BET, CMT and MTV will air a one-hour youth town hall with President Obama

[Clio the Leo]

Viacom will announce today that its cable networks BET, CMT and MTV will air a one-hour, commercial-free youth town hall with President Obama at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 14. “Let’s Talk: A Conversation with President Obama” will air live before an audience of approximately 250 young people, representing a broad cross-section of backgrounds, interests and political viewpoints. It’s a production of MTV News and BET News and will be hosted by MTV’s Sway Calloway, BET’s April Woodard and CMT’s Katie Cook. Obama will answer questions from the studio audience as well as from viewers who submit questions via Twitter.

http://www.politico.com/playbook/1010/playbook1194.html

This announcement shook up the Morning Joe crew so much this morning that all they could do was make Sn00ki references.

[book_worm]

1. The president is working hard to get the younger and first time voters (from 08) out to the polls

his rally in Madison and now this and other events along the way.

[Lost4words]

2. I hope these young first timers have already registered, its too late in some states!

[Kdillard]

3. Yep but good still that Preaident Obama is trying to keep

tgem engaged.

[Clio the Leo]

4. I think the idea is that a huge chunk of them registered in '08 ...

... and the MAIN reason he wants to talk to them now is to 1. make sure they vote and 2. make sure they encourage/canvass/call/donate/what have you.

[AspenRose]

5. Very good

And very smart. Counter the old, bitter, intolerant conservative vote with the youth.