I'll bet Bill Oreilly will claim he had higher ratings.

can't wait for billy's spin on this!

That sound you hear is Roger Ailes plotting the demise of Time Warner.

Tuesday will tell...

Last night’s Democratic debate on CNN drew 8,324,000 million total viewers

How do they know? Do they have tracking devices on peoples' TVs?

8,324,000 million?!

The Dems are "sexy" and interesting.
On the other side we have the usual collection of rich arrogant wholly insincere white guys.
Funny though how a little spin can work wonders for a "select" group of candidates...

BTW,I think the advent of the "internets" has spawned a huge interest in politics amongst younger people.Much more so than say,20 years ago.This would be a good thing.

And I'd have to say the Democrats represented themselves pretty well. As far as I could see.

bilhelm-X @ 14:

At least people were watching, no matter how petty you want to get about who's more "corporatist", the same, better, blacker, etc.. etc.. Speaking of corporate, it was on CNN (Corporate News Network). Please, I can't read through another thread like the way this one is headed!

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Unfortunately we live in a time that literally begs us to be cynical.I understand how constant references to "the corporate elite" etc. can sound pretentious and uninformed,but the fact is,unbridled market forces have unleashed a rising tide of "crypto-fascist" authoritarian forces(to quote Gore Vidal )that truly threaten to undermine our Democratic system.These aint small potatoes.

Historical Debate. Bottom Line.

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

soothsayer @ 4:

Oreilly's demo is adults age 69 to dead.

True dat.

soothsayer @ 4:

Oreilly's demo is adults age 69 to dead.

Dead from the neck up.

listening to thom hartmann rebroadcast on XM…
he took a “straw poll” today, asking callers who they would vote for:

OBAMA … 48
CLINTON … 8
EDWARDS … 5
MCCAIN … 1
PAUL … 1

… w o w …

Billo will say that the high ratings were drawn from the Hollywood elite in attendance. Celebs at a debate in L.A., who'da thunk it?

But where were Chuck Norris, Ahnold Schwarzeneggah, and The Crypt Keeper?

These republicans were at Sylvester Stallone's watching the debate on his high def, flat screen, million dollar Sony. That's where they were.

Imagine a conversation between Rocky and The Terminator.

Rudy Ericson @ 31:

Billo will say that the high ratings were drawn from the Hollywood elite in attendance. Celebs at a debate in L.A., who'da thunk it?

But where were Chuck Norris, Ahnold Schwarzeneggah, and The Crypt Keeper?

These republicans were at Sylvester Stallone's watching the debate on his high def, flat screen, million dollar Sony. That's where they were.

Imagine a conversation between Rocky and The Terminator.

Yeah whats with these muscle bound action heroes backing the 'Pugs? Transparent?Perhaps a tad.

pinkobait @ 33:

Rudy Ericson @ 31:

Billo will say that the high ratings were drawn from the Hollywood elite in attendance. Celebs at a debate in L.A., who'da thunk it?

But where were Chuck Norris, Ahnold Schwarzeneggah, and The Crypt Keeper?

These republicans were at Sylvester Stallone's watching the debate on his high def, flat screen, million dollar Sony. That's where they were.

Imagine a conversation between Rocky and The Terminator.

Yeah whats with these muscle bound action heroes backing the 'Pugs? Transparent?Perhaps a tad.

Imagine a conversation between Rock, Terminator and The Decider.

They're rich, have low IQs, and poor verbal skills. A match made in Heaven, or a Gold's Gym.

hey, john amato, who you gonna endorse?

what's that? barack obama, you say?

DOMO ORIGATO, MISTER AMATO.

Good gosh ——
8,324,000 million? That’s a lot. Where do those 8,324,000,000,000 live?

Seems like something O'Reilly made up. Do they live inder bridges?

What this means to the T.V. media stations is that there are more potential customers watching democratic debates than are watching republican debates. Hmmm...

Man, it is so sad that we are left with these two candidates...I was really hoping that a meteor would strike the planet and Kucinich would somehow get the nomination. Oh well, I will pray that a 3rd party candidate enters this corporate excuse for a presidential race. If Nader runs, he gets my vote! I don't care how it affects the election...

i don't know why so many hillbots are losing their composure, their gal hrc is whupping obama like a disobedient slave, he's absolutely the underdog.

old bubba seems scared he might have finally met his match.

i bet obama could fuck hillary's brains out better than bubba ever could, too.

ROM Spaceknight @ 37:

hey, john amato, who you gonna endorse?

what's that? barack obama, you say?

DOMO ORIGATO, MISTER AMATO.

ROM Spaceknight @ 44:

i don't know why so many hillbots are losing their composure, their gal hrc is whupping obama like a disobedient slave, he's absolutely the underdog.

old bubba seems scared he might have finally met his match.

i bet obama could fuck hillary's brains out better than bubba ever could, too.

Either someone's Japanese pornbot needs a software update, or a meth trailer in south Georgia finally got a dialup connection, or someone's been double dippin in the coke and viagra again. Rush, is that you?

Dems, you are being snookered by the media. Go ahead....make a Repub happy and vote for Obama. Come November, you will be sitting around saying, "Wha happened?"

I'm hoping more people will be paying attention to the election just because the writer's strike leaves them without their normal drama fix.

oakling @ 51:

I'm hoping more people will be paying attention to the election just because the writer's strike leaves them without their normal drama fix.

The rethug debates are certainly bizarre enough to compete with the other 'reality' fillers. Cast is a lot wackier though.

Ted @ 24:

I read someplace that Fox had lost quite a few views during this election coverage season.

I guess people want balanced news, views and opinions.

Can't get that from Fox News.

Now I have to figure out of Nebraska has a Caucus on the 9th of Feb or a Primary in May for the Democratic party.
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Wish that was true. Just saw on Huff Post that bilbo's show was the most watched cable news show in Jan. Fox Noise took all the top slots in Jan.

It may have been the most watched but it was the least informative. Little difference between the two on most issues. Lots of hot air and platitudes, very little passion.
I'm glad I watched however, because it convinced me more than ever to vote Edwards come Tuesday.
These two will never be ready for prime time.

Fair and Balanced Fox News was the only cable news network that did not do post debate coverage and analysis immediately after the debate ended. Fox News was afraid they might lose a few Republican voters, should their viewers happen to actually hear the Democratic candidates hammer out solutions to their problems.

Loubie @ 52:

Things I learned from Clinton during the debate (that the media somehow managed not to cover). She has the endorsement of the United Farmworkers. (kind of a big deal in California). She has the endoresement of Robert Kenney Jr (kind of a big deal for environmentalists. Also an interesting story of split in a political family. But I guess CNN and MSNBC don't agree.)

Things I learned from Wikipedia: Michelle Obama "served on the board of TreeHouse Foods, Inc., a major Wal-Mart supplier with whom she cut ties immediately after her husband made comments critical of Wal-Mart at an AFL-CIO forum in Trenton, New Jersey, on May 14, 2007. She was paid $51,200 by TreeHouse in 2006." Fair game, ABC?

For what is worth, she also has the endorsement of my favorite singer :)

I'm not surprised. This follows the pattern of a much higher Democratic voter turnout in the primaries than for the repugs. I mean really, what do the repugs have to offer? I expect either of them will win this year.