YouTube to Host Presidential Debate

skotte writes "Wired is reporting that July 23 at the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, Anderson Cooper will host presidential debates in which debaters are asked 20-30 questions culled from a specially designated section of YouTube, where the voting populace can post questions directly. You and I (assuming you're American, probably) can ask questions ourselves, not just a reporter in a crowd. Candidates won't know which questions they are being asked, and the video selection process will remain a complete secret. Interesting, but also the slightest bit scary."

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fantastic idea

[j00r0m4nc3r]

0b4m4, u r like totally teh r0x0r! U r in my computerz stealing my votez!!

A question for Hillary

[sfjoe]

You voted in favor of the Iraq war. If you can be mislead by a bungling fool like George Bush, how can we trust you as President to deal with world leaders who are actually intelligent?

Re:A question for Hillary

[WrongSizeGlass]

If you can be mislead by a bungling fool like George Bush, how can we trust you as President to deal with world leaders who are actually intelligent? That's easy ... just get me elected as the leader of some other country and they can deal with a leader who isn't actually intelligent. ;-)

Re:A question for Hillary

[Khaed]

Careful, you might get labeled as part of a "Vast Right Wing Conspiracy" by daring to ask her a question that, y'know, isn't approved by her staff first.

Seriously, if Hillary Clinton gets the nomination, how is she going to debate anyone on the Republican side? Bush isn't running again, so it's not like she's going to get served up a moron. She says far too many stupid things -- like John Kerry did. And when you lose a race -- basically because you say stupid things -- to George W. Bush that's the first sign you say too many stupid things.

It's like losing an ass kicking contest with a one legged man. People just stare in awe and wonder, How did he fuck that up? It was a sure thing!

It'll just get reposted

[Hoi Polloi]

It'll just end up getting reposted with some god awful hip-hop soundtrack and clips from Halo.

I hope they ...

[WrongSizeGlass]

... edit the video so it has one of those cats that falls off the TV or a jackass doing a Jackass stunt or a fake video blogger faking their video blog or something. I mean please, they have to do something to make it interesting. If they don't it'll just seem like the same answers & message over and over and over ... kind of like watching the Weather Channel on TiVo or listening to your wife remind you what a schmuck you are.

Ron Paul

[Anonymous Coward]

I hope they don't allow Ron Paul on this. Ron Paul would be a disaster for socialism, internationalism, and government sponsored murder and tyranny in this nation and around the world. We cannot allow this man to speak. He is a terrorist.

Needs more Slashdot

[OctoberSky]

"Senator Obama, which do you prefer? Anarchy, Socialism, Communism or CowboyNealism?

Re:Been done before

[Anonymous Coward]

I personally favor the rack.

So you're voting for Hillary?

Re:Not looking forward to this

[FooGoo]

I've never seen a more putrid cesspool of thoughtless idiocy.
I guess you haven't watched a presidential debate before. You sir are in a real treat.

Re:Been done before

[Harmonious Botch]

You are letting them off too easily. The candidate should have 3 choices:
1) yes
2) no
3) Oh, God, nooo!!! Please don't turn that crank again!! I'll answer the question!

Re:Been done before

[u-bend]

Can't they nominate a better rack?

I can see it now...

[ktakki]

Moderator: Senator, this next question is from YouTube user Daxflame. He asks "Do you think my girlfriend GreenTeaGirlie is really a robot or not?".

k.