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Thursday’s VP debate moderator, ABC’s Martha Raddatz, has earned as many plaudits as Jim Lehrer earned jeers for his performance at last week’s debate.
Politico’s coverage declares matter-of-factly: “Tonight’s winner: Martha Raddatz.” The New York Times editorial page editor called her performance “astonishing.” On this point I must dissent.
I’ve seen some conservatives complain that Raddatz failed to leash Joe Biden and allowed the vice president to interrupt Paul Ryan time and time again. That’s a fair point, I think. But beyond that, some of the questioning was just bizarre.
For instance: “Mr. Ryan, I want to ask you about — the Romney campaign talks a lot about no apologies. He has a book called called ‘No Apologies.’ Should the U.S. have apologized for Americans burning Korans in Afghanistan? Should the U.S. apologize for U.S. Marines urinating on Taliban corpses?”
Ryan’s response was: “Oh, gosh, yes.” The correct response is: “What the hell kind of a question is that?”
And don’t forget the query near the end: “If you are elected, what could you both give to this country as a man, as a human being, that no one else could?”
Give me a break. That could have been ripped straight from an SNL parody debate. I was going to make a joke about beauty pageants, except that the questions we ask our Miss America are apparently less vacuous than those we ask our Vice President:
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JeffP| 10.12.12 @ 3:42AM
What is it about conservatives that they become politically correct when they run for national office? Can you imagine Newt Gingrich answering that question?
A disappointing night.
RJ| 10.12.12 @ 5:53AM
I didn't know much about Martha Raddatz before the debate, but if something happens to George Stephanopoulos, ABC will be able to fill in with Martha.
Joe Biden did a good impersonation of Chris Matthews tonight. I guess he took Chris' advice and watched MSNBC for debate prep.
JP| 10.12.12 @ 8:24AM
"For instance: "Mr. Ryan, I want to ask you about -- the Romney campaign talks a lot about no apologies. He has a book called called 'No Apologies.' Should the U.S. have apologized for Americans burning Korans in Afghanistan?"
To which he should have replied, "Perhaps that question should be deferred to President Obama. After-all, he is Commander-in-Chief, and those "offences" occured under his watch."
An even better one would have been, "The feelings of Muslims will be taken in to account once they stop muderering diplomats, destroying and desecrating Christian Churches in Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon, Nigeria and the Phillipines."
c. j. acworth| 10.12.12 @ 8:49AM
"If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?"
mike 3/505| 10.12.12 @ 9:27AM
One that refused to allow liberal dogs to hike their legs on me.
Tom Kyba| 10.12.12 @ 12:27PM
"If I were an actual woman, would you be attracted to me?"
Dai Alanye | 10.12.12 @ 1:28PM
Raddatz looked good because Ryan, unlike Biden, treated her with respect. In return, she showed what her world view is by setting up Biden.
"Heads I win, tails you lose, Mr Congressman."