Clinton/Dole Debates
March 6, 2003 6:51 AM Subscribe
Clinton and Dole on "60 Minutes" While the 1996 Presidential Debates weren't seen as the pinnacle of political discourse at the time, they were congenial by today's talk-show standards. Will these 'elder statesmen' have time in a short TV segment to start genuine discussion of critical issues? Is there any other media outlet that already accomplishes this?
While I think Clinton vs. Dole is a pretty good match, I'd like to see other elder statesmen take the opportunity to bring thoughtful debate to a public forum:
Jimmy Carter vs. Newt Gingrich.
George Bush Sr. vs. Al Gore.
Or even Jesse Jackson vs. Rudy Guiliani
posted by stevis at 7:45 AM on March 6, 2003
Jimmy Carter vs. Newt Gingrich.
George Bush Sr. vs. Al Gore.
Or even Jesse Jackson vs. Rudy Guiliani
posted by stevis at 7:45 AM on March 6, 2003
Jimmy Carter vs. Newt Gingrich.
George Bush Sr. vs. Al Gore.
Or even Jesse Jackson vs. Rudy Guiliani
These are also some of my wish-to-see Celebrity Death Matches.
posted by tolkhan at 8:00 AM on March 6, 2003
George Bush Sr. vs. Al Gore.
Or even Jesse Jackson vs. Rudy Guiliani
These are also some of my wish-to-see Celebrity Death Matches.
posted by tolkhan at 8:00 AM on March 6, 2003
Is Clinton old enough to be considered an elder statesmen? Dole fits the bill, but when I think of elder statesment I think of older people such as George Bush or Jimmy Carter and not someone as young as Bill Clinton.
posted by gyc at 9:41 AM on March 6, 2003
posted by gyc at 9:41 AM on March 6, 2003
Hopefully the lack of pressure will loosen Dole up. I don't always agree with his politics, but his engaging side doesn't seem to come through on TV. (It's not like I know the guy, but that's what almost all the reports say, and the one time I met him he was very very gracious and generally a good egg.) This'll be fun.
posted by Vidiot at 9:50 AM on March 6, 2003
posted by Vidiot at 9:50 AM on March 6, 2003
There's almost no other job after President, gyc. And while he's quite spry, I wouldn't consider 56 to be "young" -- and indeed, it's the same age that Carter was when he became an ex-President. It was 61 for Nixon, and 60 for LBJ and TR.
posted by dhartung at 10:10 AM on March 6, 2003
posted by dhartung at 10:10 AM on March 6, 2003
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