Topic: Debate

GOP Debate: Nobody held a candle to Trump August 24, 2023 Jack Hellner Nikki Haley's penchant for compromises and Chris Christie's huge hypocrisies stuck in my craw.
Seething Rage in former Institutions of Higher Learning April 24, 2023 Richard McDonough Our universities have taught students not to learn anything by staying within the confines of their safe little bubbles where they cannot be challenged.
Is this the real reason they've been hidin' Biden before the debate? October 22, 2020 Selwyn Duke Will Joe Biden's opening words to Kristen Welker be "Good morning!"?
Trump MUST Up His Game for the Next Debate October 19, 2020 Selwyn Duke Undecided voters often pay more attention to style than substance.
Another media attack on Trump fails October 17, 2020 John Dietrich If the Trump-haters think Savannah Guthrie "won" anything with her third-degree questions, false framings, and constant interruptions of President Trump, they're in for a surprise.
One way for Trump and Pence to counter Democrat lies October 12, 2020 Steve Matteucci Question their leadership, for one...
Mike Pence got the debate buzz, but Obama is the real Lord of the Flies October 9, 2020 Selwyn Duke Leftists are yelling it's a devil thing and making themselves look like hypocrites.
Rigged debate? Check out who the next moderator was caught tweeting to October 9, 2020 Monica Showalter Upcoming debate moderator Steve Scully apparently accidentally tweeted a message to Trump turncoat Anthony Scaramucci asking how he should handle President Trump.
Shameful moderator bias at the vice presidential debate October 8, 2020 Selwyn Duke Why do Republicans agree to these travesties of left-wing bias?
Pence won, and the Commission on Presidential Debates continues to lose October 8, 2020 Ben Voth Republicans need to start pushing back at all the rigging coming from the Commission on Presidential Debates.
Tuesday's big debate losers: Chris Wallace... October 2, 2020 Ned Barnett ...along with Trump, Biden, and the American people.
The first presidential debate: A quagmire and a farce September 30, 2020 E. Jeffrey Ludwig Trump could have been more forceful. Biden was just plain offensive.
NH Democratic debate: What planet do these people live on? February 8, 2020 Monica Showalter Asked about how they'd end child poverty, every one of the last seven standing gave an outer-space answer.
Debate: What's with all the sudden 'Obama-love'? September 13, 2019 Monica Showalter It's embarrassing. And in drooling for that coveted Obama endorsement, Democrats should be careful of what they wish for...
Debate: So did Bernie Sanders get Democrats to 'answer for their histories'? And speaking of that, why wasn't he held to account for Venezuela? September 13, 2019 Monica Showalter Sanders vowed to hold other Democrats accountable for their records. Actually, he's the one who has the most explaining to do.
How bad could it get for Hillary tonight? September 26, 2016 Thomas Lifson I really don’t want to make light of serious medical problems, but we have to face it that there is a downside (no pun intended – believe me) to exposing Hillary Clinton to a high-stress ordeal.
How Trump could win his war with Fox News January 27, 2016 Thomas Lifson Who wins in a stalemate? And where there is room for compromise.
The Myth of the Middle Ground January 16, 2014 Robert Oscar Lopez Are moderation and compromise good things? It's worth pondering.
Twenty-Five Signs November 1, 2013 Chris Banescu ...that you're arguing with leftists or progressives.
Bayonets and Battleships: Random Thoughts October 26, 2012 Stu Tarlowe Obama may have "schooled" Romney about newfangled ships and obsolete bayonets; but it's Obama who needs remedial education.]
Obama's Facial Expressions Lost the Debate for Him October 23, 2012 William L. Gensert With Barack Obama, body language is everything. In particular, the look on his face as Romney spoke was all any casual observer needed to tell who is winning this election.
A Most Pathetic 'Debate' October 23, 2012 Michael Filozof This presidential campaign has devolved into a plastic, synthetic, insincere, focus-grouped attempt to pry defined constituencies away from their iPhones long enough to put one party or the other into power.
Last Debate Proves Mitt Way Ahead October 23, 2012 C. Edmund Wright Romney's campaign realizes Mitt is fast pulling away from Obama. Obama's slash and burn techniques show me that his campaign understands the same thing.
'Get the transcript'? Okay -- let's get it October 22, 2012 Daren Jonescu So why was your administration blaming a video that few had seen, citing a protest that never happened, and exposing to public identification and danger the man who made this unrelated video?
Petulant, Perturbed Obama Just Can't Help Himself October 23, 2012 Selwyn Duke Obama often acted like a man under assault. Perhaps this was because he felt as if he should be.
Obama failed to break Romney's momentum in third debate October 23, 2012 Thomas Lifson Each side will claim a win by its champion, but the important result of the third presidential debate is that Mitt Romney looked presidential, and Barack Obama failed to paint him as a dangerous warmonger.
Romney should point out that Obama even botched killing bin Laden October 22, 2012 Fred J. Eckert Obama's decision-making and execution ineptitude powerfully illustrate why Barack Obama should not be commander-in-chief.
The Dysfunctional Obama Administration October 21, 2012 Elise Cooper This administration is so dysfunctional that the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing. Monday night, during the debate, which excuse is President Obama going to use about the Libyan fiasco?
A Moment of Arrogance October 18, 2012 Michael Filozof Little things can sometimes mean a lot, and throwaway lines spoken while a candidate is fumbling around for an answer can reveal something about his true mindset.
Never let a Good (Gas Price) Crisis go to Waste October 17, 2012 Jerry Shenk During the second presidential debate, Obama claimed that America is "drilling more on public lands than in the previous administration and the previous president was an oil man."
Who Was That Guy? October 17, 2012 Bryce Buchanan There was someone debating Governor Romney last night who said he loved free enterprise. He loved oil. He loved coal. He loved natural gas and pipelines
Journalists as Professionals October 17, 2012 Matthew May Last night's debate was merely the most recent iteration of the American press corps inserting themselves into a story and defining the story's narrative.
Romney Wins Debate on Economy October 17, 2012 J. Robert Smith The president's retorts to Romney's powerful indictment of his economic record were diversionary and feeble.
Feisty second debate yielded confrontation, but no clear winner October 17, 2012 Thomas Lifson The second presidential debate was less one-sided than the first, and far more confrontational. Obama mostly stuck to his stale talking points on Romney
7 More Simple Things Mitt Should Say (but only if he wants to win) October 16, 2012 Gerald Santovsky In a word, Mitt has momentum. The beauty of momentum is - unless disturbed by an outside force - it builds. So Mitt needs to first and foremost not be the force that disturbs his existing momentum.
Romney vs. Obama: the Sound and the Fury October 9, 2012 Ryan Hansen Watching the first presidential debate, I was struggling to figure out why this particular contest seemed so familiar to me. It was only at the end that I realized I had seen it before.
The Left's Remaining Tactic October 8, 2012 Bruce Johnson It's predictable that policies, issues, and points were not emphasized as the reason for Romney's excellent debate performance.
The Obama Myth Will Not Survive the Debates October 4, 2012 Anthony G. Dispenza After four years of hiding behind ads and speeches, fake polls and documentaries, and cheap slogans and divisive tirades, though, Obama had to come out of hiding for last night's debate.
Obama's Got The Blues October 4, 2012 Geoffrey P. Hunt The best part of Obama's first debate appearance was his dignified blue dot tie framed by a dapper gray suit.
So, what does Obama do now? October 4, 2012 Thomas Lifson In the wake of his miserable debate performance last night, what does Obama do now? I mean, besides smoking a whole pack of cigarettes when he got back to his Denver hotel suite.
The Empty Chair Showed Up October 4, 2012 Trevor Thomas There should be little surprise at the results of 2012's first presidential debate. What the heck else was Obama going to do or say?