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FLASHPOINT for Oct 19, 2006

Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006 | 7:34 a.m.

The problem with Tuesday's gubernatorial debate was the problem with almost all such events - it really wasn't a debate. A debate is when candidates have a spirited to and fro, exposing different stands on issues, different levels of alacrity and different levels of gravitas. There is little to and fro when organizations or candidates set strictures. The media must take charge of all this or the spinmeisters and the poll leaders will win. A debate is when a moderator merely guides a discussion between the candidates, with no set time limits and they argue, rebut and engage. That has not happened much this year or any recent year because incumbents dodge and the formats, when the forums occur, are too restrictive. It's time for a change.

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