Dave Smith: ABC’s Moderators ‘Were Playing Fact-Checker, But Exclusively with Donald Trump All Night’

Smith I ve got ░░░░░░░░ a word about the ░░░░░░░░ where it is look ░░░░░░░░ s a given anybody ░░░░░░░░ pays attention over the ░░░░░░░░ eight years should know ░░░░░░░░ s a given that ░░░░░░░░ of the corporate media ░░░░░░░░ who moderate these debates ░░░░░░░░ obviously going to have ░░░░░░░░ anti Trump bias That ░░░░░░░░ without saying That s ░░░░░░░░ the case Last night ░░░░░░░░ debate was by far ░░░░░░░░ most egregious version of ░░░░░░░░ that I ve ever ░░░░░░░░ It was it really ░░░░░░░░ a three on one ░░░░░░░░ where the moderators were ░░░░░░░░ only in the framing ░░░░░░░░ their questions where half ░░░░░░░░ questions were like now ░░░░░░░░ Trump people tend to ░░░░░░░░ like you re a ░░░░░░░░ of sh t What ░░░░░░░░ you think Why are ░░░░░░░░ such a piece of ░░░░░░░░ t They d be ░░░░░░░░ OK Kamala Harris why ░░░░░░░░ you think Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ such a piece of ░░░░░░░░ t Not only was ░░░░░░░░ questions like this but ░░░░░░░░ were doing something that ░░░░░░░░ tend not to do ░░░░░░░░ there s occasional isolated ░░░░░░░░ of this and it ░░░░░░░░ been controversial in the ░░░░░░░░ instances that moderators have ░░░░░░░░ tried to play fact ░░░░░░░░ but they were playing ░░░░░░░░ checker but exclusively with ░░░░░░░░ Trump all night And ░░░░░░░░ Harris well we could ░░░░░░░░ into this she threw ░░░░░░░░ some pretty fat lies ░░░░░░░░ a word not a ░░░░░░░░ from the moderators And ░░░░░░░░ only that I thought ░░░░░░░░ most egregious moment that ░░░░░░░░ actually couldn t believe ░░░░░░░░ when they asked Donald ░░░░░░░░ about how he had ░░░░░░░░ that he did lose ░░░░░░░░ election in 2020 Rob ░░░░░░░░ remember this point where ░░░░░░░░ said well you recently ░░░░░░░░ that you lost the ░░░░░░░░ so which one is ░░░░░░░░ Did you lose it ░░░░░░░░ he goes no no ░░░░░░░░ I was being sarcastic ░░░░░░░░ said we lost by ░░░░░░░░ hair or something like ░░░░░░░░ He goes I was ░░░░░░░░ sarcastic No we won ░░░░░░░░ election And then he ░░░░░░░░ a whole speech about ░░░░░░░░ they won the election ░░░░░░░░ then it goes back ░░░░░░░░ the moderators and the ░░░░░░░░ goes that didn t ░░░░░░░░ like sarcasm to me ░░░░░░░░ you re like yo ░░░░░░░░ You re just interjecting ░░░░░░░░ opinion in this It ░░░░░░░░ t sound like sarcasm ░░░░░░░░ you I mean look ░░░░░░░░ re the moderator of ░░░░░░░░ debate That s fine ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris wants to ░░░░░░░░ it didn t sound ░░░░░░░░ sarcasm to me But ░░░░░░░░ you to just jump ░░░░░░░░ and like not even ░░░░░░░░ that it s a ░░░░░░░░ check just like I ░░░░░░░░ to offer my opinion ░░░░░░░░ this I thought you ░░░░░░░░ a pretty lousy president ░░░░░░░░ I thought that was ░░░░░░░░ And I will say ░░░░░░░░ and this I promise ░░░░░░░░ my final thought before ░░░░░░░░ turn it over to ░░░░░░░░ Rob I do think ░░░░░░░░ that helped Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ biggest victory for Donald ░░░░░░░░ coming out of this ░░░░░░░░ that it was all ░░░░░░░░ clearly rigged against him ░░░░░░░░ I m really surprised ░░░░░░░░ the it seems like ░░░░░░░░ corporate media still hasn ░░░░░░░░ figured that out Hasn ░░░░░░░░ figured out that like ░░░░░░░░ can t be this ░░░░░░░░ biased or it kind ░░░░░░░░ gives him street cred ░░░░░░░░ look the whole establishment ░░░░░░░░ against you.”