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Together Again: Clinton and Obama Debate in Philly
Gothamist —
Last night, Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama met for a debate in the city of Brotherly Love. Their last debate was in February, and while this had moments of civility, it was a fight night.
Obama was on the defensive for much of the night, answering questions about his "elitist" remarks and the Reverend Jeremiah Wright. The NY Times noted how "Mrs. Clinton did not let an opportunity pass as she repeatedly challenged Mr. Obama on his record and views — assisted, as it turned out, by vigorous ...
Day After The Debate: Critiquing The Moderators
Media Decoder —
After the dust settled on ABC’s Democratic debate Wednesday night, some bloggers and commentators wound up writing more about the moderators, Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos, than the candidates on stage. (Just read some of the 17,000+ comments on ABCNews.com .)“They were given a high responsibility to broadcast in the public interest. Instead, they spent the time in the empty gutter,” Robert J. Elisberg ...
ABC Debate Reviews: "Shoddy," "Televised Train Wreck," "Excellent"
mediabistro.com: TVNewser —
... of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert as a way to explain their frustration."
Stanley's colleague David Brooks gave ABC an "A": "I thought the questions were excellent. The journalist's job is to make politicians uncomfortable, to explore evasions, contradictions and vulnerabilities. Almost every question tonight did that," wrote Brooks.
Back to that criticism, which has generated more than 14,600 comments to the ABCNews.com story about the debate.
USA Today has a roundup of ...
20,000 comments and counting
Lost Remote —
ABCNews.com’s story on the debate has 19,355 comments as of 2 a.m. ET, and that number is rising fast. And what does Huffington Post say?
At least ABC News is reporting on its own backlash.
Democratic Debate Debacle - Was It The Worst?
Black Voices Blogs —
The reviews are in: ABC News' Democratic debate was not ready for prime time. There were two four losers: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama , and Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos . Obama now says: No mas . He likely won't participate in a debate in the run-up to the North Carolina primary : We're trying to figure out what our schedule looks like. But I'll be honest with you. We've now had 21, and look, in the previous three, you know, we did very well and so it's not as if we don't know how to do these things. I could deliver Senator Clinton's lines. I'm sure she could deliver mine. Marty Kaplan , a media critic and ...
