distract by talking about really what amounts to nonsense. but isn t the moderator s job to press the candidates on a whole variety of topics not to just kind of tee up for what the candidates want to talk about? well the answer is yes. but we should really be this is a gop presidential debate. this isn t talking about an old story about a feud that goes back years which has, you know a long history to it. it s just not presidential. and it didn t make any sense to at least the many many viewers that sent out tweets and e-mails and so on. it just didn t make any sense. in the past there have been questions raised about language that donald trump has used even during this race against other candidates. i m not talking about feuds with rosie o donnell and stuff like that but even in his response to last night he retweeted
it would take too much time logistically to identify tee up and get people prepared to answer those questions. ten minutes is optimistic in this case because it doesn t account for all the give-and-take of answering questions, of audience responses, of applause lines. that s the maximum amount of time i m beginning to feel for these people on stage. that debate is going to garner a huge audience. i would be nervous about that. one major gaffe, it will be replayed over and over and over on the news. and just in answering your what nine minutes how long will each candidate get to speak then? one minute one and a half minutes? everybody will undoubtedly get at least one 60-second spot somewhere in the course of the debate. but this isn t all one uninterrupted uninterrupted speech. the ten minutes is an addition throughout the course of the two hours. but it s much easier the way we cover and comment on debates to
next generation have it. who should be the next host of the today show? a lot of the names are coming from the other incubator of television, cable tv. comedy central has stephen colbert and jon stewart who have been bandied about. other names out there i have seen as well. this is when it s fun for people like you. you get to speculate and talk to the folks you know behind the scenes and throw little things out there. and also people who cover the media like you can be very influential in teeing up some of those individuals. so who would you want to tee up, mr. stelter? well, chelsea handler s name came to mind because of her contract is up at e at end of this year. that would be a risky choice given how controversial she s been and how many fights she got into with e. then again, david letterman got into feuds with cbs, maybe that would make it fun. i d hate to think the decision is being made just on gender. i say that as a woman. the decision being made should
you and that attitude are a luxury this country cannot afford. by years end, republicans had a counter point. president s affordable care act. obamacare got off it a troubled start with the website from hell. if you like your health care plan. reporter: and his broken, you can keep your insurance, promise. when we get to january 1st, will be clear that more americans will have lost their health insurance than will sign up under the new obamacare policies. as it happens, final moments of 2013 are the tee up for 2014. shut down versus melt down. let the mid term elections begin. oh, and happy new year. candy crowley, cnn, washington. there were many memorable moments in entertainment this year. what was your favorite? we ll countdown top ten talkers from stage and screen, next. [ female announcer ] who are we? we are the thinkers.
reporter: the first government shutdown in 17 years and people read that voters largely blame republicans, producing the democratic talking point of the 2014 election. republicans as obstructionists. if we don t have our own way, we re going to shut the government down. you and that attitude are a luxury this country cannot afford. reporter: by year s end, republicans had a counterpoint. the president s affordable care act. obamacare got off to a troubled start with the website from hell. if you like your health care plan reporter: and his broken you can keep your insurance promise. when we get to january 1st, it will be clear that more americans will have lost their health insurance than will sign up under the new obama care policies. reporter: as it happens the final moments of 2013 are the tee up for the politics of 2014. shutdown versus meltdown. let the midterm elections begin. oh, and happy new year. candy crowley, cnn, washington.