Possibly more interesting than viewing the 3-5 Philadephia Eagles and 2-5 New Orleans Saints
Hey everyone! Here's something for those hardcore political wonks who'd like to watch the very last US Presidential debate of the 2012 election cycle - Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson v. Green Party Jill Stein. (The live stream has now been replaced by and on-demand video recording):
The debate "airs" online At 9:00 PM Eastern.
Possibly more interesting than viewing the 3-5 Philadephia Eagles and 2-5 New Orleans Saints on Monday night football; but we suppose that's all up to you.
Showing posts with label 2012 Election Debates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2012 Election Debates. Show all posts
Monday, November 05, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Salt Lake Tribune: Howell Attacks Hatch’s Leadership in Final Debate
In the interest of keeping our WCF readers abreast of new developments in Utah's 2012 US Senate Race, we'll highlight this morning's Salt Lake Tribune story, reporting on yesterday's Orrin Hatch/Scott Howell debate:
Here's Mr. Howell's money quote:
Sorry folks, we've feverishly searched the net for a recorded version of Friday's debate, but it's nowhere to be found, at present.
If it does pop up in the near future however, our gentle readers will be the first to find out.
Here's Mr. Howell's money quote:
Rocky Anderson has a better chance of being president than Orrin being chairman of the Finance Committee," Howell said. Anderson, the former Salt Lake City mayor, is running for president on the Justice Party ticket.Mr. Hatch responds of course, that even if Obama is re-elected in November, and Hatch doesn't land the Senate Finance Committee Chairman job, "they have to run everything by me, and I have a lot of say and a lot of clout."
Sorry folks, we've feverishly searched the net for a recorded version of Friday's debate, but it's nowhere to be found, at present.
If it does pop up in the near future however, our gentle readers will be the first to find out.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Third Party Presidential Debate Tonight - Updated
Game's on at 7:00 (MT) via C-SPAN and the Free and Equal Elections Foundation's online live video feeds
For those WCF political wonks who'd mistakenly thought the 2012 Presidential Debate dog and pony show was over, here's some interesting information from our old favorite, the C-SPAN website:
Alternatively, we provide the Free and Equal Elections Foundation's own live video feed:
We hope all WCF political wonks will avail themselves of the opportunity to hear the views of these non-mainstream, third party candidates.
Update 10/24/12 9:00 a.m.: For those who missed last night's third party debate, here's a taped version via C-SPAN:
For those WCF political wonks who'd mistakenly thought the 2012 Presidential Debate dog and pony show was over, here's some interesting information from our old favorite, the C-SPAN website:
Game's on via C-SPAN at 7:00 (MT). Here's the link:Chicago - Tuesday, October 23, 2012
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Four Third Party Presidential candidates are participating in a debate in Chicago, organized by the Free and Equal Elections Foundation.
The participants will include Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode, and Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson. The hour and half event is being moderated by former CNN anchor Larry King and Christina Tobin, founder and chair of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation.
Alternatively, we provide the Free and Equal Elections Foundation's own live video feed:
We hope all WCF political wonks will avail themselves of the opportunity to hear the views of these non-mainstream, third party candidates.
Update 10/24/12 9:00 a.m.: For those who missed last night's third party debate, here's a taped version via C-SPAN:
Monday, October 22, 2012
Third Presidential Debate - Serious Political/Sports Conflicts - Updated
Just for fun as y'all contemplate this, we invite you to cast your vote in our new online poll
Tough choices this evening for Weber County Forum political wonks who are also rabid San Francisco Giants fans (like us). Due to the cruel serendipity of MLB playoff scheduling, tonight's one and only Major Sports playoff event which isn't inhibited by a nagging "game clock," (unlike Presidential debates) happens to run headlong into tonight's "Third (count 'em) Presidential candidate debate."
We have two MAJOR WORLD EVENTS happening at the very same time tonight, dangit.
As soon as it's available, tonight's 2012 Presidential debate III will be coming up live on C-SPAN (Debate starts at 9 pm ET sharp):
So what about it folks? 1) Will you be watching the S.F Giants try to clinch the MLB National League 2012 title championship game tonight; or 2) will you glued into a relatively-important political debate where you'll finally be deciding which presidential candidate is the "lesser evil"?
Just for fun as y'all contemplate this, here's our new online poll:
The floor's open for whatever's on your minds, O Gentle Ones.
10/23/12 9:00 a.m.: We've rounded up a few notable post-debate stories and other items. Not everyone believes Obama was last night's victor:
Comments, anyone?
Tough choices this evening for Weber County Forum political wonks who are also rabid San Francisco Giants fans (like us). Due to the cruel serendipity of MLB playoff scheduling, tonight's one and only Major Sports playoff event which isn't inhibited by a nagging "game clock," (unlike Presidential debates) happens to run headlong into tonight's "Third (count 'em) Presidential candidate debate."
We have two MAJOR WORLD EVENTS happening at the very same time tonight, dangit.
- C-SPAN Live streaming Video (Recorded 10/23/12)
So what about it folks? 1) Will you be watching the S.F Giants try to clinch the MLB National League 2012 title championship game tonight; or 2) will you glued into a relatively-important political debate where you'll finally be deciding which presidential candidate is the "lesser evil"?
Just for fun as y'all contemplate this, here's our new online poll:
The floor's open for whatever's on your minds, O Gentle Ones.
10/23/12 9:00 a.m.: We've rounded up a few notable post-debate stories and other items. Not everyone believes Obama was last night's victor:
- CNN Poll: Nearly half of debate watchers say Obama won showdown - CNN
- Obama Reelection Odds Increase In Prediction Markets Following Foreign Policy Debate - HuffPo
- "Horses and bayonets" becomes latest debate catchphrase - Chicago Trib
- Angry Obama Loses to Unflappable Romney - Daily Beast
- Entire Nation Now Undecided After 4 Debates - The Onion
Comments, anyone?
Saturday, October 20, 2012
2012 Utah Senatorial Debate - Hatch v. Howell Reprise
Listen up folks, as it's apparent Mr. Howell presents an attractive alternative in Utah's U.S. Senate Race
Earlier in the week, we attempted to post the online video of voteutah.org's 2012 Utah Senatorial Debate, featuring incumbent GOP Senator Orrin Hatch squaring off against Democratic Party challenger Scott Howell, for what we expected (and proved to be) a quite lively confrontation. For reasons which still remain unclear however, that video was pulled from voteutah.org's server. We're now delighted to discover this morning that this informative video is once again back up for on-demand viewing; so we accordingly embed the full video here once again:
Listen up folks, as it's apparent Mr. Howell presents an attractive alternative in this race, especially for those of us of all political stripes who've been swearing for years: "We need to get rid of Senator-for-Life Orrin Hatch."
For for your future pre-election reference we've also placed this video in our right sidebar 2012 General Election module.
Earlier in the week, we attempted to post the online video of voteutah.org's 2012 Utah Senatorial Debate, featuring incumbent GOP Senator Orrin Hatch squaring off against Democratic Party challenger Scott Howell, for what we expected (and proved to be) a quite lively confrontation. For reasons which still remain unclear however, that video was pulled from voteutah.org's server. We're now delighted to discover this morning that this informative video is once again back up for on-demand viewing; so we accordingly embed the full video here once again:
Watch 2012 Utah Senatorial Debate on PBS. See more from Utah Issues.
Listen up folks, as it's apparent Mr. Howell presents an attractive alternative in this race, especially for those of us of all political stripes who've been swearing for years: "We need to get rid of Senator-for-Life Orrin Hatch."
For for your future pre-election reference we've also placed this video in our right sidebar 2012 General Election module.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Election 2012: Expanding the Debate with Third-Party Candidates
We're not laboring under any illusion that any of these third-party "hopefuls" have a "snowball's chance in hell" of winding up in the White House, but the word's around town that one or more of them could conceivably play a "spoiler role"
In the aftermath of Tuesday's Presidential debate #2, we had a short conversation with one of our readers who offered a suggestion which we thought to be a great idea. Inasmuch as most ballot-qualified U.S. Presidential candidates have been excluded from the national debate discussion by our so-called "2-party system," "why not shine the spotlight on the several non-major party candidates?" our alert and concerned reader asked.
That's right folks. We'll lay odds that there are some of these folks (all of whom are qualified to appear on Utah ballots) are candidates you may have never even heard of:
U.S. President
Federal - 4 year term
In that connection therefore, and taking advantage of the brief interlude before next Tuesday's Third Presidential debate, we'll provide a couple of links which our WCF reader provided us, just to make sure we've left no stones unturned as we ramp up to the November 6, 2012 General Election.
For starters, here's a handy link, wherein the Democracy Now website "re-air[s] parts of [Tuesday] night’s presidential debate, pausing the videotape to give third-party candidates [Jill Stein of the Green Party, Constitution Party nominee Virgil Goode, and Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson] a chance to respond to the same questions put to the major-party candidates":
And no, folks. We're not laboring under any illusion that any of these third-party "hopefuls" have a "snowball's chance in hell" of winding up in the White House; but the word's around town that one or more of them could conceivably play a "spoiler role".
Have at it, O Gentle Ones.
And whatever you do, don't neglect to throw in your own 2¢.
In the aftermath of Tuesday's Presidential debate #2, we had a short conversation with one of our readers who offered a suggestion which we thought to be a great idea. Inasmuch as most ballot-qualified U.S. Presidential candidates have been excluded from the national debate discussion by our so-called "2-party system," "why not shine the spotlight on the several non-major party candidates?" our alert and concerned reader asked.
That's right folks. We'll lay odds that there are some of these folks (all of whom are qualified to appear on Utah ballots) are candidates you may have never even heard of:
| Candidate | Website/Contact Info | Campaign Finance Disclosures | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Goode & Jim Clymer | Virgil Goode Campaign Website | Virgil Goode 2012 | Constitution |
| Barrack Obama & Joe Biden | Barrack Obama Campaign Website | Barrack Obama 2012 | Democratic |
| Jill Stein, & Cheri Honkala | Jill Stein Campaign Website | Jill Stein 2012 | Green |
| Rocky Anderson & Luis Rodriguez | Rocky Anderson Campaign Website | Rocky Anderson 2012 | Justice |
| Gary Johnson & James Gray | Gary Johnson Campaign Website | Gary Johnson 2012 | Libertarian |
| Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan | Mitt Romney Campaign Website | Mitt Romney 2012 | Republican |
In that connection therefore, and taking advantage of the brief interlude before next Tuesday's Third Presidential debate, we'll provide a couple of links which our WCF reader provided us, just to make sure we've left no stones unturned as we ramp up to the November 6, 2012 General Election.
For starters, here's a handy link, wherein the Democracy Now website "re-air[s] parts of [Tuesday] night’s presidential debate, pausing the videotape to give third-party candidates [Jill Stein of the Green Party, Constitution Party nominee Virgil Goode, and Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson] a chance to respond to the same questions put to the major-party candidates":
- Exclusive: Expanding the Debate with Third-Party Candidates Jill Stein, Virgil Goode, Rocky Anderson
And no, folks. We're not laboring under any illusion that any of these third-party "hopefuls" have a "snowball's chance in hell" of winding up in the White House; but the word's around town that one or more of them could conceivably play a "spoiler role".
Have at it, O Gentle Ones.
And whatever you do, don't neglect to throw in your own 2¢.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Obama/Romney Encore: 2012 US Presidential Debate No. 2 - Updated
Click our special C-SPAN link, for those who'd prefer to "tune in" and view via the miracle of electrons bouncing back and forth through a "series of internet tubes"
Joy of joys... President Obama and Mitt Romney once again get back on the stage tonight at Hofstra University for their second general election debate. The stakes are high for both candidates tonight, folks, as Obama seeks to recover the political ground he lost thirteen days ago, (when he basically snoozed through the last unfortunate encounter.) Romney now has his own new polling turf to to protect, of course; so he can't afford to sit on his... laurels.
Tonight's debate will be broadcast on all the major TV networks, of course. But for those who'd prefer to "tune in" and view via the miracle of electrons bouncing back and forth through a "series of internet tubes," here's a link to our hands down choice for Presidential debate viewing... the 99.9% talking head/political pundit-free C-SPAN Network:
And just so's you won't be stuck twiddling you thumbs between now and the time debate moderator Candy Crowley brings the gavel down, here are a few carefully selected pre-debate stories to chew on in the meantime:
Update 10/17/12 8:00 a.m.: A few post debate items for our readers' consideration:
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Tonight's debate will be broadcast on all the major TV networks, of course. But for those who'd prefer to "tune in" and view via the miracle of electrons bouncing back and forth through a "series of internet tubes," here's a link to our hands down choice for Presidential debate viewing... the 99.9% talking head/political pundit-free C-SPAN Network:
- C-SPAN debate video (Recorded 10/16/12)
And just so's you won't be stuck twiddling you thumbs between now and the time debate moderator Candy Crowley brings the gavel down, here are a few carefully selected pre-debate stories to chew on in the meantime:
- What to watch for in the second presidential debate WaPo
- 2012 Presidential Debate: What To Watch For At Hofstra - HuffPo
- 5 things to watch at the debate - Politico
- Leaked Debate Agreement Shows Both Obama and Romney are Sniveling Cowards - Gawker
Update 10/17/12 8:00 a.m.: A few post debate items for our readers' consideration:
- Obama Delivers - HuffPo
- With stakes high, Obama hits back at Romney in a fiery second debate - WaPo
- For the President, Punch, Punch, Another Punch - NYTimes
- Video - POLITICO Playback: 10/17/12 - Politico
- October 17, 2012 - Nate Silver - Daily Show
Standard-Examiner: Lively Debate Between Bishop, Challenger McAleer Hits Jobs, Public Lands, Wars - Updated
Coming up: Debate video
Robust Charlie Trentleman writeup in the Standard this morning, providing a detailed account of last night's 1st Congressional District Rob Bishop/Donna McAleer debate:
Read up, folks.
We'll update this article with the upcoming video of course, as soon as it's available.
Update 10/16/12 11:31 a.m.: Check out this debate attendee letter, which popped up on the SE site around 11 a.m.:
And now the Trib is all over the story too:
Robust Charlie Trentleman writeup in the Standard this morning, providing a detailed account of last night's 1st Congressional District Rob Bishop/Donna McAleer debate:
Read up, folks.
We'll update this article with the upcoming video of course, as soon as it's available.
Update 10/16/12 11:31 a.m.: Check out this debate attendee letter, which popped up on the SE site around 11 a.m.:
And now the Trib is all over the story too:
Monday, October 15, 2012
10/11/12 Utah Gubernatorial Debate
Incumbent GOP Governor Gary Herbert vs. Democratic Party challenger Peter Cooke
Thanks to a tip from one of our sharp-eyed and alert Weber County Forum readers, we bring you the recorded video of last week's Utah gubernatorial debate, featuring incumbent GOP Governor Gary Herbert and Democratic Party challenger Peter Cooke, which was originally aired on KUED TV on October 11, 2012:
Thanks to a tip from one of our sharp-eyed and alert Weber County Forum readers, we bring you the recorded video of last week's Utah gubernatorial debate, featuring incumbent GOP Governor Gary Herbert and Democratic Party challenger Peter Cooke, which was originally aired on KUED TV on October 11, 2012:
For our readers' convenient future reference, we've also placed this video footage in our right sidebar election module.
Listen up, folks... and don't let the cat get your tongues.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
KSL Television: 1st District Candidates Highlight Differences in Debate - Updated
Taped video debate on the 9:00 a.m. "Sunday Edition" show with B. Lindsey
For those WCF readers interested in more information on the 1st Congressional District race...
U.S. Representative 1st Congressional District - 2 year term
...Tune into KSL Channel 5 this morning at 9:00 a.m. for a taped video debate between Donna McAleer and Rob Bishop on the "Sunday Edition" show with B. Lindsey. Here's the KSL preview:
Reader comments are invited before, during or after this morning's KSL program, of course.
Update 10/15/12 7:50 a.m.: Watch the recorded debate video, which is now available online:
Time to send Rob Bishop into retirement, we thinks.
For those WCF readers interested in more information on the 1st Congressional District race...
| Candidate | Website/Contact Info | Campaign Finance Disclosures | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherry Phipps | Vote.Utah.Gov Candidate Profile | Pending | Constitution |
| Donna McAleer | Donna McAleer Campaign Website | Donna McAleer 2012 | Democratic |
| Rob Bishop | Rob Bishop Campaign Website | Rob Bishop 2012 | Republican |
...Tune into KSL Channel 5 this morning at 9:00 a.m. for a taped video debate between Donna McAleer and Rob Bishop on the "Sunday Edition" show with B. Lindsey. Here's the KSL preview:
Reader comments are invited before, during or after this morning's KSL program, of course.
Update 10/15/12 7:50 a.m.: Watch the recorded debate video, which is now available online:
Time to send Rob Bishop into retirement, we thinks.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Big Vice-presidential Debate Tonight: Joe Biden v. Paul Ryan - Updated
Demo Joe Biden enters the ring tonight for a live debate against GOP V.P. candidate Paul Ryan, winner of the WCF Eddie Muster lookalike contest
Here's what we've all been waiting for, O politically wonkish WCF Readers, as street-hardened Demo incumbent U.S. Vice President Joe Biden enters the TeeVee ring tonight for a live bare-knuckle debate against GOP V.P. candidate Paul Ryan, incidentally the proud winner of the WCF Eddie Muster lookalike contest, btw.
Here's the link to tonght's C-SPAN streaming video, which kicks off the live debate promptly at 7 p.m., Mountain Time:
(Update: We've now replaced the live stream link with a recorded version.)
Here are a few pre-debate web stories which we rounded up this afternoon whilst Googling, just to whet your political appetites:
Better yet, lodge your comments as tonight's V.P. debate unfolds.
And who would like to speculate on tonight's prospectiv V.P. debate "winner," O Gentle Ones?
Update 10/12/12 8:00 a.m.: We've now rounded up a few interesting post-debate writeups:
Cal Grondahl has a good one too, LOL...
Here's what we've all been waiting for, O politically wonkish WCF Readers, as street-hardened Demo incumbent U.S. Vice President Joe Biden enters the TeeVee ring tonight for a live bare-knuckle debate against GOP V.P. candidate Paul Ryan, incidentally the proud winner of the WCF Eddie Muster lookalike contest, btw.
Here's the link to tonght's C-SPAN streaming video, which kicks off the live debate promptly at 7 p.m., Mountain Time:
(Update: We've now replaced the live stream link with a recorded version.)
Here are a few pre-debate web stories which we rounded up this afternoon whilst Googling, just to whet your political appetites:
- 5 things to watch in VP debate - Politico
- Joe Biden Debate: Expect 'Pitbull' Focused On Sharp Policy Contrasts, Say Insiders - HuffPo
- Can Joe Biden Save Barack Obama? - Slate
Better yet, lodge your comments as tonight's V.P. debate unfolds.
And who would like to speculate on tonight's prospectiv V.P. debate "winner," O Gentle Ones?
Update 10/12/12 8:00 a.m.: We've now rounded up a few interesting post-debate writeups:
- Winners and losers in the vice presidential debate - WaPo
- Joe Biden’s secret weapon: laughter - Salon
- Noonan: Confusing Strength With Aggression - Wall Street Journal
- Joltin' Joe Biden wins the bout - Politico
- Biden Gave Democrats The Show They Wanted—and Needed - New Republic
- Biden rattles Ryan - WaPo
- Laughing Man and Choir Boy - HuffPo
- Video: Media harps on Biden's demeanor - Politico
- The Vice Presidential Debate: Joe Biden Was Right to Laugh -Rolling Stone
Cal Grondahl has a good one too, LOL...
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Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Big Debate Tonight - 2012 US Presidential Debate No. 1 - Updated
Added Bonus: A few debate-topical articles and stories which we've gathered up over the past few days
There's a big (high stakes) duke-out happening tonight, concerning the 2012 US presidential election, or so we've heard from who else? Our beloved Standard-Examiner, that's who:
For those who might be caught up in a work cubicle tonight, or hopelessly stranded up on an Ogden East Bench cliff with only an Android or iPhone device to feed your insatiable political appetites, here's a link to a streaming feed of tonight's debate, which kicks off promptly at 7 p.m., Mountain Time:
The great thing about C-SPAN? It's relatively moron/pundit-free!
Update 10/4/12 8:06 a.m.: The New York Times carries this Michael D. Shear writeup, which quite accurately frames the post-debate story, wethinks:
Gotta say we chuckled over this Bill Maher quote:
The floor's open for your own post-debate observations, zingers and wisecracks, O Gentle Ones.
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For those who might be caught up in a work cubicle tonight, or hopelessly stranded up on an Ogden East Bench cliff with only an Android or iPhone device to feed your insatiable political appetites, here's a link to a streaming feed of tonight's debate, which kicks off promptly at 7 p.m., Mountain Time:
- C-SPAN live-streaming debate video (Recorded 1/3/12)
- Debate questions for the candidates
- What Romney and Obama’s Body Language Says to Voters
- The Zinger candidacy — all sugary platitudes, no protein
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| Major Network Debate Coverage Preview |
The great thing about C-SPAN? It's relatively moron/pundit-free!
Update 10/4/12 8:06 a.m.: The New York Times carries this Michael D. Shear writeup, which quite accurately frames the post-debate story, wethinks:
Gotta say we chuckled over this Bill Maher quote:
“I can’t believe I’m saying this, but Obama looks like he DOES need a teleprompter.”A coupla "good ones" from Salon.com:
The floor's open for your own post-debate observations, zingers and wisecracks, O Gentle Ones.
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