And two notes of my own: they seriously put some woman on to ask why Obama doesn’t wear a flag pin? Seriously?
And shouldn’t somebody have pointed out that Charlie Gibson’s capital gains tax questions misstated the facts and was merely a rehash of right wing distortions?
I gotta vote this Tuesday and, after last night, I almost feel dirty about it.
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I agree that much of the questioning was ridiculous. HOWEVER, compared to what will be thrown at the nominee by the Republicans during the general election, it was pretty tame stuff. As such it was useful in showing how well prepared the candidates are to handle it.
Unfortunately Obama, the presumptive nominee, didn’t do very well. He spent far too much time talking about Americans being “angry” and “bitter”. That’s not a winning strategy. He also needs clearer, shorter, firmer responses to the other “issues” the right finds important. Dems always seem to let their opponents define them and seem to struggle in responding. I fear it may be the same story in this election.
Perhaps this debate will be a wake-up call to Obama to improve his answers. This won’t be the last time he’ll have to address this nonsense.
Despite all that I agree with in what you say, the fact that one of the three mainstream TV networks legitimized the foolishness makes it easier for nonsense to keep on keepin’ on and that’s the real problem with last night (aside from it’s being a colossal waste of time).