Thanks to the diligence of Robert Cox and The Media Bloggers Association, I am going to attend the Democratic Presidential Forum/Debate at Howard University as one of 22 credentialed bloggers.

Robert was the guy who was able to broker the credentials for bloggers of the Libby trial and now PBS has tapped him again for this historic presidential forum moderated by Tavis Smiley.

I am not the only NY blogger to go. Earl Dunovant of Prometheus6, Barbara O'Brien of Mahablog, Maegan Ortiz of Mamita Mala & Vivir Latino as well as Robert himself are going to be there.

There is right now a lot of controversy surrounding the event. Frank Luntz, the creator of the GOP's campaign "rule book" has been tapped as the only commentator for the event. Who the hell is inside PBS pushing for his confederalist and supremacist worldview.  read more »