Giuliani: I wouldn't debate again after Holt's 'interference'

[mystery-ak]

September 27, 2016, 12:57 am
Giuliani: I wouldn't debate again after Holt's 'interference'

By Ben Kamisar

Donald Trump surrogate Rudy Giuliani floated the prospect of Trump not participating in further general election debates, after what he believes was inappropriate meddling Monday by moderator Lester Holt.

"If I were Donald Trump, I wouldn't participate in another debate unless I was promised the journalist would act like a journalist, and not an ignorant fact check," Giuliani said late Monday night in the post-debate spin room, according to video provided by Bloomberg.

"My advice would be the moderator would have to promise they'd be a moderator."

When asked whether he planned to share his perspective with Trump, the former New York City mayor said he would keep private conversations private.

Trump's campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, said repeatedly after Monday night's debate that the GOP nominee would participate in the final two debates.

But although Trump praised Holt immediately after the debate, Giuliani gave a scathing review of the moderator, claiming his "interference" in a discussion about policing in New York was "outrageous."

"If journalism has ethics, Lester Holt unethically interfering in the area of law he knows nothing about," Giuliani said.

"It is not unconstitutional and Trump's description of that case was correct."

The argument in question came after Holt claimed "stop and frisk," a controversial program Giuliani approved as mayor of New York in which police search people they stop for questioning, "was ruled unconstitutional in New York" for its impact on minorities.

That practice has been criticized as disproportionately targeting minorities. A circuit court judge ruled the practice unconstitutional, but a higher court never settled the question.

Current New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio stopped the program.

Giuliani said that Holt's interruption of Trump reminded him of 2012 moderator Candy Crowley's decision to step in to correct Mitt Romney.

"He's five times Candy Crowley," he added.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/297967-giuliani-i-wouldnt-debate-again-after-holts-interference

[Norm Lenhart]

Can you all say "Damage control?"

I knew you could!

[sinkspur]

Rudy's age is taking a toll on his mental acuity. 

[goatprairie]

Yeah Holt was favoring Clinton....that was to be expected. Nevertheless, Trump let a lot of opportunities to nail Clinton go and went into his usual rambling, semi-coherent Trump-speak most of the "debate." He simply doesn't have the facts at his command to counter most of the socialist inanities spit out by Her Heinous.
She easily baited him into defending his business practices. He rambled incoherently on his business dealings and failed to knock Clinton's own questionable  financial dealings.
In short, this debate came mostly the way I expected it to. An unprepared Trump facing a well-drilled, robotic Clinton with a little help from the "unbiased" moderator.

[Resp3]

Yep. Trump loses the debate; so it's "Blame the Moderator" time.

I actually feel sorry for Lester. He outlined the rules. He outlined the questions he was going to ask. Then all of America sat and watched Donald "The Bully" Trump blow by all rules as he ranted and raved at will.

BTW: Has someone called Sean Hannity yet?

[austingirl]

Yeah Holt was favoring Clinton....that was to be expected. Nevertheless, Trump let a lot of opportunities to nail Clinton go and went into his usual rambling, semi-coherent Trump-speak most of the "debate." He simply doesn't have the facts at his command to counter most of the socialist inanities spit out by Her Heinous.
She easily baited him into defending his business practices. He rambled incoherently on his business dealings and failed to knock Clinton's own questionable  financial dealings.
In short, this debate came mostly the way I expected it to. An unprepared Trump facing a well-drilled, robotic Clinton with a little help from the "unbiased" moderator.

Very well stated.

[Silver Pines]

BTW: Has someone called Sean Hannity yet?

@Resp3

I'll bet Sean's heart swelled with bursting love when Trump mentioned him.

[guitar4jesus]

@Resp3

I'll bet Sean's heart swelled with bursting love when Trump mentioned him.

No doubt...

[Resp3]

Excerpt of the transcript...

http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,226729.msg1069926.html#msg1069926


Like we used to say on TOS.

Just Damn.

[ABX]

Well at least Trump isn't applying for a job that requires real negotiation skills and action under pressure like a debate.... oh wait...

[INVAR]

Yeah, this is what I figured.

The Establishment knows Trump sucked so badly that they don't want to risk Trump engineering a blowout by Clinton, so even THEY are saying 'no more debates'.

Trump showed right off the bat he has no regard for 'rules' for a debate.  That Holt went into the tank for Hildabeast… well, Trump broke the 'rules' right out of the gate.

Thing is, Trump still hits Conservatives harder than he did Hillary last night.  I still think he is her Trojan Stalking Horse.