The mood here at the debate site -- admittedly irrelevant compared to the opinions of the TV audience at home -- was measured, even bored, throughout much of the evening. Unlike other major debates, there was no singular exchange, be it angry, humorous or otherwise, that the press seized on to define the night. Full Story »
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Mr. Melber writes a short (too short) summary of the first presidential debate and summarizes the mood of the Oxford audience and that of the attending press. He joins the pathetic chorus of media members who cry that there wasn't a zinger or laugh-line they could seize on "to define the night" (while, as usual, ignoring the more important, rich substantive exchanges that could affect the lives of American citizens). Why do so many journalists ridiculously and superficially wish to ... More »
a representative summary of the debate by someone who experienced it first-hand. however, it is short, very short, too short to draw much conclusion from, with no references to any other people there, so we don't know any more about why or even whether or not the mood there was "measured, even bored, throughout".
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