watch the debate at a bar????

that would be a pretty lame bar.

just my opinion

let me know if you find anything in time for the next debate (i think there are a bunch in december) - i will join you at the bar! and maybe round up some other people too.

Kapeesh?

what?

keep trying to be hard dude

sounds like a great use of freddy's back room. if ph can't have a bar where sports doesn't always trump what's going on in the world, who can?

and it would be preferable to make it nonsectarian rather than have to a) declare your loyalty for a candidate to participate and b) be stuck in a room with the humorless loyalist hacks who have.

izisharp wrote: [quote=dw438]bars with tv's are usually #1 for sports events or #2 music.
And drinking and flirting, too. Try and get a barkeep to change the channel from some sports event to a political circle-j--k. Just try.
buy some cable or get a dish to see those cable news channel debates.
then you can throw a party at your place.
kabeesh?
that's the way we do it in brooklyn.

God forbid some of us actually take interest in news or current events other than the Yankees and Giants. Or what's coming out of the iPod behind the bar. "how we do it in brooklyn"???.... nice.
Yeah, maybe Mom's basement doesn't have cable.
Poltics and bars usually don't mix.
And I always believe in Santa.

pitu wrote:
Good luck with that whole bitchy apathetic electorate thing . . .

I talked to the owner at commonwealth and he is excited to show the democratic debate on dec 17 (monday). He will also show all of the dem/repub debates when it comes to that. The bar is at 5th ave and 12th street in park slope - a really laid-back place with good prices, if you haven't been. The first time i ever went there was to watch the 2006 election returns and it was a big and boisterous crowd. Should be fun. Some friends of mine who organize a political happy hour will be there too with entourage so it will be a good group.

wanderer wrote: never mind! monday's debate has been cancelled. we'll do it again in the new year.
cheers

thx for keeping this alive, wanderer
please post back when the next debate is on and Commonwealth (or wherever your group decides to gather) shows it

They will be showing the returns at a bar/diner in lower manhattan - the event is sponsored by Obama supporters but i'm sure anyone can go (i'm not a partisan myself but i'm sure i'll get along with them).

January 3rd beginning at 7:30pm

The caucuses begin at 7pm in Iowa and finish at about 8:30.
Iowa time is one hour behind.

Gold Street Diner
2 Gold Street at Platt St
Not far from the South Street Seaport
http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/iowawatchparty/4vpqq

Also, if you want to come out next week and talk about iowa *and* new hampshire, commonwealth is hosting a political happy hour called drinking liberally on wed the 9th from 7:30 to 10pm. 12th street and fifth ave, park slope.

Subject: iowa tonight

any bars closer in the neighborhood watching the caucuses? It's cold outside.......