2008 Presidential Debates - What do YOU think?
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2008 Presidential Debates
The bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) will sponsor three presidential debates for the 2008 presidential general election. The three debates will take place at various locations around the United States in September and October 2008.
Schedule:
Presidential Debates
Jim Lehrer, Sept. 26 at Ole Miss.
Tom Brokaw, Oct. 7 at Belmont University.
Bob Schieffer, Oct. 15 at Hofstra.
All four debates will begin at 9pm ET, 6pm PT and last for 90 minutes. Each debate will be broadcast on the major broadcast networks, including CBS, NBC, ABC, and FOX. They will also be aired on cable news channels such as CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and C-SPAN.
Schedule:
Presidential Debates
Jim Lehrer, Sept. 26 at Ole Miss.
Tom Brokaw, Oct. 7 at Belmont University.
Bob Schieffer, Oct. 15 at Hofstra.
All four debates will begin at 9pm ET, 6pm PT and last for 90 minutes. Each debate will be broadcast on the major broadcast networks, including CBS, NBC, ABC, and FOX. They will also be aired on cable news channels such as CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and C-SPAN.
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McCain ad: "McCain is Right"
Team McCain has just unveiled a new web video, featuring clips of Obama agreeing with McCain throughout tonight's debate.
NBC/NJ's Matthew Berger points out... the video starts with "I'm John McCain and I approve this message," but it is impossible for him to have seen it to approve it, since it uses lines from a debate he was still on stage at.
Obama ad: "Zero"
The Obama-Biden campaign released a new post-debate ad Saturday
Keeping the economy front and center, the Obama-Biden campaign released a new post-debate ad Saturday, saying when it comes to the economy, GOP presidential candidate Sen. John McCain 'doesn't get it.'
Town Hall debate
Tom Brokaw moderates at Belmont University.
Countdown to Second Presidential Debate - Town Hall debate
Second Presidential Debate - Town Hall debate: October 7, 2008
Second Presidential Debate - Town Hall debate - October 7, 2008
Belmont University, moderated by Tom Brokaw
The moderator will call on members of the audience (and draw questions from the internet). Each candidate will have 2 minutes to respond to each question. Following those initial answers, the moderator will invite the candidates to respond to the previous answers, for a total of 1 minute, ensuring that both candidates receive an equal amount of time to comment. In the spirit of the Town Hall, all questions will come from the audience (or internet), and not the moderator.
Republican Party nominee John McCain
Senior United States Senator from Arizona
McCAIN, John Sidney, III, a Representative and a Senator from Arizona; born in Panama Canal Zone, August 29, 1936; attended schools in Alexandria, Va.; graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1958, and the National War College, Washington, D.C. 1973; pilot, United States Navy 1958-1981, prisoner of war in Vietnam 1967-1973; received numerous awards, including the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, and Distinguished Flying Cross; elected as a Republican in 1982 to the Ninety-eighth Congress; reelected to the Ninety-ninth Congress in 1984 and served from January 3, 1983, to January 3, 1987; elected to the United States Senate in 1986; reelected in 1992, 1998 and in 2004 for the term ending January 3, 2011; chair, Committee on Indian Affairs (One Hundred Fourth Congress; One Hundred Ninth Congress), Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (One Hundred Fourth through One Hundred Sixth Congresses, One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 20, 2001-June 6, 2001], One Hundred Eighth Congress); unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000.Official sites
JohnMcCain.com (2008 U.S. presidential campaign)
John McCain U.S. Senator for Arizona (U.S. Senate office)
Senate
Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Other
Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
Current Bills Sponsored at StateSurge.com
Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama
Junior United States Senator from Illinois
OBAMA, Barack, a Senator from Illinois; born in Honolulu, Hawaii, August 4, 1961; obtained early education in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Hawaii; continued education at Occidental College, Los Angeles, Calif.; received a B.A. in 1983 from Columbia University, New York City; worked as a community organizer in Chicago, Ill.; studied law at Harvard University, where he became the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review, and received J.D. in 1991; lecturer on constitutional law, University of Chicago; member, Illinois State senate 1997-2004; elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2004 for term beginning January 3, 2005.Official sites
Obama '08-BarackObama.com (2008 U.S. presidential campaign)
Barack Obama U.S. Senator for Illinois (U.S. Senate office)
Senate
Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Other
Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
Greatest Hits, and Misses!
Presidential Debates on YouTube
Third Presidential Debate - Domestic and Economic Issues - October 15, 2008
Hofstra University, moderated by Bob Schieffer
Same as First Presidential Debate - Closing Statements: At the end of this debate (only) each candidate shall have the opportunity for a 90 second closing statement.
First Presidential Debate - - Foreign Policy & National Security - September 26, 2008
University of Mississippi, Moderated by Jim Lehrer
The debate will be broken into nine, 9-minute segments. The moderator will introduce a topic and allow each candidate 2 minutes to comment. After these initial answers, the moderator will facilitate an open discussion of the topic for the remaining 5 minutes, ensuring that both candidates receive an equal amount of time to comment. Transcript of First 2008 Presidential Debate
- Transcript of first debate - International Herald Tribune
- Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama debated on the campus of the University of Mississippi Friday night. The moderator for the debate was Jim Lehrer of the NewsHour on PBS.
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Science Debate 2008: The Debate That Never Was
The largest & most important unresolved challenges currently facing the U.S.
Science Debate 2008 wants to put scientific issues front and center in the Presidential race by hosting a debate among candidates.
- Sciencedebate 2008
- Beginning with these 3,400 questions, Science Debate 2008 worked with Scientists and Engineers for America, the AAAS, the National Academies, the Council on Competitiveness, and the other organizations listed to craft the top 14 questions the candidates should answer. These questions are broad enough to allow for wide variations in response, but they are specific enough to help guide the discussion toward many of the largest and most important unresolved challenges currently facing the United States.
- Making Science a Presidential Priority
- Science Debate 2008 wants to put scientific issues front and center in the Presidential race by hosting a debate among candidates.
- AAAS - Science and Technology in the 2008 Presidential Election
- For each candidate, we've compiled a summary of the positions and/or platforms on key science and technology (S&T) issues across five thematic areas: Competitiveness & Innovation; STEM Education & Workforce; Better Health for Americans; Energy & Environment; and National & Homeland Security.
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