Saturday, January 05, 2008

Tonite's New Hampshire Debates

Yes, the Republicans and Democrats are at it again (although the field has been mercilessly chopped by ABC News).

For those looking for online access or play by play action, check in at ABC's Political Radar blog. The guy running it doesn't know what the hell is going on - apparently the main network can't carry the debates for some reason but local stations can - but he's trying to find an online site (which will probably crash from the sudden influx of viewers) although I've heard that some people who actually have lives will be (gasp!) 'going out' since it is Saturday nite.

Anyway, as soon as I find out where to watch it, I'll fill you in. In the meantime, grab your popcorn and drinks. Don't spill anything on the rug and please use the coasters.

(I am planning to write a longer post about Obamamentum but that'll come later. And, fwiw, all the frontrunners in the Dem party are basically policy clones so I don't have much use for any of the BIG 3.)

Seabiscuit (Dennis Kucinich) has been fighting back against ABC for excluding him from tonite's debate:

5:45 pm ET: High drama behind the scenes at ABC, barely an hour before the first debate. Dennis Kucinich filed for a temporary restraining order with a judge here in New Hampshire, claiming it was a violation of FCC rules to keep him off the debate stage. That prompted a wave of panic among the folks who have spent months planning tonight's live events. David Westin, the president of ABC News and a lawyer, personally worked the phones and got the judge to dismiss it. Elapsed time: about 15 minutes. Years off our collective lives: Maybe 15, as well.

'Democracy - American Style'.

Update: KITV's site says it is carrying the debate live online. Okay, scrap that one. It's virtually impossible to find their live feed link. I found a digital cable channel here in Calgary covering it: WXYZ from Detroit.

Dear ABC News,

What if your corporation held a presidential debate and nobody could find an online site to watch it on?

Think you should have thought of it more than half an hour before it began? Geez. My, how you suck.


Update: OKAY! Check out this site for an online feed.
 

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