Gothamist: Tonight's Appointment TV: The First Presidential Debate

dirtgirl

Thu, 30 Sep 2004 19:21:42 -0500

where is the gothamist debate drinking game post? i'm going to need help to get through this. by the way, a couple of debate watch parties in NYC: Drinking Liberally is meeting at Rudy's for pre-debate drinks and then watching at the McManus Democratic Club on 44th (link) NY Young Dems and DL21C are watching at San Marcos at 12 St. Marks (link) but it sounds like it might be a packed house

noah

Thu, 30 Sep 2004 18:05:51 -0500

Because the mainstream media is just as broken as our political process.

s

Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:15:04 -0500

You can read all about the debate and who won from an AP article that's already out: http://atrios.blogspot.com If the debate is already over, what's the sense in watching tonight? The real problem is not this dual press conference we'll see tonight, but the spin afterwards. The press is holding Bush to such low standards that it seems unlikely that we'll wake up tomorrow and see a general consensus that he "lost" the debate. Kerry has much to prove, for sure, but Bush just has to get through it. Such is the story of his life. Our democracy is not served by the sports-reporting through which debate coverage is filtered. Instead of looking for "You're no Jack Kennedy" moments, why doesn't the mainstream media try to get to the truth of what the two candidates are saying?

s

Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:15:00 -0500

s

Thu, 30 Sep 2004 16:57:49 -0500

adam

Thu, 30 Sep 2004 16:08:01 -0500

I would also like to know about such a bar.

Sarah

Thu, 30 Sep 2004 15:32:01 -0500

Anyone know of bars hosting Presidential Debate parties in NYC?