but Im curious if you watched.. and if you feel your candidate performed well.. answered the questions .... I feel these forums are vital for voters to watch... to hear your selected or not yet selected candidate talk about his beliefs... what his plans are for our futures.. discuss his past... and his hopes and goals..
If you haven't watched this forum... I would hope that you will try to see the others and any candidate on candidate debate that may come...
I think we should all make intelligent choices.. not based on looks.. or personal lives... as much as what the candidate has done.. and what he feels is important for the future of our country...
I think this was a very successful forum in that it was segregated and each candidate couldn't hear the previous one's answers to the same questions..
I was impressed by both candidates but moreso by my candidate.
I just feel that these candidates are so close in this race that being properly informed is tantamount to our having the best president available to us at this time..
Please.. take the time to watch... read and listen to all that the candidates have to offer... make informed choices and ......
may the best man win
I watched it Babs,
It was kinda tough to understand what Obama was saying between all his uuuhs and eeehs. The guy doesn't do well without a prompter.
I watched it last night. I didn't realize it was on and missed half of the interview with Obama. I have to admit that I'm still having trouble choosing one. This is a tough election year for me.
I saw only a bit of Obama and most of McCain. I'll have to search for the whole show so I can hear what Obama had to say. I must say, though, that McCain presented himself very well, was articulate, clear and concise. He's much better "on his feet" than with a teleprompter. I like that about him. He got major points as far as I'm concerned, but in all fairness, I do need to hear Obama as well before I decide who "won."I watched the entire show and really enjoyed it. I think it was one of the best presentations of two candidates that I have ever seen and I liked the minister who asked the questions also.
Unlike other times I did not think Sen. Obama was slow to answer the questions and did not hear too many hesitations. I thought McCane was very quick to answer, humorous and open.
Ann
How in the world could I have spelled John McCain's name wrong? Sorry about that.
AnnWhile McCain was quick, I think he was way too quick. For example, when asked about our schools, drop out rates and merit pay for teachers he said something about getting the bad teachers to a new career. That response sounded good to me for a few minutes until I really thought about it. There is no way the number of kids dropping out of schools could equal the number of bad teachers. The problem is too huge. The city I live in has 50% of the kids dropping out of high school! I am an HR Mangaer and we can't find enough qualified workers because they can't get out of the school system. I was blown away when I found out about our drop out rate a year ago. I watched it. I now understand why Senator Obama would not agree to a forum debate with Senator McCain every week for ten weeks. If Senator Obama had debated Senator McCain, Senator Clinton would be the new democratic presidential candidate. It was almost painful to listen to Senator Obams answers. Even the moderator asked him to quit vote stumping and just answer the questions. Many questions he didn't answer. I listened to CNN and they were saying how great Senator Obama had done and when they talked about Senator McCain, they only talked about the 5 million figure he put to be considered rich. To me that is low. I think now a billionaire is rich. 5 million dollars can be spent certainly short of a lifetime.
[QUOTE=MJ]While McCain was quick, I think he was way too quick. For example, when asked about our schools, drop out rates and merit pay for teachers he said something about getting the bad teachers to a new career. That response sounded good to me for a few minutes until I really thought about it. There is no way the number of kids dropping out of schools could equal the number of bad teachers. The problem is too huge. The city I live in has 50% of the kids dropping out of high school! I am an HR Mangaer and we can't find enough qualified workers because they can't get out of the school system. I was blown away when I found out about our drop out rate a year ago. [/QUOTE]
Clearly the problem in our schools is not just due to bad teachers, but you can't deny they must take some of the credit. And they tend to congregate at bad school systems, where they're desperate to hire ANYBODY who's willing to walk through those doors... so the problem perpetuates itself.
We need a No Parent Left Unaccountable law in addition to the No Child Left Behind law, so that deadbeat/doofus/unqualified parents are held accountable for the mess they help create.
We need a No Parent Left Unaccountable law in addition to the No Child Left Behind law, so that deadbeat/doofus/unqualified parents are held accountable for the mess they help create.
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I totally agree!! We as parents need to be accountable for our children and stop blaming other people for their behavior. If parents stepped up and got involved in their children's education it would show kids how important their futures are and how much their parents care about them.
reegie2008-08-18 07:55:12If I may say something about the school system and I can, TO HAVE CHILDREN BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL, THE CHILDREN MUST FEEL SAFE. BULLIES AND THUGS MUST BE DEALT WITH FROM THE GRADE OF KINDERGARTEN. JUST AS BULLIES AND THUGS MUST BE DEALT WITH, SO MUST BAD TEACHERS, DESPITE THE OBJECTIONS OF THE TEACHERS UNIONS. MOST OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH FAILING GRADES ARE IN AREAS WHERE CHILDREN HAVE TO PUT ON THEIR FEAR AS WELL AS THEIR SCHOOL CLOTHES. THAT IN NO WAY CAN BE A WINNING SCHOOL DISTRICT. MOST OF THESE FAILING DISTRICTS AND CITIES ARE THE WAY THEY ARE BECAUSE OF ACCEPTED UNACCEPTABLE LOCAL LEADERSHIP AS IN DETROIT.
LEV
[QUOTE=levlarry]If I may say something about the school system and I can, TO HAVE CHILDREN BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL, THE CHILDREN MUST FEEL SAFE. BULLIES AND THUGS MUST BE DEALT WITH FROM THE GRADE OF KINDERGARTEN. JUST AS BULLIES AND THUGS MUST BE DEALT WITH, SO MUST BAD TEACHERS, DESPITE THE OBJECTIONS OF THE TEACHERS UNIONS. MOST OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH FAILING GRADES ARE IN AREAS WHERE CHILDREN HAVE TO PUT ON THEIR FEAR AS WELL AS THEIR SCHOOL CLOTHES. THAT IN NO WAY CAN BE A WINNING SCHOOL DISTRICT. MOST OF THESE FAILING DISTRICTS AND CITIES ARE THE WAY THEY ARE BECAUSE OF ACCEPTED UNACCEPTABLE LOCAL LEADERSHIP AS IN DETROIT.
and yes, lev... safety is tantamount to learning... Sad that I even need be an issue.
I was under the impression that Mr. McCain was quick on his feet.. thought fast... answered quickly and drew from a great deal of information.
Mr. Obama seemed slower on the response, but thoughtful as well...
It could be his "style" of speech.. I've not witnessed enough w/out prompters to say.
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