[kddid]

I only got to see 15 minutes of the debate. Is it true that the questions were framed to keep Bush on the defensive and ignore Kerry's many positions?

[windchime]

Ping

[Arizona Carolyn]

One other point: Earlier in the week Bob Schiefer said he'd discussed the debate(s) with Jim Leher and to the best of his knowledge niether had spoken to Charlie Gibson. Could it be Gibson "might" be the only "fair" depater commentator and Schiefer is going to set POTUS up?

[greatgranny]

Yes he did. Every bit of it was to put President Bush in a bad light. He was hard on Bush & light on kerry. Liberal rats.

[Mercat]

So why did our guys agree to him?? for crying out loud, just say no.

[hershey]

From what I saw, Lehrer framed each question to hammer GW's record. Not one question zeroed in on Kerry's record other than the one on integrity, which Lehrer had to know GW would, as President and a gentleman, give Kerry a pass. So we had 90 minutes of nail GW. One question about, "Is there a integrity gap you'd like to mention, Mr. President? Hehehehe." And GW said no, that as he'd always said, Kerry had served the country honorably. Has the newest Swiftboat ad come out? It was supposed to hit the airwaves today, I thought. That will take the steam out of the Kerry 'juggernaut'.

[vaudine]

In a word "Yes".

vaudine

[nfldgirl]

The fact remains, Freepers, that President Bush's "debate negotiating team" -- led by none other than practically "life-long" family friend -- James Baker -- AGREED to Jim Lehrer being the moderator...they HAD to have known that they were taking a risk, and THIS is the consequence of having agreed to Lehrer. The Bush team took a gamble...and lost. Hopefully, they learned something from this and will be a whole lot better prepared when Lehrer's "apprentice" Missy Gwen Eiffel (or whatever her name is) moderate's the next debate.

[Dec31,1999]

Let's see... allow the Liberals to frame the questions again, and then agree to the rules that let the Liberals win. Hasn't insanity been defined as doing the same thing over and over, yet expecting different results? Jeesh!

[sport]

Every supporter of President Bush should contact their Congress critter and demand that National Public Television and Radio be defunded.

They are nothing more than an extension of the Democrat propaganda arm.

[Ditter]

Every question he asked president Bush was the equivalent of "Have you stopped beating your wife?" The questions he asked Kerry were the equivalent of "Has President Bush stopped beating his wife?"

[dougherty]

Is it true that the questions were framed to keep Bush on the defensive and ignore Kerry's many positions?

Yes. Not once did Lehrer question Kerry's Senate record or flip flops on foreign policy. Just more proof, if anyone needs any after Rathergate, that the media is biased as hell.

[eeriegeno]

I have never seen Mr Flip-Flop so on cue to unknown questions. He almost had to know what was going to be asked?????