This column is purely for people who did not actually watch the debate, and who refuse to do so because their minds are completely closed to other ideas and thinking.

The arrogance of this "erudite" NYT editorial staff is doing nothing more than promoting ignorance and laziness--ignorance in the form encouraging readers to rely on this biased pile of mockery, instead of doing a little bit of easy homework by simply watching all or parts of this debate in video segments posted online.

In this day and age of internet, radio, and satellite tv/radio, it is pure laziness to consider yourself "informed" after reading only a column like this from a notoriously biased publisher of "news".

This is irresponsible, to encourage the public to consider itself "informed" about these candidates, providing drivel like this, when readers can and should easily inform themselves by actually WATCHING the debate REGARDLESS of your Democrat or Republican leanings!

Here is one clip of 7 minutes from the debate, on immigration. Warning: you might learn something about these candidates that the arrogant NYT purposely withheld from its column

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