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CNN Profiles Major-Party Candidates
I watched an hour of the McCain profile last night, then DVR’d both profiles which were repeated in the middle of the night, so I can watch them later. If you missed them, CNN offers snippets here. If the Obama profile is as balanced and competently produced as the McCain profile, then these are well worth your time.
I’m sure some people will accuse CNN of either going too easy or too skewed on either/both candidates, but it appears to me CNN did an excellent job of walking that fine line between good TV and objective journalism, not to mention adequately summarizing two life stories in 90 minutes each — or more like 60 minutes each, after you subtract the commercials. (Hell, for McCain, that’s not even a minute per year on average.)
2 Responses to “CNN Profiles Major-Party Candidates”
I think what CNN did here was very important. I didn't get a chance to see it, but if they were willing to spend 90 minutes talking about the candidates, that can only be a good thing. I think it would be even better if they would spend that kind of time on ALL of the candidates, not just the two. Seems a bit strange that in a country of nearly 300-million people, we somehow can get ourselves into a choice of “one or the other”.
OMG! This special was so fantastic!! I loved the portrayal of Obama and loved even more the more apparent 'old time politics' that were displayed of McCain. This further solidified my support of Obama as I was rather fond of his character and past. McCain on Russia will be the topple of this country; if we are so naive as to think that we have anywhere to fall from, that is. We absolutely need what Obama can bring, diplomatic and charismatic support and leadership, with a willingness to learn and understand as opposed to 'my way is the right way and I don't care what you have to say' politics that we are so used to. I agree that if given the option of all people, Obama would not be my choice; but, he is obviously the 'lesser of two evil's' here, that may even, finally, do some good for this pompous, uneducated, in debt, nation that we are all so proud of
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