" the MRC president proclaimed that the "Hardball" host was "an embarrassment as a journalist."

Matthews stopped being a journalist long ago to revert to his old career as a partisan political hack (albeit with a cable show). However, he's still an embarassment - even as a partisan political hack - and that's quite a feat.

McNotObama '08

I missed most of it, but I'd like to know what people thought of the "Manhattan Project" question for a national effort (i.e. government funded) to develop alternative energy technology.

If that ridiculous question is typical of what the questions were, then maybe it was a balanced debate, but it was also idiotic and pointless. 

The question was to list the three things in order of priority, McCain actually had a good answer saying he would do all three, but Brokaw had to get in a last dig and say something to the effect "questionable that you could do all three at once"  McCain came back in the next question and counter Brokaw's claim which I thought was funny because not only does Mccain have to debate BHO he also has to debate Brokaw.  

One other point Brokaw seemed to use the discussion portion to ask his follow up questions and seemed to forget about the audience questions for a while and do his own thing.

Brokaw failed.

He neglected to ask the questions that truely would effect the American people.

1) Senator's, what is your position on gun ownership and gun control?

2) Senator's, if elected president what kind of person would you nominate to the Supreme Court?

3) Senator's, how are you going to handle the massive Illeagal Imigration problem?

4) Senator's, what is your position on the Fairness Doctrine?

5) Senator's, what is your position on Union forced "cardCheck"?

6) Senator's, what is your position on Abortion? 

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it"-Aristotle

I would have liked to see some questions asked in some additional areas. My biggest problem with Brokaw last night was his annoying preoccupation with Obama's and McCain's response time. He became absolutely anal-retentive about the time thing!!!

I understand that both sides agreed to some time constraints, but let the candidates TALK!! Geez!

"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan, January 20, 1981

I think the key to the debate was what Browkaw said at the very beginning HE reviewed the questions, HE decided what was important to ask. Not one question about Obama associations, Not one question about Obama's  ties to Fanny and Freddie. No questions about Resko.

It was strictly talking points, nothing gained about who Obama is or is not. McCain is an open book, but who is Obama?

a discussion was had by  Fox news panel during which they discussed how the questions were chosen.

Brokaw chose the people and the questions. Out of the thousands of emailed questions only six were chosen.

Some of the qestioners had to read their own questions from a card they were holding???

Their question??

Very controlled "townhall". McCain was constrained to answer questions put to him. He would have looked silly going off into the weeds.

just sayin

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