CNN - Paula Zahn doing town meeting in Ohio. Zahn/CNN trying to sway the outcome?

[TBBT]

Paula is hosting here own townhall meeting/debate in Ohio tonight. She has representatives from both the Kerry and Bush camp to answer the audience’s questions. For the Kerry camp it's retired General Wesley Clark, for the Bush camp it's a retired Police commissioner from NY (I didn't get his name).

I smell a rat. It looks like CNN is in Ohio trying to sway that state to the Kerry camp. I bet this guy from Bush's camp is weak in the PR department and will get beat up tonight to Paula's delight...

[TBBT]

Here we go. Clark and Zahn are piling on, on the question of job loss....

[surrey]

What the hell is Paula wearing? Looks like it was painted on.

Love Bernie Kerik.

[cyncooper]

OK, I took a peek in time to see an "undecided" voter shaking her head negatively as Kerik answered her.

If she's "undecided" I'm the Queen of England.

[TBBT]

So far only one question against Kerry - About the vote against the 87 Billion... It got short discussion.

Now Bush side getting beat up about health care...

[Txsleuth]

I think I heard that Tom Ridge is stepping down as Homeland Security Secretary, I say we hire Bernie Kerik right now. I say we out-source Weasley Clark.

These questions have all been pre-written, they are just too perfectly worded to smear Bush with maximum harshness.

[slowhand520]

Why is Paula Zahn helpnh weesle Clark with the answers. This is pathetic.

[cyncooper]

I will never forget when she had her show on Fox and one night she was dressed up like a Catholic schoolgirl. Short plaid skirt and kneesocks! I'm not kidding.

[TBBT]

More Bush hit questions coming up after the break... Zahn said one of them might be the deficit. I thought the audience was controlling to topics? right....

[TBBT]

This is nauseating.... I think I'm going to have to go drink a few beers after the show....

[TBBT]

Good grief.... Now Paula has a Trial Lawyer asking a hit question against Bush....

[lionstar]

We all knew this was coming! We knew that MSM would try to build momentum for Kerry in the last couple of weeks. But we can counter them by staying excited, focused and make sure Bush supporters get to the polls Nov. 2! This election is going to be decided by which party is the the most energized, and as far as I am concerned we are the Energizer Bunny on Amphetamines!!

Get out the word and stay EXCITED!!!!

[dennisw]

see post 13 .... LOL

[TBBT]

Paula ask for a show of hands of the Undecided. Maybe a dozen hand were raised. She then asked whether any of them heard something that might change their mind. Only of hand were raised on that question...

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Thanks. Gouging out my mind's eye now! LOL

[momf]

Does anyone have CNN email address? I would like to tell them what I think (nicely) of their tactics, personnel, and show. Then I'm going to start petitioning our little TV provider to drop CNN and replace it with FOX.

[Miss Marple]

This show on CNN is EXACTLY why I am watching "Divine Design" on HGTV.

I have just learned how to do Venetian plaster.

[t2buckeye]

I just got a glimpse of an exchange. You're right. Bernie is great. But I was astounded to hear PZ ANSWER for Clark..she even said she knew the Dem Talking points...and GAVE them to him, helping him answer the question.
Incredible!!!!!
Not really...this is CNN

[JustaCowgirl]

:But I was astounded to hear PZ ANSWER for Clark..she even said she knew the Dem Talking points...and GAVE them to him, helping him answer the question. Incredible!!!!! "

Paula Zahn and Wesley Clark. Now there's a combo to turn your stomach if there ever was one. Bernie will need to draw on his lifetime of dealing appropriately with scumbags to get through this one.

[Gerasimov]

I was Commissioner Kerik's escort last night from the airport to the CNN event. I stood and watched from the the back part of the time and from the CNN audio control room for part of the time.

The crowd was at least 75% Bush supporters. During commercial breaks, Clark would keep talking to the crowd - bashing Bush, acting like a slimy snake-oil salesman... it was obvious that the crowd didn't like that a bit.

I haven't had a chance to see what it looked like on TV yet, but in person the crowd definitely responded to Commissioner Kerik much more favorably than they did to Clark.

Paula Zahn, BTW, is drop dead super-sexy in person...