CBS Makes Major Changes To Focus Of Dem Debate In Light Of Paris Attacks

[RandySF]

After the deadliest attack on France since World War II stunned the country and the world late last night, CBS News executives made major changes to the emphasis of tonight's second Democratic debate.

CBS News executive editor Steve Capus told The New York Times the team immediately started making moves to shift the debate's focus when news of the attacks broke during a Friday night rehearsal. The event will now focus more on issues of national security, terrorism, and foreign relations, with questions that will address the Paris attacks.

Capus told the Times the network had planned questions for a different debate, but said "there is no question that the emphasis changed dramatically" after the attacks.

Capus also said it was important for the event to go on, saying "American leadership is put to the test" during international crises.


http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/cbs-debate-new-focus-paris-attacks

[PatrickforO]

1. Good. We will see the difference between Clinton and Sanders.

The American people will judge.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. "More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones."

-St Teresa Of Avila

[PatrickforO]

32. Well, Bernie is going to be Bernie.

He's not going to want to strike out before he knows who did what, and he'll likely advocate a measured approach to the situation. At this the media will scream because they are corporate owned and Wall Street as well as the MIC profits from war.

Clinton will be Clinton and much more hawkish, and the media will purr. Pundits will look smug and say what they think are clever things that show how smart and well informed they are.

We'll see what the American people actually want. Remember that the 80 million Millennials who aren't really showing up in the polls at the rate they will probably vote are the first generation whose parents have not cared enough about to try and ensure they will have better lives their parents did. In the eyes of a Millennial, the government lied to get us into the war and they have friends that never came back or came back different. The government and banks are exploiting them with huge student debt loads.

I am confident though, that the merchants of death, the MIC have done everything they can possibly do at this point to derail Sanders' campaign. The bottom line is it is up to us to say yes or no to war. We have already spent trillions of dollars on our nice little forever war, tens of thousands of our children and grandchildren have paid with their limbs and minds and even lives. But the American people have been getting tired of war.

So we will see.

Shh. The debate is starting. The media head is ponderous indeed, fearmongering...the moment of silence less than five seconds long.

[lovemydog]

2. I'm glad they are still having the debate.

It's important to hear from the candidates. I will watch.

There will also be a live stream on CBS.

http://www.cbsnews.com/live/

[mmonk]

3. I plan to watch something else.

Catch up on what is said tomorrow.

[Cali_Democrat]

4. Why don't you want to watch the debate? nt

[mmonk]

5. Because a lot of this one will be speculation on the fly more than positions.

[KeepItReal]

6. Iowa debate airs during undefeated #5 Iowa Hawkeyes football game

Along with 8 other top 25 team games.

Real woman of genius, that Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

[RandySF]

7. Because the DNC has full control over scheduling?

You're sure CBS had no say?

[KeepItReal]

11. Fact: College football games are played on Saturdays in America.

They might have well have scheduled the damned thing on Black Friday.

[NanceGreggs]

8. If only there were ...

... some kind of device available to record TV broadcasts, so they could be watched at another time.

I'll bet millions of people would own such a device and use it.

[KeepItReal]

13. People into sports schedule their lives around College and NFL schedules

You wouldn't schedule a function on Superbowl Sunday, would you?

It's either ignorant or purposeful of the DNC to schedule the Iowa debate during a #5 Iowa Hawkeyes game. Their schedule is released way before the college football season even starts so fans can make plans.

Save your DVR snark.

[NanceGreggs]

14. So sports fans ...

... are incapable of recording a two-hour debate, and watching it when it doesn't interfere with the scheduled games?

These endless conspiracy theories about the debates (and everything else to do with this election) are highly entertaining, though.

[KeepItReal]

17. If viewership mattered it would be scheduled on a non-Friday weeknight.

eom

[NanceGreggs]

18. For millions of people ...

... who work late hours, night shifts, etc. weeknights are the most inconvenient time. No matter when debates are scheduled, the timing is never going to be good for everyone.

And that doesn't change the fact that millions of people have the ability to record any TV broadcast and watch it when convenient for them.

On any given day here on DU, there are posts about TV shows with "spoiler alert" warnings, because it's understood that millions of people record shows to watch after they've aired.

If someone can record "The Walking Dead" to watch later, they can record the debate and do the same.

In addition, the TV networks that host debates - like CBS tonight - have their own broadcast schedules to be considered and accommodated.

As I said, of all the whinging about every single aspect of this primary season, DebateGate is the most laughable, and, "But, but, but - there's a game on that night!!!!!!!!!!" is as ludicrous as it gets.

[Cha]

19. Not like the old days, eh Nance.. When we had to choose?

Here's to technology.

I'm thinking that people will be even more interested in the Dem debate after the heartbreaking atrocity in Paris.. sad to say.

[NanceGreggs]

24. To hear some tell it ...

... we're all living back in the 'fifties.

[Cha]

25. Just another reason to whine.

[NanceGreggs]

28. Seriously.

The "debates" debate is hilarious, though!

[Cha]

29. Debategate. ForeignPolicygate.

[Thinkingabout]

30. I will be recording for later viewing because of working.

Just a good reason to bitch about something. Another ding against DWS, of course if his numbers does not soar the it will be because the debate was held on Saturday night. Oh, what a tangled web we weave when we try to deceive.

[Cha]

31. No doubt.. and glad you get to record it, T!

[KeepItReal]

21. I've got a football game to watch.

Y'all keep waving the flag for the great decision to hold the only Iowa debate before its caucus tonight.

Good luck Hawkeyes.



My TiVo is set to record the debate. But that's beside the point.

[NanceGreggs]

23. Well, if you're recording the debate anyway ...

... I don't know why you're complaining about the timing.

Some people just like to complain, I guess.

[KeepItReal]

33. Because every American has a DVR, right?

The number of debates going from from 25 in '08 to 6 (with no unsanctioned debates allowed) as well as the timing of the last one are valid points.

But you don't care about that. Obviously.

[Bread and Circus]

9. Isn't that what they always do... scare us with terrorists

So we don't pay attention when the powers that be pick our pockets?

[azmom]

10. We are supposed to be terrified

Right now. Terrified, and we're supposed to have blood lust for ISIS. Maybe, we should vote republican. They want to bomb ISIS. Just whatever you do, don't vote based on economic interest.

[NanceGreggs]

15. Yes, of course.

The candidates who are vying for the position of POTUS should never discuss their views on events such as happened yesterday, because to do so is just using scare tactics.

[Bread and Circus]

16. If you dispute that the government and the media don't use terrorism as a scare tactic...

to distract us from issues that affect us on an every day basis, then you are part of the problem in my opinion.

By the way, all I have seen from you lately are unintelligent posts which amounts to agitating garbage.

I am going to put you on ignore. Feel free to respond if you wish but I won't be able to see what you write. Welcome to the wall and have a good day.

[brooklynite]

20. So you're blaming President Obama...

...why not say it clearly?

[NanceGreggs]

26. Oooooooh - the "ignore" threat!

Is that a form of "scare tactics", too?

[JI7]

22. i wish they would have just cancelled it

[sufrommich]

27. That probably would have been for the best. nt