[EGPWS]

Yes, they gave the time to Mittens.

[MNJohnnie]

Kind of becomes a self fulfilling prophecy doesn’t it? Why invite them just to ignore them?

[Lazlo in PA]

“not going to get many questions during the debate and she’s nearly off the charts,”

It's not like this is a lie. CBS should have been up front and put a polling requirement on the attendees. There are just too many people in these debates anymore.

[humblegunner]

Maybe there was a height requirement.

[coloradan]

What exactly does "in the hopes that we can get someone else" mean? This wouldn't be an admission that CBS's purpose is to destroy Republican candidates, would it?

[South40]

Did CBS intentionally squelch Michele Bachmann in the debate?

[TexasFreeper2009]

Huntsman, Santorum, and Paul should of been removed from the stage ages ago.

Bachmann.. I’d give her a little more time.

[marron]

Its always this way. During the 2008 debates half the people standing up there would stand there all night and field maybe one question. It was shameful and obvious and they should have known better than to let the very same bunch of clowns control the debates again this time around...

But here we are again. Same thing again. When do we learn? Or rather, when do our own cast of clowns learn? You don’t give your political enemies the power to shape your argument before you even get it out of your mouth. And you don’t give your political enemies the power to decide which of you gets to speak, and which of your ideas gets cut off and shouted down.

The candidates themselves should refuse to play this game, they should plan and execute their own debates. If CNN or the alphabets don’t want to broadcast it, then find someone who will. But don’t let the alphabets moderate it. They can let the cameras roll, they don’t get to control the discussion.

[italianquaker]

They would not do this if she was a black female

[Thom Pain]

One more time:

Dear GOP

The media is the enemy. They are operatives of the Demoncraps. Why do you not get it? Or, do you get it and you are complicit? They are merely manipulating the outcome of the primaries. Stay away from them.

I would remind you that the referendum in Nov, 2010, was just the first shot. If you want a total house-cleaning just keep acting stupid. I suggest you re-read (or, for some of you read for the 1st time) the U.S. Constitution. Since most of you are lawyers I don't understand why you don't understand that it is a Contract. A contract that we, the people want enforced. If not enforced by you, we will find representatives that will.

[keats5]

I think all candidates should have equal time. Didn’t they used to have equal time in years past?

I also don’t like the way Romney has always been front and center for every debate.

[TigersEye]

The major networks are all just purveyors of agitprop.
Their agenda is to conform people not inform them.

[rawcatslyentist]

why do we go to the ENEMEDIA in the first place. We are perfectly capable of hosting our OWN debates. Let the dregs have a line feed. Other than that they should have NO PLACE in ANY of our DOINGS.

TO expect a fair shake from them after all the damage they have done is Albert's conundrum.

[TBP]

They’re trying to make Mitt inevitable before any votes have been cast because they know he’s the easiest Republican for BO to beat, with the possible exception of Huntsman, who is not a real Presidential candidate.

[Vaduz]

MSM hates non left women and will do anything to stop them,any women come to mind?.

[Sun]

The Republicans should get together and demand equal time for these debates.

They should even sign something. That way the Republican candidates, who don’t sign, would be exposed for their disinterest in fair play.

[Peet]

Have you ever had one of those 'uh-oh' moments where you hit "reply all" on an e-mail without intending to?

The VMS admin and I (UN*X admin) got a call one day from the boss: We're going to give you a list of usernames and we want you to go through their email INBOXes and delete a message from (insert name of Univ Admin idiot here) with the subject 'Layoffs' sent to, among others, the targets of the layoffs.

The VMS admin and I got real stubborn and demanded they provide immunity from all the laws they were demanding that we break -- and, besides, it has been hours now and we can garan-damn-tee you someone has forewarded it by now and did we forget to mention you-all are telling us to break at least three federal that we know of?

I swear, at a certain management level they have a needle stuck in their heads and part of their brains sucked out.

Peet's corollary to Fudd's First law of Inertia: It is always management's fault.