Why are Mccain and Obama preparing for the debate? How hard can it be?

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Mccain said he has been studying while Obama said he will be practicing this week.
It's not something they are suppose to know?
 
They could probably debate between themselves without too much prep, but when the media gets involved, they have to anticipate the stupid questions they are going to ask, sometimes about things that are totally irrelivant.
 
I thought Obama would be a good debator until I saw them at the Sadleback church.

Obama really needs the "practice".
 
I don't know about you but if I was going to be part of a presidential debate like this I would want to study too. It makes perfect sense to me. They do know it (hopefully) but think about how many different issues are out there. You'd be stupid NOT to study.
 
Barry has to prepare to talk without a teleprompter!

these aren't real debates - politicians always have their memorized talking points that they stick in wherever they can since they know what areas will be "discussed"
 
With all that "studying", McPalin better answer some real questions for once in this election. I want to know what they plan for education and health-care. Is that so hard?
 
Debates are not formats that any candidate wants to go into flying by the seat of their pants. The moderators delight in framing questions in a way designed to stump the candidates, or draw special attention to their shortcomings. Some candidates are not really good at open debating, and so practicing is important. In this case, neither candidate is a star in the debate forum, so the opportunity for disaster looms over both of them.

For instance, if the moderators ask McCain a question about a bill he supported five years ago and its consequences he had better be cognizant of the smallest detail about that bill. In a country like ours, where our politicians deal with an unbelieveable amount of legislation, that can be a trap that slams shut and causes a candidate to look stupid while they stand up there searching their mind for an answer. Unless you have total recall yourself it shouldn't be hard to understand that scenario. One false step in a Presidential debate can turn an election around. It's a minefield and we watch the debates just waiting for one of them to screw up. No wonder they study up or practice their skills, who wouldn't?
 
To know yourself and thy enemy is to win the war.
The Art of War is not to be trifled with.
 
Two liberal, elitist globalists debating each other.

I would laugh if my heart was not so sad for my country.
 
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