Friday, August 15, 2008

Purpose Driven(tm) Politicians

Fox News reports John McCain and Barack Obama will meet Saturday night at Rick Warren's Saddleback Church (wikilink) for what Warren is calling the "Saddleback Civil Summit." Fox will broadcast the event, which is scheduled for eight p.m. Eastern time. Unknown whether other broadcasters will have a shot at airing it.

Warren, the best-selling author and populist mega-church pastor, will interview the candidates. Questions will be taken; no direct debate is expected. Should be interesting.

The church meeting will be the candidates' first joint appearance of the campaign, and could help set the stage for the summer nominating conventions which follows closely on its heels.

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