As we edge toward the debate, consider these thoughts by Andrew Rosenthal, NY Times editorial page editor, about the value of debates. His comments were to Editor & Publisher’s Joe Strupp.
“We ought to rethink them as debates, they are not debates. They are serial press conferences. If there is a debate, there should be a debate. It becomes so much about the moderators, about the format. There is just not enough time. I don’t get much out of them.”
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1 Vette58 // Nov 16, 2007 at 10:01 pm
When the Las Vegas debate opened up I actually believed we would finally get to hear a “debate.” Not so lucky! I’d love to see a debate centered around 3 or 4 key issues and let the candidates “debate.” With each debate adding new issues. We’d finally get the real answers we need to hear to qualify a candidate for the top job.
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