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Tex · 11-28-2007, 05:13 PM

So I've seen this postulated a couple of times, and now Drudge is headlining it. There's a looming threat of a CBS writers strike (which apparently is separate from the entertainment-world writers strike), and it's possible they may cancel a Dec 10 Democrat debate as a result.

Can someone in the broadcast world explain this to me? Why would you need writers for a debate? Can Katie Couric not come up with her own questions? Do they really need someone to write, "And now we're going to take a brief commercial break"?

What would CBS writers "write" in a live televised debate? I don't get it.

11-28-2007, 05:13 PM	#1
Tex Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,596	CBS may cancel Dec 10 debate due to possible CBS writers strike So I've seen this postulated a couple of times, and now Drudge is headlining it. There's a looming threat of a CBS writers strike (which apparently is separate from the entertainment-world writers strike), and it's possible they may cancel a Dec 10 Democrat debate as a result. Can someone in the broadcast world explain this to me? Why would you need writers for a debate? Can Katie Couric not come up with her own questions? Do they really need someone to write, "And now we're going to take a brief commercial break"? What would CBS writers "write" in a live televised debate? I don't get it. __________________ "Have we been commanded not to call a prophet an insular racist? Link?" "And yes, [2010] is a very good year to be a Democrat. Perhaps the best year in decades ..." - Cali Coug "Oh dear, granny, what a long tail our puss has got." - Brigham Young