Politics | 09/22/2008 4:44 pm

wowOwow's Presidential Debate Reader Forum with Lesley Stahl, Moderator

Just back from her reporting trip to Iraq and just finishing wrapping up her "60 Minutes" exclusive for this Sunday evening, wowOwow co-founder Lesley Stahl will join the readers of wowOwow tonight at 9:00 PM ES for our live reader forum. Join Lesley and your wowOwow friends on both sides of the issues tonight, Friday, September 26, 9 PM (Eastern), as the first presidential debate of the General Election takes place at the University of Mississippi.

So turn on the telly, rev up your computer and weigh in. (Politely and respectfully, of course.)

The debate forum will be held on this thread … so log on and join in!

9:00 PM: The debate begins…and wowOwow co-founder Lesley Stahl in online with us…

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i will be sitting right here! I cant wait for the debates I’m excited and I think then People will see The true Presidential Candidates Hope everyone will be watching closely so we can all share what we heard and how we understood it!….EXCITED!!!

By Obama Biden on 09/22/2008 5:29 pm

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BTW—-AFTER DEBATE POLLS OBAMA WON—-SEE TAPES; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/26/debate-reviews-go-to-obam_n_129… SCROLL DOWN

By Step away from the BLOG! on 09/27/2008 1:14 am

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The interesting part is that we will all watch the same debate, but see and hear very different things according to our political beliefs. I, too, shall be here.

By Vivvy Stewart on 09/22/2008 5:51 pm

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Hi Vivvy I agree with you. Most see and hear according to their beliefs. Hopefully there will be people posting on this site after the debate that have open minds. Those are the posts I’d be more interested in reading.

By Barbara Taylor on 09/23/2008 10:37 am

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Hi Barbara, I totally agree, I hope and pray that normally close minded individuals will look beyond the physical and listen and also let’s be reminded of what both individuals represent past color line and try to see who really has mainstreet @ the forefront, and abortion and education and pre-emptive future WARS, and of course the Economy, equal pay for women, Social Security, Medicare, State funded Childcare Programs, Financial Aide for Students, AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE FOR THE 65 MILIION WHO ARE WITHOUT…….I JUST PRAY THAT WE CAN GET PAST OUR FEARS ON THIS ONE, AND MOST OF ALL “THAT WE NOT WANT A REPEAT FOR 8 MORE YRS OF THIS CRAP!!

By Mrs. Cheryl Hampton on 09/26/2008 4:54 pm

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Just because most people have made up their minds does not mean their minds are closed… after all these months and all the research, reasoning and a life time of experience, MOST people have made up their minds. Most people who are undecided have not been really involved for the last year +. There comes a time that a person who has put a lot of effort into informing themselves is “decided”. A closed mind would be someone who made up their mind at the beginning based upon limited to no information and then won’t budge. I would say that most people who visit this site have spent the last couple of years reading books about the issues and the candidates, have watched too many interviews to count and read every news article and listened to every commentary they could and are quite informed.

By DeBúrca obj on 09/26/2008 6:01 pm

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I do respect your view in response to my posting, however although people have read books and what have you in my experience especially with this election, I’ve personally experienced things quite differently especially here in the South.

By Mrs. Cheryl Hampton on 09/26/2008 7:19 pm

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Miss Cheryl, Where do you live in the South. I’m one of the few wow women in Kentucky. North of you, I’m sure, but more southern than north.

By Diana T on 09/26/2008 7:47 pm

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Hi Diana, I was born and raised in Atlanta, Ga and I can say that most born here that live in the rural areas are not what you would call open minded as a whole, a small portion of people have changed but not that much and with so much information out there especially this election, in the eyes of many some would rather for things to stay the “same” rather than know that change means doing something that you’ve totally NEVER done in your life, for me I’ve always been open to new things and giving the unknown a chance, in this world we have to be, but for some it’ll NEVER change, Do you guys have Gas in Kentucky, here in Georgia it’s sickening that people are driving 20 and 30 miles looking for gas and we know that it’s not all of “HURRICANE IKE”, there are Politics involved also.

By Mrs. Cheryl Hampton on 09/27/2008 10:49 am

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Hi, Cheryl. Yes, we do have gas here, no problem. I think I paid about $3.65 for it yesterday. When Hurricane Ike went through here, it was a tropical depression, and brought 60-70mph winds through the state with quite a bit of damage. Louisville had some 200thousand without power and they had the Ryder Cup that was held there a few days later. I have been born and raised here in Lexington, and how right you are about how people are about change. As though it is a big threat, and so they will keep voting for the very people that have been hurting them the most. When I was in medical office management, we did medical clinics in the foothills of Eastern Ky. and in that area, they are so resistant to change, that it is almost third world in areas. I suggest you read Thomas Friedman’s new book, Hot,Flat&Crowded. If that doesn’t make people want a change, I fear nothing will.

By Diana T on 09/27/2008 11:04 am

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I will look for that book………… I knew I wasn’t alone on with my views on this strong resistance to Change, We can only do our part and see what happens Nov 4, 08 Have a great Weekend!!!!!!

By Mrs. Cheryl Hampton on 09/27/2008 12:03 pm

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Mrs Cheryl, we in Western North Carolina are stuck without gas. The Ingles chain (groceries) were the first to get some but sold out within 30 minutes. It is a mess, some schools closed till Tuesday.

By Jeannot Kensinger on 09/27/2008 12:20 pm

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JMK, Why would you not have gas where you are? Why would it not be shipped down from Tennessee instead of up from points south?

By Diana T on 09/27/2008 12:33 pm

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Diana, all we hear is that we get gas from Louisiana and 2 refineries are still closed. When it became an emergency in Charlotte, the governor said he stepped in but I doubt he can do anything. Not one station is open today in Hville. Police had to make order in Asheville around stations. We were short of help at my job as people did not have enough gas to go to and fro.

By Jeannot Kensinger on 09/27/2008 12:41 pm

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See, JMK, this makes no sense to me. In times of emergency, why can’t the gas be brought in from points north? And, this is also one reason, I think they need to open up the Petroleum Reserves. You aren’t hearing about that lately; in fact, I think Obama should have mentioned it last night. I guess it’s over my head and I don’t understand. Ever since the storms went through, and with power failures all over our state, Ryder Cup being held in Louisville, if we want gas, we simply go get it like always.

By Diana T on 09/27/2008 12:51 pm