See ACE on Faux News tonight

A_C_E · 04-16-2008, 12:39 PM

So the

News coverage of tonight's Democratic debate in Philadelphia (

) is going to have two focus groups made up entirely of Penn students. The first group is a panel of decided Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, who will be watching the debate with Clinton-endorsing Governor Ed Rendell, and discussing with him what we thought, who won, the impact the debate might have, etc. The second group will be made of up entirely undecided Democrats, who will provide their feedback on who they believe won the debate, how it might influence their vote, and what it means to be a young voter in the 2008 election.

I was asked to sit on the first panel with Ed Rendell, which should be a really cool experience. Part of the focus group footage will be shown after the debate tonight, and some will air tomorrow and later in the week. So, if you want to see me in action debating politics, check out

News after the debate. Or, better yet, TiVo it, so you can skip all the bullshit and just watch the focus groups

The Focus Group process for this election cycle was headed by Penn undergrad Frank Luntz

Phantom · 04-16-2008, 12:50 PM

Plug the LL!

Thorgrim · 04-16-2008, 12:51 PM

Frank Luntz isn't someone anyone should be proud of...

I'm curious that you missed the Colbert tickets, everyone i know who had even the slightest connection to Penn got tickets or all their friends were

A_C_E · 04-16-2008, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

Frank Luntz isn't someone anyone should be proud of...

I'm curious that you missed the Colbert tickets, everyone i know who had even the slightest connection to Penn got tickets or all their friends were

I don't know who your friends are, or if they're lying to you, but there were only 600 student tickets made available for the entire 4 days of taping, and over 4,000 students entered the lottery for tickets. The odds weren't good, and calling in favors didn't work.

Hell, I'm on SPEC and I still couldn't manage to get myself a ticket.

Thorgrim · 04-16-2008, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by A_C_E

I don't know who your friends are, or if they're lying to you, but there were only 600 student tickets made available for the entire 4 days of taping, and over 4,000 students entered the lottery for tickets. The odds weren't good, and calling in favors didn't work.

Hell, I'm on SPEC and I still couldn't manage to get myself a ticket.

everyone I mean still close to west philly...which is almost no one...but there was one person I saw actually leaving to go to there...so either he has the most amazing ruse, or he found a way to "get a favor"

A_C_E · 04-16-2008, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

everyone I mean still close to west philly...which is almost no one...but there was one person I saw actually leaving to go to there...so either he has the most amazing ruse, or he found a way to "get a favor"

A lot of the people who scored advanced tickets are connected to Annenberg in some way or another. We at SPEC obviously knew about it before regular students did, but that didn't mean we could get any more tickets than Comedy Central had blocked off for us. The only fair way we could distribute passes was via lottery.

But Annenberg had their own block of tickets, so those affiliated with the Performing Arts center or the Comm/Policy schools or FactCheck.org could have gotten tickets from a different source.

motivez · 04-16-2008, 02:09 PM

What time, and how will we know which one is you?

Thorgrim · 04-16-2008, 02:20 PM

I forget if you're an Obama supporter or not...I'm an official election monitor so maybe I'll run into you if ur voting this tuesday

A_C_E · 04-16-2008, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

What time, and how will we know which one is you?

They said it would air between 1015 and 11.

Look for this guy:

A_C_E · 04-16-2008, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

I forget if you're an Obama supporter or not...I'm an official election monitor so maybe I'll run into you if ur voting this tuesday

Yea, I support Obama. But I already voted in the NY Primary on Super Tuesday.

Thorgrim · 04-16-2008, 02:23 PM

It's a compliment to say you definitely look like you're from Penn, right?

A_C_E · 04-16-2008, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

It's a compliment to say you definitely look like you're from Penn, right?

I'll take it.

The Met Museum, a Goose on the rocks, shaggy hair and a crooked smile.

Yep I'm from penn.

David Octavius · 04-16-2008, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

It's a compliment to say you definitely look like you're from Penn, right?

Is it the cup of booze and the smirk that gives it away????

Donkey® · 04-16-2008, 02:31 PM

I have a great topic for you to bring up during the discussion.

Why was Alexander Hamilton so gay?

Thorgrim · 04-16-2008, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by David Octavius

Is it the cup of booze and the smirk that gives it away????

i didn't even know it was grey goose but I was guessing some high quality vodka (I thought this ridiculously hot chick was flirting with me one night on the porch of Sig Ep, but turns out I was drunk out of my mind drinking an open bottle of grey goose outside which is against regulations and she was trying to bust me

anyway, back to "how you can tell"

Mostly what ace said...the hair, the skin tone, the drink...mostly the way he's even holding the drink for a picture, the smirk, even his shirt...it's almost as if he's toasting to the camera "hey dude, aren't i so cool, cheers to me!"

the background looks nice as well, and it looks like a crowded in general, so that's how I'd seperate him from a Villanovan...that and his overall style, it's hard to explain how one seperates one really expensive private schoool kid from another

A_C_E · 04-16-2008, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

i didn't even know it was grey goose but I was guessing some high quality vodka (I thought this ridiculously hot chick was flirting with me one night on the porch of Sig Ep, but turns out I was drunk out of my mind drinking an open bottle of grey goose outside which is against regulations and she was trying to bust me

anyway, back to "how you can tell"

Mostly what ace said...the hair, the skin tone, the drink...mostly the way he's even holding the drink for a picture, the smirk, even his shirt...it's almost as if he's toasting to the camera "hey dude, aren't i so cool, cheers to me!"

the background looks nice as well, and it looks like a crowded in general, so that's how I'd seperate him from a Villanovan...that and his overall style, it's hard to explain how one seperates one really expensive private schoool kid from another

Yea, basically

Ardentfrost · 04-16-2008, 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by A_C_E

They said it would air between 1015 and 11.

Look for this guy:

So you'll be the drunk guy? Got it.

motivez · 04-18-2008, 09:08 PM

So I taped from 10 to 12 and didn't see any kind of panel, what happened with this?

A_C_E · 04-18-2008, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

So I taped from 10 to 12 and didn't see any kind of panel, what happened with this?

Who knows

They told us that "some of the focus group footage would air after the debate, and some would air later in the week." So idk, maybe they decided to scrap the whole thing all together

It definitely got taped, though.

Fucking

motivez · 04-18-2008, 10:13 PM

Well if you hear anything or they provide you with a clip, put it up on youtube or somethin