Reportedly, it’s what’s said about the debate the next day that influences voters more than the debate itself. I believe that could be true, but again, voters have to sift through the comments of a partisan media. Here are my observations.
FOOLISH QUESTIONS – Until his last question, Fox moderator Chris Wallace had turned in an acceptable performance, but when he asked the candidates if they would accept the results of the election, he lost me. It reminded me of the second debate, when the CNN and CBS moderators allowed a pre-screened foolish question from someone in the audience at the close – could they name one thing they respect about their opponent. Right out of a third-grade classroom.
Within seconds after the debate, the talking heads were talking about Donald Trump’s disastrous response, that he would hold his response for Nov. 8, 2016, predicting it would be the headline of today. Yes, and Trump, speaking from Ohio this morning, opened his remarks with a pledge to honor the results … “if I win.”
At least Neil Cavuto got it right on the Fox Business Network this morning, asking, “Are we making too much of this pledge thing?”
I am reminded of the typical softball interview questions like – what’s your favorite pie, the last movie you saw, or what book are you currently reading?
HILLARY CLINTON – Of all people to call something said or done by Donald Trump as part of a pattern of misdeeds, she is best known for a pattern of lies and insults spread over three decades beginning at the Rose Law Firm and as the first lady of Arkansas, leading to a number of failures as secretary of state and corruption tied to the Clinton Foundation.
PAY TO PLAY – Hillary Clinton skirted the pay-to-play question related to the Clinton Foundation, but she let us know how proud she was of the organization, proving again that post-debate news provides voters with a fresh perspective. It was learned today that the King of Morocco Mohammed VI offered $12 million to the Foundation to hold a summit in his country. An e-mail from Hillary’s aide Huma Abedin revealed that a summit without the presence of Hillary was a non-starter. Democrats seemed gleeful that the e-mail was dated after she left the state department, but it’s just as serious for her as a potential president. Do we need a continuation of corruption in the White House? By the way, Bill went to Morocco.
DID YOU NOTICE how Hillary tried to distract voters from the revealing Clinton information contained in John Podesta’s e-mails by directing all of the attention to Putin and Russia as those nasty hackers? Putin may have been behind the hacking, but he didn’t write those pointed e-mails. Those mentioned in the e-mails aren’t denying the content. Perhaps with the exception of interim DNC chair Donna Brazile, who denies forewarning Hillary of a CNN question prior to one of her debates.
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