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saveuplifesaveuplife Posts: 1,173
edited October 2008 in A Moving Train
Why not have two moderators....

One hand-picked by conservatives to ask the Dem questions

One hand-picked by liberals to ask the Rep questions

....this way you know each side would be getting very tough questions.
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  • CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    saveuplife wrote:
    Why not have two moderators....

    One hand-picked by conservatives to ask the Dem questions

    One hand-picked by liberals to ask the Rep questions

    ....this way you know each side would be getting very tough questions.
    even better, an open forum where citizens ask the questions, regular people not hand selected by either candidate.
  • BetterThanYouBetterThanYou Posts: 853
    Commy wrote:
    even better, an open forum where citizens ask the questions, regular people not hand selected by either candidate.

    it baffles my mind that it's not like this to begin with.
    "Have you ever.........pooped a balloon?"
    ~D.K.S.
  • CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    BetterThanYou wrote:
    it baffles my mind that it's not like this to begin with.
    I think they don't allow it because its a threat to democracy, one which they can't allow.


    on a side note, one of the primary objectives of the marshal plan after WWII was to eliminate any threat to the world economic system the US was trying to create. Any indigineous socialist, communist, whatehave you system was treated as as something to be dealt with. Local socialist collectives in countries even like France and England were dealt with accordingly, so that only the economic system the US had plan had room to grow. They ended any alternative to their version of capitalism. Vietnam was fought over this motive.
  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    Commy wrote:
    even better, an open forum where citizens ask the questions, regular people not hand selected by either candidate.

    Is this not the "town hall" format McCain was pushing all throughout the summer?
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    slightofjeff wrote:
    Is this not the "town hall" format McCain was pushing all throughout the summer?
    if Mccain is pushing for this, I want to be the guy asking the first question.
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Commy wrote:
    even better, an open forum where citizens ask the questions, regular people not hand selected by either candidate.


    Absolutely. I'm guessing all the questions were handed out in advance so each candidate could prepare their answers. Palin looked like she was quickly briefing her responses at times while new questions were being asked, and they both seemed to be looking down and turning cards or something as each new question came up.

    One thing that also struck me is that neither of them said the word "uhh" at any point. This is odd , as most, if not all people take some time to digest a cold question and formulate an answer...usually avoiding any significant silence by inserting an uhm or an ahh...

    I think we may have witnessed a TV show.
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    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    Absolutely. I'm guessing all the questions were handed out in advance so each candidate could prepare their answers. Palin looked like she was quickly briefing her responses at times while new questions were being asked, and they both seemed to be looking down and turning cards or something as each new question came up.

    One thing that also struck me is that neither of them said the word "uhh" at any point. This is odd , as most, if not all people take some time to digest a cold question and formulate an answer...usually avoiding any significant silence by inserting an uhm or an ahh...

    I think we may have witnessed a TV show.
    scripted and fed to the sheep. I agree.
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