Chris Plante just mentioned that the moderator of the next presidential debate, CSPAN’s Steve Scully, had an internship on Capitol Hill for a Senator while in college.
That senator?
Senator Joe Biden.
-P. Henry
POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 BY PAUL MIRENGOFF
IN MEDIA, PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
STEVE SCULLY, AN UPDATE
Yesterday, in discussing the three moderators selected for the presidential debates, I described Steve Scully as probably “down the middle” and probably a “straight shooter,” as opposed to being pro-Democrat. That’s my impression of his work.
However, this biography notes that “while attending college, [Scully] served as an intern in the office of Delaware Sen. Joseph R. Biden, and later a staff assistant in Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s communication office.” Scully attended college in the early 1980s.
Neither Scully’s internship with Biden nor his work for Kennedy mean that he’s pro-Biden or pro-Democrat more than three decades later, or that he won’t behave fairly as a moderator. Brian Lamb, the long time head C-SPAN where Scully works, was on the staff of United Citizens for Nixon-Agnew and served as press secretary for a Republican Senator. Lamb is, for the most part, a straight shooter. I’ve never seen him lean Republican or conservative in his work.
However, it’s odd to have a presidential debate moderated by someone who once worked for one of the candidates — even if he was just an intern in the distant past. I’m surprised that Scully made himself a candidate for this task.
Having done so, I hope he disclosed his past affiliation with Biden. If he did, and Team Trump agreed to him anyway, I suppose there can be no objection.
In any event, having discussed the moderators and their possible leanings, I thought I should add this update.
ht/ mja
Oh for fuck sakes. Are these people for real?
And I just heard Sebastian Gorka say this guy was professional.
Maybe he will be. But shit, this is too much.
What? You’re kidding, right?
I suppose it’s too much to hope that Plante was somehow screwed over by Joey, and that Plante holds a nice, long grudge.
POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 BY PAUL MIRENGOFF
IN MEDIA, PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
STEVE SCULLY, AN UPDATE
Yesterday, in discussing the three moderators selected for the presidential debates, I described Steve Scully as probably “down the middle” and probably a “straight shooter,” as opposed to being pro-Democrat. That’s my impression of his work.
However, this biography notes that “while attending college, [Scully] served as an intern in the office of Delaware Sen. Joseph R. Biden, and later a staff assistant in Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s communication office.” Scully attended college in the early 1980s.
Neither Scully’s internship with Biden nor his work for Kennedy mean that he’s pro-Biden or pro-Democrat more than three decades later, or that he won’t behave fairly as a moderator. Brian Lamb, the long time head C-SPAN where Scully works, was on the staff of United Citizens for Nixon-Agnew and served as press secretary for a Republican Senator. Lamb is, for the most part, a straight shooter. I’ve never seen him lean Republican or conservative in his work.
However, it’s odd to have a presidential debate moderated by someone who once worked for one of the candidates — even if he was just an intern in the distant past. I’m surprised that Scully made himself a candidate for this task.
Having done so, I hope he disclosed his past affiliation with Biden. If he did, and Team Trump agreed to him anyway, I suppose there can be no objection.
In any event, having discussed the moderators and their possible leanings, I thought I should add this update.
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Sounds like a whole lot of backstabbibg to 1/2 our population because revere our constitutional republic. No one should be surprised about what the left does. I want to know if Trump had a say in who the moderators were going to be? Trump should demand a pat down for The Sniffer.
“They all know each other.”
SMFH
This equals http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3ss1m7
Seriously? It was apparently a long time ago but could you imagine the reaction if one of the debate moderators had worked for Trump in the past?
It’s not acceptable for that reason alone.
“Plante”… Really? More evidence that we live in a simulation and it’s glitching.
Also more evidence of the revolving door between government and media. As if we needed more evidence.
Hilarious that PAUL MIRENGOFF adds -Brian Lamb, the long time head C-SPAN where Scully works, was on the staff of United Citizens for Nixon-Agnew and served as press secretary for a Republican Senator. Lamb is, for the most part, a straight shooter. I’ve never seen him lean Republican or conservative in his work- as a way of assuaging our fears. What does the fact that a possible rightwing media person can do a fair job have to do with this?
I’ve met Scully and even played golf with Scully. Call it a two hop connection, similar to the FBI wiretapping you because you know the dude being FISA’d. Scully impressed me as a good guy, rational, level headed.
I have hope, but only time will tell.
BFH- even funnier, mirengoff isn’t a fan of Trump.
All Too Much- I hope so, too.
After the debate, PRESIDENT Trump caused Google to look up Hunter Biden a zillion fold. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Group some of the money channel talking heads together, not separately.
Jim Cramer, Maria, Eddie Munster, the guy with two different eye colors on CNBC Squawk Box, and maybe turn to an anchor from somewhere in the U.S. who wins a contest to do it.
I guess it is possible that spending time working for Joe Biden could turn one against Joe Biden.
However, Scully should recuse himself, just because he has a background with one of the candidates, whether he likes or dislikes Biden.
I guess there are no neutral players in that incestuous town.
Plante was in love with Tara Read.
It was love at first sight, they were soul mates.
Then their boss came in and stuck his finger in their pie.
And ruined their happily ever after.
Honor requires he recuse himself; anything else is hubris. A person can have a “come-to-Jesus” moment and be re-born, but such a moment necessarily involves The Christ; this is secular in nature, so I’ll have to go with “a leopard can’t change it’s spots” regarding Citizen Scully.
Another day, another deepstate cheat.
There are always blatant leftists moderating these debates.
Why can’t a conservative, for once, be given the opportunity.
I would select Mark Levin as my first choice.
Unacceptable. Just another lib tard.
Rush just mentioned it. It’s out there now. We’ll see how this goes.
Just another Wallass guttersnipe reject.