On the other hand...
I was impressed by Biden's performance in the VP debates and thought Palin spoke empty and meaningless platitudes.
WSJ points out some serious problems with the "Kid from Scranton":
WSJ points out some serious problems with the "Kid from Scranton":
We think the word "lie" is overused in politics today, having become a favorite of the blogosphere and at the New York Times. So we won't say Mr. Biden was deliberately making events up when he made these and other false statements. Perhaps he merely misspoke. In any case, Mrs. Palin may not know as much about the world as Mr. Biden does, but at least most of what she knows is true.
posted by Jonah at 10:55 AM
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It would be great if debates came with microphones that ran not only into audio feeds, but also into a device that could verify if what the person was saying was bullshit (a fact checker). What would be cool would be this: every time a candidate said an untruth, a massive air horn or obnoxious buzzer would sound, loud enough to obscure what the candidate was currently saying. After enough times, they cut that shit out.
Clearly the moderators, even if they do know that something is bullshit (can't expect them to know everything, of course), are not willing to call bullshit where it exists.
Which is one of the problems with the media, nowadays, if you ask me.
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