As one who has live blogged the "debates" on TV, I can tell you these shows are not debates. They are parallel sound bites memorized for TV. The candidates don't engage one another, there are no follow-up questions, and it is impossible to address the challenges facing Connecticut in a 60-second answer (well rehearsed and sound-bited ahead of time). I, for one, have enjoyed listening in on Ned's telephone town halls, during which people ask questions Ned can answer in more than 60 or 90 seconds, with follow-ups! Every now and then, an actual dialog occurs! I would like to listen to a similar forum from Dan Malloy. Voters can learn much more here than from these so-called media "debates."
Dan -- if you want to spend your breath and your campaign funds whining about whether Ned will debate you or whether he is putting some of his own money into his campaign, well, that's up to you. (And, yes, it sounds like whining now!) I, for one, would rather see you get classy and talk about how you will attempt to solve Connecticut's greatest problems and how you will meet our state's greatest challenges. All the time spent on the process of the election puts the focus on Dan Malloy's future as a politician and takes away from what voters really care about -- Connecticut's future.
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The nasty attacks on John Dankosky on a number of liberal blogs is, well, embarrassing for CT progressives. WNPR doesn't have it "in" for Lamont. The NYT didn't have it "in" for Blumenthal. This is media doing what media does. To hyper-over-react when your guy doesn't come of so well speaks to immaturity and insecurity, nothing more. Grow up, people.
Thanks.
In spite of John Dankosky setting the stage for an hour long call-in show about debates, the callers decided to ask about the things that matter to them. None of them thought debates merited discussion. It's in Dankosky's interest to try to change Ned Lamont's mind, because he is going to look like an ass moderating a one-person "debate." Pointing this out is not a "nasty attack" but rather a fair criticism.
I don't think that WWL has it in for Lamont, but I do think that their upcoming "debate" featuring only Dan Malloy is essentially an in-kind contribution of statewide media to the Malloy campaign.
The only debates that seem to matter to the media (and certainly to the Malloy campaign) are the ones that Ned opts not to participate in. That's telling.
spazboy. "None of them thought debates merited discussion . . . ".
Yea. What debates? Ned isn't going to debate anyone, anymore. So stop talking about them people. Debates! Blah!
I did not intend a "nasty attack" on Danosky -- just pointing out that he spent time on process, not progress -- that, in these fora, I believe, does a disservice to the listener. I wouldn't want him wasting time with Malloy on a debate discussion either -- I want to hear Malloy's *solutions* -- that's the point here.
I think that spazeboy hit the nail on the head when he pointed out that Dankosky' desperation seems to stem from the fact that he's painted himself into a corner, announcing a "debate" that won't be a debate. He's going to look like an ass if he can't get Ned to show up.
But that's Dankosky's screw-up. And he should answer for it to CPB's management.
The First anon wrote this sentence,
"This is media doing what media does. "
THAT'S THE PROBLEM!!
The job of the media is to point people towards the truth but our media has abandoned anything close to that in order to promote THEMSELVES and increase their ratings!!
Dankosky proved that to be the case by his behavior and I'm certain he's smiling because of the attention he recieved even though he was an obsticle to the truth on his own show.
ctkeith
NOT overreacting??
Feature piece on "MyLeftNutMeg" today:
"More Cheap Shots from WNPR's Dankosky"
"John Dankosky is at it again. He invited Ned Lamont on his program "Where We Live" this morning, but instead of using the time for a real interview, Dankosky used the first ten minutes of his fifty minute program to browbeat Ned for not agreeing to come on Dankosky's unilaterally scheduled "debate" next week."
NOT nasty?
From the first comment on that post:
"I really hate it when people who are absolute failures at their jobs as members of the Media slime bloggers by becoming one."
NPR asked Lamont to debate. Lamont's excuses are very lame.
It would be better if Ned was honest and said he didn't want to give Malloy the exposure.
In truth, Malloy really knows what he is talking about. Ned's greatest ability is giving sound bites.
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