Posted on 10/06/2012 11:34:26 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Watching the debate reminded me of a child set out on his own after being raised by parents who failed to teach him responsibility and accountability and let the child think that he was above being corrected or disciplined. This was the time that Chris Matthews could not jump in and tell the people what Obama meant to say." Indeed, Obama has been brought up by an adoring and overindulgent liberal media who have coddled him for the last eight years on everything from his appearance to Jeremiah Wright, Tony Rezko, and his caught-on-a-live-microphone secret handshake with Russian President Medvedev, where he promised that he will have "more flexibility after the election" to work with the Russians on missile defense. Additionally, we have the age-old public displays of media affection, including Dave Brooks' awe over the crease in Obama's pants and the "thrill up" Chris Matthews' leg. With a sycophantic media like this, who needs accountability?
Until Univision took Obama to task over his promise on immigration, Americans had rarely seen President Obama being held accountable by the media to match his word with his record. An unsteady, flustered, and out-of-gas Obama was bewildered as to how Univision's Jorge Ramos could have missed the "how to conduct an interview with President Obama" memo.
Wednesday's presidential debate revealed the same tight-lipped, flustered president -- unprepared for Jim Lehrer's reluctance to intervene and stop Romney from daring to question and attack his record.
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I have said it before- Obama was never taught HOW TO think, only WHAT TO think.
He has one solution to every problem (more government) and applies it to every situation.
The four legs of the empty chair are ABC, CBS, NBC, and last but not least NYT.
I'd be willing to bet that the next four pres/vp debates will show a much more rigid moderator. Mainly because axelrod called each of them and TOLD them how to treat obummer.
“You mean Christian.”
And none of those legs are tingling.
Romney was polite but insistent. He was there to debate and no amount of moderator manipulation was going to prevent him.
I’ve heard lots of liberals are upset at how Lehrer moderated the debate.
Could it be that, even though Lehrer is liberal, he really wanted to give both candidates room to speak fully on the issues? That he wanted to be something of an honest journalist in this debate, and not want to do what he could to help Obama???? And what does it say about liberals who apparently expected Lehrer to run the debate to help Obama????
Live by the media, die by the media ... heh, heh.
Great article, thanks for posting.
The next debate will probably get even more viewers; many who were tuned out will want to see what all the fuss has been about. I relish the thought of watching the putzident endure another thrashing in front of all those millions.
Lehrer is nowhere near as smart as Romney. Lehrer never had to negotiate anything. That is what business managers are for. Lehrer hires someone like Romney when he needs someone to negotiate his contract with PBS and to prepare his taxes.
Maybe these MEdia shills are in for a shock when they are actually up against a guy who has made a fabulous fortune with his negotiating skills, and with politely but firmly not tolerating fools.
Unless the fix is in, like 2008, and Romney rolls over in the next debate.
This problem is eliminated by the British system, in which Ministers are required to routinely face hostile questions from the opposition at Question Time.
Those who can’t handle the pressure well just don’t make it farther up the ladder. Obama would never have made it to PM in UK.
BTW, during his campaign McCain wanted to implement something similar to Question Time in the American system. Whether this would be constitutional or not is debatable, but I think it a good idea.
Oh, the media didn’t ruin 0bama.
He was ruined by his mother, his grandparents, Frank Marshall Davis, his muslim caretakers in Indonesia, his muslim patrons in college etc. The media has been complicit in covering up for his faults, but they aren’t what ruined him.
You had to go and ruin a perfectly good thread by bringing him up?
Free will?
Peggu Noone in this morning’s ESJ (Posted somewhere here last night):
“Jim Lehrer has been criticized as an inadequate moderator. He was old-school and a pro. He didn’t think it was about him. How quaint. He asked questions, allowed a certain amount of leeway to both candidates, which allowed each to reveal himself, and kept things moving. Most of the criticism seems to have come from those who hoped Mr. Obama would emerge triumphant. Mr. Lehrer should not take it personally. Every shot at him was actually a warning shot aimed at the next moderator, Martha Raddatz. She’s being told certain outcomes are desirable.”
I don't know about that. The first debate was viewed by more that 70 million viewers. That's a poopload.
Many people may have been curious about that there rich Mormon feller. Now they've seen him and Bobo is toast.
Agreed. If I didn’t know any better, I’d think he’s been taking debate tips from Newt.
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