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   From: weberm@polaris.net   
      
   In article , atropos@mac.com wrote:   
   > On Oct 23, 2024 at 9:39:35 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous"  wrote:   
      
   >> Vice President Kamala Harris held an event in Michigan on Monday that was   
   >> billed as a "town hall"-- but when attendees asked if their questions were   
   >> going to be answered, host Maria Shriver admitted that all of the questions   
   >> had already been pre-determined.   
   >>   
   >> The video showed Shriver, who is the niece of former President John F.   
   >> Kennedy, responding to an audience member who asked whether anyone present   
   >> would be allowed to ask a question of the Democratic presidential nominee--   
   >> which traditionally is the point of the town hall format in the first   
   >> place-- and she told them that they would just have to rely on her to ask   
   >> the questions that they would most want to have answered.   
   >>   
   >> "You're not, unfortunately, we have some pre-determined questions and I   
   >> hopefully will be able to ask some of the questions that might be in your   
   >> head, I hope so," Shriver said.   
   >>   
   >> "And this woman-- Maria Shriver, no less-- cosplays as a journalist at NBC   
   >> News!" Curtis Houck, managing editor of NewsBusters, responded.   
   >>   
   >> "Nothing says 'town hall' like predetermined questions," another social   
   >> media user said.   
   >   
   >Wasn't it Shawn that was castigating Trump for his performative politics just   
   >a few says ago? Well, here you go. Kammie's no better.   
      
   "But but that's different!" [eye roll]   
      
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