Town Hall Style Debate Tonight...

The "Town Hall" debate is a fraud. The key limitations:

–The questions will be culled from a group of 100 to 150 uncommitted likely voters in the audience and another one-third to come via the Internet. Brokaw selects which questions to ask from written queries submitted prior to the debate.

–The Gallup Organization makes sure the questioners reflect the demographic makeup of the nation.

–An audience member isn’t allowed to switch questions and will not be allowed a follow-up either. His or her microphone will be turned off after the question is read and a camera shot will only be shown of the person asking — not reacting.

–The moderator may not ask followups or make comments.

–McCain and Obama will be provided with director’s chairs, but they’re also allowed to stand. They can’t roam past their “designated area” marked on the stage and are not supposed to ask each other direct questions.
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http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/10/mccain_obama_deal_puts_limits.html
 
The scary thing is that Brokaw will be choosing the questions. Isn’t he very close personal friends with McCain? Funny how these things never matter, when it’s a republican. Plus, he is such a freaking tool. And honestly, doesn’t’ he seem drunk all the time now? He can’t get out a sentence that isn’t slurred. You know, the alcoholism rate is really high in Seniors.
 
Dungheap said:
The "Town Hall" debate is a fraud. The key limitations:



http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/10/mccain_obama_deal_puts_limits.html
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I can understand not wanting a willy nilly debate where joe six pack from alabama gets on the TV without a shirt toting and AK and screaming about international fascism.

But trying to pretend that you're getting questions from "common people" is idiotic when you know that would be completely unworkable. These modern debates are more like bipartisan campaign commercials than anything else.
 
Darla said:
The scary thing is that Brokaw will be choosing the questions. Isn’t he very close personal friends with McCain? Funny how these things never matter, when it’s a republican. Plus, he is such a freaking tool. And honestly, doesn’t’ he seem drunk all the time now? He can’t get out a sentence that isn’t slurred. You know, the alcoholism rate is really high in Seniors.
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OMG Brokaw wrote a book too!
 
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