![\"Zombie_voter\"](\"http:\/\/ripples.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/10\/14\/zombie_voter.jpg\" "\\"Zombie_voter\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\n The American political process is moving into full scale Halloween mode. Skeletons are dragged out of closets and tens of thousands of dead people<\/a> are registered to vote. <\/p>\n The candidates are so consistently viewed as caricatures that their basic humanity is lost to view. Opponents are demonized and the worst side of human emotion is put on view.<\/p>\n With the Internet at your fingertips and channels like PBS and C-Span, that doesn’t have to happen.<\/p>\n If you are interested in getting information from the candidates themselves, tune in tomorrow to the General Election Presidential Debate. My personal opinion is that C-Span coverage gives you more candidate time and less commentator snarkiness.<\/p>\n John McCain (R), United States Senator (AZ) and Date: October 15, 2008 Time: 9:00 – 10:30 p.m. Eastern<\/p>\n Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Topic: The Economy and Domestic Policy<\/p>\n Format: 90-minute debate with candidates seated at table with moderator. Candidates questioned in turn with two-minute responses, followed by five minutes of open discussion for each question.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Transcripts are available on http:\/\/debates.org<\/a><\/p>\n Photo credit: SFWEEKLY.COM<\/a><\/p>\n Click on "zombie voters<\/a>" for more information on this international phenomenon.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" That depends on whether we watch the debate or let someone else explain it to us. Journalists and bloggers of all political persuasions are so polarized at this point that their "facts" are almost buried in baseless opinions. The American … Continue reading \n
Barack Obama (D), United States Senator (IL)<\/p>\n
Location: Hofstra University
City: Hempstead, NY<\/p>\n
Moderator: Bob Schieffer, CBS<\/p>\n