What Will Be the “Boxers or Briefs” Question This Time?
MTV and MySpace will be co-hosting Presidential dialogues. John Edwards is the first participant/victim:
The announced front-running candidates of both parties will participate, each holding individual dialogues with voters. Voters can instant-message, e-mail or text their questions in real-time during the events, which will be webcast live on MTV.com and MySpaceTV.com.
To be held September through December, the 11 dialogues will each last about one hour and include real-time polling that rates the online audience’s response to the candidates’ answers. During their chats, candidates will typically be located on college campuses.
“This is not a debate,” said MTV spokesman Ian Rowe. “Each one of these dialogues is an opportunity for young people both on a college campus — as well as millions watching via a live stream on MySpace and MTV.com — to have a one-on-one, direct, unfiltered conversation with each candidate.”
The discussions will be unfiltered to a degree. There will still be a moderator choosing the questions, aided by a group of political experts and an MTV News correspondent. About 100 to 200 students will be able to physically attend the discussions, the locations of which will be announced the day they’re held.
In 1992 Clinton took part in an MTV Rock the Vote town hall. It was there where he was given the infamous “boxers or briefs?” question–a question inspired by and incident with Hunter S. Thompson.
Let’s hope MTV and MySpace’s editorial judgement is better than in 1994.
“MySpace, MTV to Offer Candidate Chats”
Disclaimer: I work for Friends of Fred Thompson.
Gel or Moose?