{"id":13919,"date":"2004-09-30T17:24:00","date_gmt":"2004-09-30T17:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2004\/09\/30\/top-10-secrets-about-presidential-debates\/"},"modified":"2004-09-30T17:24:00","modified_gmt":"2004-09-30T17:24:00","slug":"top-10-secrets-about-presidential-debates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2004\/09\/30\/top-10-secrets-about-presidential-debates\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Secrets About Presidential Debates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having read about the elaborate contract worked out between the W and Kerry camps about debate rules and formats, I figured that the upcoming debates would be pretty watered-down affairs with not much constructive back and forth discussion. However, I had no idea of the actual extent to which presidential debates have been corrupted until I came upon the page Top 10 Secrets They Don’t Want You to Know About the Debates<\/a>. I am amazed at the audacity of the CPD<\/acronym> presenting itself as an objective moderating organization; the rules and formats dictated by the CPD ensure that we’ll never have an actual debate that addresses real issues and allows for unscripted, candid responses from the candidates. I guess I shouldn’t be that surprised, but it is a sad commentary on how managed and packaged the candidates’ messages have become…<\/p>\n

Despite what I’ve read, I’ll at least tune in for tonight’s debate, perhaps even participating in Wonkette’s<\/i> debate drinking game<\/a>. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> For those of you who missed it, the Washington Post<\/i> has a complete transcript of last night’s debate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Having read about the elaborate contract worked out between the W and Kerry camps about debate rules and formats, I figured that the upcoming debates would be pretty watered-down affairs with not much constructive back and forth discussion. However, I had no idea of the actual extent to which presidential debates have been corrupted until … <\/p>\n

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