Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and Republican nominee John McCain meet tonight at Hofstra University in New York, their final scheduled appearance together before election day.
The third encounter was meant to be the debate to focus the economy and domestic issues. But the economy couldn’t wait.
The $700 billion government bailout was the first topic at the almost-didn’t-happen-first-debate with PBS moderator Jim Lehrer.
Tom Brokaw of NBC News selected his first question from Allen Shaffer, who asked about on the economic downturn and retirees at the Town Hall meeting.
CBS anchor Bob Schieffer moderates tonight’s debate, hours after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the benchmark S&P 500 suffered their worst one-day percentage drops since the 1987 stock market crash .
And Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke told a group of economists in New York that policymakers may need to use their regulatory authorities to predict and curtail asset bubbles in the future so that we don’t see such wild swings in the economy.
What would you ask if you were in Schieffer’s seat?
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- Posted by James EverittI have to give credit to Bob Scheiffer for a fair debate. He asked the questions, gave equal time, and stayed out of the way. There was a lot of pressure from both camps accusing him of bias. I have always respected Bob Schieffer. I consider him a conservative, but an honest conservative. Good job.
- Posted by getplaningGet real. McCain is over the hill and his running mate is under the hill. Both are an embarassment to the great American nation. Mr McCain has served his country well in the past and I respect his service but it is time to retire and leave the presidency to a man with vision for a hopeful future.
- Posted by Felicity TibbsObama can rebuild the America that Bush and his greedy cronies have bled dry. McCain is just another rich man ready to suck the life out of the working American family
GOOD SHOW BETTER THAN WATCHING THE FLINT STONES MAYBE.
- Posted by RICHARD SHADEJames Everitt, you are an embarassment to real American citizens who think about more than trivial superficial issues when choosing the leaders of our nations.
John McCain is not the main you describe, and Palin is an insult to hard working, thinking Americans everywhere.
By the way, McCain has much more stake in thei economic failure than Obama.
Where do you get your information.
No amount of flailing will save you know, McCain sold his soul to the dark side (Evangelicals) and you have to live with it.
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OBAMA HAS BEEN CAMPAIGNING AGAINST PRESIDENT BUSH. WHY???
PRESIDENT BUSH RAN 4 YEARS AGO!
OBAMA HAS BASED HIS ENTIRE CAMPAIGN ON LIES. HE DOES HAVE TOO MANY TIES TO TERRORISTS AND ANTI-AMERICANS.
HE HAS LOST ALL CREDIBILITY.
I’M VOTING FOR THE HONORABLE JOHN McCAIN IN NOVEMBER.
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