This must be the day to share: this one is on the last GOP "debates"

[IlarMeilyr]

This piece is right on the damn mark.

The Not Ready for Prime Time Bush

Here's a snippet I liked:

CNBC’s debate moderators have famously come under fire for questions, statements and a tone that were obnoxious. They were. The moderators seemed intent on trivializing the field. When you say, “Candidate A, you have criticized Candidates B and C, turn to them now and tell them why they’re dopes,” you are presenting yourself as the puppet master and them as puppets. They must either attack their colleagues as instructed and look weak, or push back against the moderator in a way open to charges of defensiveness and cynicism. They can’t win. (Though later one did.)

-- The Not Ready for Prime Time Bush

And then, a bit later, Peggy added THIS:

There was browbeating, and interruptions aimed at forcing a candidate’s thought-train off its tracks:

Since Chris Christie has called climate change undeniable, asked Mr. Harwood, what would he do about it? Mr. Christie said his solutions would not be the usual Democratic ones involving more taxes and more power to Washington.

“What should we do?” Mr. Harwood pressed.

“What we should do is invest in all types of energy, John—”

“You mean government?” Mr. Harwood interrupted.

Christie: “I got to tell you the truth, even in New Jersey what you’re doing is called rude.”

-- The Not Ready for Prime Time Bush

That was RIGHT on the mark, too. And Christie's comment was one of the best lines of the night, although in my estimation, Cruz stole the show. Peggy seemed to think so, too:

“The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don’t trust the media. This is not a cage match. And if you look at the questions—‘Donald Trump, are you a comic-book villain?’ ‘Ben Carson, can you do math?’ ‘John Kasich, will you insult two people over here?’ ‘ Marco Rubio, why don’t you resign?’ ‘Jeb Bush, why have your numbers fallen?’ How about talking about the substantive issues the people care about?”

He continued, over a moderator/interrupter: “I’m not finished yet. The contrast with the Democratic debate, where every fawning question from the media was, ‘Which of you is more handsome and wise?’ ”

Again he barreled past an interrupter: “Let me be clear. The men and women on this stage have more ideas, more experience, more common sense than every participant in the Democratic debate.”

Pressed to answer the original question, Mr. Cruz said he’d be happy to. But Mr. Harwood turned to another candidate.

“So you don’t want to hear the answer, John?” Mr. Cruz challenged.

-- The Not Ready for Prime Time Bush

There is a way (maybe more than just one way) to FIX the debate circus show problem.

The current RNC is not part of the solution. Mark Levin has called for Reince Priebus to get shit canned. Once again, Mark Levin is exactly right. (For that matter, wtf kind of name is Reince, anyway?)

 

[washamericom]

This piece is right on the damn mark.

The Not Ready for Prime Time Bush

Here's a snippet I liked:

CNBC’s debate moderators have famously come under fire for questions, statements and a tone that were obnoxious. They were. The moderators seemed intent on trivializing the field. When you say, “Candidate A, you have criticized Candidates B and C, turn to them now and tell them why they’re dopes,” you are presenting yourself as the puppet master and them as puppets. They must either attack their colleagues as instructed and look weak, or push back against the moderator in a way open to charges of defensiveness and cynicism. They can’t win. (Though later one did.)

-- The Not Ready for Prime Time Bush

And then, a bit later, Peggy added THIS:

There was browbeating, and interruptions aimed at forcing a candidate’s thought-train off its tracks:

Since Chris Christie has called climate change undeniable, asked Mr. Harwood, what would he do about it? Mr. Christie said his solutions would not be the usual Democratic ones involving more taxes and more power to Washington.

“What should we do?” Mr. Harwood pressed.

“What we should do is invest in all types of energy, John—”

“You mean government?” Mr. Harwood interrupted.

Christie: “I got to tell you the truth, even in New Jersey what you’re doing is called rude.”

-- The Not Ready for Prime Time Bush

That was RIGHT on the mark, too. And Christie's comment was one of the best lines of the night, although in my estimation, Cruz stole the show. Peggy seemed to think so, too:

“The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don’t trust the media. This is not a cage match. And if you look at the questions—‘Donald Trump, are you a comic-book villain?’ ‘Ben Carson, can you do math?’ ‘John Kasich, will you insult two people over here?’ ‘ Marco Rubio, why don’t you resign?’ ‘Jeb Bush, why have your numbers fallen?’ How about talking about the substantive issues the people care about?”

He continued, over a moderator/interrupter: “I’m not finished yet. The contrast with the Democratic debate, where every fawning question from the media was, ‘Which of you is more handsome and wise?’ ”

Again he barreled past an interrupter: “Let me be clear. The men and women on this stage have more ideas, more experience, more common sense than every participant in the Democratic debate.”

Pressed to answer the original question, Mr. Cruz said he’d be happy to. But Mr. Harwood turned to another candidate.

“So you don’t want to hear the answer, John?” Mr. Cruz challenged.

-- The Not Ready for Prime Time Bush

There is a way (maybe more than just one way) to FIX the debate circus show problem.

The current RNC is not part of the solution. Mark Levin has called for Reince Priebus to get shit canned. Once again, Mark Levin is exactly right. (For that matter, wtf kind of name is Reince, anyway?)

the debates should be a circus, this is America, that's what we do.
the last circus day will be the day before we officially become a socialist America.
the two best things about that debate, the mainstram media monster is dying a timely yet overdue death.
2. i won't need to watch cnbc again for four more years.
reince priebus is a good guy, i like him. what kind of name is barack, to use your logic. both have names you will not forget. same goes for breitbart. mark levin couldn't punch his way out of a wet paper bag. he's entertaining though. excellent thread.

 

[blastoff]

I felt embarrassed for Jeb. He clearly doesn't have what it takes to play in the Big Show. Just another AAA level player who couldn't cut it in the majors.

 

[IlarMeilyr]

This piece is right on the damn mark.

The Not Ready for Prime Time Bush

Here's a snippet I liked:

CNBC’s debate moderators have famously come under fire for questions, statements and a tone that were obnoxious. They were. The moderators seemed intent on trivializing the field. When you say, “Candidate A, you have criticized Candidates B and C, turn to them now and tell them why they’re dopes,” you are presenting yourself as the puppet master and them as puppets. They must either attack their colleagues as instructed and look weak, or push back against the moderator in a way open to charges of defensiveness and cynicism. They can’t win. (Though later one did.)

-- The Not Ready for Prime Time Bush

And then, a bit later, Peggy added THIS:

There was browbeating, and interruptions aimed at forcing a candidate’s thought-train off its tracks:

Since Chris Christie has called climate change undeniable, asked Mr. Harwood, what would he do about it? Mr. Christie said his solutions would not be the usual Democratic ones involving more taxes and more power to Washington.

“What should we do?” Mr. Harwood pressed.

“What we should do is invest in all types of energy, John—”

“You mean government?” Mr. Harwood interrupted.

Christie: “I got to tell you the truth, even in New Jersey what you’re doing is called rude.”

-- The Not Ready for Prime Time Bush

That was RIGHT on the mark, too. And Christie's comment was one of the best lines of the night, although in my estimation, Cruz stole the show. Peggy seemed to think so, too:

“The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don’t trust the media. This is not a cage match. And if you look at the questions—‘Donald Trump, are you a comic-book villain?’ ‘Ben Carson, can you do math?’ ‘John Kasich, will you insult two people over here?’ ‘ Marco Rubio, why don’t you resign?’ ‘Jeb Bush, why have your numbers fallen?’ How about talking about the substantive issues the people care about?”

He continued, over a moderator/interrupter: “I’m not finished yet. The contrast with the Democratic debate, where every fawning question from the media was, ‘Which of you is more handsome and wise?’ ”

Again he barreled past an interrupter: “Let me be clear. The men and women on this stage have more ideas, more experience, more common sense than every participant in the Democratic debate.”

Pressed to answer the original question, Mr. Cruz said he’d be happy to. But Mr. Harwood turned to another candidate.

“So you don’t want to hear the answer, John?” Mr. Cruz challenged.

-- The Not Ready for Prime Time Bush

There is a way (maybe more than just one way) to FIX the debate circus show problem.

The current RNC is not part of the solution. Mark Levin has called for Reince Priebus to get shit canned. Once again, Mark Levin is exactly right. (For that matter, wtf kind of name is Reince, anyway?)

the debates should be a circus, this is America, that's what we do.
the last circus day will be the day before we officially become a socialist America.
the two best things about that debate, the mainstram media monster is dying a timely yet overdue death.
2. i won't need to watch cnbc again for four more years.
reince priebus is a good guy, i like him. what kind of name is barack, to use your logic. both have names you will not forget. same goes for breitbart.

Barack is a Muslim name.

Reince is apparently a typo.

 

[washamericom]

I felt embarrassed for Jeb. He clearly doesn't have what it takes to play in the Big Show. Just another AAA level player who couldn't cut it in the majors.

i have to agree. he's a good, nice guy, but this is politics as they say. thunderdome this cycle.