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In final debate, McCain swings past target, exposes himself

By Douglas Burns 10/16/08

COMMENTARY: McCain was like the kid who jumps out from behind a bush and yells “boo” to scare you on the way to school — after jumping out from the same bush and yelling “boo” each day for the past two weeks. As Dionne Warwick would say, you just walk on by.

McCain hits pitch but Obama makes sale

By Douglas Burns 9/27/08

COMMENTARY: In Friday night’s debate, McCain was like a Buick salesman who did a better job pitching his car than the Toyota guy. Great on points, but we know who gets the sale.

Clinton’s Debate Dominance Flips Script: Why Hasn’t a Woman Been President?

By Douglas Burns 7/23/07

[Commentary] Hillary Rodham Clinton’s dominating CNN/YouTube debate performance tonight flipped the script on America. Or it should have.

No longer should the question be: Can a woman be president? With her fourth in a series of crushing Democratic debate performances, the question everyone in America should be asking themselves: What have we been missing by eliminating [...]

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