Louisiana Senate Debates; 2008 Senatorial Debate
- Collection
- Louisiana Senate Debates
- Program
- 2008 Senatorial Debate
- Producing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- Contributing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/17-68kd623g
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- Description
- Episode Description
- A live debate held on October 12, 2008, at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge between the two candidates for United States Senate: State Treasurer John Kennedy (R) and incumbent Senator Mary Landrieu (D). The debate was moderated by Beth Courtney of Louisiana Public Broadcasting and Barry Erwin of the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL). The questions were asked by the moderators, viewers via e-mail, and college students in the audience. After their opening statements, the candidates answered questions on the following topics: improving the economy following the 2008 financial crisis; a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget; what works in Washington; what lessons FEMA has learned in dealing with hurricanes; how to make government service more attractive to young people; Congressional earmarks; health care reform; and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. During the candidate to candidate question round, Landrieu asked Kennedy why he did not support her disaster relief bill for farmers following Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, while Kennedy asked Landrieu why she endorsed Senator Barack Obama in the presidential election. The debate ended with each candidate's closing statement.
- Description
- Incumbent Mary Landrieu and State Treasurer John Kennedy
- Date
- 2008-10-12
- Asset type
- Program
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Producing Organization: Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: HD112 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: HDCAM
Generation: Master
Duration: 01:00:48
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: IM1000 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: MPEG IMX
Generation: Master
Duration: 01:00:48
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Louisiana Senate Debates; 2008 Senatorial Debate,” 2008-10-12, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed July 16, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-68kd623g.
- MLA: “Louisiana Senate Debates; 2008 Senatorial Debate.” 2008-10-12. Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. July 16, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-68kd623g>.
- APA: Louisiana Senate Debates; 2008 Senatorial Debate. Boston, MA: Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-68kd623g