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Is It Time For Lehrer To Pack It Up?

Moderator Jim Lehrer looks over his notes before the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday in Denver. (AP Photo/Pool-Michael Reynolds)

There’s a hubbub today re: moderator Jim Lehrer’s performance in the presidential debate last night. Here’s a sampling from my Facebook Friends:

  • Dennis Mansfield: The Debate format seemed loose (which was good) tho Jim Lehrer might have been mistaken as having been too weak. I don’t think he was weak. The format allowed freshness. Kudos to the Debate Commission.”
  • Thom George: Jim Lehrer is to debate moderators as Brett Favre is to NFL quarterbacks. Time to hang up the cleats.”
  • Hugh Imhoff: “Good grief, could Jim Lerhrer have been any worse as a moderator? The most awful debate I’ve seen in a long time.”

Question: What did you think of moderator Jim Lehrer’s performance?

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