Leaders would not be where we are today without the career leader of ruth bader ginsburg. The league of women voters is a San Francisco nonpartisan political nonprofit. The league never endorses candidates, however, we do take stands on issues. We are committed to providing the resources that voters need to exercise this most fund amountal right of our democracy and be assured that our votes will be counted. Please remember that you must be registered to vote by october 19. All registered voters will receive a mail ballot in early october, and options for inperson voting will be available, as well, both early and also on election day, november 3. Please visit our website at lwvsf. Org vote where you will find all of the resources that we offer. The league of women voters is a nonprofit organization. If you would like to get involved, please contact us or go to our website. I would like to introduce our moderator tonight, [inaudible] she was appointed by Governor Newsom as the chief of
Francisco. An estimated 1 million americans are watching on television as well. San francisco was the side of the signing of the United Nations to order 31 years ago. Thus, its a appropriate place to move this debate. The subject of which is foreign and defense issues. The questioners tonight our max franken, associated editor of the new york times, henry ultra, it diplomatic respond of the diplomat son, and richard, the correspondent at nbc news. The ground rules tonight are basically the same as they were for the first debate two weeks ago. The questions will be alternated between candidates. At the toss of a coin governor herder will take the first question. Huge question sequence will be as follows. The question will be asked and the candidate will have up to three minutes to answer. His opponent will have up to two minutes to respond. Prior to the response the questioner find a one necessary with up to two minutes to reply. Each candidate will have three minutes for closing statem
Test test test test test test test test test test test captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 we have 2. 5 billion more out of work than were when we took office. This touches human beings. I was in a city in pennsylvania not too long ago near here, and there were about 4 or 5,000 people in the audience. It was on a train trip. I said how many adults here are out of work. About 1,000 raised their hands. Mr. Ford actually has fewer people in the private sector without jobs than when he took office. He talks about a success. 7. 9 unemployment its a terrible tragedy in this country. He would he learned how to match unemployment with inflation. Thats right. We have the highest inflation weve had in 25 years right now except under this administration, and that was 50 years ago. Weve got the highest unemployment under the Ford Administration since the depression this. Affects human beings. His insensitivity providing people a chance to work has made this a Welfare Administrat
Case. Its also common in other races, particularly highprofile races, so when was the first president ial debate . Heres a trivia question, historical trivia. Anyone know . Ill give you a hint. No one recognizes those people . This is a false hint. Thats lincoln and douglas. A lot of times people think its the famous Lincoln Douglass debates and they ran against each other for president in 1860. Actually, their debates is when they were both running for the u. S. Senate in illinois in 1858 and had numerous debates around the state of illinois. And so quite an odd situation, they ran against each other for u. S. Senate. Douglas was elected by the legislature at that time, the legislatures appointed the senators and two years later on are on major party tickets. But their debates were published and circulated a lot in 1816. The issues have not really changed a whole lot. The real first president ial debate was between john kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960. And now at this point Richard
Between president ial candidates in 16 years and the first ever in which an incumbent president has participated, is taking place before the audience in the walnut street theater in philadelphia, just three blocks from independence hall. The audience may reach a hundred million in the United States and many millions overseas. Tonights debate focuses on domestic issues and Economic Policy. Questions will be put by Frank Reynolds of abc news, james gannon of the wall street journal, and Elizabeth Drew of the new yorker magazine. Under the agreed rules the first question will go to governor carter. That was decided by the toss of a coin. He will have up to three minutes to answer. One followup question will be permitted with up to two minutes to reply. President ford will then have two minutes to respond. The next question will go to president ford with the same time arrangements, and questions will continue to be alternated between the candidates. Each man will make a threeminute stateme