- Moderator
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Fox News host Chris Wallace, a registered Democrat, faced intense backlash on Tuesday night for what was widely deemed as bias in the debate in the favor of Democrat Joe Biden and against Republican President Donald Trump.
One of the issues that Wallace was called out for the most was how he appeared to let Biden interrupt Trump but would jump in to interrupt Trump when Trump would talk over Biden.
BJ -
Most objective people knew going in that Wallace is a never trumper who would do what he did.
No one should have been shocked.
Very disappointed in Chris Wallace. Though I know him to be a left leaning individual, I also always thought that he was a mostly objective journalist who did a better job than most journalists at not letting his political beliefs show professionally. Not so sure anymore. He allowed Joe Biden to avoid and evade direct and specific answers to questions, and worse, let Joe Biden use the debate as a political ad, by allowing him to speak directly to the camera rather than speak to the moderator and his debate opponent as it supposed to be. He allowed Joe Biden to simply regurgitate the pablum his staff fed him over the past weeks of prep, not pressing him so he would actually have to speak on a subject "off the cuff" and prove his cognitive abilities were up to the job of President of the United States.
Not sure who actually "won" the debate, but it is perfectly clear who lost. Chris Wallace.
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I disagree with this part: He allowed Joe Biden to avoid and evade direct and specific answers to questions.
I saw him, on multiple occasions, trying to pin Biden down, but Trump kept interrupting.
"but Trump kept interrupting."
That may be true, but it's a poor excuse. He was the Moderator. He should have been in control of the debate regardless of the participants actions. He should not have allowed Trumps interruptions to absolve Biden from answering the question.
Agree, BUT, he should not have ALLOWED those interruptions PERIOD. And there were time limits for each segment, so they had to move on.
"Agree, BUT, he should not have ALLOWED those interruptions PERIOD."
There is no BUT needed. I have already said I agreed that President Trump interrupted ( not that Former Vice President Biden didn't). I have also stated that leaning on the fact that there were interruptions like a crutch for doing a poor job of Moderating is a poor excuse. Now you want to cut Chris Wallace more slack, saying that time constraints "forced" him to "move on" ? REALLY? HE WAS THE MODERATOR. His one and only job that night was to maintain control and decorum, ask the questions, and get the participants to answer those questions for the American people so they could decide on a candidate to support. He failed, why do you feel compelled to make excuses for him? Why must the Left ALWAYS make excuses?
Oh I don't disagree with you on Wallace. I'm pointing out certain REALITIES of how debates are set up. They have get through a set number of topics in a set time frame. PART of the job of the moderator is to keep it MOVING. That's the ONLY part Wallace got right.
As for excuses, why does the right keep excusing Trump's behavior as "Trump being Trump"?
Behavior? What? Did the American people vote in an election to send someone to Finishing School to learn proper etiquette? NO. They elected someone to be President of the United States. To defend the Constitution and look out for America's and Americans' best interest....and that is EXACTLY what he has done. If your biggest concern is whether or not the President knows which fork to use for the salad....YOU probably shouldn't be voting.
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They supposedly voted for a president.
They got a boorish clown who's main motivation is self interest and enrichment.
Surely that has little to do with table top etiquette, but if your aim is to degrade the office, then well done. You've accomplished a lot in 4 years with that alone.
"........main motivation is self interest and enrichment. "? Wow, what flavor was the cool-aid they gave you?
The man was a businessman prior to running for office. He has lost MILLIONS of DOLLARS due to his giving of himself altruistically to the task of Making America Great Again. Altruistically, you ask? Yes, because in addition to not being able to personally attend to his many business interests, he donates BACK TO THE TREASURY his ENTIRE SALARY of $400,000 per year for a grand total of $1.6 Million dollars over his 4 year FIRST TERM.
Since you bring up the term "clown". Let's talk about that as it pertains to ill behavior you seem all too willing to gloss over. It wasn't President Donald J Trump who referred to his debate opponent as a "Clown" last night....That was your fine upstanding Statesman Joe Biden who did that. Oh, and it wasn't President Donald J Trump who told his opponent in the debate last night to "shut up"....it was fine and proper Joe Biden who told his opponent to "shut up". Now that's some behavior you can be proud of for someone who was Vice President for 8 years and aspires to fill the office of President...isn't it?
Your flavor of koolaide is duly noted for the future.
I won’t go into his finances ... much was revealed in the recent expose of his taxes...but..
...after the debate was more than half over, with Trump interrupting and talking over what was supposed to be Bidens time...you don’t think maybe it was time some finally told Trump to shut up? Hard to blame him for that.
