Notes from the debate marathon… bloodlust… nonpartisan camera humping… boredom… Resident Evil
by Thomas K January 5th, 2008 - Surrealpolitik »
What a day it could have been. Had the football games had any good teams in them, I might have worn my TV out. Still, the touchy-feely, teeth-baring, love-in format of the back-to-back debates were enough to keep me busy until my attention ran out of steam.
Having not watched network news for some time, I had forgotten about Charlie Gibson, but he is not only a likeable talking-head, he also performed his role as moderator incredibly well. He reminds me very much of Peter Jennings who I admired very much. He runs with an air of extreme credibility that somehow doesn’t stop him from being charmingly crude or inappropriate at times to either break the tension or call BS on a candidate without seeming biased or drawing immediate ire.
On the other hand, his [...]











