Comments on: Twitter will come to Current TV for debate chitchat

Each presidential debate will feature real-time Twitter updates from viewers, and the whole thing will be live-streamed on the Web.

[lacykemp]

I think this is an awesome idea. During the DNC and RNC it was pretty fascinating to read people's commentary on what was happening real time. And, I've got much more interest in what my counterparts are saying than political analysts on television.

[Harrison912]

I agree with lacykemp. It's a great idea. It gives new meaning to the people having a voice in American politics. I hope both McCain and Obama have key people on Twitter to get a feel for what we think. It's extremely interesting and valuable feedback for both sides.

[redhelk]

this is so on? this is funny - its a list of the most popular videos on twitter ? kinda what i thought ? politics and cats
http://www.snackfeed.com/public/twitter -- twitter is where people are talking politic

[barnesjon]

I agree with everyone above but a this blog post really shows how to make twitter powerful. I do have one problem with twitter on cnn, will they just use a live stream or pice pull the comments they want used ?
http://tinyurl.com/3uks8o

[mario_current]

Hey there, Mario from Current here. Just thought I'd answer a couple of questions about tweet selection. First things first, we are expecting to be flooded with tweets during the debates, and the space provided to display tweets on TV will be somewhat limited. We will be filtering for the obvious stuff (hate speech, death threats, anything that violates broadcast standards, etc.), but we will also be pulling primarily from tweets that include the #current hashtag.

We are also working on a few ways to display things in different ways, just to keep it interesting. Not every tweet can make it to the screen, but we will try to cram as many in as possible within the time allotted.

Hope this helps clear things up. Visit <a href="http://current.com/debate">Hack the Debate</a> for more updates.

//mario