October 17, 2004
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'Bring it on' says Howard as he challenges Prime Minister to US-style TV election debate (Patrick Hennessy, 17/10/2004, Sunday Telegraph)
Michael Howard is challenging Tony Blair to an American-style televised debate before the general election.The Conservative leader believes that a contest would boost electoral turnout and give him an opportunity to impress the public with his rhetorical and forensic skills.
Our trade imbalance isn't bad enough to justify this export. Posted by Orrin Judd at October 17, 2004 9:42 AM
They have a real debate every week in the House of Commons. They don't need a phony one.
Posted by: Robert Schwartz at October 17, 2004 3:19 PMThey already have their debates, all the time, in Parliament. Since Tony Blair acquits himself there very well, leaving Michael Howard to look like a sack of potatoes, it is odd that Howard craves more of the same.
Posted by: Eugene S. at October 17, 2004 3:20 PMGrrrr....
Posted by: Eugene S. at October 17, 2004 4:01 PMEver the lawyer........
Posted by: M Ali Choudhury at October 17, 2004 4:20 PMHoward must have a serious masochism problem. If Schroeder is Clinton without the brain, Blair is Clinton without the libido. In one of these televised exercises, there'd be nothing left of Howard but hair.
Posted by: Bart at October 17, 2004 6:39 PM