Pennsylvania Debate

The New York Times is Wrong

Doug Schoen | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics


Doug Schoen

Hillary must continue to draw contrasts with Obama, raise questions about the nature and extent of his associations with Rev. Wright and terrorist leader William Ayers, and raise more questions about his values in comparison with hers.

Debate Backlash: ABC Feels It In The Ratings

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.22.2008 | Media


The ratings for last week's evening newscasts are in — and it appears that the angry viewers claiming that they would no longer watch ABC after ...

Barack's Whining Over Debate Shows Why Hillary Is Best to Beat McCain

Larry Hirsch | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics


Larry Hirsch

The unaccustomed pressure of the last couple of weeks has already caused Obama to shed his image as a "new" type of politician.

Russert v. ABC: Steel Cage Stupidity Death Match

Stephen Kaus | Posted 04.21.2008 | Media


Stephen Kaus

Why did Russert ask David Axelrod about the Pledge of Allegiance on Meet the Press on Sunday?

7 Days: Teflon-Obama? w/ Dorgan, Huffington, Green & Bender

Mark Green | Posted 04.20.2008 | Politics


Mark Green

Obama had a bad month and week. The combination of a poor debate performance and answering questions about his "bitter" comments put his campaign on the defensive. So why haven't the polls moved?

Road Kill: Clinton In Denialville

Liz Burlingame | Posted 04.19.2008 | Home


Liz Burlingame

Clinton's Pittsburgh office was spacious-- meeting rooms, offices, impressive archways-- but it was almost empty. Nine volunteers were manning the phones. I assumed most people were out canvassing.

Obama Took a Potty Break During the Pledge of Allegiance Once (and Several Other Important Issues ABC Missed)

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 04.18.2008 | Media


Frank Schaeffer

Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos did an outstanding job questioning Senator Obama during the PA debate. But even though they spent the first h...

The Pennsylvania Democratic Debate In 1 Minute

236.com | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics


Wednesday night, Philadelphia was home to the 467th Democratic debate of this election year. Didn't see it? Heard it was boring, predictable, irreleva...

Obama's Ayers Issue

John Ridley | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics


John Ridley

What someone did forty years ago should not damn them forever. But that's assuming the offending individual pays their debt to society and repents. Bill Ayers has done neither.

What Everybody -- Pro and Con -- Missed About the Debates (Plus, a Fun Pop Quiz!)

RJ Eskow | Posted 04.18.2008 | Media


RJ Eskow

There are still a few things I haven't heard anybody say, and the right is already cuing up ABC's next line of questioning.

Important Questions For George Stephanopoulos To Ask John McCain This Sunday

Cliff Schecter | Posted 04.18.2008 | Media


Cliff Schecter

Do you agree with Pastor John Hagee that war with Iran is the fulfillment of biblical prophecy? What is your religion, and has the answer in the past changed as the South Carolina primary approached?

Superdelegates Unswayed By Clinton's Attacks

NY Times | Patrick Healy | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics


Throughout their contentious debate on Wednesday, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton tried again and again to put Senator Barack Obama on the defensive in...

Jason Linkins

Stephanopoulos Once Criticized The Tactics He Put To Use In Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics


ABC News' George Stephanopoulos can continue to defend his decision to lead off his debate with an hour's worth of questions that mined the electoral ...

Worst Debate Ever? Demographics Anyone?

Joe Lauria | Posted 04.18.2008 | Media


Joe Lauria

ABC's market research apparently showed that keeping questions to the level of flag pins and what your pastor thinks would draw and keep an audience tuned in. Hence, the worst debate ever.

The Constitution at Constitution Hall

Doug Kendall | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics


Doug Kendall

Of the many important topics that got left on the cutting room floor Wednesday night as Gibson and Stephanopoulos played gotcha, perhaps the most surprising victim was the Constitution itself.

After The Debate: The Case For Obama (the Marine Corps) and a Culture of Brotherhood

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics


Frank Schaeffer

Obama, like the Marines, calls us to be part of something bigger than "me" and offers a purpose in life that adds up to more than just one more consumer choice -- just another "I want."

Beyond Gotcha: In Search of Democratic Economics

Derek Shearer | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics


Derek Shearer

I don't expect the candidates to endorse any one set of progressive reforms -- but I would like to hear them talking about an Economic Bill of Rights for the 21st Century, not just technocratic neo-liberal policies.

ABC News Discusses The "Debate Over The Debate"

Huffington Post | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics


Following what many news outlets and viewers labeled a disaster of a debate, ABC News decided to address its critics by discussing the "debate over th...

ABC Blows It!

ZP Heller | Posted 04.17.2008 | Media


ZP Heller

This was ABC's last chance to elevate discourse to a national level, but instead the network focused on the mucky politics of irrelevance.

The Debate We Deserve

Julian E. Zelizer | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics


Julian E. Zelizer

Until we have a better political system and a more attentive electorate, we are not in a position to dismiss the type of debate that we had last night. We got the debate we deserve.

Obama Criticizes Debate, Attacks Clinton For Being "In Her Element"

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics


RALEIGH, N.C. — Democratic Sen. Barack Obama dismissively talked about his debate with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and the line of questioning f...

Gibson Trounces Stephanopoulos in Crucial Debate

Andy Borowitz | Posted 04.17.2008 | Media


Andy Borowitz

An aide to Gibson later summed up his victory: "He didn't let the candidates talk too much, and he made sure that this debate would be about Charles Gibson and nothing but Charles Gibson."

David Brooks Praises ABC Debate: "The Questions Were Excellent"

New York Times | David Brooks | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics


Three quick points on the Democratic debate tonight: First, Democrats, and especially Obama supporters, are going to jump all over ABC for the choice...

ABC's Democratic Debate: HuffPost Bloggers Respond

Huffington Post | Posted 04.17.2008 | Media


Huffington Post

Jerry and Joe Long: What Passes For Debate: Back in the days of our radio show, our standard name for the media was one taken from Jerry Lewis..."pim...

The Very Serious Debate, Starring The Very Serious George & Charlie

Bob Cesca | Posted 04.17.2008 | Media


Bob Cesca

The nation has witnessed, firsthand, George Stephanopoulos and Charlie Gibson for who they really are: pandering yellow journalists. Carnival barkers. They're Penn & Teller without the talent or insight.


 

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