CNN to air exclusively 'The Compassion Forum' on Sunday-Obama vs. Clinton

[babylonsister]

So back-to-back interviews does not a debate make. Should be interesting, especially originating at CNN.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/04/07/cnn-to-air-exclusively-the-compassion-forum/

April 7, 2008
CNN to air exclusively 'The Compassion Forum'
Posted: 08:06 PM ET
The Compassion Forum in Grantham, Pennsylvania airs this Sunday on CNN at 8 p.m. ET.


WASHINGTON (CNN) – Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will participate in a faith and values forum that will be broadcast live Sunday exclusively on CNN.

Clinton and Obama, in back-to-back interviews, will field questions from CNN’s Campbell Brown and Newsweek’s Jon Meacham as well as prominent members from the faith community. The Compassion Forum, sponsored by Faith in Public Life, will air at 8 p.m. ET on April 13.

The forum will take place at Messiah College, a Christian liberal arts and sciences school in Grantham, Pennsylvania nine days before the state’s presidential primary. In this hotly contested race for the Democratic nomination, 158 delegates are at stake.

Topics Clinton and Obama are expected to address include poverty, human rights and the worldwide AIDS crisis.

“The Compassion Forum will provide the opportunity for candidates to discuss how their faith and moral convictions bear on their positions on these important issues,” according to a statement posted on the forum’s Web site.

[Colobo]

1. I don't like these "faith" forums at all.

[babylonsister]

2. If it's all religion, all the time, sounds boring to some of us.

Compassion sounds good though; poverty, human rights, AIDS. They both should address these issues.
I'm not worried. ;)

[Radio_Lady]

3. Don't know if I'll watch but thanks for the info. It's going on my calendar now.

K & R.

Unfortunately, Skinner may have to put the DU: P forum in two separate cages after it airs. I'm afraid it will bring out all that political "animal magnetism" for the millionth time.

Just sayin'... "If it's Democratic faith based, it should be VERSES rather than VERSUS."

Cordially,

Radio Lady in Oregon

[woolldog]

4. oh boy

:eyes:

[babylonsister]

7. I trust Obama; he's doing this for a reason. nt

[woolldog]

8. I just hate that religion plays such a prominent role in our politics. n/t

[babylonsister]

9. What do you think about

poverty, human rights, and AIDS? Those will also be covered supposedly. I'm not big on the religion thing either.

[Lucky 13]

5. OMG. I am suddenly nauseas.

:puke:

[Radio_Lady]

6. Correct it to say "I am suddenly nauseated..." Not sniping, just in case you care...

Lots of people make this mistake. You are not alone.... People say "NAW-shus" and that's wrong, too.

Cordially,

Radio Lady in Oregon

[AtomicKitten]

10. Could be vomit-inducing.

[babylonsister]

11. Or not.

:hi: Poverty, human rights and the worldwide AIDS crisis are also topics. Trust your candidate!

[AtomicKitten]

12. It's the dramatic performance from her in store for us that makes me queasy.

Her carefully modulated indoor voice makes my skin crawl.

[babylonsister]

13. Ugh. Don't forget the tears! Yes, I've heard that voice

recently. That's okay. The format's different; might not be so bad.

[AtomicKitten]

14. I love Obama talking about Darfur and Katrina.

I wish he would do it more. Thanks for the heads-up on this because I do believe I just might get my wish.

:hi:

[NashVegas]

15. Dear. Fucking. Lord.

I don't suppose they'll be asked about Iraq, then?

[JeffR]

16. What does Iraq have to do with American values??

Oh, wait...

[JayFredMuggs]

17. CNN is on my ignore list because

They are a week behind and a century behind America today.

Wolf Blitzer is my grandfather, but they keep putting him on the air with his grandfatherly softball questions to all his guests.