The Alma Mater
It's been an interesting few days for Belmont. The University finally and officially broke from the Tennessee Baptist Convention, the basketball team got big road wins at Cincinnati and, last night, at Alabama, and yesterday the US Commission on Presidential Debates announced that Belmont will host one of the 3 official debates - the one with the townhall meeting format. So, of course, I have been preparing my question and trying to figure out whose {noun} I have to {verb} to get a ticket into the damned thing. Then, I read this:

Internet users...will be able to submit questions, which may be the only way Nashville residents can get a question to the candidates. Tickets are not issued; in 2004, the audience was undecided voters identified by the Gallup Organization.

The Commission on Presidential Debates, a nonprofit organization that has hosted all of the presidential and vice presidential debates since 1988, probably will invite about 400 people from around the country to Belmont, Fisher said.

Argh. So, no locals and not even Belmont people will be given seats as a part of hosting the event? How lame! I will keep working...I won't be undecided, of course, but there's got to be some way to get in and ask a question.