I wonder if Jonathan Karl thinks he did a good job of questioning Mitt Romney about the controversy surrounding his departure from Bain Capital. I hope Mr. Karl is currently hitting himself in the face with a 2×4 in some sort of ritual penance for dropping the ball.

The first question is like something out of tee-ball. Karl notes that someone in the Obama campaign mentioned that he might have committed a felony, but he doesn’t explain why, and then he just offers Romney a chance to rebut the charge. That’s pathetic, and it doesn’t help inform his viewers about the issue at all. It just makes it sound like an unsubstantiated allegation had been made.

His second question is to ask whether the president should apologize for the behavior of his staff. How’s that for hard-hitting?

With his third question he actually makes a go at being a journalist. He asks Romney if he can avoid being responsible for the actions of Bain Capital when he was the owner, the CEO, and the chairman of the board. But, when Romney insists that he bears zero responsibility for Bain’s action despite his positions, Karl meekly follows up by saying, “So you bear no responsibility?”

And then look at his next question and ask yourself if Sarah Palin could do worse:

KARL: So you don’t disavow what happened at the company, that they may have done things that were wrong, not wrong that you had nothing to do with. would there be something with being associated with Bain Capitol during those years?

It’s as if Mr. Karl is too focused on the warm puddle in his underpants to perform basic syntax. What is he even saying?

After Romney’s nonsensical response, Karl pivots away from confrontation to ask for some meta:

KARL: So what happened here? This campaign, your private sector experience many thought was going to be your greatest asset in the campaign and so far it has been the thing you have been attacked for most relentlessly.

That’s just more tee-ball.

And then Karl drops the subject entirely to inquire about rumors that Condi Rice might be on the VP short-list (which Romney won’t respond to) and to ask a question about Chinese-made uniforms our Olympians will be wearing.

He should have inquired whether Romney would be willing to change his Depend Adult Undergarment for him.

What kind of interview was that?

Do some homework for Chrissakes. Make the man explain why he isn’t a felon and point out that no one in their right mind thinks a man can be the 100% owner of a company and bear no responsibility for what that company does for four consecutive years.

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