The right subverts itself because it resorts to so few talking points. Thus allowing someone like Obama to thoroughly familiarize himself with them.

He was totally prepared and parried everything gracefully.

Please post again at S&R, Josh.

However, I’d love that kind of format for some eventual Obama/McDubya tangles.

I like the idea of the Lincoln-Douglas style debates Clinton recently proposed. Although I’m an Obama supporter, I’m pretty disappointed that he is shying away from the idea.

Unfortunately, until the infrastructure of alternative media is built up sufficiently, candidates will have to continue to rely on mass media for getting their messages out.

A detailed, minute-by-minute analysis of Chris Wallace’s attempts to kneecap Barack Obama in yesterday’s "interview." If this is journalism, maybe we’d all be better off without it….

If I happen to chat with John, Hillary or Barack any time soon, I’ll ask for proposals for illuminating meetings between the candidates for president sans mass-media moderator.

The reason for having a moderator — keeping candidates from uttering vague, laudatory statements about their backgrounds and positions on issues — has been usurped by blatant electioneering by moderators themselves.

Gee. Surely decent moderators unaffiliated with mass media could be found. Josh, how about you?

Nice post. Thanks for contributing to S&R.