2008 Presidential Debates

The committee that sponsors presidential debates during the general election has chosen Denver, Hempstead, N.Y., and Boca Raton, Fla., as the sites for three debates in October 2012.   Do You Like this Article? Then Like Us on Facebook.  One vice presidential debate will be held in Danville, Ky., the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday.The debates between President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger will take place Oct. 3 at the University of Denver, Oct. 16 at...Read Full Story

The committee that sponsors presidential debates during the general election has chosen Denver, Hempstead, N.Y., and Boca Raton, Fla., as the sites for three debates in October 2012.   Do You Like this Article? Then Like Us on Facebook.  One vice presidential debate will be held in Danville, Ky., the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday.The debates between President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger will take place Oct. 3 at the University of Denver, Oct. 16 at...Read Full Story

The committee that sponsors presidential debates during the general election has chosen Denver, Hempstead, N.Y., and Boca Raton, Fla., as the sites for three debates in October 2012.   Do You Like this Article? Then Like Us on Facebook.  One vice presidential debate will be held in Danville, Ky., the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday.The debates between President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger will take place Oct. 3 at the University of Denver, Oct. 16 at...Read Full Story

Republican vice-presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves as she departs Washington University following a "walkthrough" of tonight's debate site October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Missouri. The highly anticipated showdown between the two vice-presidential candidates will be their only debate before the election. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images North America *Added by Zimbio Editorial*)Vice-Presidential Debate: October 2nd in St. Louis, MOWhen: October 2, 2008 9:00 p.m.Where...Read Full Story

Joe Biden and Sarah Palin show down in St. Louis, Missouri tonight. Considering recent press coverage of Sarah Palin it should be an interesting evening. The consensus among the press is that she must come out with an A+ in order to repair the damage done by her three recent major press interviews. Of course, if Palin trips up from her talking points she's already got two explanations ready. First, "gotcha journalism". I love this term, because if you think about it the media is getting stuff...Read Full Story

No date is as important as the ones below, so blow off anything else you were going to do on these nights, microwave a big bowl of butter-free popcorn, and get comfy on the couch for the one thing that will have the biggest effect on the rest of your life: The answers you’ll hear during the upcoming Presidential debates. Here’s the debate schedule: Friday, September 26, 2008 at the University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center in Oxford, Mississippi,[4] moderated by Jim Lehrer...Read Full Story

Dumb, or Force of Nature? Camille Paglia, Nobody's Dummy: "Yes, both Todd and Sarah Palin, whom most people in the U.S. and abroad had never even heard of until six weeks ago, have emerged as powerful new symbols of a revived contemporary feminism. That the macho Todd, with his champion athleticism and working-class cred, can so amiably cradle babies and care for children is a huge step forward in American sexual symbolism. "Although nothing will sway my vote for Obama, I continue to...Read Full Story

John McCain pretends to show stunning courage in defending Gwen Ifill, today. (Of course, he can. He doesn't want to look like his hands are dirty while his surrougates pedal the notion that the debate is somehow tainted.) What better way to save Palin from a disasterous debate performance?Background: FOX News and other conservative idiots pundits have learned how to use Amazon.com and discovered that Gwen Ifill, who will moderate Thursday night's Vice Presidential Debate, has written a book...Read Full Story

I stole this calendar item from Food for Thought. Kelley Brewer supplied all the dates for the upcoming Presidential and Vice Presidential debates. Thanks, Kelly! Anybody who cares should mark their calendars.Each debate will begin at 6 p.m. Pacific time. First presidential debate: This Friday, Sept. 26th, 6:00 p.m.Location: The University of MississippiModerator: Jim Lehrer, Executive Editor and Anchor,The News Hour on PBS.First Vice presidential debate: Thursday, Oct. 2nd, 6:00 p.m.Location...Read Full Story

Well know that I am not surprised. Because the campaign of Senator John McCain is so desperate to take the diversion from the anticipated less than stellar performance of Governor Sarah Palin in tomorrow's Vice Presidential debate, they are now going after Gwen Ifil. They've decided to go after the Black woman.Yeah, I said it. I've said it before and I'll say it again; if America didn't want me to play the race card, she should have dealt me a different hand.According to the Los Angeles Times...Read Full Story