December 03, 2007
Yet Another Presidential Candidates Debate
Thanks to Wonkette, we just learned that CNN/Los Angeles Times/Politico are hosting a Republican candidates debate on Jan. 30, forcing us to send out a third revised debate schedule to the Gaters in a week. Can we all agree to cap the debates now? Obviously, we get why they are important and useful, otherwise we wouldn't be covering them, but some poor decision-making on the part of certain debate producers (hi, CNN) has us questioning our will to live continue paying as much attention as we are.
Alas, paying attention is why we get paid the big bucks. Tune in tomorrow for coverage of NPR's Democrats' debate. We expect the questions to be smarter and fairer than in forums past, so it will certainly be worth following. Also worth reading: the Times' Tim Rutten's indictment of last week's CNN/YouTube debate.
[UPDATE 5:19] Ways in which the media are unhelpful to electoral politics Part II: "Hardball" has image consultant John Neffinger on as a guest for the umpteenth time to speculate wildly about the presidential candidates based on their body language, facial expressions and other attributes vital to running the world's largest superpower.
"He looks like Kevin Spacey, don't you think?" Chris Matthews just said of Mike Huckabee.
We're doomed.
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