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ABC Sorry for 'Character' Debate, Plans 'Policy' Forum

by Scott Ott · 10 Comments

(2008-04-19) — ABC News today issued an apology to the Democrat party and progressive pundits, on behalf of journalists George Stephanopolous and Charles Gibson, for allowing this week’s Democrat presidential debate to descend into ‘tangential character issues‘ like honesty, integrity and personal association with terrorists and racists.
To atone for this ‘gross disservice‘, ABC News said [...]

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Hillary Considers Elitist VP, Obama Mulls Liar

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(2008-04-16) — After dodging last night’s debate question about whether each Democrat presidential opponent would pick the other as running mate, the campaigns of Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama this morning issued “clarifying statements” on the topic designed to promote party unity.
During the debate, Sen. Clinton continued to portray her rival as an elitist, [...]

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Iowa Editor Sorry GOP Debate Got Mired in Issues

by Scott Ott · 8 Comments

(2007-12-13) — The Des Moines Register today apologized because yesterday’s Republican presidential debate, moderated by editor Carolyn Washburn, became mired in statements about the economy, education, health care, taxation and other issues of policy and governance.
Ms. Washburn expressed regret over her “failure to encourage the candidates to quarrel, snip at each other, and re-hash standard [...]

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Democrat Debate to Allow Hillary Self-Rebuttal Time

by Scott Ott · 31 Comments

(2007-11-15) — Officials with the Nevada Democratic Party and CNN today granted a request from Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign that the former First Lady be allowed time during tonight’s presidential debate to deliver rebuttals to any statements she makes with which she disagrees.
The concession, granted only to Sen. Clinton, will help “prevent the debate from [...]

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