Last week in another of several posts about the 2012 presidential “debates,” I included an idea from Anthony Noel, that of using TiVo to expand the Commission on Presidential Debates’ two party only production. Democracy NOW!, with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales, is actually using the same general idea. From Democracy NOW!: As President Barack [...]
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Can ‘The Debates’ Actually Be Useful?
In case you don’t have your calendars marked, starred and highlighted, here is the Presidential / Vice Presidential Debate schedule: October 3 – University of Denver, Denver, CO October 11 – Centre College, Danville, KY (vice presidential) October 16 – Hofstra, Hempstead, NY October 22 – Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL Before turning to some [...]
‘Who’s Afraid of an Open (Presidential) Debate?’ (Video Included)
From Underground Documentaries, Who’s Afraid of an Open Debate? The Truth About the Commission on Presidential Debates is just a bit over 26 minutes long. It provides an overview of the history of televised U.S. presidential debates. Among descriptions of the debates provided by some of those included in the video are “glorified press conference” [...]
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