Comments on: What’s A Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate?

By: Obama Shoots Down Lincoln-Douglas Debate » The American Mind

Obama Shoots Down Lincoln-Douglas Debate » The American Mind — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:48:25 +0000

[...] Hillary Clinton’s call for a Lincoln-Douglas-style debate (which really isn’t) received the same reaction as when Fred Thompson proposed it to front-running Republicans last [...]

By: Jimmy Lee

Jimmy Lee — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:30:57 +0000

I see Mr Obama has no choice but to accept the challenge. Otherwise, no true blooded man in the U.S. will vote for him. How can a man turn down a debate challenge from a woman? Come on Mr Obama, be a man; do the right thing!

By: The American History Club

The American History Club — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:40:58 +0000

It Pays To Know What You Are Asking!…

The notion of a Lincoln Douglas was raised recently by Clinton in relation to the current primaries.
Well as Justin Gardner pointed out correctly she probably didn’t ask for the exact format.
Can you imagine that back then people actually sat an…

By: Hillary Clinton is EVIL

Hillary Clinton is EVIL — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:35:07 +0000

She doesn’t want to debate. She wants 90 minutes of interrupting him, filibustering, and sliming him with nastiness — free media negative ads, and then clips for running nasty web ads on MSNBC the next few days.

By: Avinash_Tyagi

Avinash_Tyagi — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:03:26 +0000

So yeah I can’t see Obama accepting it, because he would know that she would want to stick to negative since that’s been keeping her campaign going, and I know I wouldn’t want to “debate” under those terms if I was him

By: Avinash_Tyagi

Avinash_Tyagi — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:01:41 +0000

I would only accept it is the one ground rule was that it had to remain on the issues and the issues alone, no attacks on things like Bosnia, Ayers, Wright, flag pins or all that other garbage, and we know that Hillary would never agree to that