During the presidential debates the commentators are there to ask questions, keep the candidates within their allotted speaking time, and keep the peace. But, what happens when the commentator steps outside the lines of his or her duties. In this day and age of political warfare we look to other non-candidate parties to keep the battles fair and honest. The presidential debates are aimed towards parties to keep their already decided voters, and to get the vote of undecided voters. After the second presidential debate Fox news took to the stands to criticize Candy Crowley, for her "Team Obama" act during the debate. They claim that she sided with the Democratic party allowing for Obama to gain favor during the debate. In this claim they go as far as saying she help give Obama a life line, and blocked the progression of the Republican party. Fox also show the total amount of talking time each candidate received. Obama total talking time was 44 minutes and 4 seconds and Romney's was 40 minutes and 50 seconds. i watched the debate and can't help to disagree with Fox on this one. During the debate Candy was very fair to both Obama and Romney. She stopped President Obama from interrupting Governor Romney on several occasions, and attempted to keep the debate moving forward. As far as the whole "Taking Obama's side in the debate" I believe commentators should be required to keep both parties honest. They should be allowed to correct a statement that was falsely presented. I see nothing wrong in doing this. Allowing for that to happen showed that even though candidates may seem to get things right, they can also get things wrong. They are trying to sell Americans a product, that "product" being themselves. And as the "buyers" we need to make sure that their warning labels are correct, and that they have all the possible side effects listed. To view the full report that Fox published, please visit the link below.
http://www.foxnews.com/cnns-crowley-first-plays-umpire-then-joins-team-obama/
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