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Cancelled in 2005, Crossfire was a long standing political debate show on CNN pitting liberal pundits against conservative pundits.

Ratings dropped when conservatives grew tired of the liberals pounding on the fresh meat being offered up daily by their President and liberals grew tired of listening to the lies from the right as they shamelessly scrambled each day to defend the indefensible.

Towards the end, the political circus atmosphere was further exposed during a guest appearance by Jon Stewart from the Daily Show, when he, in a particularly cranky mood, called the bowtied conservative host, Tucker Carlson, a "dick" and accused the show of spreading "partisan hackery" and "hurting America".

In an attempt to return some integrity to the show, the hosts were allowed to ask follow up questions of their guests instead of just letting them spit out their standard rhetoric regardless of the question asked. But it was too little too late.

Regardless, for 22 years Crossfire was a rare destination on the TV dial where viewers could find a real live liberal voice for 15 of the 30 minutes each weekday.

Perhaps the show can return to earth in 2008 when "I'm a uniter not a divider" moves out of the White House.

[cat's meow]

Did you like that show? I never had the stomach or the time for it. If I was going to watch something like that it would be on Meet the Press or Face the Nation; those don't always do what I like either though. Maybe best for me to sit down and have the NYT in one hand and the WSJ in the other hand...I don't know, getting a good read on things takes a good eye/nose for what is worthy...you have to know some history coming from all sides.

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Before the rhetoric became overwhelming, Crossfire was good for a short, quick update on what the left and right were focusing on.

[MAGI]

Before the rhetoric became overwhelming, Crossfire was good for a short, quick update on what the left and right were focusing on.

That show REALLY evokes memories......it's the show that brought me to absolute disgust for Robert Novak. Do you remember how he fought against the minumum wage increase to $5.15 hr.?
However, he was wise enough to try to keep us out of Iraq.............

How very naive I was believing Paul Begala......James Carville...........in the beginning.
It became so interruptive; who could outshout the other..........?

Paul esp. loved Clinton and NAFTA, CAFTA, ect........... which has put us in this terrible situation.........I came to view Clinton in a different light! Where is he now on this subject?

How anyone could cozy up to Mary Matalin is beyond me! I watched that smiling trio (Begala/Carville/Matalin) on some show and it was stomach wrenching! All for the love of MONEY.

I feel sure that trio knew and knows exactly, how we stand in/on this GLOBE if anyone does!

Michael ?, who was the democrat on Crossfire way back when?
I liked him, and yes, if nothing else, before it's final days, I also believed:

Before the rhetoric became overwhelming, Crossfire was good for a short, quick update on what the left and right were focusing on.

and to connect the dots.......I listened to, and read, many other points of view............

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I'm sure they do pray to the money God, but you have to give Begala credit for being as sharp as a whip and Carville for cracking the whip faster and more often than any other political pundit (if you could make out what he was saying through the accent).

[MAGI]

I'm sure they do pray to the money God, but you have to give Begala credit for being as sharp as a whip and Carville for cracking the whip faster and more often than any other political pundit (if you could make out what he was saying through the accent).

:agree: :agree: :D

[Michael DeM]

I used to like Crossfire because it was one of the few shows in the mainstream media where I could hear both sides of an issue from both liberal and conservative viewpoints. I also liked the thrill of the debate. I didn't particularly like the hosts because of all the mudslinging and hypocrisy and double-standards. It really got annoying after a while. After the advent of Air America Radio, Crossfire became less and less interesting for me, and I quit watching it for the most part. It was good for its time, but I don't really miss it.