Big problems with the questions CNN chose for last night's GOP debate. First, and perhaps most importantly, the questions themselves were bad, as Johnathan Martin of the Politico notes: "...the questions chosen seemed to reflect a Manhattan elite caricature of what defines the Republican party. And as Barnes gets at, there were few (if any) questions about kitchen table issues like education, health care, energy, jobs, and the mortgage crisis that many Republicans, as well as millions of other Americans, care about. Instead, it was all the conservative hot buttons, real (immigration) and perceived (Rebel flag)."
And then there the questioners. For some reason--most likely out of laziness and an inability to do their homework of vetting the questioners--CNN allowed it to turn into a chance for Democrats to cross-examine the Republican candidates. Unbelievable. And people wonder why the Republican candidates prefer Fox News. In toto: To refresh:
1. The retired brigadier general is on Hillary Clinton's gay and lesbian steering committee.
2. The young woman who asked about jailing women who get abortions has stated on her YouTube profile page that she backs John Edwards.
3. The "Log Cabin Republican" has written on the web about "why I'm supporting Barack Obama."
4. The guy who asked Ron Paul if he would run as an independent also asked a question at the Democratic debate and has told reporters that he "likes Bill Richardson."
Is America such a small country that Mark Strauss of Davenport, Iowa gets to ask two questions of candidates?
