Since it's debate night, I thought I'd post this CNN story on 10 debate moments that matter, critiquing BOTH parties.
I remember many of them, from Reagan's "There you go again" comment to the "you're no Jack Kennedy" comment.
Looking back now at the clip of George HW Bush looking at his watch during debate, really seems like a huge blunder no?
For me, tho only a kid, the FIRST debates I remember watching were the Kennedy/Nixon. Partly because I remember my Catholic family/Catholic school all a-buzz over the first Catholic President, and partly because the guy was so appealing. I didn't understand the entire debates at that age but still stayed glued to the tv.
TIS
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/02/politics/debate-moments-that-mattered/index.html?hpt=po_t1