Rich Lowry to Debate Moderators: You’re Not Supposed To Be a Participant, You’re Not a Candidate

HEWITT Now this is ░░░░░░░░ switching Rich but I ░░░░░░░░ listen to about seven ░░░░░░░░ whenever they pop up ░░░░░░░░ them The Editors The ░░░░░░░░ Report among them Commentary ░░░░░░░░ Ruthless podcast There are ░░░░░░░░ or eight And on ░░░░░░░░ I like getting hammered ░░░░░░░░ think that podcasting got ░░░░░░░░ big boost last night ░░░░░░░░ the credibility of legacy ░░░░░░░░ it was already low ░░░░░░░░ s at 15 percent ░░░░░░░░ anyone on the center ░░░░░░░░ watch ABC again Does ░░░░░░░░ week suffer Does the ░░░░░░░░ pay a price LOWRY ░░░░░░░░ I m not sure ░░░░░░░░ people were to begin ░░░░░░░░ Yeah but it s ░░░░░░░░ blow to the mainstream ░░░░░░░░ s or so called ░░░░░░░░ media s credibility But ░░░░░░░░ we ve been on ░░░░░░░░ stick right for 30 ░░░░░░░░ We ve bird dogged ░░░░░░░░ We point out when ░░░░░░░░ re wrong and when ░░░░░░░░ re biased and it ░░░░░░░░ t made the slightest ░░░░░░░░ difference right It s ░░░░░░░░ s actually gotten worse ░░░░░░░░ was the worst debate ░░░░░░░░ that any any two ░░░░░░░░ objective journalist moderators have ░░░░░░░░ ever done So I ░░░░░░░░ m not sure it ░░░░░░░░ ever going to get ░░░░░░░░ better crosstalk HEWITT Can ░░░░░░░░ we can we emphasize ░░░░░░░░ LOWRY Yeah HEWITT You ░░░░░░░░ not given to overstatement ░░░░░░░░ and I are in ░░░░░░░░ same place when it ░░░░░░░░ to being reasonable I ░░░░░░░░ not attack people by ░░░░░░░░ You never do it ░░░░░░░░ But it was the ░░░░░░░░ debate I m 68 ░░░░░░░░ don t know how ░░░░░░░░ you are you re ░░░░░░░░ than I am Rich ░░░░░░░░ ve done five debates ░░░░░░░░ think you ve done ░░░░░░░░ debate too They are ░░░░░░░░ scripted They are rehearsed ░░░░░░░░ weeks in advance Everybody ░░░░░░░░ involved from the head ░░░░░░░░ ABC News and probably ░░░░░░░░ head of Disney down ░░░░░░░░ Muir and Lindsay and ░░░░░░░░ people That that was ░░░░░░░░ scripted How could that ░░░░░░░░ LOWRY Yes Yeah It ░░░░░░░░ just they think it ░░░░░░░░ their role And you ░░░░░░░░ the left is constantly ░░░░░░░░ the rest right They ░░░░░░░░ the CNN moderation was ░░░░░░░░ because the CNN moderators ░░░░░░░░ sat back and did ░░░░░░░░ job They asked questions ░░░░░░░░ re good questions And ░░░░░░░░ let the candidates answer ░░░░░░░░ the debate played out ░░░░░░░░ way You re not ░░░░░░░░ to be a participant ░░░░░░░░ You re you re ░░░░░░░░ re there You re ░░░░░░░░ a candidate right No ░░░░░░░░ s interested in you ░░░░░░░░ one s interested in ░░░░░░░░ views But they become ░░░░░░░░ self important on top ░░░░░░░░ everything else Speaking of ░░░░░░░░ dated I don t ░░░░░░░░ if you remember Jack ░░░░░░░░ the old Baltimore Sun ░░░░░░░░ Oh sure From McLaughlin ░░░░░░░░ LOWRY journalist you know ░░░░░░░░ kind of overweight yeah ░░░░░░░░ overweight ruffled guy I ░░░░░░░░ can t imagine him ░░░░░░░░ doing any of this ░░░░░░░░ that the journalists do ░░░░░░░░ because because he he ░░░░░░░░ you know I m ░░░░░░░░ there to record what ░░░░░░░░ happening right I m ░░░░░░░░ m not there HEWITT ░░░░░░░░ LOWRY to be a ░░░░░░░░ I m not that ░░░░░░░░ I m not that ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk HEWITT Bob Novak ░░░░░░░░ slightly yeah Bob Novak ░░░░░░░░ what I try and ░░░░░░░░ and you do which ░░░░░░░░ mix politics and reporting.”