This past Thursday I went to Morgan State University to witness the Republican Presidential Debate moderated by Tavis Smiley. The whole thing was very interesting. I knew that this was going to be a perfect opportunity for me to get some valuable information about what each candidate stood for. Because I am a Democrat myself, I thought that it was very important for me to attend this forum so that I can better understand the "other side."
When I went in, it was packed. The tickets had sold out within 30 minutes. The stage was pretty big with a huge sign in the back that read ALL-AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL FORUMS on PBS MODERATED by TAVIS SMILEY. The podiums were spread out in the middle of the stage.
There were some things that I agreed with the candidates on, such as, when Ron Paul said that there were no weapons of Mass Destuction and there never was and how we need to get the troops out. But there were also things that I did not agree with, such as, on the issue of health care, Tancredo said that we should be our own health care system, by taking care of ourselves in a way that we would'nt even need health care. And I say, what about the poor people who can't afford to buy healthy fruits and veggies? What about the people who are born with certain illnesses beyond their control...etc.
All in all, I had a good experience while I was there and I came out of there knowing more about their positions than ever.
If you missed the debate, here is a transcript of the whole forum, and if you do not want to read it, then there is a video and a podcast of it on this site as well.