Jim Lehrer: WORST moderator evah!

[Julius Civitatus]

Seriously:

- Interrupted candidates, cut them off often
- Broke discussions just when they were getting interesting
- Gave the last word to McCain just about all the time
- Posed questions awkwardly
- Repeated questions that were already answered (bailout)

Please, use anyone else. Lehrer can't moderate his way out of a wet paperbag.

:mad:

[glowing]

1. I agree.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Wrong. Lehrer was brief, didn't interrupt often, and let them talk lots. Great moderator. The Dean.

[Teaser]

3. uh, Charlie Gibson?

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[Bluebear]

4. "Look at each other! Address each other!" got on my nerves

He was trying to choreograph too much.

[yardwork]

10. It just pointed out that McCain wouldn't look at Obama - helped Obama.

[Eric J in MN]

19. He shouldn't have said that, but overall he did great. NT

NT

[OwnedByFerrets]

5. I disagree completely...nt

[genna]

6. I saw all those things and thought Lehrer was good.

I like how he cuts back to the issue.

Jim Lehrer is what I think the profession is at its best. I always turn to the Newshour when I want to understand the underlying issue or cut through the spin/talking points.

[grantcart]

7. wrong he didn't talk about flag pins or other stuff and tried to stay out of it

[yardwork]

8. I thought Lehrer was great. Excellent questions. Good moderating.

He cut people off when they went way over.

[shanti]

9. ugh

couldn't stand him!

[dailykoff]

11. He sucks. He's always sucked. He lets himself get bullied by pukes

and that's why he keeps getting the job.

[Schema Thing]

12. Lehrer was great.

[Erin Elizabeth]

13. I thought he did a good job

except for trying to get them to talk to each other at the beginning.

[cynatnite]

14. Lehrer was good...

I dread Brokaw however.

[napi21]

15. I disagree. I think Jim did a very good job. He managed to get

the discussion going and at least got Barack talking directly to McNuts...even though McNuts wouldn't look at Barack! I thought his questions were good ones and prompted good discussions. I don't know what you want from a moderator?

[Eric J in MN]

16. Jim Lehrer did great.

Devoted enough time at the start to the bailout bill.

Asked for reactions to what the other said, etc.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. He's done many of these over the years and was pretty fair. n/t

[Renew Deal]

18. He's not worse than Gibson and Stephanopolous.

[calmblueocean]

20. Not the worst moderator ever, but an awkward, poor debate format

When I think of 2004, I think of how short a period of time John Kerry had to get out his answers, and how crisp and to-the-point it made him sound.

This debate format was too muddled and awkward in comparison. It felt almost out of control.

Bring back the lights!

[Abacus]

21. You must of missed Gibson in the primaries

I thought Lehrer was fine.

[blonndee]

22. I thought he did a good job. Think back to the Gibson/Stephanapolous debacle.

I was pretty happy with Lehrer. He seemed mostly fair.

[masshole]

23. Is it the moderators job to call bullshit when he hears it?

or should he just let it go and leave it up to the other candidate to refute?

That's what frustrated me the most.

[Youphemism]

24. Yes, Lehrer got distracted by war and market collapse. Never even got around to the lapel pin issue.

/nt

[MasonJar]

25. I have no idea why he keeps getting the moderator position of the debates.

Lehrer was so bad in the Gore/Bush debate I wrote him a scathing letter. He was a slightly better moderator with Kerry/Bush, but tonight he was very weak link.

[annarbor]

26. I thought he did a fine job....

[Beausoir]

27. You are wrong. It was a fair debate and Obama won on all points.

[rucky]

28. I think we should talk directly to each other about that. n/t

[Tektonik]

29. Wrong, he was amazing tonight

[sam kane]

30. pandering to the right. nt.

nt.

[Bjorn Against]

31. Gibson and Snuffulupagus were much worse

Lehrer at least asked serious questions, the ABC debate was based on gossip.

[JBoy]

32. I thought he was fair.

[JI7]

33. nope, Charlie Gibson is the worst

[Raine]

34. Our side is always stuck going first and

then the repiggies always get the last word. :argh: I think they must use a double headed coin for the toss. :tinfoilhat: