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Posted on 12/05/2007 6:21:37 AM PST by libstripper
Is CNN capable and professional enough to host presidential debates? After last week's CNN-YouTube debate fiasco, even Tim Rutten, a media writer for the left-leaning Los Angeles Times, was giving CNN a big fat F for failure: "In fact, this most recent debacle masquerading as a presidential debate raises serious questions about whether CNN is ethically or professionally suitable" to host debates. CNN had the opportunity to perform a journalistic swan dive. Instead, it produced an enormous belly flop. It's far worse when you realize this mess of a production was the highest-rated primary presidential debate in history.
Back in May, after the Democrats stiff-armed the Fox News Channel invitation to debate,many conservatives believed the Republicans should return the favor with CNN and its proposed CNN-YouTube debate. I disagreed. I suggested in this space that Republicans should accept debates on CNN but be more forceful in setting the terms and selecting the hosts. It seemed correct to assume at the time that CNN would attempt to be more fair and balanced simply because so much was riding on the outcome, namely CNN's very credibility as an impartial observer of the political process.
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thats why i dont watch the Communist News Network
Ya think?
No
We should be able to ask Fat Bottomed Girl a question or two.
Now this:
“Instead, it produced an enormous belly flop. It’s far worse when you realize this mess of a production was the highest-rated primary presidential debate in history.”
Is disconcerting, the most watched primary debate in history was a hit piece on every Republican Candidate on the stage.
CNN took an ethical bath on this one, Townhall should have also contrasted the Collusion that happened during the Wolf Blitzer moderated Democrat Debate, that whole deal was a Farce, bordering on the absurd in it’s levels of behind the scene question fixing and planting of operatives.
How were the Republicans harmed by CNN's stacked and slanted debate questions? Is anyone talking about the GOP's responses to those questions? Do they even remember what the questions and answers were?
I would suggest that the only harm done by that debate is to CNN and to a lesser degree the democRATs who help stack the questioners. Nobody even cares anymore about what questions were asked.
NO.
Fred was right in suggestion they ditch the "official" debates and hold their own roundtable discussions.
I have never, ever assumed as much. On what basis would one do so?
Not even an honest hooker.
The word is DISHONEST!
I disagree. The candidates didn't do bad in that debate. It hurt the left though because it reinforced the stereotype of a slanted media. This kind of thing just energizes the republican base and hurts the image of the media. CNN really screwed the pooch and I wish they'd try it again.
NO CHIT!
The Republican Party is called the "Stupid Party" for a reason. Well actually many reasons, this is just more proof.
Well, for one thing, the questions were “Gotcha” type questions, designed to provide problems no matter the answer.
For another, they fit the template of the Libs’ idea of what concerns a conservative: God, guns and gays.
mark
True enough. I stand corrected.
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