Thread by @hughhewitt

My criticisms of Commission on Presidential @debates are long standing. It represents Manhattan-Beltway interests and is partisan. With regards to this latest attempt to change rules to favor @JoeBiden at expense of @realDonaldTrump, here is text of letter Denver Post. 1

The letter was shared with me with permission to use it:

Editor:
 
In this morning's edition, you printed four letters regarding the presidential debate, all of them critical of President Donald Trump's performance.  Did you receive none about Joe Biden?  Well, here's one. 2

The first time the President spoke, there was no interruption.  The first time Biden spoke, there was no interruption.  When the President responded to Biden's comments about the Supreme Court nomination, Biden interrupted him four times. 3

From that point on, they both talked over each other.
 
Peter Westcott wrote that he taught debate to middle school students.  Didn't he teach them that in a debate, name-calling and ad hominem attacks are off limits? 4

Joe Biden called the President a "clown" twice and a "liar" more than that.  He repeatedly told the President to shut up.  Is that allowed in a debate?
 
"Would you shut up, man?" Biden said.Keep yapping, man," he directed.  "Give me a break.  Would he just shush for a minute?” 5

I think any decent debate teacher would have disqualified Biden the first time he name-called or told the President to shut up.
 
In substance, Biden misrepresented many things. 6

Just one of those instances:  Biden stated that the storms that "wiped out counties in Iowa never happened before."  Having grown up in southwest Iowa, I can assure you that these storms were wiping out farms and counties in Iowa at least 66 years ago, 7

when I was five and began to notice my surroundings.
 
There are always at least two sides to any story.  Please stop confining your news and editorial pages to positive perspectives on one side and totally negative on the other. 8

You present a poor example of the Fourth Estate when you continue to publish biased articles and letters.  A little balance would go a long way toward educating voters, which should be a big part of your job.” 9

I have permission to print the author’s name but think it best not to. The writer’s account of the beginning of the debate is accurate. That Chris Wallace became a participant as did Candy Crowley in ‘12 is open to debate, but the weight of opinion is that he did. 10