[TornadoAlley3]

The Presidential Debate at Belmont will be held in the Curb Event Center, home of the NCAA Division-I Belmont Bruins basketball and volleyball teams and host site of the live CMT Music Awards show two years in a row. With a generous gift from the Mike Curb Family Foundation, The Curb Event Center opened in 2003. Seating 5,500 and equipped with state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems, the versatile, in-the-round facility is ideal for the Town Hall format, in which citizens propose questions directly to the candidates. The debate is expected to attract more than 2,500 members of the media to Nashville, along with the candidates campaigns and supporters, and will be viewed by millions worldwide.

The CPD was established in 1987 to ensure that the debates provide the best possible information to viewers and listeners. Its primary purpose is to sponsor and produce debates for the United States leading presidential and vice presidential candidates and to undertake research and educational activities relating to the debates. The nonprofit, nonpartisan organization sponsored all the general election debates in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004.

Civic organizations and state and local government officials have supported Belmont's bid for the presidential debate. Former Nashville mayor Bill Purcell, Tennessee governor Phil Bredesen and senators Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander, and congressman Jim Cooper all wrote letters in support of Belmont and bringing one of the debates to Tennessee. In his letter to the CPD, Governor Bredesen wrote, The Presidential Debates would find a compatible home at Belmont University where students with inquisitive minds take their roles as future citizens of our community, nation and world very seriously.

Hosting the debate at Belmont will engage our students in the political process through invaluable first-hand participation, Dan McAlexander, Provost at Belmont, said. Belmont takes seriously its mission to prepare its students for success in the real world, and serving as host site for the presidential debate will give our students invaluable tools in critical thinking and practical experience as they take an active role in what will surely be an historical election.

For additional information, visit the Web site for the Commission on Presidential Debates.

[Lets Be Frank]

Birds of a feather flock together...Obama, Ayers, Wright Pflieger....on and on.

Prayers for a good debate by McCain.

[McGruff]

Debate already started?

Who let that guy in?

[clintonh8r]

McCain had better let the fighter (actually fighter-bomber) pilot out tonight or he’s finished. I’m not sure he has it in him. I hate sports analogies, but 0bama seems to “want it more.”

[Lets Be Frank]

mmm. the picture they are showing on Drudge..It looks like Michael Moore vacuuming the stage. Wonder what he is up to. lol.

[Kevmo]

There’s now a contract on Intrade for determining the winner of the debate, via price differential.

So there doesn’t appear to be a point in generating the same kind of analyses I used to on other debates.

Current snapshot

Politics - Presidential Debates
Which candiate will benefit more from the second Presidential Debate?
Contract 2ND.DEBATE.OBAMA
Barack Obama’s Intrade value will increase more than John McCain’s following the 2nd Pres. Debate M Trade
Bid Ask Last Vol Chge
47.0 60.0 63.0 197 +3.0

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Intrade Analysis: Palin wins Debate, Even in the Face of Blatant Manipulation Attempt
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097178/posts

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New Beta Real-Time Debate Tracking Page Launched. Live prices, chat and video during the Presidential Debates. http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/intradeTV/

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[JFC]

Just getting in line so I will have a place at the table.

[doug from upland]

WHILE WAITING, LET'S SING ABOUT BILL AYERS

[Miss Didi]

Evening, All. Trying to catch up so here's my good news post from this morning...

Brian Wilson has been in battleground states these past few weeks chatting with the folks at diners and donut shops. This morning he was in Ohio—construction workers, union guys, Hillary women—ALL are enthusiastically voting for McCain. The only Barry gal was a 19-year old student who liked what Michelle said in a speech last year. (yeah, whatever)

Also yesterday, still in Ohio, he reported that whenever he got an undecided voter and then pressed them for an answer on the spot—they always said McCain. He said it was a remarkable trend. ;)

[llevrok]

I suggest tonight's FRinking game word

FUNDIMENTAL

[MinuteGal]

Whew! Bad blood between O'Reilly and O'Rove.

I noticed it brewing several times this week and tonight it came out in the open.....gentlemanly, but out nevertheless.

Leni

[Sensei Ern]

Again, I’ll be listening to the CSPAN radi version while chatting\]

[Dan in Wichita]

Please Senator McCain, don’t leave any arrows in your quiver. Tonight might be the last chance for America. May God be with you.

[tobyhill]

He won! No, he won! Noooo, he won!
I know you are but what am I?

[Islander7]

I’m a nervous wreck!

[Darth Republican]

[JDoutrider]

All In!

[SoDak]

John McCain, you ain’t the purtiest girl, but we done brought you to the dance anyway, so you dang well better dance tonight. We’re praying for you out here on the high plains.

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!

[rintense]

Heard the question format. The fix is already in for this debate. Tom is certainly biased and if he picked the questions, we know how this will go.

[Chet 99]

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