I also don't lend much credence to the debates changing peoples' minds. It might influence the direction of a few undecideds, but we have to remember, this ain't rocket science. There is no "proof" of anything coming out of these media events, except that they actually took place. Other than that, it's all a very expensive multi-million dollar tightly controlled crap shoot.

Not a debate. Doesn't even remotely resemble a debate. It looked like Jim Lehrer interviewing them on the PBS nightly news, actually. They conducted the thing EXACTLY the same way Lehrer's news program always does. Trots out one from this side, one from that side, then the "moderator" of the news segment asks questions, rarely asks follow up questions, and absolutely NEVER challenges the veracity of what the person being interviewed is saying.

Not exactly earth shattering, or newsworthy. The whole fiasco doesn't even bear mentioning on a newsday with such horrific news out of Iraq, another part of the Patriot Act (which both candidates support) being ruled unconstitutional, the horrific violence in Gaza, the bombing of a mosque in Pakistan killing 25 people during Friday prayers, crude oil shooting over $50/barrel, a major American drug used by millions of people daily is recalled, and other much more newsworthy things happening than this non-event.

Perspective, people.