[Vision Thing]

Poulos doesn't seem to be complaining here about how many of the candidates are bashing the debate moderators. Instead, he is pointing out how some -- notably Bush -- are destroying themselves in their lackluster debate performances, despite the dishonest trashiness of the debate moderators.

[FlipWilson]

Circle the wagons.

[4rcane]

If the media is not bias as some journalist like to think. Why is it they we all know who you would vote for? Its not even a 50-50 guess. We know with 100% certainty who you will vote for, so how did we get it right unless you bias was so obvious to all to see.

[RginTN]

well if Democrat presidential wannabes got asked questions from Limbaugh, Levin and Beck during their primary debates then there wouldn’t be an issue...

[psjones]

yeah, those moderators know that we all care about Fantasy Football, it really matters to our every day lives.

[annieokie]

When Bush got into the middle of the conversation about Huck's tie, Huck and Trump in a friendly chat about Huck having on a Trump tie. Well Mr. Tippy Toes just had to chime in with his nasty remark about "made in China or Mexico" and said it twice. That was uncalled for BUSH, they were not talking to you.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Like a kid with chocolate all over his face swearing he didn’t eat the candy.

[Lisbon1940]

Debates are the problem. They are designed to bring out differences.

[samtheman]

What’s not addressed here is the 100% bias in ALL reporting and that the debate charade — where dems get fawning questions and repubs get gotchas — is only the tip of the iceberg.

Let the dems have their moderators and let us have ours— Rush, Levin, etc.

And put the debates on the internet, with no commercials and no media schmucks.

[MNJohnnie]

When 95% of his fellow Leftist “Journalists” say the exact opposite this puts him firmly in the LOSER column

[xzins]

I don’t like the debate format at all.

First, why have ‘news’ heads be the moderators? What’s with that. Newspapers and newsies have been siding with political parties far longer than this nation. Why bring obviously — and historically — biased people into the mix?

The question is: “Who isn’t biased toward the other party or toward another candidate?”

Answer: the CANDIDATES themselves.

The debate should have a timekeeper. Each candidate should get to pose a question. The others should have to respond. The questioner should then have to sum up at the end.

They then go down the line, until all have spoken. Each round has a time limit.

I guarantee that the questions will be important, because each inquiry comes from someone with an absolutely clear self-interest. I doubt it will be “Governor Huckabee, which of the two candidates would you most like to kick in their manhood and why?” That’s the level of garbage we get from the media.