{"id":804,"date":"2008-10-02T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-02T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stonescryout.org\/?p=804"},"modified":"2008-10-02T08:05:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-02T12:05:00","slug":"open-questions-about-debate-moderators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stonescryout.org\/?p=804","title":{"rendered":"Open Questions About Debate Moderators"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s just a debate moderator<\/a>, the lefty blogosphere tells us.  She’s just asking questions.  What’s the big deal about her book?<\/a>  Well, just a few questions.<\/p>\n

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  1. So then, the next Presidential debate can be moderated by John Stossel<\/a> and the Democrats would be fine with that?<\/li>\n
  2. If all the moderator does is ask questions, why wouldn’t Democrats even debate themselves<\/em> on Fox News?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Either blatant partisanship, real or perceived, is to be avoided at a debate, or it isn’t.  Either moderators with their own biases, plain or hidden, can be fair questioners, or they can’t.  Just pick an answer and stick with it, or don’t be surprised when Republicans ask for the same deal the Democrats ask for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    It’s just a debate moderator, the lefty blogosphere tells us.  She’s just asking questions.  What’s the big deal about her book?  Well, just a few questions. So then, the next Presidential debate can be moderated by John Stossel and the Democrats would be fine with that? If all the moderator does is ask questions, why […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,21,22,26,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-doug","category-liberal","category-media","category-politics","category-television"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t