Tag Archive 'Debates'

Voters are left helpless and bereft when the political experts form a circular firing squad

on Jan 29 2012 | Filed under: Presidential elections

I’m planning a trip this summer to Japan, a country about which I know nothing.  Actually that’s an overstatement.  I know some things:  it’s beautiful, historic, and clean (I love that part), and comes complete with great food and well-mannered people.  But that’s all I know. Toji Pagoda I don’t have this tabula rasa problem [...]

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If the press ignores an event, does it exist?

on Jan 20 2012 | Filed under: Media matters, Newt Gingrich

We all know the philosophical question that asks, “If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” The media is trying a variation on this question by asking, “If we completely ignore a fact, so that no one hears about it, does the fact [...]

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A new addition to the pantheon of memorable moments in debate history

on Sep 27 2008 | Filed under: Barack Obama, John McCain

If you’re like me, the second the debate ended, you got on your computer to check whether the consensus in the blogosphere jived with your own impressions of the first Presidential debate. I discovered that the general consensus (from both liberal and conservative bloggers) was that McCain scored on points. He held his own on [...]

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