US elections 2008: Negativity in the presidential debates 10 Articles

by Fred Tolleson

There have been many times in the past when the arguments of politicians became vehement, out of control and quite abrasive. The republic still stands today and will continue forever if this uncivil behavior is the only o...read more

by Tara Rijon

Presidential debates have always been a facet by which we could examine the views and qualifications of the candidates and, thereby, choose who we felt was the most qualified person for the job. The current debates, howev...read more

by TIME

Is political debate tougher, nastier, now, than ever before? Not by my reading of History. The tools we have to fight each other with are more sophisticated and abundant, but it's still all about ideology. We've learned fr...read more

by Todd Pheifer

Campaigns usually start out nice. The candidates do advertisements, make speeches, and shake hands with their opponents like they are about to play a nice game of Scrabble. As time goes on and the field narrows, the atmo...read more

by Harvey Stelman

Did anyone ever run a negative campaign? That wouldn't be possible in a country like The United States of America. Our founding fathers stood for..........Who am I kidding, but I was there when George Washington ran for Pr...read more

by Donald Moore

We do a better job picking the next American Idol than the next American President. Instead of being concerned about negative campaigns, we should be concerned about choosing able leaders. The list of negative campaigns...read more

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by Michael Allen Carvell

Lets put and end to all negativity in any debates just vote for the right Democrat for our next president Hilary Clinton lets stop the bad thoughts and vote once and right for Hilary for president. Us elections are...read more

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by Paul Wylie

The Hillary, Obama, Edwards Circus Act- No longer even pretending impartiality during last night's so called Democratic 'debate', CNN's ringmaster Blitzer spent practically the entire first half of the town hall meeting...read more

by James Mcgonagle

The blood sport that fraudulently presents itself every four years as a the national election, and the debates that precede it will sadly reach new heights of nastiness in 2008. There are many contributions regarding the d...read more

by Roberto Alvarez-Galloso

There was a time when the Governing Elite of the USA would look down at other countries during their periods of elections and say: "We Are The Beacon of Democracy. At Least We Respect Each Other's Opinions". The debates at...read more