Details regarding tonight's Vice Presidential Debate - 9pm ET / 6pm pT

[Tx4obama]

Last edited Thu Oct 11, 2012, 08:43 PM - Edit history (1)

VP Debate Air Time: Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 9pm et / 8pm ct / 7pm mt / 6pm pt

Channels: ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and more including CNN Espanol and others

Topics: Not yet released as of this post, expect them prior to Thursday

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.

http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012/10/only-vice-presidential-debate-tonight-at-9pm-et-6pm-pt/

1) On the TV earlier today they said that Biden won the coin toss and will be asked the first question, and he will be sitting on the 'left'.

2) During the last debate CNN put the squiggly focus group lines at the bottom of their screen.
I read earlier that C-Span 1 will have a full screen, and C-Span 2 will have a split screen.

3) Paul Ryan wants to be called 'mister' instead of 'congressman' by the 'moderator': http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251133480

[Panasonic]

1. As to #3 - request denied.

Biden should call him Congressman Ryan every single beat.

Not "Mr. Ryan".

[hamsterjill]

3. Absolutely!!!

Goes without saying. He is a Congressman, and that is an appropriate designation.

If it were me...well...they probably wouldn't allow use of the terms that *I* would consider appropriate designation for Congressman Ryan.

[Panasonic]

4. Like

Shithead?

[hamsterjill]

5. That would be ONE that I could think of!!!

LOL

[WI_DEM]

2. "Mr. Ryan, who is the House Budget Chairman..."

[LeftofObama]

6. Perfect! n/t

[Day And Night]

7. Yo Bro, your times are wrong

Debate is in an hour and 17 mins from now. That ain't 9PM ET.

[Tx4obama]

8. The cable networks are having PRE-debate coverage that starts early, but ...

the actual debate starts at 9pm ET.

Btw, I'm a woman, not a 'bro'

And welcome to DU

[Tx4obama]

9. Kick! n/t