O'Reilly & Stewart to debate in DC

[batsteph]

www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57514669-503544/bill-oreilly-and-jon-stewart-to-debate-in-d.c/

(CBS News) Frenemies till the end, Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and Fox News' Bill O'Reilly just announced their intention to go another round, but this time we have to pay to watch it live.

The two have squared off on each other's shows before, and now they've set up a more formal venue for the October 6 debate: The George Washington University Lisner Auditorium.

"O'Reilly v Stewart 2012: The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium" will be available for live streaming online for $4.95. The website for the event says half the proceeds will go to various charities.

"In order to illuminate the vital issues in the upcoming presidential election, Stewart and I will debate man to man, eye to eye - well, not really, he's a tiny guy," O'Reilly said on his show Monday.

O'Reilly then said the debates will have the same format as the presidential debates, "without all the phoniness and pomposity."

[JLN]

I can't wait. I love watching them together.

[casmgn]

I am so mad that we have a wedding that night.

[earlgreyhot]

Mmmm. Tempting. Tickets go on sale in two hours.

[mominatrix]

[mominatrix]

Sept 17, 2012 23:41:53 GMT -5 casmgn said:

I am so mad that we have a wedding that night.

if you buy into it, you don't have to watch it live. you get streaming of it for some time afterwards.

just sayin'.

[bhnumbers]

How do you get the tickets to see it live?? We're supposed to go out of town that weekend, but this would be worth postponing our plans!

[shadow]

I'm totally going to be waiting by my computer at 11 today to get tix. This would be awesomesauce.

[Deleted]

that is the best idea ever.

[sweetday]

I am completely willing to pay the $5 to see this.

[ering1115]

I am definitely going to try to get tickets. I am in a meeting until 1130 so I hope DH can do it.

[shadow]

Looks like it may have crashed, b/c I can't get it to load.

[shadow]

I'm guessing they messed up b/c the details link for tix says friday sept. 18. It's Tuesday...So I'm guessing they meant friday the 28th?

[sporky]

The site is working now if you want tickets.

[laurenpetro]

DON'T PEOPLE DO THINGS IN NEW YORK ANYMORE?

[shadow]

hmph...it's still not working for me. wtf

[sweetday]

It worked for me. Try it now.

[shadow]

We are talking about tickets to the actual show right? Not the pre-order for the streaming? Cuz it's still not working for me!

[sweetday]

oh sorry. I got the streaming ones.

[shadow]

FUckity fuck fuck. Sold out! The site apparently crashed and now it's too late. wtf

[emisi]

Noooooooooooooooo! I so would have gone to this! Booooooooo. They needed to do it in a bigger venue!

[pedanticwench]

Excellent.

[lyssbobiss, Command, B613]

I can't believe it sold out already! What does it say about our country that we're so passionate about making fun of politics?

[mominatrix]

Sept 18, 2012 20:06:29 GMT -5 lyssbobiss, Command, B613 said:

I can't believe it sold out already! What does it say about our country that we're so passionate about making fun of politics?

I'm assuming it's the live show that's sold out, not the stream.

...via mobile.

[shadow]

Yep, live show is sold out. i'm bitter toward some jerk on the daily show FB page who was all like, "I'm glad I got 7 tickets!" Jerk.