Stacked Panel for Governor’s Debate
By Brian Kirwin | Thursday, June 25th, 2009 | PoliticsThe panelists have been announced for a proposed televised debate between Bob McDonnell, able and virtuous leader running to turn the Virginia economy around, and Creigh Deeds, massive tax and spender who one year ago today voted to enact regional sales and gas taxes on Hampton Roads and adding state tax increases on top of it.
The impartial and non-partisan panelists:
AARP Virginia State President Warren Stewart, EdD – who ran as a Democrat against Thelma Drake and has given mucho dollars to Tim Kaine.
League of Women Voters of Virginia President Olga Hernandez, who gave money to a Democrat Lt. Governor candidate.
Public Broadcasting’s “Virginia Currents” host May-Lily Lee, and we know how politically centrist public broadcasting is. Actually, I read a book once entitled, “Conservative hosts of PBS” – it was William F. Buckley’s picture followed by 257 blank pages.
CBS 6 anchor Stephanie Rochon rounds out the bunch, who challenged Barack Obama with probing thoughts like “That’s fabulous” and “I’m glad to see that.”
Here’s the really funny part. The press release repeats the word “non-partisan” so many times, I think someone got paid royalties. (Thanks to Vivian Paige and her commentors, by the way)
If the AARP and LWV are so non-partisan, why are their Presidents Democrat donors/candidates? I never notice anyone on these panels to ever have given a single dime to a Republican, but they are loaded with ones who give to Democrats.
And for crying out loud, a former Democrat candidate for Delegate is now “non-partisan”????? Does that mean we can send up a Republican candidate to be on the panel? At least that would be balanced.
Heck, send up Thelma Drake and together she and Warren Stewart can relive the time when she trounced him in the 87th district.
Non-partisan…..my eye.
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The right wants to jeer him. The left wants to censor him. Moderates usually want both. Brian Kirwin is a political consultant and public relations strategist in Virginia Beach with a lightning-rod flair. Brian also serves on the VB Arts & Humanities Commission and frequently appears on Hampton Roads theatrical stages, if only to prove that all actors aren’t liberals. Kirwin’s columns stir up debate and hit the political scene with no punches pulled.
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4 Responses to "Stacked Panel for Governor’s Debate"
If I were McDonnell’s people I would tell them NO – we will not participate in this, and I would run a TV Commercial telling the PEOPLE why.
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Good grief. Who picked this panel?
I think you are correct in pointing out the dubious “non partisan” claims. That being said, the few times I have talked/worked with Lee, she seemed to be a fairly good journalist who did her research and asked intelligent questions. I have no idea about her partisan loyalties, but you could do a lot worse in terms of a journalist.
I, for one, would be much more inclined to vote for McDonnell or Deeds if they refused any of these “debates” and would only agree to a sincere debate without moderators. These charades are a joke and nothing more than a chance to cheapen the political process to one minute answers about complicated policy matters.
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