Here's the diary to sign up for the Kos rapid response team for tonight's debate. I'm shamelessly copying
katerina's great idea. The changes:
- Let's try to get one Kossack for each question. Please sign up!
- We realized that taping the question and trying to put up an exact transcript immediately is not the best use of time. It's better to take notes and put up important highlights, putting in the transcript later when it appears.
- Individual action item entries will be created and organized by topic.
QUESTIONS
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6 | 7 | 8 |
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17 thru Conclusions |
Chat
Question 1 & 3: Paul Rosenberg
Question 2 & 11 & 13 & 16: Praetorian42
Question 4 & 7: thechosenone021
Question 5 & 10: RangerKeeper
Question 6 & 12: drh
Question 9: booknuts
Question 15: Civil Sibyl
CHAT ROOM
Chat room for question and action item volunteers is up.
Here's how it will work:
[UPDATE by Praetorian42]We were way understaffed, so it will take us a bit to even get an accurate question count. Most of this will have to wait til an official transcript can be published.
- Twenty Kossacks volunteer to cover a question. They can sign up in the comments section of this diary. There were 18 questions asked in the 1st debate, 20 in the VP debate, and 20 in the second debate, so we should be covered if 20 Kossacks sign up.
- At a specified time before the debate on Friday, say around 2 p.m. E.T., volunteers post their initial diary with the title: KRR (Kos Rapid Response) - Question 1 (or whatever the appropriate number is). They use the first paragraph to explain this idea and ask readers to hotlist the diary for the debate.
- Right before the debate I post a diary that explains what we are trying to do and contains links to the diaries for each question, so everyone will have one place they can go to to reference each question in the debate. I repost that diary after the debate as well.
- During the debate, volunteers will take notes on their question, and if possible tape (or TIVO) it. As soon as that question is over, they will update their diary with key points or issues to help guide the conversation for the thread, flagging any responses by Bush that seem either false or especially newsworthy or by Kerry that seem powerful or useful to spin. These will be rapid response fodder for the rest of us.
- ACTION ITEMS. If there is anything that seems like it ought to be followed up ASAP, someone should post an action item so Kossacks can respond. Also, if there is any item that seems especially noteworthy and that might be a key element in reporting the night's debate, they'll post a comment asking folks to recommend. This will insure that the most important responses/question/reaction threads will stay in front of eyeballs and also may be brought to people's attentions (and hopefully, the media's).
- If we have organized this thing right, Kossacks watching the debate will have know exactly where to look to find a good play-by-play of the entire debate, a list of things that need to be followed up ASAP, and plenty of suggestions for things to emphasize in their comments to blogs, LTEs, call-in shows, etc.
With luck, the extra organization will pay off with an even better ability by our community to insure that no lie goes unchallenged and that no important point goes ignored