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Tough reviews for Jim Lehrer as debate moderator
San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate) ^ | 10/4/12 | David Bauder

Posted on 10/04/2012 5:33:52 AM PDT by Haiku Guy

NEW YORK — Jim Lehrer may be regretting his decision to come out of semi-retirement and moderate his 12th presidential debate.

The veteran PBS anchor drew caustic social media reviews for his performance on Wednesday, with critics saying he failed to keep control of the campaign's first direct exchange between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney. The candidates talked over Lehrer's attempts to keep them to time limitations, and his open-ended questions frequently lacked sharpness.

The tough assessments crossed party lines: Republican commentator Laura Ingraham wrote on Twitter that Lehrer seemed "a bit overwhelmed." Comic and Democratic activist Bill Maher bluntly tweeted that "Lehrer sucked."

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To: Haiku Guy
Lehrer said from the start that the format was different, that it was a setup question and then 2 minute responses by each candidate, and then an open discussion between them for the remaining 10 minutes.

The liberals are just mad that Obama didn't perform well in this format. Obama needs the structure of an Igo Ugo debate to contain him and his opponent.

The next debate is a townhall format, which I suppose means questions from the audience by Democrat stooges posing as undecided voters?

-PJ

121 posted on 10/04/2012 2:27:34 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( It doesn't I naturally when you're not natural born.)
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To: Haiku Guy

One thing is for sure, at this years press correspondence dinner Jim Lerher will get a milk crate to sit at the back door.

Jim Lerher was suppose to be asking questions with skewed liberal promises, that’s the mainstream media’s oath. He may well be excommunicated, if not virtually burned at the stake.

Jim ole boy, it’s time to start spending your days at the horse track. No invite to Dan Rather’s house. No lifetime acheivement award.

The good news, you can leave with your pride!


122 posted on 10/04/2012 3:29:08 PM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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To: Haiku Guy; All

In my words, Romney was happy that Obama kept taking more rope to keep tying his own hands behind his back.


123 posted on 10/04/2012 8:34:53 PM PDT by Morpheus2009
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To: Haiku Guy

The commie ‘RATS need to lighten up on Lehrer. Nobody could have saved Barry’s ass last night. Just because Lehrer refuse to try is no reason to beat him up.


124 posted on 10/04/2012 8:55:07 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Sorry Algore. It was attitude, NOT altitude.)
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To: Haiku Guy
Now they’re going after Jim Lehrer for screwing up as Moderator.

He let Obama speak for 5 minutes longer than Romney.

OBAMA FAIL.

125 posted on 10/05/2012 9:10:01 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Obama likes to claim credit for getting Osama. Why hasn't he tried Khalid Sheikh Mohammed yet?)
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0bama didn't have a chance!

The altitude was against him, the stars were obviously aligned against him, the falling level of the oceans was against him, the questions were stacked against him, and even the conservative icon Jim Lehrer was against him - if he weren't Allah's gift to the universe, he would have done even worse.

126 posted on 10/05/2012 9:17:16 AM PDT by jda ("Righteousness exalts a nation . . .")
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To: a fool in paradise
He let Obama speak for 5 minutes longer than Romney.

It would have gone better for Obama if Lehrer had not let him talk at all...

127 posted on 10/05/2012 11:01:19 AM PDT by Haiku Guy (Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!)
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