The 2012 Presidential Debates: When Moderators Aren’t Moderate
Lost in the sea of coverage following Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate, was the news that the moderators for the three Presidential debates, and one VP debate, were also selected. There is a certain kind of news one receives that falls into...First Presidential Debate: Exercise In Futility, Part 2
This is Part 2 of the analysis of Friday night’s Presidential Debate. Part 1 was posted on Saturday. Iran Lehrer asked for a “reading” of Iran by the candidates. Are they a threat? Both candidates made it very clear that nuclear weapons in the...
First Presidential Debate: Exercise In Futility, Part 1
Here’s Part 1 of my assessment of Friday night’s Presidential Debate. Part 2 will come on Sunday. All I can say is, I was wrong. Jim Lehrer does want to be the next Tim Russert. I will say, I did not sense any partisanship on Lehrer’s part, but he...
Preparing For The Debates
Friday night, September 26, will be the first formal debate between John McCain and Barack Obama. The event will be held at the University of Mississippi, and will be hosted by Jim Lehrer. Thankfully, Lehrer is already established enough that he won’t try to be...Stay in Touch
