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During each presidential debate, watch political analysts Peter Robinson and James Norton exchange wit and wisdom in a real-time format.
SCHEDULE OF DIABLOG
First presidential debate: Transcript
at University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Thursday, September 30
Second presidential debate: Transcript
at Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Friday, October 8
Third presidential debate: Transcript
at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Wednesday, October 13
DIABLOGGERS
Peter M. Robinson is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he edits Hoover's quarterly journal, the Hoover Digest, and hosts Hoover's television program, Uncommon Knowledge.
Robinson is also the author of three books: How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life (Regan Books, 2003); It's My Party: A Republican's Messy Love Affair with the GOP, (Warner Books, 2000); and the best-selling business book, Snapshots from Hell: The Making of an MBA (Warner Books, 1994).
After earning degrees from Dartmouth then Oxford, Robinson spent six years in the White House, serving as chief speechwriter to Vice President George Bush before becoming special assistant and speechwriter to President Ronald Reagan. He wrote the historic Berlin Wall address in which President Reagan called on General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall!"
 James Norton is the research director for The Al Franken Show on Air America Radio.
Before his headlong leap into the world of liberal radio, he worked at The Christian Science Monitor, where he served as the Middle East editor and the news editor for csmonitor.com. He has contributed to publications including
The Progressive, Mother Jones, PopPolitics, and The Wisconsin State Journal.
He hails from Madison, Wisconsin, where he majored in history and edited The Daily Cardinal. He's also the founder and editor of the online daily Flak Magazine.
Arnie Arnesen is the host of the Arnie Arnesen radio talk show, based in New Hampshire. She has been a fixture on the political and media landscape of the Granite State for nearly two decades. She served eight years as a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of RepresentativesÊIn 1992, Arnesen ran for governor of NH, winning the primary but losing in the general election. Harvard's Kennedy School of Government awarded her a prestigious Institute of Politics Fellowship in 1997.
In between, she's had an active TV and radio career, including several stints as a broadcast political analyst. In 2000, she was named one of the 100 most powerful talk show hosts in America by Talkers Magazine. Arnesen also writes a biweekly column for the Boston Globe and speaks regularly at major academic institutions.
ARCHIVES
Republican convention Diablog Archive
• Day 1, featuring commentary on John McCain and Rudy Giuliani.
• Day 2, featuring commentary on Arnold Schwarzenegger and Laura Bush.
• Day 3, featuring commentary on Zell Miller and Dick Cheney.
• Day 4, featuring commentary on President Bush.
Go to Full RNC coverage archive page
Democratic convention Diablog Archive
• Day 1, featuring commentary on Hillary and Bill Clinton.
• Day 2, featuring commentary on Teresa Heinz Kerry.
• Day 3, featuring commentary on John Edwards.
• Day 4, featuring commentary on John Kerry.
Go to Full DNC coverage archive page
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