TMZ: Jim Lehrer: I felt kinda disrespected

[tuvor]

Jim Lehrer made it clear to TMZ ... he's well aware he was treated like a doormat by President Obama and Mitt Romney during Wednesday's Presidential debate.

Our camera guy asked Lehrer at Reagan National Airport, "Do you feel you were disrespected by President Obama and Governor Romney?"

Lehrer responded, "I didn't expect much. I didn't have a lot of expectations." Translation -- doormat.

And, of course, we also asked him about the demise of Big Bird.

http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/04/jim-lehrer-presidential-debate-president-obama-mitt-romney-video

[gabeana]

1. What did Obama do

that was one of the problems Obama did not interupt so it made him look passive

[Jennicut]

2. I think he is a nice man.

But not cut out to moderate, at least not at his age. And President Obama was pretty respectful. That disrespecting was all Mittens.

[bigwillq]

3. I don't think Obama was disrespectful to Lehrer at all

Have a thicker skin, Lehrer. And learn how to moderate.

[LiberalFighter]

13. Ditto

[Drunken Irishman]

4. Obama did nothing to you, Jim. Romney did. Retire already.

[ohheckyeah]

5. He didn't say he felt kinda disrespected

according to the article. He said "I didn't expect much."

What's up with the made up headlines by TMZ?

[Bigleaf]

12. Agreed. Again folks. Lehrer DIDN"T say he felt kinda disrespected. TMZ = Romney

[politicasista]

6. Mute disrespected Big Bird

Obama treated Big Bird with class.

[Politicalboi]

7. Obama told Jim in the debates last night

That he was doing a good job. WTF does this guy expect. Jim was able to handle Obama, but not Rmoney. Jim, you should retire, you're through. Please take Candy Crowley with you.

[Cali_Democrat]

8. What a fucking asshole. Obama didn't do shit to him.

STFU, Jim.

[SoapBox]

9. I don't remember the President actually ARGUING with Lehrer...

am I wrong?

Nit Mit was absolutely arrogant to him.

[mary195149]

10. The only thing I saw,

was when Jim Lehrer told Obama time's up and Obama said he still had 5 seconds.
Obama then took probably another 20 seconds to finish up. But, he was not rude like Romney was.

[WI_DEM]

11. Obama!? it was that asshat Romney, Jim.

[regnaD kciN]

14. Someone brought up a quote from here in 2008...

...after Lehrer had moderated a debate back then, about how he seemed to clearly not like Obama and repeatedly gave him the short shrift. Maybe what we saw last night wasn't just the incompetence of a man well past his prime.

[HuckleB]

15. If Romney acted like that at a dinner party at any of our houses, he would have been asked to leave.

It's ridiculous.