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A Review of Presidential Debate Questions - Nixon v Kennedy
January 16, 2016
| Political Junkie Too
Posted on 01/28/2016 2:28:09 PM PST by Political Junkie Too
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This is something that I wanted to do ever since the first Fox News debate debacle.
This is a question by question review of the four Nixon-Kennedy debates from 56 years ago. How does the quality of question compare to the questions of today? Do you see any bias in the questions? Do you agree or disagree with my assessment of the questions?
Finally, notice how the moderators and questioners were all from different organizations. Do you think that affects the dynamic of the debates?
-PJ
To: Political Junkie Too
agree
None are the Fox moderators are real journalist
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posted on
01/28/2016 2:30:46 PM PST
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scooby321
To: scooby321
It's like a Great Football game
What help makes it great is that you don't notice the referees
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posted on
01/28/2016 2:31:51 PM PST
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scooby321
To: Political Junkie Too
Mr. Trump, you have called women dogs. Rating: 0
Trump’s response: Only Rosie O’Donnell. Rating: Out of the ball park
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posted on
01/28/2016 2:35:08 PM PST
by
Rennes Templar
(I'm pro gun control: keep your guns under your control at all times.)
To: Political Junkie Too
56 years ago and it seems like yesterday.
(Sigh)
.
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posted on
01/28/2016 2:37:31 PM PST
by
Mears
To: Political Junkie Too
I’ll say this, old Dwight Eisenhower really threw Nixon under the bus during that campaign.
To: Political Junkie Too
Well, you’re on the right track. Now just total up the results of the Nixon-Kennedy Debates and compare them to the results of any recent “debate” to really see the contrast.
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01/28/2016 2:39:42 PM PST
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Jim W N
To: Political Junkie Too
You put some hard work in that. If it s original work of yours I suggest you copyright it immediately. I see things get lifted off of FR frequently enough to know journalists use material and original thought from FR.
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posted on
01/28/2016 2:44:03 PM PST
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Fhios
(FR inception date 2015. I must be a mole for whoever I'm currently supporting.)
To: Political Junkie Too
Free Republic Caucus 16 01/28four days to Iowa
Vote
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posted on
01/28/2016 2:44:08 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
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To: Political Junkie Too
Excellent rating system!
I encourage you to continue it. It is a simple and wise way of rating “debates” (which today bear no relation to the meaning of the word).
It’s not an exaggeration to say that if it were in book form, covering many elections, I would buy it.
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posted on
01/28/2016 2:44:30 PM PST
by
Chad N. Freud
(FR is the modern equivalent of the Committees of Correspondence. Let other analogies arise.)
To: Jim 0216
I plan to. There were no more debates until Ford-Carter in 1976.
-PJ
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01/28/2016 2:45:40 PM PST
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Political Junkie Too
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01/28/2016 2:46:50 PM PST
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DoughtyOne
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To: Political Junkie Too
I’d like to see a debate with no “gotcha” and no “gimme” questions. It should be about the candidates and the issues, with the candidates, not journalists challenging each other where appropriate. We should not see journalists combing through everything candidates from the other side have ever said to set them up - that is more appropriate for an interview format, but even there only if it is done to both sides.
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posted on
01/28/2016 3:04:27 PM PST
by
Pollster1
("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
To: Pollster1
I agree. Even in 1960 there were some questions of the "You said..." and "He said of you..." variety.
-PJ
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posted on
01/28/2016 3:10:22 PM PST
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Political Junkie Too
(If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
To: Political Junkie Too
Excellent. Any chance you will do one for the primary debate that Reagan skipped? (He regretted listening to his campaign manager on that score and attended all subsequent debates)
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01/28/2016 3:39:06 PM PST
by
brothers4thID
("We've had way too many Republicans whose #1 virtue is "I get along great with Democrats".")
To: brothers4thID
I'll have to see what transcripts are out there. There are a lot of primary debates relative to general election debates.
-PJ
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01/28/2016 3:44:24 PM PST
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Political Junkie Too
(If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
To: Political Junkie Too
Wonderful stuff you should do this with Lincoln/Douglas, debates.
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01/28/2016 4:12:30 PM PST
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StoneWall Brigade
(Vote Tom Hoefling of America's Party for President the only person to restore the Republic)
To: Pollster1
My rating - Zero! That was then, this is now...
To: Political Junkie Too; Fhios
Excellent work, PJToo!
The rotation of the journalists, and focus on issues really stood out; it’s interesting to note that the bias, or spin, was definitely in there, although the questioners at least tried to bury it.
Also, I support Fhios’ suggestion in post #8.
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posted on
01/28/2016 6:13:22 PM PST
by
mumblypeg
(Reality is even more complicated than the internet.)
To: Political Junkie Too
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dfwgator
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