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John McCain and Barack Obama have agreed to hold three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate this fall, the campaigns said in a joint statement Thursday that outlined formats, dates and locations.
The Commission on Presidential Debates will sponsor the events.
The first, on Sept. 26 at the University of Mississippi, will focus on foreign policy and national security, and McCain and Obama will answer questions from moderator Jim Lehrer while standing at podiums.
On Oct. 7, the two will meet again for a town-hall style debate at Belmont University. Moderator Tom Brokaw will call on audience members and pose questions submitted through the Internet.
The third presidential debate, on domestic and economic policy, is slated for Oct. 15 at Hofstra University. McCain and Obama will sit at a table with moderator Bob Schieffer.
Vice presidential contenders are to meet Oct. 2 at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Can't wait.
My bets are:
The first will be at the University of Mississippi on September 26th. It will focus on foreign policy and national security. - Is where McCain will be at his best.
The last will be on domestic and economic policy on October 15th at Hofstra University. - Is where Obama will be at his best.
I'm hoping Obama is brushing up on his quick quips and trying to train himself to be less thoughtful for the Town-Hall style debate... Otherwise he probably won't shine at all then.
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#1 - Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:26 AM EDT{"commentId":2528400,"authorDomain":"emilybarnes"}
If it is anything like the Warren forum, McCain wins hands up. Unless Obama has a teleprompter, I suspect he'll hem and haw his way through the questions. I don't see any sunshine from Obama.
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#2 - Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:21 PM EDT{"commentId":2528430,"authorDomain":"arcanebliss"}
The Warren forum was geared towards the Conservative Republican religious base, obviously these debates will be very very different. Obama did fine at the Saddleback and it was expected that McCain shine with his expected talking points.
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{"commentId":2528753,"authorDomain":"emilybarnes"}
That is not what some of his democrat buddies and political analyst said today on Fox news and msnbc. McCain was sharp with off the head quick responses. Obama had to do a lot, a lot of thinking before responding. Go back and think of his responses to "evil" and "abortion". WOW! "Evil on the streets of America", not Islamic terrorist that killed 3000 innocent 9/11 victims. And abortion, well it's above his pay grade. I don't care if the Warren Forum was religious base. They are important issues a president should address positively about America and the citizens who live here.
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#3 - Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:46 PM EDT{"commentId":2529014,"authorDomain":"arcanebliss"}
Obama chooses to think before he speaks, there's nothing wrong with that. I've heard many biased and unbiased assessments of the performance of both candidates in the forum, none of them paint either candidate as doing a "bad" job.
That's your opinion, my opinion is that faith has no place in politics.
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{"commentId":2529342,"authorDomain":"emilybarnes"}
America was founded on faith. Once faith became ta bu in the work place, including schools, everything went "down hill:" "In God we trust" will soon be history too. Religion bring morals , respect, kindness, generosity and caring towards one another. We have lost that as a nation and it's because people like you say "faith has no place in politics". Are you an atheist? If so, I'm wasting my time.
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#4 - Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:25 PM EDT{"commentId":2530793,"authorDomain":"arcanebliss"}
pancha
America was founded on faith. Once faith became ta bu in the work place, including schools, everything went "down hill:" "In God we trust" will soon be history too. Religion bring morals , respect, kindness, generosity and caring towards one another. We have lost that as a nation and it's because people like you say "faith has no place in politics". Are you an atheist? If so, I'm wasting my time.
Yes, and look at what that got us... A revolution, eradication of Native Americans off of their land and a Civil War. Only today when this nation isn't grounded in faith are we in fact enlightened and more civilized.
You don't need to be a part of a religion to live by a set of morals, be respectful, kind, generous and caring to others. Suggestion of such is laughable.
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I'm Agnostic Atheist, by the way - not that it should matter.
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