On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Everyone signed off on the move except NBCU chief Steve Burke, who >> managed to stop it. > > > I'm not sure if this is a bigger indictment of Steve Burke or CBS. > > I also found this line from the AP article interesting: "Somehow [Paul] > Krugman, as big a favorite as one could imagine in an encounter like this, > seemed almost to admit defeat afterward. He called the debate his 'Denver > moment,' a reference to Obama's poor first debate performance last fall. He > said he was unready for Scarborough's 'misleading factoids and diversionary > stuff' and general 'slipperiness.'" > > I have no idea about the event that's being discussed, but why do I have > the feeling the fact checkers would've had a field day with Mr > Scarborough's performance that day. > http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12802 I read commentary about this debate, either from TPM or Kevin Drum, that Scarborough is a TV personality who can think quickly on his feet while Krugman is an academic and columnist and he is strongest when he is given time to reflect and collect his thoughts. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
