A Half Century of Presidential Debate History

As Barack Obama and John McCain prepare for the first of three presidential debates, take a look back at previous debates that have helped define elections. (Sept. 20)

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25 Responses to “A Half Century of Presidential Debate History”

  1. @Octavium

    good …
    @Octavium

    good point

  2. The problem with …
    The problem with Bush in this video is there is no line I’ll remember in 20 minutes.

  3. albertsamerica on March 22nd, 2010 at 8:10 pm

    You say Iraq was no …
    You say Iraq was no threat, yet the mad man in that country was arming and funding terrorists. How were the Taliban a threat to us? They only funded and armed Al-Queda – why did we attack them? Maybe, because they were just like Saddam. They expanded the influence of Al-Queda and they also funded and armed those islamic extremists.

    Get an education, i can understand bashing Bush economic policies, but u obviously ddon’t know what ur saying…

  4. albertsamerica on March 22nd, 2010 at 8:10 pm

    several of the most …
    several of the most wanted terrorists were in Saddam’s administration/dictatorship. We found chemical facilities in Iraq. It has been PROVEN that Saddam funded and armed terrorist groups. Saddam killed 10,000 of his own people. Saddam, like the Taliban, helped expand the influence of Al-Queda.
    To say that Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 shows ur lack of knowledge on the subject and on the whole war on terror. I’m sure you’re the average American who believes this is conventional warfare…

  5. “We continue to …
    “We continue to pursue our policy of disrupting those who proliferate weapons of mass destruction”.

    Or rather, those who have less than 100 of them.

  6. pilipinasmabuhay100 on March 22nd, 2010 at 8:10 pm

    “Senator, you’re no …
    “Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy.” :D

  7. Iraq had nothing to …
    Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 and they were NO THREAT to us. Where have you been the past five years?

  8. He Was Great
    He Was Great

  9. what’s wrong with …
    what’s wrong with what bush said?

  10. Bentsen!
    Bentsen!

  11. Bush spewing his …
    Bush spewing his total BS is considered a “defining” moment in presedential debates?! Hmm.. gotta love those real “journalists” at AP!

  12. george w. bush is …
    george w. bush is the worst president since harding. he might even be the worst president ever.

  13. i don’t think so. …
    i don’t think so. I mean Bush is pretty much seen as the biggest clown to ever enter the white house.

  14. agree.
    agree.

  15. bush is a joke? im …
    bush is a joke? im pretty sure obama is going to save bush in the history books when we’re all dead and gone. 150 years from now people will read about both of them and they will think bush was a better president, if it were possible to live that long id put my bank account on it.

  16. bush is a joke
    bush is a joke

  17. what is that goofy …
    what is that goofy background music?

  18. dopplerdog2000 on March 22nd, 2010 at 8:10 pm

    The mighty already …
    The mighty already are our tyrants. At this point democracy is only an illusion. I want the power to go back to the American people where it belongs.

  19. What an excellent …
    What an excellent idea! Lets descend into anarchy, or, even better, lets allow the mighty to become our tyrants. *SURE* that is really a good idea.

  20. why did bush get …
    why did bush get more air time for his crappy rhetoric

  21. dopplerdog2000 on March 22nd, 2010 at 8:10 pm

    Politics is as real …
    Politics is as real as professional wrestling. Why do we even need a representative democracy anymore?

  22. Democrats only want …
    Democrats only want to ruin the nation with big government a little faster than Republicans. That’s the only difference between the two.

  23. wtfchrisbrown on March 22nd, 2010 at 8:10 pm

    “One day he will be …
    “One day he will be imprisoned for high treason and crimes against humanity.”

    Yeah, maybe if he actually did any of those things, idiot. mark my words, Bush will NEVER…NEVER be imprisoned for ANYTHING, because he is an innocent man. Hit me up in a few years so that again I can remind you how ridiculous you sound having said such incompetent things.

  24. Finally a video …
    Finally a video with Bush that wasn’t doctored.

  25. jeffersonisleib on March 22nd, 2010 at 8:10 pm

    Here here!
    Here here!

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