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Debate moderator tells Gephardt: "It should have been you up there"
St. Louis Post Dispatch ^ | Deb Peterson

Posted on 10/11/2004 10:27:45 AM PDT by foolish-one

Favorite son Rep. Richard Gephardt was surrounded nearly everywhere he went by U.S. senators and lawmakers, reporters and former staffers, all wanting to wish him well. A high point of his popularity was evidenced after the debate when ABC newsman and debate moderator Charles Gibson said to Gephardt in a private moment: "It should have been you up there - things would have been different."

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Just in case anyone might have been thinking that Charles Gibson actually seemed unbiased Friday evening (or needed confirmation on whether he really leans left or not), this ran in the St. Louis Post Dispatch Sunday and can be found in their online edition STLToday. Sounds like he is rooting for one side to win to me. (Or at least pining for a candidate who can win.)
1 posted on 10/11/2004 10:27:45 AM PDT by foolish-one
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To: foolish-one

Sounds like if it was Gephardt, He would have given it to Bush and given Gephardt a softball HR derby.

Sorta like Lehrer did for Kerry.


2 posted on 10/11/2004 10:29:24 AM PDT by smith288 (Only if Al Qaeda was a debate team would they be scared of Kerry... Bush 04)
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To: foolish-one
The orginal title is: Debate moderator tells Gephardt: "It should have been you up there"

If you don't use original titles, it raises the risk of duplicates.

3 posted on 10/11/2004 10:31:29 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (Real gun control is - all shots inside the ten ring)
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To: foolish-one

Charles Gibson definitely is pro-Democratic. As a Democrat operative, Gibson must be mad that the Dems nominated Kerry instead of Gephardt. Gephardt however was also a bad candidate. Lieberman would have been a threat to Bush because of his mainstream views; however, being Jewish would have hindered in the South. So, the radical Dems had to either nominate wacko Howard Dean or Flipper Kerry. And in 2008 we'll face Lady McBeth Hillary, you'll see but McCain-Rice will beat the crap out of her.


4 posted on 10/11/2004 10:32:48 AM PDT by Jose Roberto
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To: smith288

I listened to one of the undecided from the debate on FoxNews this morning and he truly sounded like someone lost in a forest shouting for directions.

Let's hope these folks never run a candidate for president.

The "I dunno" Candidate.


5 posted on 10/11/2004 10:33:04 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army and Proudly Supporting BUSH/CHENEY 2004!)
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To: foolish-one

I thought Gibson was very fair on Friday regardless of his personal leaning.


6 posted on 10/11/2004 10:33:05 AM PDT by willie1
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To: Jose Roberto

I will never ever vote for McCain.


7 posted on 10/11/2004 10:35:39 AM PDT by BushisTheMan
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To: Jose Roberto

McCain or Hillary? I sure hope there is a good 3rd party choice.


8 posted on 10/11/2004 10:36:59 AM PDT by Ingtar (Understanding is a three-edged sword : your side, my side, and the truth in between ." -- Kosh)
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To: Jose Roberto

McCain? Why are we gonna run a Rino in 2008?

Try again.


9 posted on 10/11/2004 10:37:27 AM PDT by UseYourHead (This November, remember who the terrorists are voting for.)
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To: foolish-one
To some extent, I think Gibson's comment is just schmoozing. He wants Gephardt to always consider granting interviews to Gibson, so Gibson is complimentary to Gephardt.

I'm sure the guy is biased, but chatter at a party is not where I'd look for "evidence".

10 posted on 10/11/2004 10:39:53 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The fourth estate is a fifth column.)
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To: willie1

Has anyone analyzed the "added questions" that Charlie Gibson asked?

They seemed to be ones to help Kerry and give him extra time on things he needed help with. He never asked Bush one except the one that he was trying to ask about recruitments (an anti-Bush question). I loved the Bush ignored the guy and answered anyway.

I've found these are the tricks Kerry uses:

1) He makes sure that Bush is watching him while he answered his questions. He always tilted towards Bush for almost every question except when the person asking was on his left, which would have been stupid even for Kerry to ignore.

2) He gets his big zingers in at the last 30 second responses (when Bush can no longer be asked for a response). Bush needs to do more of this himself. Leave the big hanging items hanging.

3) Charlie should have told Kerry he needs to answer the CURRENT question and stop going back to previous questions to add more content. Kerry just can't follow the rules, can he?


11 posted on 10/11/2004 10:40:18 AM PDT by BushisTheMan
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To: foolish-one

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1240952/posts

Debate moderator tells Gephardt: "It should have been you up there"
St. Louis Post-Dispatch ^ | 10/10/2004 | Deb Peterson


Posted on 10/10/2004 2:38:06 PM CDT by ajr276


This was not breaking news


12 posted on 10/11/2004 10:44:10 AM PDT by MEG33 (John Kerry has been AWOL on issues of national security for two decades)
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To: Jose Roberto
Lieberman would have been a threat to Bush because of his mainstream views; however, being Jewish would have hindered in the South.

Don't forget the black vote. Being Jewish would've hindered that, too.

13 posted on 10/11/2004 10:44:45 AM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
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To: Jose Roberto
McCain-Rice

HAHAHAHAHAHA!.....

FMCDH(BITS)

14 posted on 10/11/2004 10:44:45 AM PDT by nothingnew (KERRY: "If at first you don't deceive, lie, lie again!")
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To: willie1

I agree. If it takes a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article to demonstrate bias, then Gibson did a good job during the debate, when it counts!


15 posted on 10/11/2004 10:44:48 AM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: willie1

So you thought the "3 mistakes you made" question was a FAIR one to ask bush? I don't remember kerrys answer, but i don't believe he answered that question, just piled on his madeup "Bush mistakes"! Correct me if I'm wrong...


16 posted on 10/11/2004 10:45:38 AM PDT by Edgerunner (Hand me that launch pickle...)
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To: BushisTheMan
Ditto


17 posted on 10/11/2004 10:47:20 AM PDT by LuigiBasco (It's LONG past time to restart The Crusades.)
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To: foolish-one

No matter what Charlie thinks of Gephart, the questions in the debate were fair and it was a well run event. Actually, I've been impressed with the way both debates have been handled. There is no stupid audience outbursts and I think both candidates have gotten into some more than usual detail.


18 posted on 10/11/2004 10:49:39 AM PDT by BJungNan (Stop Spam - Do NOT buy from junk email.)
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To: BigSkyFreeper

Thank you. First post. I'll try to do better next time.


19 posted on 10/11/2004 10:51:36 AM PDT by foolish-one
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To: foolish-one
Remember - Charlie Gibson was the guy who was at Kerry's '71 medal-tossing ceremony - and then confronted Kerry earlier this year by replaying a tape of Kerry being asked after tossing the medals, "How many medals did you throw, John?" Kerry replies something like "six or seven". Gibson then asks Kerry to answer charges that he had faked the medal-toss. Kerry uses his "ribbons, not medals" defense, then accuses Gibson of doing the work of the Republican National Committee when he thinks they are off-air.

I think this incident illustrates that 1) Gibson knows Kerry is a phoney 2) Gibson knows Kerry is a jerk - I think this played out on Gibson staging a much more even-handed debate last Friday

20 posted on 10/11/2004 10:57:23 AM PDT by ghost of nixon
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