Why the debate questioning was so bad.

[Dawgs]

Only one question about homosexuality to one candidate, and not one question about gun control. Now, this might not have been such a big deal, but Giuliani is both pro-gay and for gun control. How can Matthews ask questions about Clinton and Rove, but not one about gun control and homosexuality? It's not like he didn't have plenty of time.

Giuliani failed at answering the abortion question, but he was lucky to not have to answer anything about his gay friends, cross dressing, and his stance on gun control. I sure hope the other debates will be better than these last two.

[napi21]

1. There's no doubt in my mind those questions will be asked in

future debates. I think they're saving questions like that for after the field slims down. It's tough to get any kind of decent responses from any ONE candidate when there's so many on the stage.

[EST]

2. It wasn't a debate, IMO, it was a game show.

The whole thing was about Chris Matthews trying to show off that he was capable of in depth thinking instead of the shallow republicker crotch worshiper that he's reputed to be.
Even the title of the production-Presidential Debate-was given more weight, I think. I may be misremembering, but I seem to recall the dem function of last week as "democratic" something or other.
At least his questions were a shade better than the pure puffery of the democratic question time. The whole affair, from the "coronation" march comments before the stand up time, to the automatic assumption more dignity and no asking Macabre or Ghouliani how much they paid for their hair cuts-or scalp massages.

I found the whole thing disgusting and without merit. Anybody who is so enmeshed in strutting his religious bona fides that he would deny any credibility to evolution is not capable of assuming policy direction responsibility in reality. Steely-eyed examination of nuts and bolts reality is important in this deteriorating society and, although supernatural beliefs may be important to someone's personal, individual self, the presidency is most assuredly not a pulpit and cannot be treated as such.