To say you've “had a year and a half to see him debate and hear his ideas.” Debate who? People in his own party who are two sides of the same coin? McCain has been inviting OBama to debate him townhall style, yet Obama has refused. Why? What is he afraid of?

You speak of packaged propoganda and “getting to know Obama” but staged speeches to win nomination of his own party surely doesn't help me get to “know” anyone.

A heartbeat away from the Presidency is a mantra I hear on mainstream media, yet what about THE heartbeat OF the President in re: to experience. Is this not complete hypocrisy?

Perhaps the gimmick is that she was picked to have their opponent's side AGREE that experience in the highest office IS in fact important.