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Moderator Role Under Scrutiny – Before the Debate
In a rare example of political unity, both the Romney and the Obama campaigns have expressed concern to the Commission on Presidential Debates about how the moderator of the Tuesday town hall has publicly described her role, TIME has learned.
While an early October memorandum of understanding between the Obama and Romney campaigns and the bipartisan commission sponsoring the debates suggests CNN‘s Candy Crowley would play a limited role in the Tuesday night session, Crowley, who is not a party to that agreement, has done a series of interviews on her network in which she has suggested she will assume a broader set of responsibilities. As Crowley put it last week, “Once the table is kind of set by the town hall questioner, there is then time for me to say, ‘Hey, wait a second, what about x, y, z?’”
In the view of both campaigns and the Commission, those and other recent comments by Crowley conflict with the language the two campaigns agreed to which delineates a more limited role for the moderator of the town hall debate. The questioning of the two candidates is supposed to be driven by the audience members themselves — likely voters selected by the Gallup Organization. Crowley’s assignment differs from those of the three other debate moderators, who in the more standard format are supposed to lead the questioning and follow up when appropriate. The town hall debate is planned for Tuesday at 9pm ET at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY.
Joe
October 15th, 2012
Candy has really been into the candy. That smile just says Mrs. Fields, doesn’t it? Mrs. Fields does me that way too…especially the snickerdoodles.
MADJACK
October 15th, 2012
So in all likelihood just another shill for the Obowme regime, huh?
How poorly will the moderation be for this debate? How one-sided in Obowme’s favor? 
Menderman
October 15th, 2012
Well, Crowley is biased, but no worries, Gallup is picking the questions. And don’t concearn yourself with the fact that Obama is suing the crap out of Gallup right now. Some unnamed witstleblower (that was not fired in a Denny’s parking lot) told the DOJ (that hates whistlebowers and fires then in Denny’s parking lots)that Gallup overcharged the Obama administration for services.
Obama does it Chigago Style!
dba_vagabond_trader
October 15th, 2012
Please G-d of the universe, during the townhall freeze their lying tongues.
Anne
October 15th, 2012
He do need a wide-angle lens for Candy, don’t he?
Tim
October 15th, 2012
Candy: “FEED ME!”
IronyCurtain
October 15th, 2012
First question will be about a quarter pounder.
StrangernFiction
October 15th, 2012
Ah yes, I’m sure the Obama campaign is terribly concerned.
fxdwg
October 15th, 2012
Obamao is going to come off like Biden did-
Rude
Lying
Unprepared
Interruptive
Disrespectful
Obamao will go down like a coed after 3 tequila shots.
persecutor
October 15th, 2012
OMG, I thought that photo was from a movie poster for “Free Willy”
BILL
October 15th, 2012
how come most democrat women all have that same “barely willing to make an effort at my appearance” look ?
Callmelennie
October 15th, 2012
Aaarrrgh, Captain Greyscape .. she breaches! Be there the great white female? Be there the one to pull hearty on your hardie, aaargh!
Jimmy
October 15th, 2012
Will the fat lady sing?
Rick
October 15th, 2012
Paint a stripe on her so we can tell if she’s walkin’ or rollin’.
GM Car Of The Future
October 15th, 2012
Stick her in a Chevy Volt if you want to hear a car battery beg for forgiveness!
old_oaks
October 15th, 2012
The name Candy is always a fat woman’s name, why is that?
Name Redacted for obvious reasons
October 15th, 2012
no wonder her parents shortened her name from CandyPieCakeMnMsFreetoscheetosDoritosDonutsFilafelLicoriceS’MoresCookiesBrowniesTwinkiesLilDebbiesSuzyQ’sSnickersThreeMusketeersBabyRuthPayDayReese’sPeanutbutterCupsMarshmallowCremeBananaSplitRootBeerFloatMountainDewCheezitsDQBlizzardfrostieMaltSlushySquishie Crowley
but, that’s from the wikipedos, so…
Name Redacted for obvious reasons
October 15th, 2012
no wonder her parents shortened her name from CandyPieCakeMnMsFreetoscheetosDoritosDonutsFilafelLicoriceS’Mores
CookiesBrowniesTwinkiesLilDebbiesSuzyQ’sSnickersThreeMusketeers
BabyRuthPayDayReese’sPeanutbutterCupsMarshmallowCremeBananaSplit
RootBeerFloatMountainDewCheezitsDQBlizzard
FrostieMaltSlushySquishie Crowley
but, that’s from the wikipedos, so…
[hey, i ain't going thru all dat just to get edited]
Anne
October 15th, 2012
LOL
Harleybob
October 15th, 2012
All Obama has to do, is give Candy a few Ham steaks and its over for Romney!