It's NOT a DEBATE. It's a Q&A session while they stand in the same room!

[Lex]

Debate? DEBATE!?

Nope.

It is most definitely not a debate.

A scripted photo-op. A livestock show. Maybe something akin to a spelling bee.

But a debate it is NOT.

Thank you, I had to get that off my chest. :whew:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. If you want debates, go back in time

read what Lincoln and Douglas said to each other in 1858. Those were debates!

[tedzbear]

13. I am reading "Lincoln" by Gore Vidal.

In Lincoln's run for Senate against Douglas he set him up by asking him a slavery question where Douglas would be forced to answer in favor of freeing slaves in order to win that senate election. But from then on Douglas was associated with freeing the slaves and that split his Democratic party in two when he ran against Lincoln for President. Lincoln won because Douglas only had half a party to vote for him. Lincoln was very cunning. (He only freed the slaves when he was sure it was politically necessary.)


Today our politicians have purposely lowered the bar so that their job is easier for them. This is no debate coming up, just competing commercials.

[dicknbush]

2. Couldn't agree more!

This is just a very silly talking manequin show. I am not even sure I am going to watch it will just be the same old BS. OUR MAN WON NO OUR MAN WON THIS SHOWS WHAT A GREAT LEADER OUR MAN IS OUR MAN WAS VEWRY WITTY NO OUR MAN WAS VERY WITTY.

What a load of CRAP!

[Bread and Circus]

3. agree, succinctly said.

[Gin]

4. since the commission won't sign the agreement....I bet shrub wears an

ear piece....so his handlers can feed him one liners.

[Lex]

5. I wish someone would bring some walkie-talkies and key the mic

just as Smirk is getting fed his answers.

Wouldn't that work to jam the frequency?

Maybe it would work even on the outside of the building where the debate takes place.

[Road Scholar]

7. Does he really have an earphone?......

Looks like that would be a dead give away for what he is.

[Lex]

8. People say he has an earpiece in his ear--like a hearing aid but

really for receiving his 'talking points.'

[Road Scholar]

9. It's no wonder then....

that he's an embarrassment to even some repugs. Wow! Do people think he actually runs the country? All he runs is his mouth.

[Lex]

11. He's a puppet.

An evil monkey puppet.

[high density]

6. I know

This makes me so frustrated. I can't believe the Kerry campaign agreed to this bullcrap.

[Silverhair]

10. That's OK.

The general public doesn't care about debate points anyway, but they do like to see a side by side comparison. It works. They will hear Bush's message and they will hear Kerry's message - straight and direct from the candidate - instead of 10 second sound bites on the news.

[rumguy]

12. there has to be room for some interaction between the candidates

I'm very dissapointed with the ground rules of this debate.