out and ill she can barely make it to the show?
According to reports, Gennifer Flowers, one of Bill's former
girlfriends, has accepted Trump's invitation to sit in the front row at
the debate. If so, it appears Trump is doubling down, and remains in
full attack mode.
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Jon Rappoport
The
author of three explosive collections, THE MATRIX REVEALED, EXIT FROM
THE MATRIX, and POWER OUTSIDE THE MATRIX, Jon was a candidate for a US
Congressional seat in the 29th District of California. He maintains a
consulting practice for private clients, the purpose of which is the
expansion of personal creative power. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, he
has worked as an investigative reporter for 30 years, writing articles
on politics, medicine, and health for CBS Healthwatch, LA Weekly, Spin
Magazine, Stern, and other newspapers and magazines in the US and
Europe. Jon has delivered lectures and seminars on global politics,
health, logic, and creative power to audiences around the world.
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