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Music Video of the Cleveland Debate spin room!

Jill Miller Zimon — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:13:22 -0500

Ok - all tips and advice accepted - here's my first "music" video - courtesy of clips from the 2/26/08 democratic primary debate at Cleveland State University

Jill
Writes Like She Talks

Bitches get it done!

missbritt — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:26:43 -0600

That's exactly what I told my husband last night.

At least THAT would have been funny!

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Quickie roundup

Jill Miller Zimon — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:46:11 -0600

Got lots of movies and shots of Jesse Jackson and numerous other folks in the Spin Room. Snow is CRAZY here - looking like kids might get a snow day - I feel badly for the out of towners!

Watch for a post tomorrow where I suggest we turn this all over to computer science grad students. :)

Sorry to be on eastern time here - it's almost 1am! But thanks and I look forward to writing it up tomorrow.

Jill
Writes Like She Talks

I thought it was just me

Erin Kotecki Vest — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:40:52 -0600

I'm actually glad to hear you both say that (see you both type that?) however I do think the stronger questions are good and not letting them flit around the answer...but it's almost as if he assumes EVERYONE is lying and avoiding him now. He was better when he at least gave some credit when he got honest answers.

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Yeah, it would have been

Kim Pearson — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:19:04 -0600

Loving that description of Rush Limbaugh -- "the Jeff Conaway of talk radio." HA!

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I agree with you Alyssa.

Catherine Morgan — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:45:32 -0600

I agree with you Alyssa. It did feel like Tim Russert was going for "FOX like" defensive questioning...and I didn't like it at all.

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Tim Russert has officially lost me

alyssaroyse — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:37:01 -0600

Maybe it was a long time coming, but I used to be a fan.... He probably officially lost me in the first (?) dem debate in which he asked everyone their favorite bible verse. are you kidding me? But watching him tonight, he's clearly jsut trying to paint the candidates into corners, he's turned into a fox news pit bull, and it's almost offensive. which is ironic since he's keeping the candidates on the defensive. Not a good way to set the stage for constructive dialog. I"m done with Tim Russert. Of course, the debates are probably over too....
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Heading to spin room to do some short video

Jill Miller Zimon — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:34:30 -0600

And maybe some photos and if I can, blog.

The biggest drawback on the videos is not being able to use iMovie with my camera because it strips out the audio and I don't have any other editing program - where is my 14 year old when I need him?

Jill
Writes Like She Talks

NOOOOOSE BLEEEEED

Jill Miller Zimon — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:32:20 -0600

Literally - I was one row from the very last!

Many seats unused - most likely because of the snow. I've got a rundown on how some folks got tickets - there were a lot of people who paid heinous sums of money. I bet they are very disappointed, unless the VIP party before was that good. :)

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Writes Like She Talks

I kid you not lol

Jill Miller Zimon — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:30:43 -0600

Brian Williams' adlibbing was probably the height of the night in there! :)

Jill
Writes Like She Talks

Yeah, boring!

Erin Kotecki Vest — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:24:03 -0600

I only say that because I wanted so badly to be inside the debate hall in LA...

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Queen of Spain

Hi BlogHers!

Jill Miller Zimon — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:10:18 -0600

Back from the audience - it was VERY boring in there!! So I'm back in the media filing center.

Russert and Williams urged us to be silent and you can hear a PIN DROP. People were listening very intently before I left at the first break. I interviewed five audience members and will blog their ideas.

In contrast, the audio in the media filing room is LOUD! Probably to keep us awake. :) move soon!

Jill
Writes Like She Talks

Yeah

Mary Katharine Ham — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:01:11 -0600

I'm with y'all. The SNL talking point makes her look like she doesn't have a sense of humor, even if the skit is accurate. Pointing out media bias is generally a winner for Republicans. It doesn't work as well for a Clinton.

Hey Kim...that shocked me too.

Catherine Morgan — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:33:52 -0600

What on earth was she thinking???

Contributing Editor Catherine Morgan
CatherineBlogs, The Political Voices of Women, Care2 Election Blog

Consensus on twitter

Maria Niles — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:32:00 -0600

Is that "bitches get things done" would have been a much better SNL quote ;)

Beyond Help

MSNBC Democratic Debate-OPEN THREAD DISCUSSION

Erin Kotecki Vest — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:46:02 -0600

All eyes remain on Ohio and Texas with polls showing the Democratic candidates still close and rhetoric flying.

Tonight MSNBC will telecast a debate between Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama, live from Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio, 9-10:30 p.m. ET.

NBC’s Brian Williams will moderate and be joined by "Meet the Press" moderator and NBC News Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert. It will be streamed live on msnbc.com.

In the audience, will be BlogHer Jill Zimon of Writes Like She Talks, who has already been posting photos, video, and commentary from Cleveland State. Jill not only has access to the spin room, but she's one of the lucky few with a ticket into the debate hall.

The Huffington Post will be live blogging the debate, as will Gloria Ferris. Ferris says,

"There is a lot of talk lately about historic moments occurring during the Democratic Primaries in 2008 and the eventual nominee chosen at the Democratic Convention later this year. The two moments talked about more than any others is the nomination of a black man or the first woman for the president of the United States. I think the most historic moment to me is the fact that the last one standing will most likely be voted for by a woman. Women are a huge factor in this presidential primary race. Whether we are white or black is not as important as the question of who will receive our vote."

PC Free Zone writes, "LOL this should be good. The last time Tim Russert who does not like Hillary did the debate it moved a lot faster and had more life to it then most debates."

Creative Ink says, "My mind is made up, but I'm interested to see what both candidates have to say tonight."

Will there be fireworks? Will it be another cordial event? Watch with us as Ohio gets a closer look at both democratic front-runners live in Cleveland.