[IWE] Could Brokaw be any more obviously in McCain's pocket?

[Ashton Brown]

My take -

Brokaw appears to have aged considerably since last I saw him opining 
(at any length.) 
His mannerisms were a bit off-putting and whatever is going on in his 
cerebrum may account for the favoritism (intentional or thoughtless?)
-- also ~account for the inept performance in managing the whole show 
and, particularly -- settling for such lame questions.

Hard to accept that those open-ended questions encoraging easy 
bloviation, were culled from thousands -- by anyone who has pased 
Culling 101.  Though the one 'allowed' near the end, "Why should I trust 
either of you"
-- could have been run with.

It ought properly to have been answered exactly as Cary Grant replied 
(to the divine Audrey's almost identically phrased query, in 
//Charade//) -- and with identical voice inflection - -

/*I can't think of a single reason why you should/* ... ...

 From such a sententious admission - one could, after suitable pause ... 
move on to suggest a few "But...s"
That reply would have been arresting, obviously True - thus Memorable. 
Neither grasped that opportunity.  (Either.)
(Probably Obama is too young to have encountered Audrey or the movie; 
presumably though - McCain should have done.)

I had hoped for Obama to bait McC sufficiently, at some point -- rubbing 
nose in his Keating Five shame, say -- to precipitate the 
ANGER-breakdown which is so evidently an incipient aspect of his psyche: 
as to suffice for creation of a teachable course on his example. 
It was there, simmering all night.  No such luck there, either.

Given the success of the neocons at every stage along the lengthy and 
horrific path of dismantling of the infra- and ultra- structures of the 
place, perhaps only psychopathic personalities Can deal with the daily 
litany of deflections,  of euphemistic phrasing around critical problems 
-- demanded in Murican politics, especially for Numero Uno.

No One at the level of Pres. politics Ever dares to address directly, 
sincerely and emphatically the Self-caused nature of most of our 
afflictions and the fact that our 'national character' has become as 
trashy as it IS: because That News IS so BAD.

A public in perpetual denial demands icons who most always soothe and 
flatter with jingoistic blab.  Which is what got us where we



D. Scott Katzer wrote:
> I've heard him at least 3 times say, "Thank you very much, Senator 
> McCain."  I haven't heard anything like that for Obama.
>
> He laughed at McCain's last hand-off, too.
>
> He shouldn't be so obvious about it.
>
> Cheers,
> Scott.