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C'mon, Get Happy
The Washington Post ^ | December 14, 2007 | Dana Milbank

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: caucuses; democratparty; elections; iowa; iowacaucuses

1 posted on 12/14/2007 10:53:58 AM PST by george76
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To: george76

Posted here:

C’mon, Get Happy (Campaign 2008)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1939563/posts


2 posted on 12/14/2007 10:55:40 AM PST by PAR35
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thanks


3 posted on 12/14/2007 10:57:28 AM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

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.


4 posted on 12/14/2007 10:59:19 AM PST by bcsco ("The American Indians found out what happens when you don't control immigration.")
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