How can you beat this backdrop?

January 30, 2008 at 7:45 pm in Politics

While they won’t be able to move the Air Force One into the Kodak Theatre for tomorrow night’s Democratic debate, CNN will be moving the desks.

After the jump, a few select stills from the site of today’s debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, courtesy CNN.

Crew guys never get enough press coverage – this one deserves credit for trying to figure out how to assemble the Ikea-like desk. Hope he brought more than a Phillips-head.

At left, former First Lady, Nancy Reagan, and CNN’s Anderson Cooper (right). At right, Mrs. Reagan with the two remaining candidates for the Republican nomination, and two other guys who still think they’re in the race.

all photos by E.M. Pio-Roda ©2008 Cable News Network. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.

7 Comments »

frazgo

I’ve been there on kids field trips the tour through the plane is amazing.
http://carversdog.wordpress.com/ Rodger Jacobs

Watched the debates on CNN. Is it just me or was the final question hurled at all four candidates (“If he were alive, would Reagan endorse you?”)designed to really put them all on the spot? McCain actually had the gumption to compare his policies to Reagan’s, wrapping himself up in the old man’s mantle in front of his widow in the audience, and only Huckabee refused to take the bait.
http://darleeneisms.la darleene

I appreciate that you went out to the Republican debate, as I have no doubt the Democratic one here in Hollywood will get massive blog coverage.
http://blogging.la David Markland

Yeah, bad question, and Huck was the only one who handled it properly.
But I don’t think it put them any more on the spot than their choice of debate venue – of course they wanted to be compared to Reagan. Bad question, yes – but not unfair.
http://blogging.la David Markland

Darleene: I didn’t attend the Republican debate, but I was sent these pics from CNN since I’m covering the Dem debate.
http://carversdog.wordpress.com/ Rodger Jacobs

True, David, it was not an unfair question, especially given the venue, as you say, and what they were trying to project with that.
The Ugly American

Yeah, bad question, and Huck was the only one who handled it properly.

OMG…I agree with David! ; )

Yeah, all the Reagan pandering (“foot soldier”….LOL) was a bit much but I thought Huck handled it perfectly…even though he is a holy-rolling nutbag.

I for one was just pleased that the debate moderators weren’t throwing softball questions at media-darling McCain.

The audience seemed to be backing Romney for the most part though the requisite PaulNuts appeared to be out in force as well.

BTW…I’d just like to say thanks for giving us conservatives “equal time” on the blog without any snark.

That was very classy and much appreciated.

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