Politics

Live Online Discussion with John Edwards Tonight

I’m not sure what technology is going to be used for this “online discussion”, but I am going to check it out.

There is also a blog post on Edwards’ site where you can post questions or ideas that might be used in the discussion tonight. I have tried posting a few questions on these ‘diaries’ in past weeks for the recent town hall meetings that JRE did over the holidays, but I have not yet heard or seen any responses to these questions….yet.

The excerpt below is from an e-mail I received earlier today from JRE. It provides a preview of some of the topics that will be discussed this evening.

We’ll talk about our ideas for changing America and take questions from you about the big challenges we face — from ending the war in Iraq to rebuilding America’s Gulf Coast. How are we going to end the scourge of poverty in 30 years? What role do we all have to play in stopping global warming? How do we ensure that every American gets the top quality health care we deserve? And a topic the president did not even mention last night — what can we do to ensure that there will be good jobs and job security for Americans in the decades to come?

This campaign is about more than the presidency, and it’s certainly about more than me. It’s about a whole generation of Americans who are ready to take personal responsibility for ensuring our nation’s greatness.

Update on this event: There was a live video feed of Edwards (accessible via a link off the Edwards Site home page) talking sort of informally about his reaction to the State of the Union Address, and then taking questions that were submitted via various interfaces on the Edwards site. The questions were read by a person sitting in the same room as JRE at a desk with a nice looking Apple laptop. It went smoothly from a logistical point of view, but I did not think it was all that effective as far as selling me on Edwards’ plan/s. I’m still trying to figure out what actions he is calling us all to take….I guess I need it spelled out in more clear terms.

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