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The St. Petersburg Times got permission last week to follow the process. Read their take here.
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CNN’s undisclosed location in St. Petersburg is easy enough to find. It’s a giant bus with the network’s distinctive red lettering printed on the side.
The bus is a roving newsroom, complete with 10 flat-panel televisions, hookups for lights and cameras, and a high-definition satellite connection.
It beats meeting in a Mahaffey ballroom, officials said, because it’s CNN’s turf.
There are only two doors on the bus — and CNN has the keys.
“We control the process,” said [CNN political director Sam] Feist. “That way, we don’t have to worry about people overhearing the question process.”
Feist, political editor Mark Preston, producer Alan Isenberg, political researcher Alan Silverleib, producer Claire Brinberg, senior producer Melissa Block, political research director Rob Yoon, producer Jack Gray and a group of others convened Monday around their Dell laptops to hammer out what immigration questions the Republicans could face.
[Anderson] Cooper, who will lead the candidates’ discussion starting at 8 tonight, was not present.
Feist said Cooper will be able to review the questions and make changes.
There will be about 70 questions prepped for the show, but only 40 may be asked.
Which 40 depends on the dynamics of the debate.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 4:02 pm November 28th, 2007 in Campaigning, Elections, Media, Politics
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So once CNN whittles any decent, challenging question, we’ll be able to be bored to tears by hearing ‘real people’ generally ask the same bland, safe, controlled questions CNN’s own reporters would ask. Well of course! Wouldn’t want to upset the candidates would we? There’s no real debate here and there never will be. They’re all too scared (and not quick thinking enough) for a real Oxford style debate. Sad, sad commentary on the whole process.
Ok – I watched about 10 minutes. I saw the question about whether they believe every word of the Bible – it was a King James.
I can’t express myself – how’s that for expressing myself?
Ha!
I would have said that MY Bible has a Holy Imprimatur on the inside front cover and that all other Bibles are apostasy.
Multi-candidate fistfight optional. But I would have gotten a nice letter from Bill Donohue.
I just kept wondering what Joe Lieberman would have said.