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CrispyQ

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3. Last night, David Gergen (CNN) stated that "Ryan won on style."

Reply to Nevernose (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 09:29 AM

Oct 2012

Style? What the fuck? Debate isn't about style, it's about facts & argument.

Of course this is the same station where Anderson Cooper did a survey of viewers & asked if CNN & the media in general was too liberal or too conservative. His answer? Since they got almost an equal number of responses for each answer the media is doing just fine!

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Can we see the futility now in expecting our Democrats to get credit in these debates? [View all] bigtree Oct 2012 OP

If you look at the MSNBC homepage right now Nevernose Oct 2012 #1

Last night, David Gergen (CNN) stated that "Ryan won on style." CrispyQ Oct 2012 #3

they said romney won on style. lets see, be aggressive and lie. style. mellow and lie, style. seabeyond Oct 2012 #7

This is how shallow our culture has become - you can win a debate on style. CrispyQ Oct 2012 #11

WTF? treestar Oct 2012 #15

yup. repugs immediately started putting out the fire. we blew on the flames and fanned them seabeyond Oct 2012 #2

OMG THANK YOU BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #4

this is why it's all the more important for us to be honest with ourselves DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2012 #5

there is not ONE point that Romney made in that debate that he has been able to capitalize on bigtree Oct 2012 #9

It's not that I disagree with most of what you say here Time for change Oct 2012 #16

I do think there's value in confronting the opponent's lies during a debate bigtree Oct 2012 #17

I agree with you that much more credence should be given to substance than posture Time for change Oct 2012 #18

Romney was full of lies. On that we agree. But Obama lost ground where it mattered DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2012 #19

Nate Silver bigtree Oct 2012 #20

It's a game of slim margins DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2012 #21

We DID get credit for last night's debate. Not as much as we should have. randome Oct 2012 #6

The MSM doesn't realize it, but their duplicity in reporting about these debates is MADem Oct 2012 #8

Interesting analogy. I think you're right. The old ways are slowly dying out. randome Oct 2012 #13

'Style' is the new 'lies'. HappyMe Oct 2012 #10

. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #12

I am convinced this is why Americans don't have Health Care Whisp Oct 2012 #14

There is a bias. That's why we always have to be on our game, at least 10 times better ecstatic Oct 2012 #22

. bigtree Oct 2012 #23