80 million viewers.... Jim Lehrer... Barack Obama... and an empty chair

[scheming daemons]

...for 90 minutes.


Basically, a 90 minute "interview" with Barack Obama and Lehrer. I say that Obama opens it up to audience questions.


80 million viewers... for 90 minutes. To himself.... with no GOP rebuttal.


Sounds delicious to me.

[grantcart]

1. Isn't it going to be Gwen Iffel?

I believe that McCain is going to announce that the sides are close to agreement and that his work in DC is finished and will fly into Mississippi at the last minute. All of the channels will be watching as he arrives 20 minutes before the event and as his car arrives.

He will arrive 5 minutes before it starts gets miked up and goes into the debate.

He has a lousy debate - no surprise - but his excuse is set for him. He was busy on other things.

I even expect the following sentence "Sorry what was the question I was thinking about something else."

[madmax]

3. Gwen will moderate Biden - Palin n/t

[grantcart]

14. got it

[Wetzelbill]

4. that's the VP debate with Biden, Palin and Kurovski nt

[RagAss]

5. She will host the VP debate...that will also be cancelled

[Barack_America]

6. She's doing the VP debate. nt

[David Dunham]

2. The major networlks will not broadcast a one candidate show

[scheming daemons]

7. Wanna bet? the drama will be high..... at the very least... all 3 cable networks will

[Cha]

13. And they can't cancel out on all those at Ol Miss

who are depending on the revenue in hard economic times.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/24/ole-miss-officials-debate_n_129057.html

[frogcycle]

9. Keith could provide a McCain stick-puppet

[GrizzlyMan]

You've lost your mind

Won't broadcast it? C'mon. This is history we're talking about. Oh they'll broadcast it alright.

[Barack_America]

10. What else are they going to broadcast?

They've got the time set aside already.

[RagAss]

12. This is Barack.... He could fill the Grand Canyon for a speech !

They'll cover it...it's something new and bizarre !

[begin_within]

8. And that's if McCain shows up.

[scheming daemons]

11. ba-dum-bum

[Generic Brad]

15. Instead of an empty chair, how about an empty suit

It might do a more competent job than McCain.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

16. the voters are going to be asking "where's McCain?"

[yourout]

17. It's basically an empty chair even if McSame shows up.

[abumbyanyothername]

18. Barack Obama vs. . . . . Bob Barr. nt

[jberryhill]

19. What Nonsense Spectacle Will The GOP Create For a SplitScreen?