Yesterday's mayoral debate with Weiner making his first appearance
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| The Weiner scrum (Credit: @NYDNLemire) |
Despite the Anthony Weiner press hysteria, (it was his first appearance at a mayoral debate;Michael Powell of NYTimes tweeted "Cluster idiocy of press on full display at Weiner a thon educational debate") yesterday’s education forum hosted by New Yorkers for Great Public Schools was very interesting.
Zakiyah Ansari did a great job moderating, and there were very good questions asked by parents and students. Chris Quinn didn’t attend, though Zakiyah said the date of the debate had been changed twice to accommodate Quinn’s schedule.
Weiner stood out from the crowd not just because of the paparazzi scrum and excessive media attention; he was the only candidate to come through the audience and shake hands. He was the