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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
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Originally Posted by SteamWake
Obama refused McCain's invitations to debate in an 'open forum' townhall type debate where there would be no moderator. That in itself is worth pondering.
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Yes it is. I didn't know that. I've never liked the question-and-answer format of modern so-called debates, preferring the traditional Lincold-Douglas style. One side makes an opening speech on the topic, the other side makes his own speech answering the opponent and making his own arguments, and so-on. This lets them challenge each other, and lets the audience see how good they each are on the fly.
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Personally, I believe Obama would crush McCain in this instance. Look at Obama and his speeches. He loves the free form speaking like the sermon on the mound. I noticed at the debates when questioned, he was not quite as sharp as when he has free reign to speak his mind without rebuttal. Perhaps McCain is better at this type of debate also, I seriously doubting it.