Brokaw: 'Everybody' Believes Kerry Probably Beat Bush on Debating Points

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Tom Brokaw had his Pauline Kael moment on MSNBC this morning. Though the story might be apocryphal, the late NY Times film critic is famously credited with saying she was shocked by Nixon's 1972 victory, since everybody she knew had voted for McGovern.

Here's Brokaw on today's "Morning Joe," discussing the importance of the upcoming debates.

TOM BROKAW: Debates should be judged on two big counts: tonal and substance. You know, are you comfortable with this person? Look, everybody believes that on debating points, John Kerry probably beat George Bush, the 43rd, the last time around. But people liked Bush.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

[Pistolshot]

Thanks Tom,

Living in the past is bad for you. It doesn't matter how you debate, it's how you resonate.

Thanx.

[johnny7]

“And I think a lot of women out there who are for her may disagree with her on some fundamental issues, like choice.”

Choice... infanticide... murder... what's the diff?!

[Dr. Sivana]

That means nothing. I was in parliamentary debate in college. You can easily win taking the “wrong” position. My debate partner and I kept the top team from Amherst out of the finals beating them by arguing in favor of Japanese internment camps. (Not the most popular position to take, but we had to “oppose” the other team, who got to pick the topic and the side.)

[jokyfo]

Yes, I’m sure Osama bin Laden quakes in his sandals at night fearing America will elect a world class master debater!

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Tom’s Pauline-moment ping to Today show list.

[tx_eggman]

Brokaw: 'Everybody' Believes Kerry Probably Beat Bush on Debating Points

Fine, Tommy .. J F'n K won the debate.

It's time for you to accept that he lost the election.

[golfisnr1]

Everybody that counts means every liberal.

[1Old Pro]

He’s still crying about Algor losing, he can’t get over the fact that Conservatives have not been tempted to believe his left wing media indoctrination.

[loveliberty2]

Such provincial thinking (limited to their own little time and suroundings) typifies the Far Left spokespersons, wherever they are found. They assume that "everybody" sees the world through their limited-vision glasses.

Thankfully, America always has been peopled by individuals, not a collective mind, and those individuals, with a heart of love for liberty tend to think for themselves for the most part.

[popdonnelly]

Tom Brokaw, Everyman.

[iceskater]

Fine, Tom. But if winning debates was so important, why did Kerry lose?

Just keep talking Tom, you just keep digging yourself in deeper.

[SirFishalot]

Kerry lost the minute he went after Cheney’s daughter.

[normy]

There are 300 million people in America. Define “everybody” Brokaw, and by the way your credibility is tied to NBC “news” and MSNBC.

[jmaroneps37]

Everyone in the ratmedia must have thought this, but I guess the nation, you remember tommie boy the real people of America, didn’t agree with the skunks in the ratmedia.

[Vaquero]

did Kerry give you a leg tingle Tommy boy????

[jersey117]

So why’d he lose? These people crack me up!

[DustyMoment]

Hmmm . . . . battle - war . . . . . battle - war

Which winner do we remember, Tom? The one that won the battle . . . . . or the one that won the war??

The fact is that Kerry actually lost BOTH!!! He lost the battle by deferring to his and Edwards’ “plans” . . . . the details of which were never forthcoming. Bush won on substance.

There’s a reason you’re a bitter, unemployed hack of a “journalist”, Tom.

[mewzilla]

I’ll bet Tim Russert is spinning....

[capydick]

STILL Stuck on Stupid.