The "Vanna White" of Debate Moderators​?

Both the Obama and Romney camps are concerned that tonight's debate moderator Candy Crowley will ask follow-up questions. I.e. forcing the candidates to answer the questions rather than spitting out stock answers from memorized talking points. This second presidential debate is a town hall style forum, and both campaigns believe Crowley should only direct questions to the candidates like a glorified microphone holder.

Moderator Martha Raddatz did an excellent job during last week's Vice Presidential debate and SBW only expects great things from Crowley tonight.   

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Making Fun of the Million Man March

On October 16, 1995, social activist Louis Farrakan called all African-American men to Washington, D.C. for the "Million Man March," which led to controversy about whether the march attendees met the million person goal.

After the first Presidential Debate, presidential candidate Mitt Romney threatened to cut funding for PBS which receives about 1% of the federal budget which accounts for about 12% of PBS's revenue. Viewers like you are none too happy at the prospect of losing Sesame Street and access to public broadcasting and have called for a Million Muppet March to save PBS' funding.

Every time another group latches on to the Million (insert M word) March formula, it seems to diminish the magnitude of calling for a million individuals to support a social movement.

Here is a sampling of movements based off the Million Man March name: Million Marijuana March, Million Mom March, Million Hoodie March, and Million Woman March.

Find out more about the Muppet March here. 

Presidential Debate Schedule 2012

Debate season starts soon and the first one is this Wednesday:


First Presidential Debate
Thursday, October 3, 2012 @ 9 p.m. EDT
University of Denver - Denver, Colorado
Domestic Policy
Moderated by Jim Lehrer, Executive Editor of PBS' NewsHour 

Vice Presidential Debate 
Wednesday, October 11, 2012 @ 9 p.m. EDT
Centre College - Danville, Kentucky
Domestic and Foreign Policy
Moderated by Martha Raddatz, Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent ABC News

Second Presidential Debate
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 @ 9 p.m. EDT 
Hofstra University - Hempstead, New York
Foreign and Domestic Policy
Moderated by Candy Crowley, Chief Political Correspondent CNN and Anchor of CNN's State of the Union 

Third Presidential Debate
Monday, October 22, 2012 @ 9 p.m. EDT
Lynn University - Boca Raton, Florida
Foreign Policy
Moderated by Bob Schieffer, Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News, and Moderator of Face the Nation

More details here. Of course, @SBWomanBlog will be live-tweeting.