The worldly Amanpour is excellent at informing viewers about what they should be concerned about in the world, and her imprint on the show reflects that, mainly with the addition of international experts to the roundtable discussion and full episodes dedicated to single issues like charity and the ground zero mosque. On paper, Amanpour and these ideas sounded like a great way to shake up the traditional Sunday morning show format, which some would argue are desperate for a change. However, what that paper does not reflect is, quite frankly, how boring this show has become.
Tapper on the other hand, as evidenced Sunday and throughout his tenure, was able to find a way to make the show not only extremely relevant and insightful, but also fun. On Sunday’s show, Tapper moderated a roundtable discussion with conservative regular George Will and liberal commentator Donna Brazile that was filled with surprises (Will and Brazile agree Republican Governor Mitch Daniels is the most formidable Republican nominee to challenge President Obama in 2012) and with laughs as Will then wondered if Brazile was trying to sabotage his candidate by saying she was impressed by him. The last time there were laughs on Amanpour’s roundtable . . . well, that implies that there ever were any laughs.
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