What was your impression of the show?
I watch the show all of the time and have long understood his method as a "moderator".
Bill takes a topic in the news, or one that he is passionate about (like animal rights). Then he gets his researchers to find out as much about his personal view point on the subject. Then, when the guests come on, he lets them talk first. If their ideas disagree with his feelings, he bombards them with his own viewpoints that he has had previously written down in his notes. The guests, who may not be armed with the facts to counter his facts usually concede victory to him because he makes them look stupid.
The only really good debates happen when he tries to debate with people who are informed and can counter his "facts" with facts of their own.
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