I listened to the debate over the radio, and what I noticed is this: every time one of the leaders made a direct attack on Harper, mostly calling him a liar to his face, he was given a chance to defend himself. This was generally during the free-for-all sections. I assumed that was part of the debate format.
From what *I* heard, no one else was ever directly called a liar, or really attacked in such a way, so they didn't need to be given any special chance to respond.
However, Harper is a lying sack of shit, so there was a lot to call him on. So he got called out a lot, and got his chance to respond to direct accusations. I did notice the moderator generally tended to be explicit as to what he was supposed to reply to, however Harper didn't always use his allotted time to do it.
pro-harper moderator?
I listened to the debate over the radio, and what I noticed is this: every time one of the leaders made a direct attack on Harper, mostly calling him a liar to his face, he was given a chance to defend himself. This was generally during the free-for-all sections. I assumed that was part of the debate format.
From what *I* heard, no one else was ever directly called a liar, or really attacked in such a way, so they didn't need to be given any special chance to respond.
However, Harper is a lying sack of shit, so there was a lot to call him on. So he got called out a lot, and got his chance to respond to direct accusations. I did notice the moderator generally tended to be explicit as to what he was supposed to reply to, however Harper didn't always use his allotted time to do it.
Unless you are talking about something else?