Bookmark this: NPR-Iowa PR radio-only debate webcast on December 4

[zulchzulu]

December 4, 2007 - Des Moines, Iowa
NPR-Iowa Public Radio will host a "radio-only" Democratic Debate. Steve Inskeep, Michele Norris and Robert Siegel will moderate. Webcasting will be live starting at (2:00 pm EST) from the State Historical Society of Iowa in Des Moines.

http://www.npr.org/news/specials/election2008/debates/

From NPR:

Washington, D.C.; November 19, 2007 – The NPR News and Iowa Public Radio national Democratic Presidential debate, to be broadcast and webcast live from 1:00-3:00PM (CT) on Tuesday, December 4, will be held at the State Historical Museum in Des Moines, with NPR News journalists and hosts Steve Inskeep, Michele Norris and Robert Siegel as moderators.

The two-hour event, leading up to the Iowa Caucus, will offer the first audio-only debate of the presidential race and will repeat the format introduced in 2004 by NPR and the NPR Member Stations of Iowa. All major Democratic candidates are confirmed to attend. The setting is relaxed: the candidates sit closely together around a U-shaped table, with no studio audience or video cameras. Breaking away from the question-and-answer structure traditionally presented by the television networks, the NPR/IPR debate will feature three areas of discussion and the moderators will enable the candidates to conduct a dialogue with each other. The debate will take place in the State Historical Museum’s new “Caucus Iowa” exhibit, featuring history and memorabilia about the first-in-the-nation event.

http://www.npr.org/about/press/2007/111907.debate.html

[Common Sense Party]

1. Finally, a debate conducted by adults, for adults, between adults.

This YouTube nonsense and cable new gotcha stuff has gotten really old.

[cali]

5. Finally is right.

I'm so glad this is happening. I don't have tv so I've only seen one of the debates when I went over to a friend's. I was pretty disgusted about the theatre of it. I did hear the Environmental forum, but only 3 candidates showed up. I look forward to this.

[zulchzulu]

2. Reminder kick

It's tomorrow... should be... interesting...

[zulchzulu]

6. Reminder that it's today!

Should be good...

[zulchzulu]

7. Just minutes away!

[quinnox]

3. looking forward to this

this will be different than all the other debates, the candidates will get to debate each other and talk to one another.

[zulchzulu]

4. I absolutely agree

I love debates like this. It's bound to be pretty exciting. Hopefully there will be some video of the event at some point.