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In reply to the discussion: The Democratic Party needs to get it's Sh*t together. [View all]ZX86
(1,428 posts)Last edited Sun May 31, 2015, 07:14 PM - Edit history (1)
Is the problem with the debates. Debates should be run by third party groups. You know, like the League of Women Voters. When that was the standard actual journalist who valued journalism asked questions. There was a panel of them. Different people, with different experiences, from different parts of the country, representing different news organizations. Having one hand picked, corporate hack, like Chuck "It's not my job" Todd asking questions is not my idea of staying informed.
These corporate network hacks would sell out the country for a parking space. Remember Russert asking Kucinich about UFOs? Remember Kalb (actually Shaw) asking Dukakis a death penalty question in the form of a rape fantasy of his wife? This is the level of debate we get from hand picked corporate hacks more interested in invites to DC cocktail parties than informing the American public.
And why oh why should any Democratic candidate be penalized for participating in a debate not sponsored by the Democratic Party? The Democratic Party shouldn't be sponsoring in the first place!