Do you really believe the nonsense you just wrote, or are you just so partisan, and attempting to influence folks with your power of persuasion?
On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > *Christine O'Donnell Must Prove She is Not a Witch in CNN Debate Tonight * > *She claims she had her "first date" on a "satanic altar". * > *I would really like for some Journalist to ask Christine O'Donnell if she > has a significant other. I read somewhere that she "sold" a house to a > "Boyfriend." Were they living in the house together? Is that type of > unmarried living arrangement acceptable in her version of Christianity like > it was to Sarah and Bristol Palin? The Tea Partiers want to be left to make > their own life decisions while telling people how to live their lives.* > > O'Donnell-Coons debate: An important night for CNN > > [image: xxx]Forget about "Parker Spitzer." It's dead, and the only > question left is when the guys with the body bags come and take away. > > But if you want to do some useful ratings watching at CNN, check out the > Nielsen numbers Thursday for Wednesday night's telecast of the Delaware > Senate debate between Christine O'Donnell and Chris Coons co-moderated by > Wolf Blitzer. > > CNN has several of these election-related nights with Blitzer, John King > and Candy Crowley scheduled between now and Nov. 2, and they will offer a > strong sense of whether or not the cable news network has lost even its > audience for politics. With the prime-time schedule in meltdown, holding > onto the politics franchise, the home court of CNN in 2008, is crucial right > now. It would be something to build from -- and the Washington-based > journalists who host the political shows are the cream of the network's > domestic journalists. > > Here is what the political-night lineup from CNN looks like starting with > the Delaware debate Wednesday night at the University of Delaware in Newark: > > *An hour of the debate will air on CNN at 7:30 p.m., and the full debate > will replay at 11:00 p.m. Blitzer will anchor a special edition of The > Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer live from the campus on Wednesday from 5 > p.m. to 7 p.m.. * > > *CNN’s American Morning will broadcast live from Delaware on Thursday, > Oct. 14 with Kiran Chetry in Delaware, and John Roberts in New York. * > > *This latest debate builds upon previously announced debates by the > network. In Florida, CNN will have a debate doubleheader, partnering with > the St. Petersburg Times and the University of South Florida for two > nationally-televised debates from USF’s Tampa campus. * > > *On Sunday, Oct. 24, chief political correspondent and anchor Candy > Crowley will moderate a one-hour debate among Gov. Charlie Crist (who is > seeking an independent bid), Rep. Kendrick Meek (D) and Marco Rubio (R). The > debate will air live at 9 a.m. and replay at noon on CNN’s State of the > Union with Candy Crowley.* > > *The following evening, Monday, Oct. 25, chief national correspondent and > anchor John King will take the stage to host a one-hour debate between > Florida’s gubernatorial candidates, Rick Scott (R) and Alex Sink (D). The > debate will begin at 7 p.m. and air live on a special edition of John King, > USA. * > > I'm not saying CNN has to beat ratings juggernaut Fox News any more -- > although in 2008, it sometimes did. But on such nights this month, CNN has > to beat MSNBC and put a little bit of dent in Fox News to show it can still > compete in at least this one important area. And Christine O'Donnell has > nothing if not tune-in potential given her reluctance to talk to journalists > since becoming the nominee for Joe Biden's former senate seat. > > Now, as the question posed at the start of when "Parker Spitzer" leaves > this world, the show averaged only 465,000 viewers a night in its premiere > week. That's down 24 percent from what Campbell Brown was doing last year, > and we are in the middle of a red-hot midterm election with news and > controversies bursting out all over this year. Given that fact, CNN would > probably like to make "Parker Spitzer" disappear as fast as possible. > > But giving the reality of trying to save a little face and not beg analysts > to use the word "debacle" to describe "Parker Spitzer," CNN management will > probably wait until shortly before Piers Morgan debuts in early 2011 as > Larry King's replacement to end its misery. The 8 p.m. timeslot is > the gateway to the prime-time lineup, and you wouldn't try to show and sell > a new house with a corpse lying in the front doorway. > > I wonder if any readers of this blog will be watching. I will, because I > certainly want to see O'Donnell questioned by someone like Blitzer. It will > also be interesting to see how CNN handles it if the Chilean miners story is > still going strong Wednesday night. > > But thios is a tough call for me, because C-SPAN, which has been terrific > in its midterm coverage, will also be carring the O'Donnell debate tonight > at 7:30. After that, C-SPAN will follow with the last Califronia governors > debate. Terrific effort being made by C-SPAN to serve democracy. > More: > > http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/zontv/2010/10/odonnell_debate_important_nigh.html > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
