Presidential Candidates to Answer Kids’ Questions on Nickelodeon
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Just because kids can’t vote in this historical presidential election doesn’t mean they aren’t interested and have their own opinions on what needs to be done to improve this country. Nickelodeon totally gets that and is giving kids a wonderful opportunity to get more involved in this historical presidential election.
On Sunday October 12, 2008 from 9:00-9:30 p.m. EST, Nickelodeon is airing its Kids Pick the President Special.
In this Nick News program, presidential candidates Senators Barack Obama and John McCain answer ten questions posed from kids across the country. Each candidate was interviewed separately so neither one knows how the other responded. The resulting interviews offer kids a fresh and direct way to learn about what Obama and McCain think about some of the pressing issues facing the country today, including the economy, the war in Iraq, global warming, health insurance, and immigration.
After the show, kids are encouraged to participate in “Kids’ Vote” and cast their vote for President by logging on to www.nick.com/kpp from October 12 to 20, 2008. Linda Ellerbee will announce the “Kids’ Vote” winner on-air on Monday, Oct. 20, at 8:00 p.m. EST.
Both the special and the “Kids’ Vote” are the culmination of Nickelodeon’s year-long Kids Pick the President initiative to build young citizens’ awareness of the 2008 election process, its candidates and issues.
While I knew Nickelodeon offered good T.V. programs for kids, I didn’t realize the station was so civic minded!
Hi,
I’m extremely upset that I missed this special programs. My kids would have really enjoyed comparing the candidates on the issues that they’re interested in.
My little one, James, has been especially interested in how this transpires, and he recently visited a hospital for some much-needed care from his physician. He starts to understand the pitfalls of the health care system - yes, even at his age! - and I’m hoping that he’ll eventually grow up to be a well-rounded political aficionado.
But in the meantime, he asked me the very specific question of how each candidate will deal with healthcare. To be honest, I knew very little about it, so we researched the web together and pulled up this interesting article on each candidates health insurance plans. Needless to say, it gave us what we needed, but oh, it would have been so much better if it was in a kids’ format! Is there anywhere I can watch this? Did the candidates ever address the issue of health care.