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Pissing contest – what do you expect. Now if Hillary were debating we would have humor, smiles, emoting – instead we have Mr. Professor and Top Gun.

Agreed!!

Tom B has, IMO, greatly distracted from what we all tuned into hear...what the candidates think....not that they can answer the questions within 2 minutes.

I tend to agree – some of the answers are the same as before. I can see the connection McCain is making with the audience. Looks like Obama is stuck on the Russia question.

As he should because they need to explain to us how they are going to get us out of this mess! how are they going to do it in 60 seconds?

In 2012, I'm in favor of adding a buzzer that will sound at the 2 minute mark. If it sounds while you're talking, finish your sentence, then shut up.

Make it happen!

I want to hear from Obama also... McCain puts me asleep!!!!!!

they can't fully debate in a townhall meeting. Maybe they'll be given more time now.

McCain looks really bad. He should stay a senator. Barack is the only man on the stage that looks, talks, and acts presidential. McCain is all foreign policy but it takes more than foreign policy to be president. Obama looks really strong in all areas and even McCain just agree with Obama ideas in Afghanistan. WOW!!!

I agree... I'd like to see a format where they have to answer yes or no or at least something a bit more controlled.

This is not a town hall meeting but a town hall DEBATE!!!!

Agreed. I'm not hearing anything new except more mud slinging.

Gwen was a moderator; Mr. Brokaw in not allowing the town hall to take care of the business of the town.

yeah, what happened to the "voter's questions" he only asked two from the internet....whats going on here...we need more time!

I dont' know... McCain can't stop walking in the background. It's really annoying. I just keep screaming at my TV... "Grandpa, sit down!! I'll get it, you just relax"

Obama is doing really good about jumping in though...

I'm hearing a lot of stump speech material from McCain. He is looking so very weak.

Particularly McCain. He keeps repeating not just lines, but whole paragraphs of his previous debate replies.

If Obama would have agreed to what McCain was suggesting, they would be having townhall meetings around the country, but Obama refused. In the end it does not matter as most of America is blinded by Obama's charm.

You are right Candy and it is precisely why McCain is dropping like a rock in the polls. Same garbage, different hear.

McCain, I'll say it one more time: I'm Not Your Friend.

I agree. This format does not work. Maybe a couple of months ago...

McCain seems to want to please Brokaw more than the voters

Why is Brokaw getting so upset? Let them do their thing!!!

BARACK the VOTE!!!

Brokaw let this devolve by trying to hijack the debate for himself in the first place.

You complained about him enforcing the rules in the beginning.

Agreed, Brokaw lost his backbone.

Let's not forget about

"that one"

True that.