{"id":50417,"date":"2016-09-27T12:48:01","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T16:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=50417"},"modified":"2016-09-27T12:48:01","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T16:48:01","slug":"was-lester-holt-auditioning-for-hillarys-press-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=50417","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Was Lester Holt auditioning for Hillary&#8217;s press secretary?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"articleWide cleared\">\n<div class=\"alpha\">\n<div id=\"js-article-text\" class=\"article-text wide\">\n<h1>&#8216;Was Lester Holt auditioning for Hillary&#8217;s press secretary?&#8217; NBC moderator is criticized for Clinton bias by failing to ask about her emails or Benghazi<!--more--><\/h1>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Twitter has gone after moderator Lester Holt after Monday night&#8217;s debate<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Social media attacked NBC News anchor for going easy on Hillary Clinton<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>They said Trump was asked tougher questions that had a bias<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Trump&#8217;s campaign didn&#8217;t immediately criticize Holt for his\u00a0<\/strong><b>performance<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>One infographic showed Holt\u00a0interrupted\u00a0Trump 30 times, Clinton only 19\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Others noted she wasn&#8217;t asked about Benghazi, her emails or foundation\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By Dailymail.com Reporter<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lester Holt has been lambasted on social media with accusations he favored Hillary Clinton following Monday night&#8217;s presidential debates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Some allegations against the NBC moderator included that he frequently interrupted Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and went easy on Clinton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Even Trump himself implied that he was disappointed the topics of Clinton&#8217;s foundation, emails and Benghazi scandal were never raised.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In an infographic, <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Vox.com<\/a>\u00a0noted\u00a0Trump was interrupted by Holt when he was speaking 30 times and he stopped Clinton only 19 times.<span class=\"mol-style-bold\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8cd55f60da3825b3\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D32FBE00000578-3809095-image-a-27_1474950298692.jpg\" alt=\"Lester Holt has received a barrage of criticism on social media for his performance as debate moderator on Monday night\" width=\"634\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Lester Holt has received a barrage of criticism on social media for his performance as debate moderator on Monday night<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f4291e6dc8788614\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D4792100000578-3809095-image-a-29_1474950403637.jpg\" alt=\"Many, including Trump, noted that Holt appeared to go easier on Clinton than he did on Trump\" width=\"634\" height=\"348\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"share-pictures-2\" class=\"share-pictures-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Many, including Trump, noted that Holt appeared to go easier on Clinton than he did on Trump<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">One question Holt asked was about Trump&#8217;s tax return, which he has refused to release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But many agreed with Trump that Holt asked almost nothing about Clinton&#8217;s emails, Benghazi or the Clinton Foundation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Fox News commentator Todd Starnes even wondered if Holt was auditioning for press secretary in a Clinton White House, such was his perceived bias against Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After the debate, Trump tweeted: &#8216;Nothing on emails. Nothing on the corrupt Clinton Foundation. And nothing on\u00a0#benghazi.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, during the 90 minute debate, Trump also didn&#8217;t bring any of those topics up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Holt, who is a registered Republican in New York &#8211; despite allegations from Trump that the moderator is a Democrat &#8211; also implied Trump had something to hide in his tax return.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c62539bbc394eeb3\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D3363C00000578-3809095-image-a-32_1474950417251.jpg\" alt=\"Some criticized the phrasing of questions, saying they implicitly made Trump seem racist or sexist\" width=\"634\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Some criticized the phrasing of questions, saying they implicitly made Trump seem racist or sexist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-17a2d41d01268920\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D3684000000578-3809095-image-a-33_1474950426982.jpg\" alt=\"One infographic showed Holt interrupted Trump 30 times but only interrupted Clinton 19 times\" width=\"634\" height=\"406\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">One infographic showed Holt interrupted Trump 30 times but only interrupted Clinton 19 times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-11c64be9c781d046\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D35D5E00000578-3809095-image-a-34_1474950431866.jpg\" alt=\"While others noticed that Clinton wasn't asked about her emails, Benghazi or the Clinton Foundation\u00a0\" width=\"634\" height=\"415\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">While others noticed that Clinton wasn&#8217;t asked about her emails, Benghazi or the Clinton Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">When it came to the candidates&#8217; problematic pasts, Holt appeared to ask more questions about Trump&#8217;s birther conspiracy, which came to a head in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/big-government\/2016\/09\/26\/lester-holt-candy-crowley-moment-first-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Breitbart <\/a>noted that Holt didn&#8217;t ask Clinton about her remarks about &#8216;super-predators&#8217; when she was First Lady.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Breitbart also suggested Holt framed questions to make Trump appear racist and sexist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The site noted that, toward the end of the debate, Holt asked Trump about what he meant when he said Clinton doesn&#8217;t look &#8216;presidential&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e1e55bf37b77c814\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D46EE900000578-3809095-image-a-42_1474950596959.jpg\" alt=\"Author Pamela Geller ripped into Holt saying he 'served his overlords quite well tonight' before launching into a tirade about how poorly she thought he performed\u00a0\" width=\"634\" height=\"160\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Author Pamela Geller ripped into Holt saying he &#8216;served his overlords quite well tonight&#8217; before launching into a tirade about how poorly she thought he performed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-67f5599ee355f864\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D46EE200000578-3809095-image-a-41_1474950593697.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"226\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-aac27406b47e063\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D46EDC00000578-3809095-image-a-39_1474950585079.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"136\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c6fc28459accf9d5\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D46ED400000578-3809095-image-a-40_1474950589338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"153\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Holt inserted that Clinton has become the first woman to be nominated for president when he asked his first question.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">When Trump answered, Holt interrupted, Breitbart noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Holt also held Trump accountable for supporting the Iraq War but didn&#8217;t bring up that Clinton voted for it.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2e800c017181cab3\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D409A200000578-3809095-image-m-44_1474950627714.jpg\" alt=\"While some said that Holt's questions put Trump on the defensive all night, others said the fact-checking was only done to Trump - not Clinton\u00a0\" width=\"634\" height=\"173\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">While some said that Holt&#8217;s questions put Trump on the defensive all night, others said the fact-checking was only done to Trump &#8211; not Clinton<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d4ef9fb796f1ca27\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D409B200000578-3809095-image-m-46_1474950652511.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"169\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c8cbbaeef00526da\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D4217400000578-3809095-image-m-51_1474950722239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"212\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-517dfdc46f55af4b\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D438D000000578-3809095-image-m-53_1474950772552.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"177\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f6ca547a1d8c4507\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D44BA800000578-3809095-image-m-55_1474950800271.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"244\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-6d971bbcf1d9d891\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D44C7E00000578-3809095-image-m-57_1474950823178.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"share-pictures-6\" class=\"share-pictures-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He also appeared to interject more during Trump&#8217;s comments than Clinton, the site suggested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Todd Starnes of Fox News asked: &#8216;Was Lester Holt auditioning for Hillary&#8217;s press secretary?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">On Twitter, people took note of the seemingly biased moderation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Dumb @LesterHoltNBC\u00a0was EXTREMELY bias during this debate<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;He did not question Crooked Hillary on Benghazi, Clinton Foundation &amp; More!&#8217; YouTuber Jeff Tutorials wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f4603bbec6d07b7a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D443F200000578-3809095-image-m-60_1474950842205.jpg\" alt=\"Even moderates thought Holt didn't do well. Some suggested he might have gone out for a bathroom break. Tony Maglio said Holt should've had better questions that Trump would've faltered over on his own\" width=\"634\" height=\"203\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Even moderates thought Holt didn&#8217;t do well. Some suggested he might have gone out for a bathroom break. Tony Maglio said Holt should&#8217;ve had better questions that Trump would&#8217;ve faltered over on his own<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-90e4a105b07be767\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D4490A00000578-3809095-image-m-61_1474950856821.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"295\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e4b0c436031d583b\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D43A7F00000578-3809095-image-m-63_1474950876323.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"230\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1ec9ca4975b30355\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D4891000000578-3809095-image-m-69_1474951216717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"195\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3d86c5485ec40cd4\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D4891800000578-3809095-image-m-70_1474951229197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"188\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-bb64b4932b0e39d9\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D4890C00000578-3809095-image-m-71_1474951241171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"186\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-904dc6febeab9bef\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D4891C00000578-3809095-image-m-72_1474951254317.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"188\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Author Pamela Geller ripped into Holt on Twitter, writing: &#8216;@LesterHoltNBC, you served your overlords quite well tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The 1st prez debate &amp;\u00a0@LesterHoltNBC\u00a0never asked about email server, Benghazi, Huma,HRC Foundation pay4play,ClintonFoundation,deleted emails<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;@LesterHoltNBC is totally outta control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I would never have shook\u00a0@LesterHoltNBC&#8217;s hand.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-aad2c725cdae4368\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"http:\/\/mol-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/i\/newpix\/2016\/09\/27\/05\/38D4891400000578-3809095-image-a-73_1474951269505.jpg\" alt=\"However, despite the lambasting, CNN's Brian Stelter said Trump's campaign wasn't upset with Holt\" width=\"634\" height=\"222\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">However, despite the lambasting, CNN&#8217;s Brian Stelter said Trump&#8217;s campaign wasn&#8217;t upset with Holt<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Former SNL writer and The Wrap reporter Tony Maglio wrote: &#8216;Bad job by Lester Holt &amp; mainstream reporters on Trump walkout. Let him hang himself, tying the noose isn\u2019t your job. Ethics, a*******.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">During the debate some noticed Holt&#8217;s performance and asked if he had left the stage as he failed to intervene and allowed candidates to go over their time limits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Some suggested he left for a bathroom break while others asked if he was out for a snack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Conversely, CNN&#8217;s Brian Stetler tweeted out that Trump&#8217;s campaign wasn&#8217;t taking Holt to task and said he did a great job.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Trump also told a reporter on his way out that he thought the questions were fair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-3809095\/Was-Lester-Holt-auditioning-Hillary-s-press-secretary-NBC-moderator-attacked-bias-Clinton-failing-ask-emails-Benghazi-constantly-interrupting-Trump.html#ixzz4LTCNlmMh\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-3809095\/Was-Lester-Holt-auditioning-Hillary-s-press-secretary-NBC-moderator-attacked-bias-Clinton-failing-ask-emails-Benghazi-constantly-interrupting-Trump.html#ixzz4LTCNlmMh<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Was Lester Holt auditioning for Hillary&#8217;s press secretary?&#8217; NBC moderator is criticized for Clinton bias by failing to ask about her emails or Benghazi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=50417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50417\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}