Comments on: Politics 2.0 – Data and research methods (and Twitter) http://hummingbird604.com/2008/10/03/politics-20-data-and-research-methods-and-twitter/ The personal blog of a Vancouver-based educator in environmental issues Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Beth http://hummingbird604.com/2008/10/03/politics-20-data-and-research-methods-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2233 Beth Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:26:58 +0000 http://hummingbird604.wordpress.com/?p=2076#comment-2233 <i>"I was kind of taken aback that at some points, the leaders weren’t really very polite to each other, interrupting each other."</i> How long have you lived in Canada? Canadian leader debates are always like this - that's what makes them so fun! Much better than the US "debates," where the candidates don't really interact with each other - it's more like they make independent mini-speeches - where's the debate in that? “I was kind of taken aback that at some points, the leaders weren’t really very polite to each other, interrupting each other.”

How long have you lived in Canada? Canadian leader debates are always like this – that’s what makes them so fun! Much better than the US “debates,” where the candidates don’t really interact with each other – it’s more like they make independent mini-speeches – where’s the debate in that?

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