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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIts been asked before, but, who would be your ideal Debate Moderator?
If I had my choice of all the interviewers out there I'd take Brian Lamb to moderate a debate. In recommending him I'd say he man does not take nonsense for answers.
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)FSogol
(45,493 posts)dumb questions. Kojo Nnamdi or Derek McGinty would be better choices.
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)David Corn v Phyllis Shafly???
And she keeps it going AND civil!
FSogol
(45,493 posts)defacto7
(13,485 posts)except I'm not sure how she would do with interrupting or getting the candidates attention is they got out of hand.
limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)DonRedwood
(4,359 posts)Yay
DonRedwood
(4,359 posts)there are so few news characters these days who don't lean one way or the other.
graham4anything
(11,464 posts)DURHAM D
(32,610 posts)elleng
(131,006 posts)sheshe2
(83,815 posts)You beat me I was voting for Rachel....but now I will second that instead!
OneGrassRoot
(22,920 posts)elleng
(131,006 posts)defacto7
(13,485 posts)teddy51
(3,491 posts)TampaKeeper
(48 posts)renate
(13,776 posts)I think that she would take the task of being objective very seriously--she wouldn't bring her MSNBC persona to the job--and she is smart as hell and fair as hell, I think. When Democrats screw up, she calls them on it, too.
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)redwitch
(14,945 posts)Gman
(24,780 posts)Or Big Ed
hughee99
(16,113 posts)I'm sure he could be objective.
derby378
(30,252 posts)Just to shake things up.
Enrique
(27,461 posts)sheshe2
(83,815 posts)Rachel is winning here.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)aletier_v
(1,773 posts)broiles
(1,369 posts)demmiblue
(36,865 posts)Skidmore
(37,364 posts)lame54
(35,295 posts)He would be hard on the Dems forcing them to sack up and
Rip the repugs by agreeing with them
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)patricia92243
(12,597 posts)Hell Hath No Fury
(16,327 posts)I'd be thrilled to bits.
limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,330 posts)HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)krawhitham
(4,645 posts)limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)Revolutionary Girl
(90 posts)Enough said.
Johonny
(20,856 posts)it is 24-7 news on 3 stations and business news on what 3 more. Plus other channels like clear. This election cycle has lasted over a year. The last one lasted over a year. Why do we need face to face debates that are nothing but political theater a few weeks before people vote.
Either kill the 1 year run up, or kill these debates. I can't fake pretending I don't know anything about these people foreign policies to be interested in seeing if one or both lie about it to entertain me.
hootinholler
(26,449 posts)limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)chowder66
(9,074 posts)IDemo
(16,926 posts)chowder66
(9,074 posts)rucky
(35,211 posts)Shankapotomus
(4,840 posts)Panasonic
(2,921 posts)Probably the only pacifist in the entire US Army.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)rateyes
(17,438 posts)Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)Tribetime
(4,699 posts)underpants
(182,843 posts)Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)Tyrs WolfDaemon
(2,289 posts)And he wouldn't take $hit from anyone about it. Also, if there are any annoying sons of a certain candidate that want to punch the President, Odin would have no problem feeding them to Fenrir like a piece of pizza.
slackmaster
(60,567 posts)avebury
(10,952 posts)PD Turk
(1,289 posts)win_in_06
(1,764 posts)CreekDog
(46,192 posts)mrs_p
(3,014 posts)jsmirman
(4,507 posts)and Candy did quite a good job, as well.