If A Liberal Falls In A Debate & No Lefties Are There To Hear It, Does It Still Make A Sound?

This Wednesday, Michael Medved and Ed Schultz will face off at the Northland Inn in a much anticipated debate. Pundits have already begun comparing it to the historic Lincoln-Douglas debates. Well, they would if Lincoln had debated Bobby Douglass. Unfortunately for Schultz the topic of the evening won't be the pros and cons of the spread offense, but rather the very future of America. Whispers from the Medved camp indicate that they are supremely confident, already labeling the contest "The Lark In Brooklyn Park."

The event is a co-production between AM1280 The Patriot and the local Air America affiliate, AM950. Sources in the know report that despite the station's promotional efforts, Air America listeners are not excited about the prospects for their man. While the Patriot has sold over 90% of their allotted tickets so far, AM950 has only been able to move 20% of theirs. I guess no one wants to show up to watch a friend take a beating.

The unenthusiastic response from Air America listeners (and here I thought all the enthusiasm and energy was on the Left this year?) means that The Patriot is now going to step in and help sell the tickets that AM950 could not (there's a larger political metaphor somewhere here). If you want to enjoy an evening of debate in a first-class facility, you can still purchase tickets online for a mere twenty bones. Did I mention that drinks will be available?

If the idea of Medved and Schultz verbally slugging it out isn't intriguing enough for you, the fact that the co-moderators for the debate will be Matt Entenza and Mitch Berg should raise your interest level. With four talkers like that on stage, I assume they'll be pumping some additional oxygen into the room.