If you missed the MSNBC Democratic debate, they are re-airing it NOW on MSNBC

[MADem]

It is 90 minutes long, with no commercial breaks.

[sproutster]

1. /bump and thanks :) Just got my cable back on

Been dying to see this

[MADem]

2. They are airing the reruns with commercials--which is good, if you want a

bathroom break or a snack run!!!

I'm seeing things I missed the first time round.

[valerief]

3. I wonder if they'll cut out any of Gravel's remarks. nt

[MADem]

4. I wouldn't--he was the gift that kept on giving! The "potted plant" bit was priceless! NT

[valerief]

5. It is MSNBC, after all. They may show it once, but to corporate media,

once may be enough.

[MADem]

6. Well, they consider Gravel to be the "cranky uncle" entertainment, kind of like they

portrayed VADM Stockdale (Who am I? Why am I here?) at the VP debates in the Bush-Perot-Gore three-way.

Stockdale kinda got a bad rap as your quintessential ex-POW with that appearance. He really wasn't a flaky guy, he was simply, totally, without a doubt, "not ready for television." I know HRP was going for that "authentic" flavor, but Stockdale was a candidate who could have benefitted from some serious debate prep, and H. Ross should have made sure he got it. And either his hearing aid was on the fritz, or the battery was dying, so he was having trouble hearing, which made him come across as early-stage Altzheimers (which, ironically, took him a couple of years ago, but wasn't an issue when he was running). We do owe the Admiral a debt of gratitude, not the least because his ticket helped get CIA Poppy out of the White House.

So far, they seem to be showing the whole thing! They'd be crazy not to rerun this a few times, it's a ratings grabber...beats the hell of of "Lockup-East Jesus" prison documentaries, anyway!

[charlie]

7. On Youtube too

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=0BB98DB8FE91AC45