Comments on: Encouraging Signs? http://themoderatevoice.com/20174/encouraging-signs/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:53:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: StockBoySF http://themoderatevoice.com/20174/encouraging-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-134288 StockBoySF Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:35:31 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/20174/encouraging-signs/#comment-134288 runasim, I agree with you. Perhaps we could have good moderators who are given the authority to step in and take the offending party to the mat. I'd love to see McCain start erupting and have someone who's not afraid to stand up to the candidates try to contain him. <br><br>I remember clearly the interaction between McCain and Romney in a couple of the debates, I think one was a tussle over illegal immigration. runasim, I agree with you. Perhaps we could have good moderators who are given the authority to step in and take the offending party to the mat. I'd love to see McCain start erupting and have someone who's not afraid to stand up to the candidates try to contain him.

I remember clearly the interaction between McCain and Romney in a couple of the debates, I think one was a tussle over illegal immigration.

]]> By: runasim http://themoderatevoice.com/20174/encouraging-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-134287 runasim Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:57:57 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/20174/encouraging-signs/#comment-134287 The joint twon hall meetings idea sounds like soemthing I would normally endorse,. I still remember McCain's version of debates from his contest against Romney. I don't think interrupting, drowning out the opponent with a drumbeat repetition of something patently false or mischaracterized is the substance of productive debates. Gentlemen invariably lose in these situations.<br><br>There would need to be some basic groundrules and someone to enforce them, to make this work. The joint twon hall meetings idea sounds like soemthing I would normally endorse,. I still remember McCain's version of debates from his contest against Romney. I don't think interrupting, drowning out the opponent with a drumbeat repetition of something patently false or mischaracterized is the substance of productive debates. Gentlemen invariably lose in these situations.

There would need to be some basic groundrules and someone to enforce them, to make this work.

]]> By: RickTaylor http://themoderatevoice.com/20174/encouraging-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-134286 RickTaylor Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:46:38 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/20174/encouraging-signs/#comment-134286 It's no longer her most ardent detractors. Now you have Charlie Rangel, governor Rendell, and Hilary Rosen all making noises and wondering what she's up to. It's no longer her most ardent detractors. Now you have Charlie Rangel, governor Rendell, and Hilary Rosen all making noises and wondering what she's up to.

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