Video: Cavuto pwns idiot college student that wants free college

[puppetmaster]

The interviewer pressed the college student a little too heavily for my liking. Imagine an MSNBC host interrogating a libertarian student about fiscal policy. By employing a measured, schoolteacher's tone and interrupting the guest, arguments for low taxes or reduced regulations could be dismissed by praising Europe or by inquiring how people with low income can expect to be served by their government.

Sure, the left-leaning college student was not very prepared; in fact, I would enjoy seeing a biting interview where Neil skewers a government official or wealthy investor who supports free college–anyone who could mount a rousing back-and-forth exchange.

she is the leader of the movement....she shouldn't be so fucking stupid about her "passion"

 

[ThePaleoLibertarian]

I feel bad for her. Low intelligence, probably getting a useless degree, and she's not going to age well. After 30, life for her is going to be ​rough.

 

[puppetmaster]

Hmm... a 57 year old professional TV news anchor vs a college student from a working class family. Not really a surprise here who would win the debate. If anyone should be embarrassed it's probably Cavuto for beating up on a 20 year old. It's like seeing a professional MMA fighter beat up some random kid in the street.


Yeah I don't agree with what she's saying but cmon, give her a break. I was stupid when I was that age too. Cavuto should try to pick more even fights.

she is the leader of this so called movement. She should be able to handle herself and have a clue what she is so passionate for.

 

[ThePaleoLibertarian]

Hmm... a 57 year old professional TV news anchor vs a college student from a working class family. Not really a surprise here who would win the debate. If anyone should be embarrassed it's probably Cavuto for beating up on a 20 year old. It's like seeing a professional MMA fighter beat up some random kid in the street.


Yeah I don't agree with what she's saying but cmon, give her a break. I was stupid when I was that age too. Cavuto should try to pick more even fights.

I was 20 in 2010. By that time, I had been reading about libertarianism for about three years, and I had been an ancap for the past year or so. Now, I still think that I was pretty dumb at that time, but not as dumb as this broad. I wasn't that stupid at 20, not at 15, probably not even at 10. Youth is no excuse.

 

[luctor-et-emergo]

The interviewer pressed the college student a little too heavily for my liking. Imagine an MSNBC host interrogating a libertarian student about fiscal policy. By employing a measured, schoolteacher's tone and interrupting the guest, arguments for low taxes or reduced regulations could be dismissed by praising Europe or by inquiring how people with low income can expect to be served by their government.

Sure, the left-leaning college student was not very prepared; in fact, I would enjoy seeing a biting interview where Neil skewers a government official or wealthy investor who supports free college–anyone who could mount a rousing back-and-forth exchange.

He's not derogatory, he's giving her enough time to respond. He's highly critical but it's a pretty decent discussion.

This in fact, is good journalism. He is picking her brain, he's checking out how well she knows her stuff. If only all hosts interviewed like this ALL the time. Factual debate, critical but fair. Don't forget he's openly conservative. Journalists don't have to be 'neutral', that's bullshit, nobody is neutral. It's good if they disclose their biases.. Thats what makes a good journalist IMO.

 

[luctor-et-emergo]

There's a second topic on this;
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...idiot-college-student-that-wants-free-college

Maybe they could be merged.

 

[timosman]

she is the leader of this so called movement. She should be able to handle herself and have a clue what she is so passionate for.

This is the problem with leadership these days. They get pass on everything. She went through her life without being challenged so far. She is probably thinking Neil is a hard ass for asking these soft ball questions.

 

[luctor-et-emergo]

This is the problem with leadership these days. They get pass on everything. She went through her life without being challenged so far. She is probably thinking Neil is a hard ass for asking these soft ball questions.

Well exactly, what do you expect when you get interviewed by a conservative host on a business network. He could have made it much worse for her, O'reilly style.

 

[dannno]

Hmm... a 57 year old professional TV news anchor vs a college student from a working class family. Not really a surprise here who would win the debate. If anyone should be embarrassed it's probably Cavuto for beating up on a 20 year old. It's like seeing a professional MMA fighter beat up some random kid in the street.


Yeah I don't agree with what she's saying but cmon, give her a break. I was stupid when I was that age too. Cavuto should try to pick more even fights.

I completely disagree... Neil made every attempt possible to congratulate her on her activism and trying to make the world a better place for everyone. He very calmly gave her a dose of hard reality and made her think. He did a pretty great job I thought.

 

[timosman]

I completely disagree... Neil made every attempt possible to congratulate her on her activism and trying to make the world a better place for everyone. He very calmly gave her a dose of hard reality and made her think. He did a pretty great job I thought.

It is sad she did not get that from her school. Your tax dollars at work.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

I thought it would be worse.

 

[Henry Rogue]

Hmm... a 57 year old professional TV news anchor vs a college student from a working class family. Not really a surprise here who would win the debate. If anyone should be embarrassed it's probably Cavuto for beating up on a 20 year old. It's like seeing a professional MMA fighter beat up some random kid in the street.


Yeah I don't agree with what she's saying but cmon, give her a break. I was stupid when I was that age too. Cavuto should try to pick more even fights.

What should the MMA fighter do when the random kid is trying to rob him? She needs to be harshly admonished.

 

[Omphfullas Zamboni]

I think the issue with interrupting stems from about four minutes 29 seconds into the video when Neil asks the student if she, her friends, and her family might be willing to pay more for additional benefits. She starts to say, "Yes and we already do pay more…" I just wish she would've been able to finish the thought:

"Yes and we already do pay more for college considering the rapidly increasing cost of tuition. The reasons people over $1,000,000 per year should pay increased taxes to support higher education are: high income earners are more likely to be business owners and business owners benefit from an educated labor pool [supporting evidence] and the wealthy have the a duty to support the middle/lower class for moral reasons [supporting evidence]."

I wouldn't say that there is supporting evidence to substantiate the reasons I fabricated but I was just hoping the student would counter with something substantive and specific. I'm probably being too optimistic in imagining that, without the interruption around the four-minute mark, the student would have found her footing; I'm sure some become frazzled by being in the spotlight.

In any case, even if the student is the organizational leader of the march, I wish she might have thought to tap a friend more comfortable with facts and figures to appear for the interview. Organizing a march does not necessarily mean one has the skill set to defend the principles of the march on national television.

He's not derogatory, he's giving her enough time to respond. He's highly critical but it's a pretty decent discussion.

This in fact, is good journalism. He is picking her brain, he's checking out how well she knows her stuff. If only all hosts interviewed like this ALL the time. Factual debate, critical but fair. Don't forget he's openly conservative. Journalists don't have to be 'neutral', that's bullshit, nobody is neutral. It's good if they disclose their biases.. Thats what makes a good journalist IMO.

 

[luctor-et-emergo]

I think the issue with interrupting stems from about four minutes 29 seconds into the video when Neil asks the student if she, her friends, and her family might be willing to pay more for additional benefits. She starts to say, "Yes and we already do pay more…" I just wish she would've been able to finish the thought:

"Yes and we already do pay more for college considering the rapidly increasing cost of tuition. The reasons people over $1,000,000 per year should pay increased taxes to support higher education are: high income earners are more likely to be business owners and business owners benefit from an educated labor pool [supporting evidence] and the wealthy have the a duty to support the middle/lower class for moral reasons [supporting evidence]."

I wouldn't say that there is supporting evidence to substantiate the reasons I fabricated but I was just hoping the student would counter with something substantive and specific. I'm probably being too optimistic in imagining that, without the interruption around the four-minute mark, the student would have found her footing; I'm sure some become frazzled by being in the spotlight.

In any case, even if the student is the organizational leader of the march, I wish she might have thought to tap a friend more comfortable with facts and figures to appear for the interview. Organizing a march does not necessarily mean one has the skill set to defend the principles of the march on national television.

Well, that's socialism.

College shouldn't be subsidized, then businesses do and individuals don't have to be taxed in order to compensate for the so called benefits they get from said subsidies.

The rich already pay more in taxes, as well as more overall they also pay more percentage wise. Businesses also pay taxes so the only argument can be about HOW MUCH. But they already pay a significant share.

Again, it's socialism and it will fail catastrophically.

Where I live we essentially have free college. Costs the same for everyone, 2k a year or so. Government pays for the rest. Lots of people graduated in useless fields is the result as well as much lower quality education because EVERYONE has to go to college. Really it has become more job training than academics. Especially universities suffer from this, they cater to big business because that's what the lobbyists tell the government to tell the colleges/universities.. It's no longer about the advancement of science. Socialism.

 

[tod evans]

This girls sounds really stupid and very naive.

I've heard that lilt in adults who feign sophistication, generally it's exhibited by young women who reside in the low income areas of rural towns.

Kind of a cross between the Valley Girl accent of the 80's and the twang of the Northern most borders of the Ozarks.

It was difficult for me to get past her speech patterns in order to attempt to find substance in her position, I listened though and came away with a new respect for that Neil guy! What patience in the face of an imbecile...

 

[tod evans]

Hmm... a 57 year old professional TV news anchor vs a college student from a working class family. Not really a surprise here who would win the debate. If anyone should be embarrassed it's probably Cavuto for beating up on a 20 year old. It's like seeing a professional MMA fighter beat up some random kid in the street.


Yeah I don't agree with what she's saying but cmon, give her a break. I was stupid when I was that age too. Cavuto should try to pick more even fights.

The young lady used that description to paint her family but she followed it with the statement that they're on several types of "government assistance"...

Working class people and free shit recipients are not synonymous in my book...

My bet is she's some jealous trailer queen who's figured out how to game the system for a no cash up front degree and she's just figured out there ain't no free lunch.

I don't think Cavuto "picked a fight", it sure looked like he gave her ample opportunity to engage in intelligent discourse even after her initially condescending tone..

 

[RJB]

She only regurgitates what she has been fed through 12 years of government school paid for with our taxes.

 

[ChristianAnarchist]

Hurts to watch...

 

[Dr. Dog]

All the elite have to do is hide their money in offshore accounts.

The Rockefellers are one of the worlds richest families but do you ever hear their names in the world richest lists? No.

They hide all of their money in trusts.

Good for them. More people should do that.

 

[milgram]

oh boy...