Posted on 12/14/2007 10:53:58 AM PST by george76
A third of the way through Thursday's final presidential debate before the Iowa caucuses, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson made a plaintive plea to moderator Carolyn Washburn: Can't we please talk about the Iraq war?
"Thank you," Washburn replied primly. "I want to take on a new issue." She then led the candidates into a discussion about flex fuels and the corporate carbon tax.
Washburn, the earnest and schoolmarmish editor of the Des Moines Register, stunned the political world when she announced, at the beginning of the Republican debate on Wednesday, that she did not want to talk about Iraq and immigration, at least not in any "concentrated" way. She continued that policy Thursday with the Democrats, asking not a single question about Iraq. The words "terrorist," "Iran," "Pakistan" and "al-Qaeda" didn't get even a single mention.
What did viewers get instead?
"Tell us your New Year's resolution for 2008," Washburn proposed. Groans emanated from the media room down the hall. Hillary Clinton said she would exercise more. Barack Obama said he would be a better father. Richardson pledged to lose weight.
Here's a resolution for Washburn: Try not to moderate any more presidential debates.
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thanks
He, he. Exactly as predicted here before the event. But she’s even getting flak from the likes of Dana Milbank.
Hey, nurse Ratchet. The East Coast MSM has no use for corfield journalism.
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