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[innerSpaceman]

Time Limits - -this was the first time i can recall that the "stop lights" were clearly visible on screen, since they were set up on the floor of a theater-in-the-round.

And Brokaw did not wait until the answers were over, he was constantly making noises and motions to the candidates to indicate that time was up ... but he did not go so far as to be rude enough to directly interrupt United States Senators. Sheesh.

Brokaw was easily the best moderator of the current batch so far. While he didn't chide the candidates for failing to answer the questions, he repeatedly did so for failing to follow the agreed rules of format, but did that without being completely improper and rude. He is not a man with a hook on vaudeville night.


It bugged me insanely when Obama refused to even remotely answer the question on one or two occassions. Just as Swiftboating is a now verb, Palining has quickly become one, too. He Palined more than once, and it was shameful.



That said, he kicked McCain's sorry old asz.