With few exceptions, the media figures who moderated the presidential primary debates focused on campaign gaffes, political tactics, and personal issues and, as a result, critical issues were pushed aside.

While the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq raged, the mortgage crisis gathered steam, and nearly 50 million Americans continued to go without health insurance, the debate moderators focused on frivolous and trivial matters, far removed from the issues the public wanted to hear about.

Over the course of 31 debates and 2,300 questions, candidates running to be their party's nominee for president were asked a total of:
* One question about warrantless wiretapping
* Two questions about declining wages
* Three questions about conservation and renewable energy
* Six questions about the growing crisis in the mortgage industry
* One question about how the candidates would keep the economy going if terrorists attacked our shopping malls

what if there wasn't this disconnect in what we want to talk about here, and what the media allows in the debates? Do you think there is one?
Sign the petition and tell them to Change the Debate

nice post
and mKKKain has asked for a change in the debate
he now wants to postpone the one scheduled for friday

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Pull up John! your crashing! LOL