McCain, Obama to make Monday Nihgt Football Appearances

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McCain, Obama to make 'Monday Night Football' appearances
By Michael Hiestand, USA TODAY
The forum for what will likely be the last face-off between Barack Obama and John McCain: ESPN's Monday Night Football.

And the interviewer for taped segments that will likely air at about 10:15 p.m. ET: Chris Berman.

The footage will appear at halftime of the election-eve MNF. Berman will be in ESPN's Bristol, Conn., headquarters where he will have conducted a one-on-one interview with each presidential candidate via satellite earlier in the day.

MNF is sometimes the most-watched TV programming on Monday nights, and usually the night's most-watched show for male viewers, and has produced nine of the 10 biggest cable TV audiences ever.

Monday's game will likely draw big viewership in two hotly-contested states given the teams playing — the Washington Redskins, highly-popular in Northern Virginia, versus the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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ESPN had lobbied the NFL to get a game in the nation's capital on the night before Election Day.

And, ESPN plans to alter its onscreen news graphics on all of its TV channels as results roll in Tuesday night. It will have news alerts when ABC News projects winners in given states — as well as when the overall winner is projected.

[GodlessBiker]

1. Oh, thank god it's an interview. I thought it was an appearance on the field.

[SoxFan]

2. Are you ready for some football?

Obama


McCain


Biden


Palin

[MadBadger]

3. Dude, Your Obama blew a dream season in the big game, and then blew out his knee

[Alter Ego]

5. The Super Bowl was largely not his fault--it was the fault of having

glorified turnstiles at the tackle spots, which basically allowed Osi and Strahan unrestricted access to him, and getting hurt was not his fault either.

And I'd make Biden Kevin Faulk--he's Mr. Patriot.

[peoli]

4. Last week they panned to a Titans fan holding a sign "7-0 Yes We Can!"