After three pathetic presidential and vice presidential debates, designed to beat the life out of this landmark election, some (including the campaigns!) have called for a much more free flowing format for the third and final presidential debate. Now, I have my doubts whether this will actually go very far, but clearly something needs to be done in future elections. Here's an example from Britain of what direct, hard-hitting debates look like, without calling someone a terrorist or senile. (Many out there have posted this before, so it's not like I discovered it, but I continue to enjoy watching the clip.)
Tony Blair vs. John Major (then-Prime Minister) in 1995 and 1997:
9 hours ago
Posts
0 comments:
Post a Comment