Democratic candidate for President this year, Joe Biden, is being accused of being fed interview questions prior to his most recent interview with MSNBC. During his interview, it appeared that he read directly off of a teleprompter that was giving him the exactly topic and talking points. He was heard saying "Look Venezuela, topline message is". People hearing that scratched their heads wondering if that is a new phrase..."topline message". Those in the business or in the know, caught on that "Venezuela" would be the topic highlighted and then "topline message" would be something written with a colon then the talking points. You're supposed to see and not say things like "Venezuela" or "topline message", that's for your eyes only to trigger your thoughts...
This is the moment that's very telling...
So what do you think? Some on the left are saying this is not very telling that he could have been fed interview questions. VB and I say how is it not telling? Have you ever heard someone say "topline message" in everyday conversation? Maybe "bottom line", that's a natural phrase but "topline message"? I'm not buying it, are you?
Why is this a big deal? You might say so what if he was fed interview questions...well the problem with that is you want to test the President or person's ability to handle things on the fly. You want the conversation to be authentic, not scripted and you want to get an idea of how the person who you are interviewing initially reacts. When you are President you are not always prepared for what's coming. You need to be able to handle things on the fly and be quick on your feet. If you can't handle a few interviews questions being directed at you on the fly, how will you be able to handle the issues as President throw at you on the fly? Food for thought.
-Producer Lightning