So tonight's debate is up against Monday Night Football AND Game seven...

[Curtland1015]

...of the NLCS?

Wow. Thank God President Obama trounced Romney in debate #2. I can't imagine the ratings will be all that high.

[Faygo Kid]

1. Yes, and Go Lions.

Sure am glad I'm also a lifelong Tigers fan. What happened to the Red Sox?

[Curtland1015]

5. Took the year off.

Thanks for crushing the Yankees by the way.

[Initech]

7. Bobby Valentine turned out to be a failed experiment.

But so did Albert Pujols so I guess I can't really say much either!

[Faygo Kid]

14. You're welcome.

Smoked 'em pretty good, didn't we?

Unfinished business, though. 1968 and 1984 aren't enough in my lifetime.

My boyhood hero was a great choice, however.

[hughee99]

27. The Red Sox played possum this year...

Playing dead at home and getting killed on the road.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

35. Bear Down!

This is becoming an ugly rivalry.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Women will be watching in greater numbers

Not ideal for a warmonger.

[krawhitham]

18. Are you trying to say women do not like sports

[KurtNYC]

3. but that may mean more of those viewers will just hear the spin

and we don't control that.

[dsc]

4. those games should be postponed

or not televised.

[hack89]

8. Why? If people care they will watch the debates.

if not, they will watch sports.

Choice is a wonderful thing.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

16. Agree 100% n/t

[dsc]

32. Fox makes billions of the free licence they get from the govt

in return they are supposed to serve the public interest.

[hack89]

42. The license is not free

tv stations pay $340 million a year in fees - that is what funds FCC operations.

[hack89]

47. Fox News channel is broadcasting the debate. nt

[dsc]

52. so what

you have to pay for fox news. fox owes the US a free running of that debate.

[hack89]

54. Fox pays the FCC an annual fee for broadcast rights

they don't owe the US jack shit. Just like every other broadcast station.

[Mike Daniels]

17. The football and baseball schedules aren't secret.

News flash...October means MONDAY Night Football and baseball playoffs.

If the campaigns don't want to compete against those events then don't schedule debates that fall on potential game days.

If you really want to get to brass tacks, if Obama had bothered to show up in debate #1 this debate may have been mostly irrelevant to his political future.

[Mike Daniels]

21. Lets not stop there...all movie theaters should shut down tonight

Restaurants and bars should close at 6 p.m so as to not provide any distraction to what comes to the five or six percent of the population who have paid no attention to the election to date?

[dsc]

33. see post 32

[progressiveinaction]

41. So do you agree then?

Bars and theaters and basically everything else should be shut down for the debate?

[dsc]

43. no because they don't get free licenses due to serving the public interest.

[progressiveinaction]

46. If people would rather watch something else...

aren't they serving the public interest?

Also, should these stations shut down all programming during a debate, except the debate?

[progressiveinaction]

51. Also

ESPN doesn't receive this money to "serve the public interest" that I'm aware of.

[dsc]

55. that is a valid point

I forgot that Monday Night Football was cable.

[hack89]

48. Fox New channel is broadcasting the debate. nt

[Indpndnt]

24. Say what? Let them DVR what they don't watch, but want to see later.

They have choices, no matter what. Can't record? Choose. They also replay the debate after the post-debate gabfest.

[dsc]

34. see post 32

[Throd]

39. Yes, "A Clockwork Orange" approach of mandatory viewing.

[Comrade_McKenzie]

49. Major political events should take over every channel. nt

[OldDem2012]

6. Anyone who cares about the future of this country will be watching or following the debate....

....by some other means.

People who have already made up their minds will probably watch or do something else.

[Divine Discontent]

10. true

most people have made up their minds, and those who have to see a rather pointless NFL game (it's only reg season, and if you're not a fan of either team what's the point of missing the final presidential debate), or a winner goes to the World Series baseball game, will be about 30 million people total, so that leaves about 50-55 million to watch this I'd guess. I'm just looking for the president to present all he's done good for America concerning our standing overseas and protection at home.



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[countryjake]

9. Yup, can't imagine what they were thinking!

While the deciding game of the NL playoffs was definitely not something that could have previously been planned for, it will still be a difficult choice for many tv viewers. Putting a crucial debate up against Monday Night Football was pretty dumb, I think (and I could care less about MNF), but now, with this Cards/Giants contest stretching all the way to seven games, it's gonna make it a tough decision for twice as many sports fans.

[Divine Discontent]

12. the NLCS game 7 is fortunately for two state's teams that are not a tossup state (CA/MO)

And I know Detroit plays someone tonight. So, that's another state not really in contention either.

I can understand watching a game 7 if you're a baseball fan, but if you're a person that is concerned about America and an adult - you gotta watch some of the debate, even if a huge baseball fan. I think 50 mil will watch.

[countryjake]

19. Been fighting my man all week over Football vs Baseball...

and tonight may be the deciding factor in our own relationship, ha, as we both would rather see the debate, but flipping to check "scores" might just turn into WWIII, I'm afraid.

I could make a remark about being "adult" and Monday Night Football, but I won't. Let's just say that I am not a fan of football.

[Divine Discontent]

23. lol... I can accept flipping to the 8pm baseball game for the first few innings before the debate,

but then watching the debate, and flipping back to the game immediately after closing remarks. And, if he's a big football fan of one of those teams, it's not going to go off until after 11:20 I think, so he's not going to miss but a little more than a quarter and a half. He can see the full 2nd half. Hoping no war starts up! LOL

[russspeakeasy]

11. Tape the game. It will save you from watching

700 commercials.

[Drahthaardogs]

13. No one is going to watch, especially since it is on foreign policy.

This is a yawn fest waiting to happen. Obama wins if he fights Mitt to a draw.

[justiceischeap]

15. I think anyone who thinks American's aren't interested in foreign policy

at this point in time, is delusional. We have a war still going on, the Arab Spring and talk of war with Iran. The American populace is tired of war and I think many of them want to see where RMoney stands on continuing wars.

[hughee99]

20. Curious what the ratings will be in the Detroit area, where they have a vested interest

in all 3 events.

[npk]

22. I predict there will be at least 3 fumbles and 4 interceptions

Not sure how many fumbles and INT's there will be in the football game.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

26. +1

[HereSince1628]

25. This ain't just a futbol game this is DA BEARS! My Gott!

[rudycantfail]

28. Bears.

[TheKentuckian]

29. This was probably an iron clad demand of Team: Mittwit

Because old boy is an unmitigated disaster on foreign policy, frightening in his stances, and largely ignorant and this is almost ALWAYS the one that can kill an candidate (or make one acceptable).

No way he should have been allowed to get off the hook on this one.

Monday Night Football was an automatic and playoff baseball is no shocker.

Everyone knew and everyone knows Weird WilLIARd is a clusterfuck in this area, therefore a deal of some kind was cut, this is Obama's strongest and most widely credible area.

Stuff like this is never an accident.

[Tx4obama]

30. We now have things called DVRs and VCRs. And CNN & C-Span will be showing reruns I'm sure

And the video of the whole debate will be available online after the debate ends.

[Bozita]

44. MSNBC has a replay at 1am EDT too.

[julian09]

31. They usually have replay of debate 1am east time nt

[KamaAina]

36. Hopefully the Giants will shell the rookie and build a huge early lead.

That way you can watch the debate with a clear conscience.

[panader0]

37. Huge Giants fan here. (born there in1950)

I'll be flipping back and forth.
Go Giants!

[KamaAina]

57. And that's exactly what they did!

7-0 by the third inning.



It was their patriotic duty, after all!

[Throd]

40. I'll be watching the Giants/Cardinals because I hate America.

[Curtland1015]

45. Haw!

[kerouac2]

50. means more people will have their minds made for them by msm opinions

[shanti]

53. piss on football

that is all.

[bluedigger]

56. These debates need commercials, so I can check the scores.