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Democratic Deabes: Round 10

ElkiElki get busyModerator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
edited September 2007 in Debate and/or Discourse
This debate will be broadcast in Spanish. You'll have to turn you CC on to know what's being said, so that'll make posting while watching pretty hard.


Location: University of Miami's Bank United Center, Coral Gables, Florida

Network: Univision

Time: 7:00 PM EST

Candidates:

Hillary Clinton
Chris Dodd
John Edwards
Mike Gravel
Dennis Kucinich
Barack Obama
Bill Richardson

Missing:

Joe Biden (Just back from a trip to Iraq)

Moderator: ??

Webstream: No idea

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  • Target PracticeTarget Practice Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    Bill Richardson is going to show off his Spanish speaking ability.

    Somehow I imagine him being on par with Peggy Hill.

    Am I wrong, or is this the first time a presidential debate has been done specifically for the Spanish-language media?

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  • Target PracticeTarget Practice Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    Randall_Flagg wrote: »
    what channel

    Elkamil wrote:
    Network: Univision

    Check your local listings!

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  • Randall_FlaggRandall_Flagg Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    oops sorry I missed that

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  • MahnmutMahnmut Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    They all speak Spanish?

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  • ElkiElki get busy Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited September 2007
    Target Practice wrote: »
    Bill Richardson is going to show off his Spanish speaking ability.

    No, he can't. All the candidates are required to answer in English.

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  • ElkiElki get busy Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited September 2007
    Mahnmut wrote: »
    They all speak Spanish?

    No, but all the answers will be translated into Spanish.

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  • MahnmutMahnmut Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    Oh. That's not as cool. Anyhow, I don't think I'll be able to see this unless there's an internet version.

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  • Target PracticeTarget Practice Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    Elki wrote: »
    Target Practice wrote: »
    Bill Richardson is going to show off his Spanish speaking ability.

    No, he can't. All the candidates are required to answer in English.

    Damn! I was so ready for him to tell us how he's going to have been increasing dog meat medicine for elderly German shampoos.

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  • IShallRiseAgainIShallRiseAgain Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    So whats the point of making people who speak English watch the subtitles when the debate is done in English? HURRAY for cheap gimmicks to gain minority support.

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  • ElkiElki get busy Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited September 2007
    IShallRiseAgain wrote: »
    So whats the point of making people who speak English watch the subtitles when the debate is done in English? HURRAY for cheap gimmicks to gain minority support.

    I don't Univision considers Spanish languish broadcasting to be a gimmick.

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  • Curly_BraceCurly_Brace Robot Girl Mimiga VillageRegistered User regular
    edited September 2007
    Elki wrote: »
    Target Practice wrote: »
    Bill Richardson is going to show off his Spanish speaking ability.

    No, he can't. All the candidates are required to answer in English.

    Wait, what? Why? Tell me you're being silly... I mean.. buh?

    Also, I don't get Univision.. eh no biggie they will be a bajillion more bedates before the primaries are even over. :P

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  • ElkiElki get busy Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited September 2007
    Curly_Brace wrote: »
    Elki wrote: »
    Target Practice wrote: »
    Bill Richardson is going to show off his Spanish speaking ability.

    No, he can't. All the candidates are required to answer in English.

    Wait, what? Why? Tell me you're being silly... I mean.. buh?

    It gives them an 'unfair advantage' or something, so they're required to speak in English, and a then a translator translates their answers to Spanish; Richardson and the other guy who speaks Spanish are both pretty upset about it.

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  • Curly_BraceCurly_Brace Robot Girl Mimiga VillageRegistered User regular
    edited September 2007
    Elki wrote: »
    Curly_Brace wrote: »
    Elki wrote: »
    Target Practice wrote: »
    Bill Richardson is going to show off his Spanish speaking ability.

    No, he can't. All the candidates are required to answer in English.

    Wait, what? Why? Tell me you're being silly... I mean.. buh?

    It gives them an 'unfair advantage' or something, so they're required to speak in English, and a then a translator translates their answers to Spanish; Richardson and the other guy who speaks Spanish are both pretty upset about it.

    *Shrugs* Whatevs, I guess if they want they can go do some all-Spanish press confrence or somesuch.

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