BY MICHAEL S. JOHNSON
NBC’s Brian Williams Monday night focused almost half of the Florida presidential debate, not on substantive issues but on negative ads and who is saying what to whom and what they’re saying back. It was more than 32 minutes into the debate before he posed a question on a real issue–Iran.
The headlines the next day were predictable. “Mitt Romney Smacks Newt Gingrich”, Romney Accuses Gingrich of ‘influence-peddling’,” Romney Unleashes Attack…”, Front-runners Go Toe to Toe…”
For anyone interested in learning where the candidates stand on issues that affect their lives, this debate was the wrong place on the TV channel. They would have been better informed watching the Home Shopping Network.