CBS omits key foreign policy and security issues, flubs final half hour of debate
Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 11:40AM Republican presidential candidates debated foreign policy on Saturday at Wofford College in Spartanburg (S.C.), one of the most scenic areas in the nation. The debate was promoted as a foreign policy debate. However, some key issues went missing, and they are issues that could impact the freedom of every American.
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich once again demonstrated his grasp of the issues, and his win in this debate comes as no surprise to his supporters.
Texas Governor Rick Perry began a path to redemption. Perry’s responses were substantive. He joked about his lapse on the Energy Dept. in the last debate and the crowd’s laughter suggested he was forgiven.
Businessman Herman Cain was challenged; foreign policy is his vulnerability.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney remains Mitt, debating competently but lacking intensity. Texas Rep. Ron Paul remains Ron Paul. Both have a loyal, sharply contrasting constituency that enables them to remain constant in the polls, but both are essentially static when it comes to numbers.
The remainder of the candidates poll below 5 percent.
The debate was sponsored by CBS and National Journal.
The most glaring omission of the night wasn’t on the part of any candidate.
Perhaps because of ignorance, perhaps deliberately—who knows—not a single question was asked about the foreign policy issue at America’s door. Not a single question was asked about Mexico. No one thought to ask why Mexico continues to shuttle her own immigrants northward. No one thought to ask about potential for violence spilling over the southern border or national security implications of the open border policy the U.S. has employed for decades.
No one even brought up the Fast and Furious scandal at the Dept. of Justice.
Even worse, legacy media appear to be completely clueless about the Avena decision President Barack Obama pledged allegiance to as a result of his obtaining a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. Nor did the subject of the LOST Treaty come up. US sovereignty will be a defining issue in the next decade, yet the moderators didn’t even think of it.
Only Gingrich brought up the issue of UN Agenda 21, in conjunction with “UN absurdities.” These matters threaten US sovereignty. Moderators were so uninformed they were incapable of followup questions.
Rarely have we witnessed a more obvious display of incompetence on the part of legacy media.
To make matters worse, many CBS affiliates dropped the final half hour of the debate. You had to view it online and that meant the livestream was frequently interrupted. Complaints arose on social media like Twitter and Facebook.
Also on the same social media, many of Dr. Paul’s followers resorted to insults and dire warnings for the country if we don’t elect him in, as one follower tweeted, “2912.”
After the debate, The Drudge Report featured the header ‘Newt Rising.’
On Sunday morning, pundit Bob Schieffer chatted with progressives who weighed in on the debate. The chatter was predictably inferior to the debate, partly because progressives know their candidate has nothing but a track record of chaos and job-killing policies for his first and hopefully only term in the White House.
(Commentary by Kay B. Day/Nov. 13, 2011)
[Disclosure: I personally support former Speaker of the Florida House Newt Gingrich for the Republican nomination for president. I am working on a video featuring my reasons for supporting him. I recently donated to his campaign. I call on my fellow conservatives to be as honest as I am being here by stating your preference, especially if you are a columnist or blogger.
As for most columnists and bloggers in legacy media, it is obvious they are supporting the Democrat they helped elect in 2008.]
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