I think the office of President of the United States is an important job. When we elect a President, we are, in effect, hiring a CEO to run the country. There are a lot of things I want to know about the person before I cast my vote.
When a candidate is interviewed by some bozo who fancies himself a journalist, I want to know what that candidate is planning to do if he or she gets elected.
I want to know what the candidates are going to do about North Korea. I want to know what they will do to curb spending. I want to know what their stand is on raising taxes. I want to know how they intend to deal with Iraq and Iran. I want to know what their priorities will be if they get elected.
I don't want to hear anyone ask moronic questions that doesn't matter one iota. In Clinton's campaigns, he was asked such nonsensical questions like what type of underwear did he use.
Mike Wallace, an ancient liberal nitwit, asked the Romneys if they had premarital sex. They said they didn't but why should anyone care?
We need to know certain things about a candidates background. If the candidate committed a minor, youthful indiscretion that harmed no one and was not a felony is probably not not cause for disqualification as long as the candidate had learned from his mistake and made an obvious change in his life. However, a felony or a recent history of questionable behavior would obviously throw up red flags and be cause for disqualification.
It's also true that a candidate's image is important and is usually carefully cultivated. there is a public persona they try to maintain. They must maintain a certain dignity, yet be entirely charismatic. It is said that most politicians would make good con men. Their professions are very similar.
That said, I don't see how in the world such inane and insipid questions of a personal measure have any bearing on a candidates fitness for office.
Is this journalism? Is this what the news has become. Is it more about celebrity style gossip than the issues? Will what type of underwear someone wears really influence your vote? Is sex before marriage such a hot button issue that it might make you vote against someone?
Journalists have managed to turn their once-honored profession into nothing more than copy once relegated to the National Enquirer. As a matter of fact, the Enquirer is now just as respectable as any other news source.
How sad is that?
VW
Chris Matthews turned the Republican debate into amateur hour. I've heard better questions from student journalists.
and my favorite, I think it was Diane Sawyer interviewing Ahmadenijad and asked him "what's on your iPod"
W - T - F, OVER?
Posted by: MOGS | Friday, May 11, 2007 at 15:38