Not only is Candy Crowley hosting a debate - she is hosting the one on foreign affairs.

[jillan]

Well it's on foreign and domestic affairs.
(Bob Scheiffer is doing the one on just foreign relations).

Someone is going to have to explain that one to me.

If it's on foreign relations, why wouldn't it be someone with some experience, like Christiane Amanpour?

Candy Crowley? Seriously?

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[former-republican]

1. I think she has a good grasp on it

She's the Whitehouse corespondent for CNN

The question is will she really be tough and not allow them to wander off from the original question asked.

I hate when politicians do that.

[Spazito]

3. Many, many have been WH correspondents...

and move on to become out and out shills for the republicans, she is one, imo. Her 'tough' questions are uniformly directed to one party only, she saves her softball throws for hers. She was, in essence, embedded with the bush admin, carrying forth their talking points with evangelical fervor.

I have NO respect for her, haven't had any for years.

CNN, had they any integrity, they would have put forward Christiane Amanpour instead.

[former-republican]

8. I never followed her closely really

I don't want to see any moderator asking softball questions to Romney or President Obama.

I think it's the worst form of journalism.

[Spazito]

11. I agree with you, it IS the worst form of journalism, to me, it isn't journalism...

it is, in essence, merely regurgitating.

A moderator should be, used to be, someone respected as neutral, someone who has earned the respect from all sides and can be trusted to ask the hard questions of all, fairly and without bias. Are they any to be found today? I believe Christiane Amanpour would be one were she to be the moderator. Few, if any, others, imo.

[Cha]

13. And, Candy isn't neutral. I agreed with

your description of her upthread.

She better not shill for mitt..she'd better prove us wrong.

[former-republican]

14. I like Michael Ware

I don't think being a moderator is his style but he is one hell of a reporter.

[teddy51]

2. Candy Crowley is a Republican shill. If anyone takes this debate seriously, then they

have themselves to blame!

[former-republican]

5. Yea but they all are whether it's for the Democrat running or the republican

It still doesn't negate the question asked of each.
Can you tell me a completely unbiased moderator in any national debate?

[teddy51]

7. Who is asking the question, and what is the question? In this case we have an obviously biased

person asking the questions.

[former-republican]

9. maybe

I don't watch CNN much but the debate she's moderating is a town hall debate.

Most of the questions will be from audience members .
At least that's the way it sounds like.
I don't know if that's a good format for a foreign policy debate.

[greyl]

6. I see it as being even better when Obama obliterates Romney. nt

[RagAss]

4. Don't both sides have to agree on the hosts?

[RB TexLa]

10. I'd much rather a panel from the CFR host that one in a sit down style

[valerief]

12. Crowley is a republican appendage. nt

[juba]

15. yes!

basically