Presidential Debate Moderators Announced: Are the Moderators Picked Fair to Both Sides?

by Heisenberg Posted 2012/08/13 21:00:00

Related Topics: 2012 Election, Presidential Debate, Debate Moderators, Jim Lehrer, Candy Crowley, Bob Schieffer

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POLITICO.COM reports:
The Commission on Presidential Debates has decided on the moderators for this year's debates, sources confirm to POLITICO. PBS's Jim Lehrer will host the first presidential debate on Oct. 3 in Denver, Colo. CNN's Candy Crowley will host the second, town-hall debate on October 16 in Hempstead, N.Y. CBS's Bob Schieffer will host the third debate on Oct. 22 in Boca Raton, Fla.

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Heisenberg 2012/08/13 21:34:35

No

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Once again the left puts their thumb on the scales with activist left-wing moderators.

Why are liberals so afraid of a fair fight?

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phil 2012/08/14 02:38:06 (edited)

No

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No they side with their interest in mind

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SoD 2012/08/14 02:36:22

No

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Moderators of the presidential debates have been liberal for decades now and what we see now is no deviation from that trend by any stretch of the imagination.

The fact is that if moderators were either conservative or at least centrist in the information age, we would never see another liberal president because they couldn't survive under honest scrutiny of any sort.

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☆Hitler was a community org... 2012/08/14 02:28:54

Yes

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oops...I meant HELL no

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I(◕‿◕✿)I 2012/08/14 02:16:48

No

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Of course not. I think everyone can agree to that.

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blackrings70 2012/08/14 02:14:37
pepper5419 2012/08/14 02:12:04

No

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Their are lots of things that the GOP does to equal to playing field through voter suppression,rigging voting machines,and create an illusion that outsourcing American jobs is a good thing but, when trying to get their own conservative voice as a
presidential debate moderator is something that they never seem to be able to control.

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zbacku to pepper5419 2012/08/14 04:03:02

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So, you are OK for ILLEGALS to vote. And could care less that my neighbor could vote for me.

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pepper5419 to zbacku 2012/08/14 20:19:27

In presidential elections 60% of Americans that can vote actually vote.In off years in non-presidential years 50% (or less) of Americans that can vote will vote.As close as the last election was when Obama won or the two close elections Bush was involved in,when you add up the numbers that means only 30% (in a good turnout year) to 25% or less (in a bad turnout year) of the voting population decide the fate of the rest of us. Of all the industrialized countries in the world only South Korea's is lower.That is pitiful.

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seadog6... to pepper5419 2012/08/14 11:32:53
pepper5419 to seadog6... 2012/08/14 19:49:33

Intelligence is obviously not one of your strong traits.

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seadog6... to pepper5419 2012/08/14 20:33:46
pepper5419 to seadog6... 2012/08/14 21:52:49

Ouch,

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American 2012/08/14 02:11:10
Rusty Shackleford 2012/08/14 02:03:42

No

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Only a democrat could say yes to this question.

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EdVenture 2012/08/14 01:57:09

Yes

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I'm sure the truth hurts some

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SoD to EdVenture 2012/08/14 02:40:21

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Which of these moderators do you think is anything but a hardcore liberal?

First presidential debate (domestic policy)
Wednesday, October 3
Moderator: Jim Lehrer, Executive Editor of the PBS NewsHour
University of Denver, Denver, CO

Vice presidential debate
Thursday, October 11
Moderator: Martha Raddatz, Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent, ABC News
Centre College, Danville, KY

Second presidential debate (town meeting format)
Tuesday, October 16
Moderator: Candy Crowley, Chief Political Correspondent, CNN and Anchor, CNN’s State of the Union
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

Third presidential debate (foreign policy)
Monday, October 22
Moderator: Bob Schieffer, Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News and Moderator, Face the Nation
Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL

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EdVenture to SoD 2012/08/14 03:01:52

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can't u do better than that?

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SoD to EdVenture 2012/08/14 03:09:27

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Probably not.

Otherwise, you would have answered my question ;)

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EdVenture to SoD 2012/08/14 03:27:00

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SoD, these commentators are fighting go down in history as legitimate moderators whatever their persuasion is. They were also mutually agreed too, so your candidate must be comfortable with them. Now if they bomb (your candidate), don't provide everyone with more swill, eat it.

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SoD to EdVenture 2012/08/14 03:30:20 (edited)

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I see you still haven't answered my question.

Therefore, whether I CAN do better or not is irrelevant.

The fact is that I don't have to... at least not with you ;)

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EdVenture to SoD 2012/08/14 03:59:43

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if u say so.

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zbacku to SoD 2012/08/14 04:04:00

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You won't get an answer. Liberals never answer simple questions.

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seadog6... to SoD 2012/08/14 11:34:11
SoD to seadog6... 2012/08/14 11:41:00

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I think I made my point though.

He's now an intellectual quivering heap ;)

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seadog6... to SoD 2012/08/14 16:09:17
SoD to seadog6... 2012/08/14 16:12:14

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I wasn't gonna go there, but yeah ;)

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seadog6... to SoD 2012/08/14 16:17:51
Striker to EdVenture 2012/08/14 03:16:16

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Seemed straight as an arrow to me. So your problem is?

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SoD to Striker 2012/08/14 03:32:40

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I used to get into lots of fights.

You would be surprised at how unexpected a head-butt to the nose is and how quickly it takes the wind out of a loudmouth's sails ;)

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USAISME 2012/08/14 01:49:59

No

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Picked to inflict the most damage. The Liberals are really good at picking bone-headed moderators like that.

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DM Twin 2012/08/14 01:41:52

No

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Looks like.... from these horrible choices..... that the commie in chief himself picked the " mods"... please .

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Kat 2012/08/14 01:38:45

No

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might as well add PBS to the graphic

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Deputy Chief 2012/08/14 01:36:11

No

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All liberal moderators. I guess they are afraid to include a conservative in the mix. Cowards!

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JERSEYDUDE 2012/08/14 01:32:08

Yes

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the WORST moderators come from the UNFAIR UNBALANCED FOX NEWS

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SoD to JERSEYDUDE 2012/08/14 02:42:25

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Which of these moderators do you think is anything but a hardcore liberal?

First presidential debate (domestic policy)
Wednesday, October 3
Moderator: Jim Lehrer, Executive Editor of the PBS NewsHour
University of Denver, Denver, CO

Vice presidential debate
Thursday, October 11
Moderator: Martha Raddatz, Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent, ABC News
Centre College, Danville, KY

Second presidential debate (town meeting format)
Tuesday, October 16
Moderator: Candy Crowley, Chief Political Correspondent, CNN and Anchor, CNN’s State of the Union
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

Third presidential debate (foreign policy)
Monday, October 22
Moderator: Bob Schieffer, Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News and Moderator, Face the Nation
Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL

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Bob DiN 2012/08/14 01:22:33

No

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All the moderators from the bias MSM are DNC plants. Candy Crowley is right up there with all the big time Progressive puppets.

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Marcus Clark 2012/08/14 01:17:10

No

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They are a group of LWNJs.

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Trust Noone 2012/08/14 01:16:24

No

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They all work for the Obama campaign.

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Adam 2012/08/14 01:06:00 (edited)

No

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Since most of the debates will probably happen within the realm of liberalism, the moderators are most likely going to be liberal plants. I mean look what happen with all the GOP debates. The liberals were the moderators on those too.

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Fundy 2012/08/14 01:05:04

No

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I've moderated debates (years ago) and the answer to your question is I've never seen a political debate that was moderated impartially. (I moderated at the high school level)

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