Posted on 07/30/2007 1:04:08 PM PDT by metalmanx2j
I’m slightly torn between what can easily become a circus against the impact that this media forum could have on young voters.
Scheduling conflicts, mocking, lack of decorum...
More likely Reps just don’t want to face the music. I’m not a Ron Paul supporter but if it’s just him standing up there then I’ll watch just because the guy has the cejones to actually show up.
They should do it- but only field serious and difficult questions.
No dolts, flakes, pierced queers, or weird angry teenagers.
Crist has only the power of being governor of Florida. He already SOLD that by moving the primary up to accomondate Rudy Rhodham Guiliani.
He has no more pull and has pull to far to the left with his california style environwacko proposals.
GOP - If the Dems can say no to FOX, for Gods sake grow a pair and say NO TO YOU TUBE.
To me the problem isn’s having to answer voters on the issues — it’s giving airtime to snowmen.
Someone asks a question about Gorebbal Warming - say “the sun controls the warming and cooling of the earth not lightbulbs.”
A couple of homosexuals ask if they can get married, say ‘”sure, just not to each other.”
70% of the public agrees with those answers
Have they been cancelled yet?
I heard that CNN was considering cancelling them since the only viable candidates had said pass.
I think the fact the serious GOP candidates dropped out says far more about the value of CNN to legitimate journalism than anything else. (for those in rio linda, CNN has no value to serious news it is just bias)
I think many Americans want a President that can think on his feet. When something hits us from left field, I want the President to snap to it and give me the indication that he’s on the case and not frozen with indecision.
The debates, in a very small way, show how the candidates think on their feet. Rarely do they get the defining questions like Dukakis got but it’s important to show up for the joust.
No kidding! Who wants frosty the snowman asking stupid questions.
I think the GOP understands that they aren’t really “questions” coming from the YouTubers, but rather political statements disguised as questions.
The Republicans would be idiots sticking their heads in nooses if they fall for the trap of agreeing to a Youtube debate. Youtube is notorious for catering to moonbat sensibilities and filtering conservative POV’s when it can get away with it.
The ‘Rats said no to Fox? I missed that. What happened?
I think (someone correct me if I’m wrong) CNN gets to choose the questions. They’re right to turn this one down if so.
Maybe they just want assurances that they will be asked a question by two guys dressed up like a horse with a blow-up Lady Godiva on it. I’m sure they don’t want to be outdone by the dems.
"The problem isn't YouTube, it's CNN."That's it, exactly. CNN is biased. And its biased is more easily applied in this format than a standard format.
Now TIME is in on this. Where was TIME regarding the FOX debates that Democrats refused. Same old double standard in the MSM. The Democrats refuse to debate on FOX and...nothing. Republicans refise to debate the YouTubers and its a MSM sensation. What garbage.
LiveLeak might be willing to make a deal... there are plenty of ways to do this sanely.
Heck, you could have people email short video clips. The files aren’t too big for it these days.
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