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Not that I'll get my way, but I think we should bring back the days when they didn't pre-screen interview questions. The Nixon/Frost interview is still my favo
by click170 15y ago
Not that I'll get my way, but I think we should bring back the days when they didn't pre-screen interview questions.
The Nixon/Frost interview is still my favorite of all, I found it more telling about the President than any interview with any political candidate since then.
- magicalist 15y agoThose days didn't really ever exist, though. Nixon/Frost was a pretty much unique event.
- postnihilism 15y agoIt probably also functions as a powerful disincentive to ever do it again.
- yahelc 15y agoAnd even then, Frost/Nixon took place 2.5 years after Nixon had already resigned the Presidency.
- electromagnetic 15y agoThat's when Nixon only had the Secret Service making sure he didn't get shot, he didn't have officials making sure questions weren't asked that could breach national security, etc.
- superchink 15y agoFrom the linked article: “…the President will be fielding questions (pre-selected, of course) from average Joes…” Note that they say they'll be pre-selected.
- LearnYouALisp 15y ago"And which of course will be answered ahead of time."
- doron 15y agoDebates used to be run by the League of Women Voters. Questions had more substance, and substance is the enemy of the modern candidate.
- cpeterso 15y agoAre the MTV Town Hall questions screened? I remember Bill Clinton being asked "boxers or briefs?" (Bill answered, "Usually briefs.")
- badclient 15y agoThat seems like a typical softball question.
- scottmp10 15y agoI personally prefer them having the opportunity to think before answering and making sure they don't accidentally offend someone. I do agree that it would be nice to see how they handle questions on their feet but too often a slip of words or someone too willing to read into things result in scandals out of nothing.