To my colleagues in the media: Elections are a serious business. If u are a moderator, prepare. Don't be another @MLauer and look the fool.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) September 8, 2016
First thing we do, let’s kill all the “infotainment” moderators… for the encouragement of the ones who actually want to do their godsdamned job.
30 minutes isn’t a lot of time to cover US policy to all the regions of the world, so Lauer has wisely chosen to ask about none of them.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) September 8, 2016
How in the hell does Lauer not factcheck Trump lying about Iraq? This is embarrassingly bad.
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) September 8, 2016
If you saw #CICForum and you think Trump is a plausible commander-in-chief, I doubt either your patriotism or your judgment or both.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) September 8, 2016
The most important job of a journalist is to be a good listener. @MLauer fails the test at the first instance.
— Al Giordano (@AlGiordano) September 8, 2016
I'm not sure either candidate can feel like they made progress tonight. Clinton was on the defensive and Trump lacked a lot of substance
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) September 8, 2016
Are you high, Chuck Todd? You're high, right? You must be high. Good for you, buddy. BLAZE IT CHUCK! https://t.co/m0kbuj9Edr
— Wil Wheaton (@wilw) September 8, 2016
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