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Charlie Rose - 2008 Presidential Election (September 11, 2008)

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Paul Begala, Bob Schieffer, Jonathan Alter speak with Charlie Rose about the 2008 Presidential race. As two of them Begala and Alter are clear Obama supporters there is imbalance in the discussion. Alter especially criticizes the new McCain as having betrayed the old McCain that Alter admired. Schieffer who will moderate the final Presidential debate is more neutral, but he too like the other panelists suffers from a lack of humor and wit. It is a kind of 'old boy' discussion in which they mostly nod their heads at one another as they explain once again that Sarah Palin has 'energized the base' and Obama needs a bit more firewater in his appearances. Their recommendation is that Obama attack McCain on his flip- flops which have made him less a maverick than he pretends to be. They do not worry so much about outlining a strategy for McCain though they do strongly recommend that he stay away from the low- road approach. They claim it will play havoc with him if he is elected. And this when they acknowledge dirty politics and unfair attacks have been part of Presidential races since the days that Jefferson sent his minions to tell lies about Adams.
It would have been fairer to do this program with at least one out and out McCain supporter , even if he did not have at the moment a new book to sell as each of the panelists did.