It is a circus,.,.........

to put her on the list.

both camps have to agree to everything. Cloros of the stage curtins, distance of the podium, height of podium. Gophers wouldnt agree .

She would have been good for the domestic issues debate .

last Wednesday.

October 11, 2012
Vice Presidential
Vice President Joe Biden and Representative Paul Ryan Topic: Foreign and domestic policy
Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Centre College in Danville, Kentucky (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan
Moderator: Martha Raddatz (ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent)

The debate will cover both foreign and domestic topics and be divided into nine time segments of approximately 10 minutes each. The moderator will ask an opening question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the question.


October 16, 2012
President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney Topic: Town meeting format including foreign and domestic policy
Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney
Moderator: Candy Crowley (CNN Chief Political Correspondent)

The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which citizens will ask questions of the candidates on foreign and domestic issues. Candidates each will have two minutes to respond, and an additional minute for the moderator to facilitate a discussion. The town meeting participants will be undecided voters selected by the Gallup Organization.


October 22, 2012
President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney Topic: Foreign policy
Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney
Moderator: Bob Schieffer (Host of Face the Nation on CBS)

The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate and will focus on foreign policy.

http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012-debate-schedule/2012-presidential-debate-schedule/

we got it covered.

Well, that gives me confidence that these will be fair and balanced debates.

You would think that in this entire country of over 300 million people, there was no one other than the usual small, circle of MSM pundits who is capable of doing anything.

I guess they find their stooges and then shut the gates to anyone else.

Candy Crowley. Hopefully Obama will do to her what Romney did to Lehrer.

I can never understand why that woman has a job on TV. She must know someone or someone owes her bigtime. I prefer my Right Wingers to be open and honest about it. She plays the role of a 'journalist' which is laughable.

to be anything other than extremist, right wing lunatics. She pretends to be a journalist and probably does fool an occasional viewer.

no way

Plus, candidates should eat grubs and climb trees.

I'm only half joking about Cowell -- he's enough of an egotistical @$$hole that he would enforce debate discipline.

And I'd like to see his thoughts during it in "bubbles" as in cartoons. That would be perfect. Or maybe he could moderate and Hillary could tweet, as in her meme picture.

He would answer his own questions if they even got around to asking questions. My guess would be, Clinton's intro would last at least 70 minutes.

Jon Stewart would be good. But, I think Bill Maher would be great. Or Big Bird, that would be great too. First question. "Mitt Romney why do you want to fire me?"

Preferably one who's just had it up to here.


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She really would ask the most intelligent probing questions and wouldn't let either of them off the hook easily. She would be absolutely fair. More than any leading journalist - by far.

Like in the old days.

Big Bird of course.

is the only one.

And not just for BSing, either. Take Ron Reagan, for example. Ron is asked a question, starts to answer, Tweety is nodding and agreeing, and then he cuts him off and starts talking himself! And keeps on going! And going! Judas Priest!

If Tweety could control himself, then, yes, I'd love to have him moderate because he'd enforce the rules. If he acts the way he does on his show, oh, hell, no!

and who is given a trap door, or an air horn, or a cattle prod, or anything to cut rule breakers off in mid spew.

The air horn sounds particularly good. Maybe just a loud kazoo might do.

He thinks both parties are part of a new world order conspiracy, he'd only allow the third party candidates to debate if he was the moderator.

He is the one carrying the water on climate change and has the vast number of climate scientists behind him. He's pissed and outspoken.

Go to Ted.com and find his TED talk.

on edit: No! James Hansen would be a horrible moderator.

Or better yet Jeremy Scahill.

This guy....

Been a fan of his for a long time.

None of the other choices appealed much.

Michael Ware is hard core and will call bullshit when he hears it .

Maybe Brzezinski?

Jon Stewart would be great but people would be watching the debate for him instead of the candidates. I think Oprah could do it because she wouldn't back down like Jim Lehrer and she would force the candidates to actually answer the questions.

R-Truth and Little Jimmy....

Someone who won't let Mittens ramble off lie after lie after lie without confrontation. Someone who will tell Mittens to STFU when he tries to bully the moderator.

Love him or hate him, I'd choose Chris Matthews.

Surprised no one has mentioned him.

He's pretty imposing.

Here's some samples:

he has Foreign Policy experience and I just heard him speak. He seems to be very well grounded.

Not only is he intelligent, he would call them on their lies.

As an added bonus it would really piss off the RW.

he don't fuck around.

Of course...I then had a nightmare that it would be Hannity/Limbaugh...
and decided ...maybe not.

Just like it used to be done in prior to 2004.

Now that would get everyone's attention.

Although I'd prefer an old fashioned cattle prod, m'self.