This of course was my 25yr old Daughter's FAVORITE of the night! We watched it together (THAT's FAMILY Values!!!) ;-)

I was glad she was interested in watching. Most of her peer group is turned OFF of politics about now. Sadly. It may be hard getting them back.

They'll either end up NOT voting or vote DEM (according to her) They love AL Gore! They love Dennis K, even though they know he doesn't have a snowballs chance in hell of taking any General Election. They still have pure voting dreams.

Republicans will never have a debate where they can't control the topics.
It's part of the whole Big Brother philosophy they have.
Feed "Joe Sixpack" pre-packaged ideas, and try to keep him from thinking by any means possible.
But "Joe" aka John Q. Public is getting a bad case of indigestion from the pre-packaged thinking, and is starting to ask the hard questions.
Republicans don't like that, but they also refuse to admit it.

That will disappoint Governor Dean. He was looking forward to the You Tube questions for Republicans.

"I thought it was great! It's fulfilling the promise of the Internet and is an end to the one-way TV. It's effectively handing the power to a new generation ... And it's going to be even more interesting when it's the Republicans' turn. I can't wait to see that one!"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kerri-glover/the-real-impact-of-the-yo_b_57619.html

The Republicans don't care about the American people.

They don't have the courage to answer questions from YouTube.

This should be no surprise to the American people. The Republicans are cowards and only like to have debates in places that are friendly to how they see things. Republicans want to have control over debates to make themselves look good as they avoid anyone who may disagree with them. Considering Rudy Giuliani's personal and political failures it's very easy to see why he alone is avoiding answering questions to the American people.

Republicans don't ever really answer any questions. The hide behind lies...so what is the point in asking them?

I think about 75% of the country finally gets it...including those who have been voting for these jerks for the past 30 years thinking they were paragons of virtue...just because the GOP lied about that, too.

Will anybody miss them if they don't show up at that YouTube debate?

How about if we just hold the Democratic National convention to choose our choice for president and vice president, and then just install them into office? Do we really need to hold a presidential election? We could ultimately relieve the current administration of their misery a Friedman Unit ahead of schedule, at least, and believe me the next president could use the extra time with cleaning up the mess this country is in.

Rove around political Republican accountability, Karl Rove, the Party’s political advisor, appears to be trying to take away the famous political credibility that the Democratic Presidential Candidates had in doing so well with answering the questions sent in by You Tube contributors in YOU TUBE/CNN’s Democratic Presidential Debate.

By saying that this type of public forum is not worth engaging in, the Republican Party leaders are following Mr. Rove around like chimps without realizing that they are insulting You Tube contributors.

Rove thinks the American Public never knows what he is doing! That’s funny itself, isn’t it?

Wonder how many votes the Republican Party will get from Internet bloggers, let alone You Tube contributors now?

There is another reason of course that the Republican Party won’t take on You Tube questions, Rove never does anything for one indecent reason, it’s always two indecent reasons because he thinks one hides behind the other by not being as noticeable.

The other reason, other than the Republicans just trying to take away the credit given to Democrats for answering the unprepared for questions, being that the self pro-claimed best leaders in the war against terrorism are afraid, affrrraaaaid of taking on You Tube contributors!

Is it not any wonder that they can’t find bin Laden? Maybe Rove came upon this decision after having nightmares that teddy bears asked Republican leaders questions and they could not imagine one lie to answer back with?

Bloggers, we must have some credibility in representing the public forum if the Republican Party is afraid to answer to us, that’s all I have to say.

Can you hear the Republican Party where you are President Roosevelt?

"There is nothing to fear but...a You Tube contibutor's question itself!"

Posted by Butte on July 27, 2007 at 11:11 AM

Thanks member butte, you ask those questions for John Q. Public here or somewhere else on the media circle, will you?

Thanks to you all for exercising the American Public’s Freedom of Speech and making sure you and it are heard.

Some of us blogger’s say to much sometimes, like maybe me, but blogging is where we sacrifice the risk for the public to criticize us while we celebrate expressions from each others American Freedom.

Thanks to democrats.org for giving us a free Public Forum.

They are simply scared to face everyday citizens because those are the people who are voting. They are so stuck up behind their ultra conservative party that they know they can not meet these peoples' standards to, well, save the world. They would have to tell them they would do nothing to create national health care, help to slow or stop global warming, and just do not care about lower to middle class citizens. They would have to lie to say yes to any of these things.

The Republicans will not stoop to the level of having being asked questions from a person in a chicken suit or a snowman. Why don't we just have Homer Simpson mediate the next democratic debate. Will this hurt the Republicans? Yes. But it will show that they won't stoop to the same behavior as the democrats. I do think that the people should ask quastions of the people seeking the presidency. The people themselves know exactly what affects their daily lives, like health care, and social security. But, instead of using youtube and getting asked childish and sometimes shallow questions (though not all were that), I think that the people that are physically sitting in attendance at the debate should pose the questions. It is still spontaneous, and "unpackaged" like the youtube format but will have a level of maturity and decorum that would match a presidential debate. Also, the people who watch debates tend to have more educated or well informed questions because there is a good chance they themselves follow politics. While the idea is not news or even groundbreaking, it will change the way we do debates in the future. Get rid of the youtube format and have the people who will attend the debate ask away.

FLORIDA ELECTIONS, 2000: AS CO-INVENTOR OF THE INFAMOUS BALLOT (CHAD): 1) THE MACHINES WERE A CHEAP COPY OF THE MACHINES I MANUFACTRED IN 1963,SUSTITUTION OF PLASTIC MTLS PRODUCED THE FLYING CHADS, 2) SO MUCH FRAUD WAS ESCALATED BY DEMO PRECINCT WORKERS, NO WONDER THE SYMPATHETIC MEDIA REFUSED TO WRITE ABOUT IT!! 3) THE INVENTOR PUT ON THE STANDS BY THE DEMOS KNEW LESS ABOUT THE INVENTION THAN THE JUDGES WIFE !!

FLORIDA ELECTIONS, 2000: AS CO-INVENTOR OF THE INFAMOUS BALLOT (CHAD): 1) THE MACHINES WERE A CHEAP COPY OF THE MACHINES I MANUFACTRED IN 1963,SUSTITUTION OF PLASTIC MTLS PRODUCED THE FLYING CHADS, 2) SO MUCH FRAUD WAS ESCALATED BY DEMO PRECINCT WORKERS, NO WONDER THE SYMPATHETIC MEDIA REFUSED TO WRITE ABOUT IT!! 3) THE INVENTOR PUT ON THE STANDS BY THE DEMOS KNEW LESS ABOUT THE INVENTION THAN THE JUDGES WIFE !!

SUDDENLY, THE PARTY IS OVER FOR PELOSI !! GUESS SHE OVERSTAYED HER WELCOME!!

SUDDENLY, THE PARTY IS OVER FOR PELOSI !! GUESS SHE OVERSTAYED HER WELCOME!!

SIGN OUT

I would like to attend a Repubican function but I have expressed my own opinions in a public forum and now my Gonzales file prohibits me from being within 1000 yards of an event.

I apologize in my last post I misspelled an word I should have omitted the r,e,a, and n.

so, you would like to attend a "pubic" function?

I DON'T APPRECIATE THAT! I GUESS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS SO FAR BEHIND THEY DO NOT REALIZE HOW FAR PUBLIC FORUM HAS BECOME ON THE INTERNET.

FAUX NEWS CHANNEL REPORTS: The Republican elect and appointed are saying not even the Republican constituent’s questions are worth asking in the next debate!

Oh, that’s O.K. said the Democrat, “ The Republican’s constituents heads are spinning so much from watching ‘Rove’ around political accountability they can’t see past John Lennon’s old billboard ‘The War Ends when We Want it to End’ anyway.

ElizabethJW - If you don't like it fine, but think about this: While it is true that the internet is the largest public forum, it does not mean your going to get quality. Quantity of people on youtube does not mean quality of questions to the candidates. Over on youtube, you have every nut in the world who wants to make our political process look more and more like a joke, and talking snowmen qualify. Anyone who wants to do something dumb just for spite will have a chance. Think of it as little child syndrome. At least with people asking the questions from the audience, there is a higher level of quality and substance. You don't have to like it, it is what it is.

Do you remember when the Bush camp would screen his audience at his rallies and only wanted his devoted supporters? He did not want any Democrats there that would ask questions. Now if the Republican candidate does the same thing and their agenda is to continue the war forever, the armed forces should have a table and sign those participants up to fight in the war since they are there to support another Republican war-mongering presidential candidate. Let them get their heads blown off for nothing in the name of Bush and the Republicans.

They certainly do not want to answer any questions from the American people unless they can have their friends and supporters' questions chosen from YouTube. And don't forget the ultimate surprise that may still happen lurking in the dark somewhere: JEB ANNOUNCING HIS CANDIDACY TO RUN IN 2008. Here we go: He steals the election, gas prices go up to $7.00 a gallon once he is in office; up to $10.00 at the end of his first term. he gets re-elected and prices go to $13.00 a gallon (the I.Q. number of W) and goes to $17.00 when he leaves office for his brother, Neil, who will get the election stolen for him. Gas goes to $20.00, then $25.00, then $35.00, then first born, and so on. The Bush Beat goes on. Of course these elections are stolen. There is no way in hell that America has that many dumb-ass, ignorant people voting for the Bushes.

But, then again, don't count on them being in office for a long time. There may not be a United States, let alone a Planet Earth after the Bushes have it destroyed by continuous nuclear war.

Official Republican Response:

There are no questions the American public can ask that would be worthy of our comments. It is our God given right to serve, By God I mean 'the almighty Rove' Futhermore, the American public should blindly trust us for we shall not never lie and we know what is best for America. The elections are a mere formality that must endure before we take the throne. God has ensured our right to serve by giving us voting machines to vote for us, for the machines know that we are the better candidates.

The republicans are an embarrassment to the American way of life, the fact they are petrified to respond on youtube should not surprise anyone. They are like the schoolyard bullies and they always lose in the end, we do have something to look forward too.

Although the video strikes me as goofy, it is still an important question, and should be taken seriously.