Are US presidential debates too controlled to allow freedom of speech?

by Wesley Fantini

We as Americans have become accustomed to politicians and candidates lying and avoiding any real questions from concerned Americans. In politics, debates are no longer debates b...read more

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by Patrick Henningsen

Debates...? Is that what we are calling them? To even call these sored affairs debates is a gross misrepresentation which falls foul of the English language. The US Presidential...read more

by Domestic Avalanche

The presidential debates are coming. After going through numerous debates from both parties,especially democrats , it is only conceivable that the debates would see some action....read more

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by Jason Craddock

When i watch a presidential debate i think to myself can this get any more boring and it always does. Mainly cause you have people up there that have to be proper and robotic so...read more

by April Kulcsar

After watching the video of the young man who asked John Kerry questions at an open forum, and was detained and later tased as a result, I could not help but feel, well, helples...read more

by Rex Coker

Presidential debates have been controlled , to the point that the candidate can barley get his or her point across to the people . The candidate will get two minutes to discuss ...read more

by Jack Bates

As a former debate coach and instructor of a second in the state team, I can tell you that these are not debates. What television puts before us does not do anything to advance ...read more

by Michael Allen Carvell

This is not freedom of speech these debates have become a mud slinging contest between the Democrats and the republicans to blame each other for the state of the war and our cou...read more

by Scott Cockrell

when a candidate's permission is needed to ask a question-free speech isn't legal.when a person is seeking the presidency,there is about a 98% chance that he or she is not plann...read more

by Roberto Alvarez-Galloso

The debates from the Democratic Party are devoid of content; the Republicans suffer the same fate. On the other hand, people prefer the antics of Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan, ...read more

by Carol Levy

There is no longer such a thing as a presidential debate. There is a question and answer period wherein a reporter asks candidate A a question and A responds. The other cand...read more

by Jessie Powell

Yes they are definately way too controlled. Our government is on toatal hiatus. They claim they are helping us all so much and they tell us what they are gonna do for us, and...read more