Open Debate Thread: In the Press Room, on Radio Row

Hello!  Important debate today for us in SC!

I'm working with a radio crew but have also been doing a little bit of blogging when possible...  hasn't amounted to much.  I thought I'd start a thread for the debate so we can chat.

We just got the live feed here so things are about to get rolling.  A choir was singing and now they're3 going through the formalities (the good ol' Star Spangled Banner, and introductions of elites).  I don't have much to say here, but the latest polls have Obama at around 45%, Hillary in the 30s and Edwards in the teens.  After NH I don't thing that means much, until the real poll takes place Saturday.  

live feed here, thx jacques.

So all IO got for you now (~30 min. till show time) is a video of the huge sand sculpture that was built for the debate.  Enjoy:

Oh, and I picked this up this morning...  This is the first time Myrtle Beach as a city has celebrated MLK, Jr. day.  Pathetic.

Have at it folks!  C ya in the comments.

Update [2008-1-21 20:19:32 by hfiend]:  Front pagers have taken the torch... c ya there...

•  channel and time please? tia

  by aimeeinkc on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 04:41:25 PM PDT

  •  cnnnn. in about 16 minutes

    by agnostic on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 04:44:08 PM PDT

    •  gratzi! n/t

      by aimeeinkc on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 04:48:49 PM PDT

•  quick facts...

  that sand sculpture is 55' wide on all sides and 19' tall.

  1000 tons of sand.

  and took a team of five to make.

  by hfiend on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 04:42:30 PM PDT

  •  nice.

    n/t

    by Blue Waters Run Deep on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 04:47:15 PM PDT

•  sorry, with a choice like a 67 yr old Norris,

  I HAD to vote.

  by agnostic on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 04:43:34 PM PDT

  •  cut-n-dry, ehhh? ;)

    by hfiend on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 04:45:38 PM PDT

•  CNN picked THE WORST PHOTOS

  for all three candidates. I'm mildly annoyed.

  Check it out, on the home page: http://www.cnn.com/

  by grannyhelen on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 04:45:04 PM PDT

  •  I'm beyond annoyed at CNN.

    Making this about "Race".
    Can't stand CNN since Aaron Brown left.

    by Blue Waters Run Deep on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 04:46:39 PM PDT

    •  Aaron Brown was a shining light

      on an otherwise dull network.

      by grannyhelen on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 04:47:49 PM PDT

    •  O and yes...let's not talk about the economy

      or healthcare...let's try and have the candidates play gotcha with each other...

      ...just venting before it starts...

      by grannyhelen on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 04:50:28 PM PDT

  •  Even the worst pictures of the Dems

    still beats any picture of Chuck (orange hair) Norris

    by crystal eyes on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 04:48:14 PM PDT

  •  are you talking about the sculpture?

    'cause all 4 intrepitations are very very bad.   and funny...

    by hfiend on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 04:58:47 PM PDT

    •  no it was on cnn's home page...

      ...don't know if it's still up. three photos, all bad...

      by grannyhelen on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 05:19:07 PM PDT

•  whats going on inside you ask?

  Dean spoke as did Clyburn and Carol Fowler (SC Dem chair).  Now everyone is waiting on Wolf Blitzer.  It's pretty awkward...

  by hfiend on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 04:49:29 PM PDT

•  and now wolf is speaking into a dead mic... n/t

  by hfiend on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 04:54:24 PM PDT

  •  Bwahaha ...

    Maybe we can keep it that way for the whole debate.

    by jrooth on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 04:56:10 PM PDT

•  Live CNN feed at

  this link, click the "Live Video" tab at the top of the page...

  by Jacques on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 05:00:16 PM PDT

•  Wolf is audible now...

  Can't tell if this is an issue or not.  now there is nothing but it was planned as a 10 min. NAT sound check.

  by hfiend on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 05:00:28 PM PDT

•  I want to hear Obama tell Hillary

  how he feels about Bill being such a partisan ex-president.

  It's time for Barack to take off the gloves and return the body punches.

  by crystal eyes on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 05:01:14 PM PDT

•  Wolf is audible now...

  he's introducing the Senators

  by hfiend on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 05:01:48 PM PDT

•  pic time now

  the candidates are out for the photo pool.  things about to get going...

  by hfiend on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 05:05:14 PM PDT

•  Is there a time limit on the answers in this firs

  segment?

  by edgery on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 05:11:31 PM PDT

  •  seems to be more moderated

    but I wasn't really paying attention...

    by hfiend on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 05:16:07 PM PDT

•  Obama- it will be me enforcing it!

  Edwards- you are trusting Bush to enforce the Peru agreement...

  Barack hit it out of the park

  by crystal eyes on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 05:21:29 PM PDT