This is how thin-skinned and cowardly the mainstream press is. Whenever they get criticized by the right, they feel the need to kowtow to them to maintain a false veneer of objectivity.
But what they're really doing is normalizing the views of rifht-wing racists, xenophobs, homophobes, sexists, theocrats and fascists.
Smh…
Hey I'm all for the participants calling out the lies…BUT the end result of that is "he said he said". The moderators SHOULD be the actual fact check for veracity. Anything less is…as one poster put it…A dereliction of Duty. The Job of a journalist is to be correct and factual…not just a face to ask for lies.
I think that’s what would call a cop out or a Pontius Pilate move by CBS. They don’t want to deal with or simply even be bothered about not holding the candidates accountable for giving straight up lies (hyperboles and inaccurate numbers can be given a pass), so they leave it to them.
Stupid mainstream journalists keep getting played by the Republicans.
Knuckle draggers don't care.
Gotta love The Late Show for not being afraid to call out their own network news team.
How can they expect opponents to fact check each other when they aren't allowed communication with their team or access to media?
Vance seemed incompetent.
wasn't that what the XFL was supposed to be? because it should have
Courage to seek the truth in real time is what I expect of the 4th estate. I mean you're protected by the Constitution which is protected by the Supreme Cou…oh, I get it now. Is it too late to be an acountant?
Hey! Hey! Do NOT go back to fading out on the last second of the cold open!
Can’t say I wouldn’t watch such a NFL series – just that I wouldn’t play in it!
You always got to protect the McNuggets!
Exactly !
VOTE BJUE down the ticket.
Moderators not fact checking is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. You might as well have AI host the debate.
Seriously how hard can it be to insert the end segment only after the last words in the clip have been spoken? You have to think Colbert's video editor is just trolling at this point.
CBS didnt want it moderators to get caught in the flame war crossfire
Fact check each other? Are we even talking facts at this point… or… what was the term… alternative truths? Seems like there should be full teams of fact checkers for those things. Some facts can be open to interpretation depending on how we perceive a situation too… That sounds like a terrible idea. Guess I’ll watch post debate analysis instead.
Isn't the candidates fact checking each other just another term for arguing? "Yes, you did." "No, I didn't." "Yes, you did." "I did not." "Did to."
Donald Yrump and his little pouty wouty team had a call with the cbs higher ups about having to not lie. And cbs gave them exactly what they wanted.
Comparing debate rules with a stupid "football" game rules is ridiculous! Most people don't know that it's not debate moderators job to fact check…it should be candidates who should fact check each other…that's what debate is about!
Good morning stephen colbert fans
Brandolini's Law basically states that it takes more effort to debunk BS than produce it. How's an honest debater have a level playing field with a conscience-less liar? So what are moderators there for?
They corrected Vance once, about Haitian immigrants being legal, and he did not take it well at all.
This is how thin-skinned and cowardly the mainstream press is. Whenever they get criticized by the right, they feel the need to kowtow to them to maintain a false veneer of objectivity.
But what they're really doing is normalizing the views of rifht-wing racists, xenophobs, homophobes, sexists, theocrats and fascists.
Smh…
Hey I'm all for the participants calling out the lies…BUT the end result of that is "he said he said". The moderators SHOULD be the actual fact check for veracity. Anything less is…as one poster put it…A dereliction of Duty.
The Job of a journalist is to be correct and factual…not just a face to ask for lies.
I think that’s what would call a cop out or a Pontius Pilate move by CBS. They don’t want to deal with or simply even be bothered about not holding the candidates accountable for giving straight up lies (hyperboles and inaccurate numbers can be given a pass), so they leave it to them.
Stupid mainstream journalists keep getting played by the Republicans.
Knuckle draggers don't care.
Gotta love The Late Show for not being afraid to call out their own network news team.
How can they expect opponents to fact check each other when they aren't allowed communication with their team or access to media?
Vance seemed incompetent.
wasn't that what the XFL was supposed to be? because it should have
Courage to seek the truth in real time is what I expect of the 4th estate. I mean you're protected by the Constitution which is protected by the Supreme Cou…oh, I get it now. Is it too late to be an acountant?
Hey! Hey! Do NOT go back to fading out on the last second of the cold open!
Can’t say I wouldn’t watch such a NFL series – just that I wouldn’t play in it!
You always got to protect the McNuggets!
Exactly !
VOTE BJUE down the ticket.
Moderators not fact checking is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. You might as well have AI host the debate.
Seriously how hard can it be to insert the end segment only after the last words in the clip have been spoken?
You have to think Colbert's video editor is just trolling at this point.
CBS didnt want it moderators to get caught in the flame war crossfire
Fact check each other? Are we even talking facts at this point… or… what was the term… alternative truths? Seems like there should be full teams of fact checkers for those things. Some facts can be open to interpretation depending on how we perceive a situation too… That sounds like a terrible idea. Guess I’ll watch post debate analysis instead.
Isn't the candidates fact checking each other just another term for arguing?
"Yes, you did."
"No, I didn't."
"Yes, you did."
"I did not."
"Did to."
Donald Yrump and his little pouty wouty team had a call with the cbs higher ups about having to not lie. And cbs gave them exactly what they wanted.
Comparing debate rules with a stupid "football" game rules is ridiculous!
Most people don't know that it's not debate moderators job to fact check…it should be candidates who should fact check each other…that's what debate is about!
Good morning stephen colbert fans
Brandolini's Law basically states that it takes more effort to debunk BS than produce it. How's an honest debater have a level playing field with a conscience-less liar? So what are moderators there for?
They corrected Vance once, about Haitian immigrants being legal, and he did not take it well at all.
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