John Edwards Plays Hardball
Edwards: 'Bush screwed up our value system'
Chris Matthews tests John Edwards on his knowledge of international affairs and asks him about the qualities an American president should possess.
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Edwards: 'Bush screwed up our value system'
Chris Matthews tests John Edwards on his knowledge of international affairs and asks him about the qualities an American president should possess.
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This mostly indicates how well John Edwards can analyze the news being interviewed in front of a live audience. But in journalistic terms, almost no evidence was used to support anything, and it is of course single source. As a source of information on John Edwards' beliefs, this is much better than political ads or punditry.
I think that we need tougher questions for all candidates, and this interview was a fair one in that regard. For too long some journalists have been giving politicians / government officials a free ride.
Chris Matthews asks John Edwards some tough questions and gets some tough, and perhaps surprising, answers.