Its been asked before, but, who would be your ideal Debate Moderator?

[1-Old-Man]

If I had my choice of all the interviewers out there I'd take Brian Lamb to moderate a debate. In recommending him I'd say he man does not take nonsense for answers.

[riderinthestorm]

1. Diane Rehm. nt

[FSogol]

14. Maybe Rehm from 20 years ago. She seems to do little prep work these days and asks some really

dumb questions. Kojo Nnamdi or Derek McGinty would be better choices.

[riderinthestorm]

24. Her Friday News Roundups are the most informative 'debates" on anywhere right now

David Corn v Phyllis Shafly???


And she keeps it going AND civil!

[FSogol]

26. I do love Friday News Roundup. n/t

[defacto7]

28. I would absolutely vote Diane

except I'm not sure how she would do with interrupting or getting the candidates attention is they got out of hand.

[limpyhobbler]

2. Bill Moyers

[DonRedwood]

3. Dolly Parton

[stuntcat]

34. +1

Yay

[DonRedwood]

55. i'm kind of serious!

there are so few news characters these days who don't lean one way or the other.

[graham4anything]

4. Rev. Al Sharpton

[DURHAM D]

5. Me

[elleng]

6. Rachel

[sheshe2]

16. elleng again

You beat me I was voting for Rachel....but now I will second that instead!

[OneGrassRoot]

20. I third it. :) n/t

[elleng]

38. Thanks, she. How great? She's SOOOOO good!!!

[defacto7]

30. I'll second for Rachel

[teddy51]

7. Mike Papintonio!

[TampaKeeper]

8. Rachel Maddow

[renate]

9. Rachel, and not just because I adore her

I think that she would take the task of being objective very seriously--she wouldn't bring her MSNBC persona to the job--and she is smart as hell and fair as hell, I think. When Democrats screw up, she calls them on it, too.

[TwilightGardener]

10. Maddow.

[justiceischeap]

11. Rachel. nt

[redwitch]

12. Lewis Black

[Gman]

13. Rachel Maddow

Or Big Ed

[hughee99]

15. Keith Olbermann. I hear he has some time on his hands.

I'm sure he could be objective.

[derby378]

17. Gilbert Gottfried

Just to shake things up.

[Enrique]

18. Jerry Springer

[sheshe2]

19. Wow

Rachel is winning here.

[Nye Bevan]

21. Jeremy Paxman (nt)

[aletier_v]

22. Jessica Biel, but before she got married. :(

[broiles]

23. Brian Lamb

[demmiblue]

25. Amy Goodman.

[Skidmore]

57. Yes. This.

[lame54]

27. Stephen Colbert...

He would be hard on the Dems forcing them to sack up and
Rip the repugs by agreeing with them

[Angry Dragon]

29. Angry Dragon

[patricia92243]

31. Jon Stewart

[Hell Hath No Fury]

32. Rachel, Keith, or Jon --

I'd be thrilled to bits.

[limpyhobbler]

33. Willie Nelson

[Hassin Bin Sober]

35. The Rude Pundit.

[HopeHoops]

36. Robin Williams.

[krawhitham]

37. Lewis Black

[limpyhobbler]

39. Tavis Smiley

[Revolutionary Girl]

40. MADDOW.

Enough said.

[Johonny]

41. None- we don't need these things anymore

it is 24-7 news on 3 stations and business news on what 3 more. Plus other channels like clear. This election cycle has lasted over a year. The last one lasted over a year. Why do we need face to face debates that are nothing but political theater a few weeks before people vote.

Either kill the 1 year run up, or kill these debates. I can't fake pretending I don't know anything about these people foreign policies to be interested in seeing if one or both lie about it to entertain me.

[hootinholler]

42. Lewis Black n/t

[limpyhobbler]

43. Katt Williams

[chowder66]

44. Soledad O'Brien!

[IDemo]

54. She'd be great

[chowder66]

56. She isn't taking crap from anyone and she calls them on it. : D

[rucky]

45. Alan Grayson

[Shankapotomus]

46. Hawkeye Pierce (nt)

[Panasonic]

47. +1

Probably the only pacifist in the entire US Army.

[JaneyVee]

48. Brian Lehrer (not related to Jim Lehrer)

[rateyes]

49. rateyes

[Blue_In_AK]

50. Bill Moyers

[Tribetime]

51. Olbermann hands down

[underpants]

52. Rude Pundit

[Art_from_Ark]

53. John McLaughlin of The McLaughlin Group

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

58. Odin - He could fact-check rMoney before he finishes saying whatever he is lying about

And he wouldn't take $hit from anyone about it. Also, if there are any annoying sons of a certain candidate that want to punch the President, Odin would have no problem feeding them to Fenrir like a piece of pizza.

[slackmaster]

59. Jack Nicholson

[avebury]

60. Rachel Maddow nt

[PD Turk]

61. Willie Nelson

[win_in_06]

62. Bob Costas

[CreekDog]

63. he'd be excellent

[mrs_p]

64. Amy Goodman

[jsmirman]

65. Martha Raddatz - we've already seen a great one

and Candy did quite a good job, as well.

[pnwest]

66. David Letterman.