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Drunken Irishman

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28. The last debate is almost always the least significant.

Fri Sep 2, 2016, 05:46 PM

Sep 2016

I'd wager it's the first and second debate that prove more important. Obama got dinged badly in his first debate and it hurt him in the polls. There wasn't much movement, beyond stabilization, after the third debate.

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CPD Announces 2016 Debate Moderators [View all] brooklynite Sep 2016 OP

Corporate Corporate Corporate .. go figure. YOHABLO Sep 2016 #1

Who would you pick as an alternative? brooklynite Sep 2016 #3

They should have someone like BumRushDaShow Sep 2016 #5

They would never like my picks vlyons Sep 2016 #16

So you want a biased moderator who agrees with you? brooklynite Sep 2016 #20

Rather than a biased moderator who disagrees with you? Well, sure. uppityperson Sep 2016 #51

I could think of a couple of people who disagree with me on most issues I'd like to see moderate yurbud Sep 2016 #64

There are many choices. Anyone outside the corporate news box. YOHABLO Sep 2016 #34

Thanks for posting this!!! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2016 #2

I suppose John King & George Stupidfuckidus BumRushDaShow Sep 2016 #4

Martha Raddatz and Chris Wallace are both horrible MattP Sep 2016 #6

I think Raddatz is hawkish and has a ''military bias'' too many inside the beltway (family) ties. YOHABLO Sep 2016 #38

Chris Wallace awful choice bucolic_frolic Sep 2016 #7

Wallace is unpredictable Zambero Sep 2016 #8

Absolutely. forest444 Sep 2016 #15

The last debate is almost always the least significant. Drunken Irishman Sep 2016 #28

You're right. forest444 Sep 2016 #31

Hillary should expect an ambush mdbl Sep 2016 #62

She certainly is. forest444 Sep 2016 #65

Bottom line the Corp. news media trying to suck up to republicand bigdarryl Sep 2016 #9

They're all lame-ass, bought-and-paid-for Corporate Whores Stainless Sep 2016 #10

I was hoping to see Gwen Ifill again NurseJackie Sep 2016 #11

Queen Latifah did a perfect Gwen -- that look is classic! LuckyLib Sep 2016 #26

I often wonder how the good journalists manage to keep a straight face ... NurseJackie Sep 2016 #27

They don't. Good journalists don't pretend a lie is a not a lie. nt SunSeeker Sep 2016 #68

Gwen 'Awful' YOHABLO Sep 2016 #35

Is there a betting site for Trump refusing to debate? bucolic_frolic Sep 2016 #12

No Jon Stewart? No Stephen Colbert? No Seth Meyers? tclambert Sep 2016 #13

i wanted jon stewart rdking647 Sep 2016 #14

I would love to have Samantha Bee. Javaman Sep 2016 #17

Chris Wallace, Anchor, Fox News Sunday left-of-center2012 Sep 2016 #18

You are 100% correct. COLGATE4 Sep 2016 #52

How about Thom Hartman ? FairWinds Sep 2016 #19

You'd go ballistic if they put Sean Hannity, Glen Beck or Rush Limbaugh on the panels. MADem Sep 2016 #23

I'll take a Hannity with a Hartman or an Olberman YOHABLO Sep 2016 #36

but then Hannity works for FOX which is major corporate .. so not so much. YOHABLO Sep 2016 #37

But they don't play from the fringes--they play from the middle and they ALWAYS have. MADem Sep 2016 #47

You mean go even more ballistic? FairWinds Sep 2016 #42

Ed Schultz was not "too radical." His ratings sucked. He was a cash drain. MADem Sep 2016 #43

I subscribe to the quaint notion . . FairWinds Sep 2016 #49

Well, that is a quaint notion. MADem Sep 2016 #50

What the corporate media feed us . . FairWinds Sep 2016 #66

I never get piqued! But I am a pragmatist. MADem Sep 2016 #67

not great, but it could be worse Fast Walker 52 Sep 2016 #21

This is gonna be FUN.... MADem Sep 2016 #22

I guess you missed it when she allowed giuliani to run roughshod over her Gabi Hayes Sep 2016 #33

If she got run over, she likely wasn't given time to prepare. MADem Sep 2016 #46

lighten up francis....we're on the same side, but I've seen enough of her FAILING Gabi Hayes Sep 2016 #57

It's not her job to be OUR advocate--any more than it's her job to be THEIR advocate. MADem Sep 2016 #59

If Lester is anything like Matt and the rest of his past co-workers from the Today Show .99center Sep 2016 #40

Lester Holt's credibility went out the window when he hosted Dateline. hopeforchange2008 Sep 2016 #41

You do know that people who host DATELINE don't have a choice? MADem Sep 2016 #44

So, he had a choice. He just chose to sell his soul. hopeforchange2008 Sep 2016 #54

Oh please--he was "the black guy" who got shoved to the back of the bus in favor of MADem Sep 2016 #55

Wow! If the talking heads refuse to take a stand on what they are frontman for, hopeforchange2008 Sep 2016 #56

One More Time--it's a JOB. They don't "take a stand" --they report. MADem Sep 2016 #60

It's that attitude that has given us the low information hopeforchange2008 Sep 2016 #61

I'm astounded that you think my -- or anyone else's "attitude" -- holds such sway. MADem Sep 2016 #63

I would prefer a better balance of women and men LisaM Sep 2016 #24

I agree with this point--it's a fair one. MADem Sep 2016 #48

Wallace's first questions: martin mike Sep 2016 #25

Yep. COLGATE4 Sep 2016 #53

Is there any chance that moderators can call out lies??? cheyanne Sep 2016 #29

Hillary Clinton and team know what to expect now ... be sure to use that to best advantage Auggie Sep 2016 #30

Thanks for the info Person 2713 Sep 2016 #32

Oh hell yeah, someone mentioned Amy Goodman up there. Juan Gonzales too. YOHABLO Sep 2016 #39

lame as the mod choices may seem, i wouldn't underestimate the temptation to go for a tRump gib 0rganism Sep 2016 #45

I miss the League of Women Voters. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #58

Me too. Sad that they got pushed out for corporate hacks. nt SunSeeker Sep 2016 #69