DU the snot out of CNN's 'Pundits Scorecard' here!

[Hobarticus]

Each pundit has graded the convention. At the bottom of the table you can submit your own grade. Right now it's hovering around C+.

Flunk 'em, folks:

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/special/president/convention/rnc/press.pundits/

[LTR]

1. I saw it earlier

Not many of them too keen on the RNC so far:


Paul Begala

We haven't heard a single thing that Bush would do if, God forbid, he were to win re-election. Rudy Giuliani was the attack dog on Kerry, and he was a little over the top. The Purple Heart bandages are an insult to the thousands of people who have been wounded in the Bush war in Iraq, and millions of other Americans. John Kerry could have hid out in the National Guard, but he didn't. He still has shrapnel in his leg. If he could do that without spilling his blood, it would have been a miracle. Those people ought to be ashamed.


Tucker Carlson

The message has been "more of the same" and that's not a vision for the future. The Purple Heart Band-Aids are kind of amusing. Kerry is running on his Vietnam service, and so it's not off limits. I think the criticisms have been fair. But they (the Republicans) need a little less compassion. They need to explain why Kerry would be a bad president. If (Republicans) are going to have a reputation as being mean, they might as well be mean. Overall, it's been disciplined with moments of wit.


Bill Schneider

So far we've heard nothing but terrorism, terrorism, terrorism. We're waiting to hear something other than 9/11. Arnold Schwarzenegger tonight and Rudy Giuliani last night delivered pretty effective attacks on Kerry. The distinction has been well-drawn between the "wishy-washy Kerry" and the "resolute Bush." Those Purple Heart bandages are a total cheap shot -- the cheapest shot ever at a political convention. There has been no agenda discussed yet. We have no idea what Bush would do to address issues like jobs, health care and Iraq. There has been plenty of talk about the justification for Iraq, but nobody's talking about what they would do.

The only one who likes it so far:

Carlos Watson

I'd say the Republican convention has gotten off to a good start. We had two more good speeches tonight. The president's misstep during the Matt Lauer conversation and the Purple Heart bandage story have taken a little bit of shimmer off the convention. Like the DNC, the convention will largely be judged on the candidate's speech Thursday night.

[shaolinmonkey]

2. Done. Tucker Carlson says the purple heart bandages

are amusing. Somebody get him some fatigues and a Humvee, no body armor though. Let's see if he "bleeds enough."

[hadrons]

3. althought a bit soft on their grades ....

Tucker Carlson and Bill Schneider don't think much of the RNC's 'vision'

[in_cog_ni_to]

4. F across the board! n/t

[mimitabby]

5. more F's!!!!!

[in_cog_ni_to]

11. Come on!!! Let's tell CNN what we think of them!!!

This is the perfect opportunity!! Go flunk 'em!

[LiberalBushFan]

6. Tucker gives the purple heart bandages a "B".

Isn't he wonderful.

Shouldn't there be a grade for exploiting 9/11? I'd rate them pretty high on that one.

[michigandem2]

7. more f's...

[colonel odis]

8. come visit us in tennessee, tucker

we'll show you the appropriate use for bandages.

[cosmicdot]

9. done

are the overall scores done on a curve?

if an A is weighted a 4
B a 3, C a 2, D = 1, F = 0

and, if CNN is doing the overall 'averaging' column

I'm trying to figure out how
two Fs and 1 C, i.e., Begala for example, comes out to a C-
0 + 0 + 2 = 2, divided by 3 = .67 which is a D

or how Carlson's 2 B's and 1 F comes out to a B+

3 + 3 + 0 = 6/3 = 2, which is C

Schneider
C, A, F
2 + 4 + 0 = 6/3 = 2, which is C, not a B


is this how * got a "C" average in college?

I'm guessing that the CNN users average should be a D

[qb]

10. RE: Attacking Kerry

Does an "A" mean they're tearing him to shreds, or they're showing admirable restraint?

[katusha]

12. WTF?!?!?

this from bill "i'll shill for the right" schneider:

So far we've heard nothing but terrorism, terrorism, terrorism. We're waiting to hear something other than 9/11. Arnold Schwarzenegger tonight and Rudy Giuliani last night delivered pretty effective attacks on Kerry. The distinction has been well-drawn between the "wishy-washy Kerry" and the "resolute Bush." Those Purple Heart bandages are a total cheap shot -- the cheapest shot ever at a political convention. There has been no agenda discussed yet. We have no idea what Bush would do to address issues like jobs, health care and Iraq. There has been plenty of talk about the justification for Iraq, but nobody's talking about what they would do.