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Posted on 10/27/2011 2:26:15 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
No television station has signed on to broadcast the “Lincoln-Douglas” debate between GOP presidential rivals Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich, and those hoping to attend the Nov. 5 debate will pay a steep price to see the drama unfold in-person.
General admission for the debate costs $200 – although the price includes a slice of “good ole apple pie,” according to the Texas Tea Party Patriots PAC, which is sponsoring the event.
Then there’s the “Patron Ticket,” which costs $500. Patron-level purchasers will get “prime seating” and admission to a “Nite Cap party after the debate,” as well as a chance to mingle with the candidates over drinks and hors d’oerves afterward.
Top-level donors will pay $1,000 for “the best seating in the house,” a special room at the Woodlands Resort in Houston for the Nite Cap party, and a “professional picture” taken with the candidates.
Students can get in for $150, but those tickets are sold out.
Gingrich has been a long-time proponent of the Lincoln-Douglas debate style, because it gives candidates more time to have a detailed policy discussion. Gingrich has repeatedly said that if he were the Republican nominee, he would challenge President Obama to seven three-hour Lincoln-Douglas style debates.
The debates typically have a time-keeper, not a moderator, although this TTPP debate will be moderated by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), a Tea Party favorite.
If I lived anywhere near there, I’d go!
I bet Perry stays as far away as possible from this debate. LOL
Wouldn't it be great to see a Cain/Gingrich Ticket, then watch Cain destroy The Messiah in a debate, while Newt would mop the floor with Plugs Biden, and the clips from THAT one would go viral on the Internet within minutes! LOL
Then a ghost written book - Buck Raking For The Non-electable.
Is Cain Lincoln?
I know Newt is one, I hope Cain is one. Go fellers!
Who’s going to park the cars?
If I lived closer, I would pay $200 to see it. Maybe they can do a pay-per-view..
Kudos to him for getting into the ring with Newt.
I think they’re up to something :-).
Do they split the proceeds equally among the campaigns?
Steve King moderating?
I like the sounds of this very much...and I hope they open it up to a pay-per-view (once the seats are sold out of course)
I believe it will be more of a ‘conversation’ between two adult patriots; substance, creativity and optimism for curing what ails us.
Either one as POTUS would be a blessing - together - now that would be Eisenhower and Churchill redux. AWESOME!!!!
LOL...obama wouldn't last 30 seconds.
Just ask Mooshelle.
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If it wasn’t so darn far away, I’d gladly pay to see this.
I’d pay triple the price to see Newt take on Obama.
I could live with a Newt/Cain ticket.
ditto.
I think this debate will be a huge win-win for both Cain and Gingrich and more debates like it will follow. Certainly it has potential to elevate Cain in the eyes of many.
“Wouldn’t it be great to see a Cain/Gingrich Ticket...”
I could vote for a Gingrich/Cain Ticket.
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