BREAKING: 2008 Obama V. Mccain presidential debate moderators and dates set

[Politics_Guy25]

You can find this down the page quite a ways at

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/


Presidential Debate Moderators Set
Breaking: Drudge reports that the 2008 presidential debate moderators have been named.

According the the site, the moderators will be Jim Lehrer of PBS, Tom Brokaw of NBC, Gwen Ifill of PBS and Bob Scheiffer of CBS.

There is no announcement yet on the Commission on Presidential Debates website.

We'll have more information as we get it...

> Update: It's official. September 26 — Lehrer from Mississippi, VP debate October 2 — Ifill from Missouri, October 7 — Brokaw from Tennessee, October 15 — Schieffer from New York. The full press release, after the jump.

> Update, update: FishbowlDC reports Lehrer has hosted the first presidential debate every cycle since 1988.

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Posted by SteveK | 11:52

Acceptable in my mind.

[writes3000]

1. Just so you know - you're not being ignored. This was posted earlier today. n/t

[Divine Discontent]

2. Schieffer has been a bit heavy handed against Obama...

so I don't like him having the final debate slot. I'd prefer Lehrer or even Brokaw, for that. I worry about Bob asking something ridiculous to Barack, then again, I'm sure Obama will make him pay with an amazing answer if he does...

More at - www.cafepress.com/warisprofitable

[jenmito]

8. I agree-he obviously respects McCain and his "war hero" status more than anything else...

the way he jumped down Wes Clark's throat for DARING to say that getting shot down in a fighter jet doesn't qualify someone to be president (in response to HIS question).

[TheDonkey]

3. TN & MS???. Would be better in swing states or at

least one from the east, south, midwest, and west

[Thrill]

4. Why the hell would the Obama Campaign agree to debates in Tennessee and Miss?

[Clark2008]

7. Why not?

These are states the Democrats NEED to start winning over.

Good Lord, people, you can't really whistle past Dixie. Ask Mudcat.

[Thrill]

9. He has no chance in Tenn. Having it in NC, VA, or even GA makes more sense

[jenmito]

5. Yeah, but in 2 of the 3 debates, they'll be seated (I heard a while ago). That's to McCain's

advantage.

[Clark2008]

6. They're going to debate in Tennessee?

No shit?

Hell, we haven't even had a good poll done out of this state since April. It's untelling what the mood of this red-in-the-East, blue-in-the-West state feels about these candidates and they're going to debate here? :wow: