Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Atrocious Debate

Just gotten a chance to see what other's think of the debate, and it looks like I am not alone. The general consesus is this is one of the worst Presidential debates in recent memory, totally lacking in substance. I honestly don't think that a voter watching the candidates debate for the first time came a way with a substantiative understanding of their stand on issues. Instead we were treated to an embarassing analysis of non-issues. Truly a sad day for democracy!

Shame on you George Stephanopoulos!

I was willing to give George Stephanopoulos the benefit of the doubt when I heard he would moderate tonight's debate. Even though he was Bill Clinton's former Chief of Staff.He has proved himself to be relatively fair during this campaign cycle. But tonight, he certainly did not do himself any favors by raising William Ayers. For some reason it all seemed to be a calculated ambush co-ordinated with his former boss. For almost 45 minutes he chose to hammer away at gaffes, pins and an innocous relationship with a 70's radical. In future all future moderators should be vetted for being former employees of the candidates.