debate schedule

The debate, as seen from the parking lot of Hofstra, where 23/6 held court

October 17, 2008 - The last debate is over, and now, as the New York Times says, it's a "sprint to the finish." McCain starts off the sprint with an appearance on Letterman, Obama with a fundraiser with Bruce Springsteen. And Joe the...

Barack Obama wants to point-counterpoint the bejesus out of you

October 15, 2008 - You tried your hand at going up against John McCain using the very same special embeddable Debate Bot software that Barack Obama uses to prepare for the presidential debates. But despite John McCain's general co...

23/6 Video: Watch: CNN broadcasts charts, and also a debate

October 15, 2008 - CNN is best political team on television, and nobody understands what the hell they're talking about. The cabler's coverage of all four debates was accessorized by unnecessary charts, graphs, bells, whistles and images. These widgets track audience reaction to the candidates, as well as real-time pu...

Test your debate skills against Old Man McCain- he's online now!

October 15, 2008 - Few events require more advance preparation on behalf of a presidential candidate than a national debate. Tonight, Barack Obama and John McCain take to the stage at Hofstra University for the last of their three face-offs. So as a candidate, what can you do to get ready for the...

From The Room: What to Look for in Tonight's Debate

October 15, 2008 - Is McCain still old? Is Obama still black? Did Obama look at me personally, or was he looking at the camera? Did McCain's left ear just fall off? Did Obama just make a secret terrorist hand gesture that would signal his terrorist friends to hop in the Obama Time...

From The Room: The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: What I Need to Hear Tonight, Part Two

October 15, 2008 - Before the last great debate I gave some free advice to John McCain. My father always used to say that free advice is worth what you paid for it and maybe that's why I was ignored. However I am fairly hardheaded and my thirty years in show business has...

Barack Obama, please put this horse out of its misery

October 15, 2008 - Tonight's debate is Barack Obama's last chance to completely screw up and hand the election to McCain. Of course, McCain doesn't want the election, as evidenced by every decision he's made starting with Sarah Palin. Still, the constitution dictates that we endure this charade until the...

From The Room: McCain Campaign Advances Possibility of Using "Yo Momma" Insults in Debate

October 15, 2008 - With an unrepentant economy and Sarah Palin satires dominating the news, several new tracking polls show Barack Obama widening his lead over John McCain anywhere from 14 points at the NYT/CBS Polls to 101 points at MSNBC, taken between the Countdown and Rachel Maddow Shows. Only at Fox News...

23/6 Video: Watch: The First Presidential Debate, in a Minute

September 28, 2008 - So, you had something else to do on Friday night, but you need to fake a political conversation at work? Our Presidential Debate in a Minute will take you through lunch. Posted by: Kevin Allocca...

Sen. McCain just woke up from his post-debate nap. Talk to him now!

September 27, 2008 - The debate is over and John McCain either lost or didn't suck as much as you thought he would. Well, someone showed Johnny Mac how to turn on the internets, and he is on IM and rarin' to chat. Debate him now- he left his POW card at home...

The 23/6 Lowering Debate Expectations-O-Tron

September 26, 2008 - The debate's back on! Which means it's time for campaign surrogates to get off their asses and start lowering some expectations. George Bush has shown again and again that it doesn't matter what kind of stupid crap you say in a d...

From The Room: Obama Considers Debating McCain Replacement: 87 Year-Old Max Shapiro from Tamarac, Florida

September 26, 2008 - OXFORD, MISS - Will he or won't he? As Senator John McCain decides whether or not to show up for tonight's scheduled debate in Oxford, Mississippi, the Obama campaign is considering its options. One is whether to accept the McCain campaign's offer to debate 87year-old McCain suppo...

Pre-rehearsed delivery of talking points packaged as live debate is ON!

September 26, 2008 - McCain has decided to debate after all, which means a crisis has been averted. Not the financial one, but the possibility that we would have had to watch Barack Obama talk to Jim Lehrer for 90 minutes. The country has been through enough without that. So what to expect tonight...