Reply #79: Tweety was hard on him - but I think rather than attacking him - EDUCATE THE SURROGATES [View All]

[karynnj]

I agree that Matthews kept that attack going well beyond the point that was decent, but part of the blame goes to the surrogate. Had Matthews continued the conversation just with the HRC person - that would have been seen as biased too.

This is a long term problem. I don't get how anyone agrees to go on TV as a surrogate and then makes no effort to know the record or the accomplishments of the candidate they are behind. It is reasonable to expect that they might have to politely say "I don't know" if asked a narrow policy question, but this was open ended. Is there any Obama supporter here who couldn't do better?

This guy went to a "test" where he had skipped all the classes, didn't get the notes and likely never opened the text book. I was watching it with my husband, annoyed because either of us could have listed several accomplishments. Although this was more pathetic than anything I ever saw - there were many Democratic party officials in 2004, who seemed to have never spent the time to read what he had on his website - ONE HOUR spent doing that could have greatly increased their usefulness. Many seem interested only in the politics, not the policy or governing.

My guess is that someone could put together a tutorial on any candidate that would take no more than an hour that would make any potential surrogate appear knowledgeable. As it seems surrogates are often too lazy to look on their own like this may be needed.