Republican Youtube Debate Show
Author: Michael Kraft
With the Charleston, SC Democratic debate behind us, hundreds of video questions pour into Youtube in preparation for the Republican turn at the wheel handling user questions.
The problem is, the candidates dont seem excited, or even interested in the gimmicky format scheduled for September 17th.
So far only Sen. John McCain and Rep. Ron Paul have agreed to participate in the debate, hosted by the Republican Party of Florida in St. Petersburg, CNN and Youtube.
Ron Paul is widely popular on the internet so this is no suprise, and McCain is dying fast in the polls and likely desperate for any bone he can get.
“Aside from those two candidates, we haven’t heard from anyone else,” said Sam Feist of CNN, who is sponsoring the debate with the popular video site YouTube.
Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney, who are the current frontrunners and “big fish” both have very busy YouTube channels, but neither seem all too interested in the debate as it stands.
Sources familiar with the Giuliani campaign said the former New York mayor is unlikely to participate in the debate as it now stands.
“Kevin Madden, Romney’s spokesman, said the former Massachusetts governor has seven debate invitations over a span of 11 days in September.
“We haven’t committed to any of them yet,” Madden said.”
Romney had commented that he is not a fan of the proposed format using Youtube videos. Romney pointed out users using props or gags in their questioning.
Romney says “I think the presidency ought to be held at a higher level than having to answer questions from a snowman.”
The reality of the debate format is that the questions are still “canned”, but now served up with the gimmick of “real life” readers.
There are many thousands of questions available to CNN and they in the end pick the topic and which few get aired. In this way the questions are still selected in a board room at CNN.
This screening meant that the same ‘tired’ questions got presented on the same basic and predicible topics. This was hardly the breakthrough, and much more a sales pitch to watch politics.
CNN pitched this format as the “people’s debate”, but this meant the people at CNN who hand select which 1% of questions best fit there format and approved topics.
CNN is attempting to shake off the look of being, as Rush would say, Main Stream Media. They wanted to bring a bit of legitimacy and “grassroots feel” back to their coverage, and this certainly created that illusion.
What worked for the “Hollywood left” may be a bit too gimmicky and phony for the right. Mitt Romney seems to have the right sentiment in not wanting to be a part of a “presidential reality show”, when there is real work to be done.
With the Charleston, SC Democratic debate behind us, hundreds of video questions pour into Youtube in preparation for the Republican turn at the wheel handling user questions.
The problem is, the candidates dont seem excited, or even interested in the gimmicky format scheduled for September 17th.
So far only Sen. John McCain and Rep. Ron Paul [...]
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The problem is with the GOP candidates themselves. They are plain SCARED of a YouTube sponsored debate because they know that YouTubers will ask difficult questions in a frank manner. The main bunch are used to pre-sanitized questions that they can write boilerplate responses over. The only 2 brave enough to tough it out are Ron Paul (a man not scared of ANY question it seems), and John McCain (Because he’s just a straight shooter).
The Democrats were more than happy to answer pointed questions, questions with hidden insults, and what-if questions. A political minefield but they were all quite enthusiastic. Some of the YouTube questions were wierd but hey thats real life!
It’s obvious the reason that Ghouliani and Romney do not want to attend the debate. They’re afraid, unfortuneatly. This would have been a great way to show who the REAL candidates are. At least this way you know they have to think on their feet a little bit, but NO we can’t have that. If we’re not having a debate to where the candidates don’t get to screen the questions then that’s not a “REAL” debate. Even the author of this debate tried to do the candidates a favor by saying “The problem is, the candidates dont seem excited, or even interested in the “gimmicky format” scheduled for September 17th.” Hey there bud, this is “we the people” asking questions, NOT the mainstream media with screened questions by the candidates. I’m not sure how that is gimmicky. So therefore I commend Ron Paul and John McCain for at least agreeing to the debate format.
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That’s funny… I was thinking the exact thing that they are scared to attend a debate with Ron Paul. How could a politician possibly turn down national primetime coverage? Man they are screwed.
Does anyone really care if Fooliani and Flip Flopney don’t show up?
Let them sit out. It’s their problem.
Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney can’t answer spurr of the moment questions. They have to be coached and know what questions they are going to be asked so they can answer them without really answering anything so as not to offend anyone in the nation except those of us that have common sense and know what they are really doing. They won’t participate in this debate. The only thing that I pray comes out of this is that the American people will see that they don’t want to answer our questions and that they can’t think for themselves.
I agree that the “major” candidates are afraid to face Ron Paul. Ever since Paul embarrassed Giuliani by giving him a “summer reading assignment,” all the major candidates have been afraid to face him.
Ron Paul isn’t afraid to answer questions without knowing them ahead of time. He actually understands the issues and can respond on almost any topic without any coaching. Don’t we want that kind of depth of understanding in our President?
Ron Paul actually understands history and economics, both topics which are obviously beyond the capacity of the media hacks who pretend to be the “major” candidates.
Actually, for a real debate to take place, you only need 2 candidates – Ron Paul and anybody else. It doesn’t matter who beside Ron Paul is on the stage, they are all the same any way.
I agree Paul has sttod above at the debates, but the format remains a gimmick. If CNN makes up the questions or hand selects them from 3000 choices, they still end up with the same questions.
A real “we the people” debate would let a LIVE audiece pose real questions with CNN picking which questions.
This isnt like they picked 50 from 100 questions to weed out a couple bad ones.
they picked dozens from thousands, and weeded out about the same questions they would have posed anyhow.
Yes, the format is a gimmick, but it is an interesting spin on a format that needs some change.
Did you watch the debate for the democrat candidates? It was more interesting to me. If it draws more of the public into the issues and candidates, it’s a good thing.
I disagree that the questions are rephrased CNN questions. There were unique questions in the democrat debate. I agree that this format would require some quick thinking on the part of the candidates.
Yes, many of the questions related to general issues, but they were uniquely and specifically phrased so that when some candidates used their boiler plate script responses they sounded like boiler plate script responses.
I would like to see a format in which the candidates really get deeper into the issues and respond back and forth with more time. But I think this format is also refreshing, and unfortunately, it is better suited to the general voting public.
The usual format really does nothing for me. There is very little interaction between the candidates which is what would constitute a debate. They basically take turns giving the same canned points they would make on their websites or flyers.
I also think the other republican candidates are scared. I am not impressed with a presidential candidate that is scared of this format or thinks they are above this kind of format, and they will not be receiving my vote if they don’t show up.
The reluctance of some GOP candidates to participate is just reflective of their starched stuffed-shirt character. They are more static than an Al Gore suit on its hanger. McCain and Paul show they are at least hip enough to embrase modern communication technologies of the Internet. Where have these other candidates been for the last couple decades? They are horribly technologically out of touch The old debate format is tired, old and stale. At least the youtube ones are entertaining. We all know the candidates answers will be crafted – in fact, I’ll be suprised if they even attempt to answer the questions asked and rather go off on to carefully planned tangents. I think they will make a huge mistake by not participating – the audience reach it beyond the CNN broadcast. Again, something these techno-challenged button-down suits simply cannot understand.
I heard this clip on Rush today how the Dems are far more active online.
But, the greatest online presence on he internet is a Republican. More than Hillary, Obama or Edwards is Ron Paul.
More contact or hits in facebook, youtube, and myspace, and with a fraction of their budgets.
When the democrats refused to debate on Fox news, the GOP said they if they were afraid of Fox news, how can they stand up against up to Al Queda?
Now the shoe is on the other foot. If the Rudy and Romney and the rest are afraid of You tube and questions from the general public, how can they stand up to Al Queda?
Hopefully a question on healthcare will be asked and the only doctor running for president will be allowed to answer this time. The first debates were disgusting showcases for Rudy McRomney. I hope none of them show up and the nation finally gets to hear Ron Paul speak to all the issues instead of the drivel from the so called front runners. CNN is a joke as is all the mainstream media, but if this format gives Ron Paul the time he deserves I am all for it. Poor McCain won’t have anyones thighs to fondle and giggle with since his two buddies will be absent. lol
They are plain scared, chicken. Real questions from real people, not snowball questions from the main stream media.
Go Ron Paul.
Romney’s statement says it all. He and others don’t understand the very importance of You Tube, it is a cultural thing. It was started because people wanted to do something different. It is cool and cutting edge. What has the american public been saying for the past two years…we want change. GWB approval rating is below 30%! So, here is a gift-wrapped opportunity for republicans to tell the country that they too like change and new fresh ideas…You Tube stands for that, it is a symbol of that for a new generation of Americans (like it or not). The fact that Romney and Rudy don’t take the You Tube debate seriously shows that they are truly out of touch with the American public and are a carbon-coby of the same old, very white, Republican party.