Debate Recap

Last night I watched the second Presidential debate of this election cycle and I was sort of disappointed. My candidate Senator John McCain did well, he was aggressive and articulate and he went in knowing that no matter what happened the mainstream media was going to declare his opponent the winner. What disappointed me was the way in which the so called "Questions" were choosen.
First in a townhall format debate the questions are suppose to be from audience members, no topic off limits, no plants, no censorship and yet the moderator of last nights debate BONBC journalist Tom Brokaw hand picked the questions and questioners which totally defeated the purpose of such a format. Brokaw might as well have selected and asked the questions himself. He made sure that all the questions were drained of any interest or realizm, it sounded like the types of questions that reporters would write.
I wanted to see the audience stand up and challenge both candidates, to ask hard questions. Unscripted questions, to allow the candidates to go at it and have a real debate, but know the media must interject itself into the process.
So the debate was good, for what it was a relatively scripted event that really didn't do anything besides lend itself to talking points of each candidate. Perhaps we will get some real debating in the final debate although I doubt it.