Here's my idea for creating a dialogue regarding issues of importance to the 2008 Presidential election. It involves discussing ideas and not candidates. Some potential candidates may decide to participate. Those who are campaigning rather than debate will stand out like sore thumbs.
First step will be to make a list of debate propositions, i.e. Resolved: A Single Payer Program should be established for the US to solve the Healthcare issues.
A Board (no current or former politician, please) would be created to evaluate topics and decide participants for each of the "debates". These can be individual or team debates.
Publish a listing (on a website) of the "debates" and solicit persons and brief resumes of those who wish to be considered for participation. Collect a list of people who want to debate topics.
The board would also establish all the ground rules, time, etc. for the "debates". Instead of having these debates on broadcast or cable TV have them on line in real time. They could also be recorded for airing a later dates. Broadcast or cable TV could if they wish air these debates with commercials.
Online forums would be a natural after each debate for further discussion.
Donations could be solicited online to pay for production and broadcast costs. Ask Gates/Buffett and Soros if they'd like to donate some money to the project. And offer advertising to potential sponsors.
This has got to be better than letting the political parties and 527's decide the discourse for the 2008 elections. Try and keep Congress out of the debates, because they have enough on their plate to pass necessary legislation.
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