As I Recall, This Is Exactly What Happened

Tom Brokaw is angry that presidential debate organizers have decided not to have big shot television news anchormen as moderators, fearing that they would try to take over the show. According to Brokaw, the snub, "leaves the undeniable impression that you believe if we were moderators, we'd be preening, egocentric performers," the anchor wrote in a scorching letter to Brown. "I deeply resent that implication."

Well, that's precisely what does happen. Recall the recent Democratic debates when Peter Jennings' questions were occasionally longer than the candidates' responses.