October 1st, 2004

Jim Lehrer is an Asshole.

Did anyone else catch on to the fact that the moderator, Jim Lehrer, repeatedly allowed Bush to break the rules of the debate? It was pretty clearly stated that the format would be question –> 2 minute response –> 90-second rebutal, and then an "optional, at my discretion" 30-second followup for each. Repeatedly, Bush jumped back in after Kerry’s rebutal, and then they moved onto the next question. Which equates to 2:30 for Bush, 1:30 for Kerry. At one point, Kerry called him on it. I didn’t catch specifically what he said, but Bush, after Kerry’s rebutal to his response, jumped in with a "I’d like to respond to that...", and Kerry replied [something like], "Sure, let’s just rewrite the rules as ...

Posted October 1, 2004 in personal.   There are 2 comments.