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It was political malpractice for Kamala to avoid the press like the plague. This made her first TV interview almost as important as her first presidential debate. She had to know that if she so much as botched a word, Republicans would spin it as her performing even worse than Biden did in his fateful… Read more.
I am holding fast to my pledge not to dignify the presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump with any comment. But there’s compelling public interest in making sure the following is part of Sunday’s post-debate commentary: No doubt you’ve seen the viral video, which leaked on Friday, of Trump bragging, during a hot-mic… Read more.
I thought the media could do no more to champion style over substance in American politics. But the way they’re hyping the first debate of this presidential election has disabused me of that thought. For I am truly stupefied that TV reporters and commentators are encouraging viewers to determine who wins not by the answers they… Read more.
As the media hyped so cravingly, it was all about Donald Trump. Which is why nothing any of the other ten candidates said during this debate will have much, if any, lasting impact. I feel obliged to note, however, that U.S. presidential debates have always been more spectacle than substance. For example, the first televised… Read more.
The media should be chided for shamelessly and irresponsibly promoting the first of these debates (beginning just hours from now) as a do-or-die, Thrilla-in-Manila showdown. After all, every single reporter or pundit worth his salt knows that no presidential debate in U.S. history has ever been a decisive factor in the outcome of any presidential… Read more.
Buzz Bissinger is the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the bestselling book Friday Night Lights. He distinguished himself more recently by damning – in print and on TV – the way Penn State University conspired to cover up the predatory, pedophile abuses of former assistant Football coach Jerry Sandusky. More to the point, Bissinger… Read more.
The only person who seemed more dazed and confused than Obama was moderator Jim Lehrer. To continue the boxing analogy, he reminded me of the typical punch-drunk champion who just did not know when to quit. Lehrer’s journalistic legacy, not Obama’s presidency, was the biggest loser last night. (“Romney beats Obama,” The iPINIONS Journal, October… Read more.
The United States is like the Titanic heading straight for a fateful iceberg. What is remarkable about this impending doom, however, is that, even though everybody from the captain (the president) to the ship steward (the most junior member of Congress) sees it coming, nobody seems the least bit concerned. To the contrary, the most… Read more.
Despite all the media hype, presidential debates have very little bearing on how people vote on Election Day. Instead, they tend to merely reinforce voters’ pre-existing feelings about the candidates. This means that who won the debate is invariably in the eye of the beholder. [The McCain-Obama “debate” of 08: round I, The iPINIONS Journal, September 28,… Read more.
Despite all the media hype, presidential debates have very little bearing on how people vote on Election Day. Instead, they tend to merely reinforce voters’ pre-existing feelings about the candidates. This means that who won the debate is invariably in the eye of the beholder. That said, there’s no denying the suspense inherent in watching for a… Read more.
