The second presidential debate will be hosted by CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ABC News’ Martha Raddatz, it was announced Friday by the Commission on Presidential Debates. The choice of Cooper brings additional baggage to the second debate, already clouded by questions about Facebook’s involvement. “I’m shocked someone who’s more pundit than journalist was included in the debate mix,” said Dan Gainor, vice president for Business and Culture for the Media Research Center, a conservative watchdog. “When this election is over, GOP needs to rethink who it agrees to for debates. We already had the primary disaster with CNBC this year. It’s time to change formats and cut out lefty journalists altogether.” “I’m shocked someone who’s more pundit than journalist was included in the debate mix.” Last June, when Cooper interviewed Pam Bondi, Florida attorney general, just after the Pulse gay nightclub massacre in Orlando, he repeatedly queried her — and seemed to berate her — for her previous stances on gay marriage.

Bondi later complained she was blindsided. She had shown up to discuss a terrible terrorist attack on mostly gay customers at a nightclub, and her record on gay marriage was called into question. It was made the issue of the moment by Cooper. Aside from conservatives’ discomfort with Cooper’s style, the network he works for has been engaged in a high-profile feud with Donald Trump.kay yow backpack The timing of the announcement of Cooper as a moderator comes only weeks after Trump unleashed his wrath against CNN’s alleged bias in a “tweetstorm.”ogio tribune laptop backpack In fact, on Aug. 1, CNN noted Trump lampooned CNN in seven tweets within 24 hours for what he called unfair election coverage.teton 3400 backpack reviews

The high-profile tension between Trump and the cable news network that cuts Cooper's paychecks only adds to questions about bias in the second debate that have already been raised by Facebook's involvement. The second half of the debate will allow the moderators to pick questions and topics based off what is trending on Facebook. That potential for allowing social media algorithms and tech wizards to influence the debate, in closed rooms in Silicon Valley, potentially using "trending tricks" of the trade, has already been raised as a point of concern for Republicans. Facebook was caught earlier this year suppressing trending conservative news items. Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is a well-known environmentalist and open borders advocate, and has publicly criticized Trump. "I hear fearful voices calling for building walls and distancing people they label as others. For blocking free expression, for slowing immigration, reducing trade, and in some cases around the world even cutting access to the internet," Zuckerberg said in April.

In addition, social media isn't exactly known as the place for civil political discussion. Both candidates could face hostile interrogations from users anywhere in the world. The social media-based format calls for skilled, unbiased moderators to keep it fair. The chairmen of the debates, Frank Fahrenkopf and Mike McCurry, issued a joint statement on the debates. "These journalists bring extensive experience to the job of moderating, and understand the importance of using expanded time periods effectively," they said. "The formats chosen for this year's debates are designed to build on the formats introduced in 2012, which focused big blocks of time on major domestic and foreign topics. We are grateful for their willingness to moderate, and confident that the public will learn more about the candidates and the issues as a result." That debate, conducted in a "town meeting" format, will be held on Sunday, Oct. 9, at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. The first presidential debate, hosted by Lester Holt of NBC Nightly News.

It will be held Monday, Sept. 26, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. The vice presidential debate, hosted by Elaine Quijano, an anchor for CBSN and a correspondent for CBS News. It will be held Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. The third presidential debate, hosted by Chris Wallace of "Fox News Sunday." It will be held Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.Corvette purists probably won’t be happy about this. According to several unnamed sources, Chevrolet plans to put a mid-engine Corvette on sale for the 2019 model year, The Detroit News reports. Furthermore, after 2021, Chevy will reportedly discontinue the front-engine layout all together after 2021. Although a Chevy spokesperson told The Detroit News, “we do not comment on future product plans,” former GM employees are saying its all but certain. Chevy is hoping the mid-engine layout will attract a younger customer base, according to Corvette’s former chief engineer Tom Wallace.

“The median age of the Corvette buyer got three years older while I was there, which scared the hell out of us,” Wallace said, via The Detroit News. Once the mid-engine C8 goes on sale, GM could reportedly use the platform as a base for a Cadillac halo car. “It has to be one of the options that we consider,” Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen told Motor Trend, via The Detroit News. “In the future there are going to be some architectures inside the corporation that will remain purely Cadillac, but then there are others where it just isn’t economically feasible to enter segments by trying to do a unique Cadillac. Then you look at what’s available in terms of corporate assets.” Although purists may not like the era of front-engine Corvettes coming to an end, it would mean another American supercar could join the Ford GT in taking the fight to Ferrari. Thumbnail photo via ChevroletReport: Vikings trainers may have saved Teddy Bridgewater’s ‘leg and career’

What happened to Teddy Bridgewater on Tuesday was clearly not your typical season-ending knee injury, and it sounds like he is fortunate the Minnesota Vikings have a top-notch training staff. According to Will Carroll, a sportswriter who specializes in covering medical issues and injuries, the injuries Bridgewater suffered could have cost him much more than the 2016 season if team trainers failed to act quickly. Source confirms tibiofemoral dislocation, ruptured ACL for Bridgewater. "Trainers may have saved his leg and career by quick action." — Will Carroll (@injuryexpert) August 31, 2016 Tibiofemoral dislocation … basically, Bridgewater's femur (upper leg) went off the tibia (shin, lower leg.) It was clear right away that Bridgewater injured more than just his ACL, as players typically don’t leave the field in an ambulance when something like that happens. The 911 call from the incident (audio here) showed that it was more than your average sports injury.