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spanone

(135,833 posts) Mon Oct 15, 2012, 09:05 AM Oct 2012

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Romney praises Jim Lehrer's job as debate moderator

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - As far as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is concerned, Jim Lehrer did a fine job moderating Wednesday's debate between Romney and President Barack Obama.

Some liberals have complained that Lehrer, a veteran debate moderator and TV anchor on Public Broadcasting Service, did not ask enough follow-up questions at the debate in Denver and let Romney off the hook on several occasions.

Obama is widely viewed as having lost the debate to Romney with a lackluster performance. The debate victory for Romney has given his campaign a boost after a series of recent stumbles.

At a rally on the St. Petersburg waterfront in the battleground state of Florida, Romney said that he enjoyed the debate.

http://news.yahoo.com/romney-praises-jim-lehrers-job-debate-moderator-000140796.html

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Romney praises Jim Lehrer's job as debate moderator (Original Post) spanone Oct 2012 OP

I bet he did... Javaman Oct 2012 #1

of course Leher should have followed up on Romney's lies, but then... WI_DEM Oct 2012 #2

Lehrer did make it interesting, I'll give him that Enrique Oct 2012 #3

funny except for the right wing and fox, most of the reviews are thumbs down on him lehrer /nt still_one Oct 2012 #4

Javaman

(62,530 posts)

1. I bet he did...

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Oct 15, 2012, 09:32 AM

Oct 2012

While I like Mr. Lehrer, I thought he did an awful job as moderator and allowed the debate to go free for all...in mitten's favor.

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)

2. of course Leher should have followed up on Romney's lies, but then...

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Oct 15, 2012, 09:42 AM

Oct 2012

so should have Obama.

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

3. Lehrer did make it interesting, I'll give him that

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Oct 15, 2012, 09:52 AM

Oct 2012

#!

still_one

(92,190 posts)

4. funny except for the right wing and fox, most of the reviews are thumbs down on him lehrer /nt

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Oct 15, 2012, 09:53 AM

Oct 2012

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