T-minus 1 hour until the biggest blogging event in Arkansas history according to Jason Tolbert of The Tolbert Report. I’m speaking, of course, of the Kristin Fisher - John Brummett debate tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Arkansas Press Association building in downtown Little Rock (411 S. Victory). Ms. Fisher reports on her blog that the debate will be streamed live on the “Choose Your News” site, so if you can’t be there with me and the rest of the lonely misfits, watch it on your laptop with a beer.

Lance Turner lays down some ground rules for the debate. Ms. Fisher brings enthusiasm and a “you can’t tell me how it is” attitude (along with with some serious grassroots support). Mr. Brummett, wise as an owl, brings forty years of journalism experience, and a history of Arkansas media rivaled only by Mad Max Brantley of the Arkansas Times. I suppose Andrew DeMillo of AP will be moderating this madness? If so, I hope he can avoid the crossfire.

Don’t forget to watch Mr. Brummett on the Daily Debrief tonight at 6:15. E-mail Ms. Fisher with your questions at kfisher@katv.com.

And hell yeah that’s Mickey Rourke in the photo.

UPDATE: Mr. Brummett and Ms. Fisher fielded questions for more than 90 minutes tonight on an array of topics. They clearly disagree on the virtues of “Choose Your News.” Mr. Brummett declared it a “gimmick.” Ms. Fisher argued that it was a new way to drive web readers to television. Andrew DeMillo of AP did a fine job moderating, and more than 60 people crowded into the conference room at the Arkansas Press Association.

I got to the debate just in time, so I wasn’t able to get the live blogging going - - and I was afraid that pretty boy David Kinkade would make too much fun of me. Still, I did Twitter the entire thing and you can read the tweets here.

Overall, it was a good discussion and a fun night. Several Arkansas bloggers showed up, including Mr. Kinkade, Lance Turner and Jason Tolbert in his “Print is Dead” t-shirt. I took a picture.

Perhaps the quote that I would the determine the most “newsworthy” was Mr. Brummett’s declaration that the “Arkansas Times blog has rendered the Arkansas section of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette obsolete.” I saw that Dem Gaz editorialist Frank Fellone was in the audience. I’d love to get his reaction to that. Max Brantley’s, too.

The two firecrackers agreed to come back together in 6 months or a year and see if they feel the same way. I’ll look forward to that.

UPDATE II: David Kinkade of The Arkansas Project highlights the second most newsworthy comment of the night from Mr. Brummett: “I’m relevant again.” Lance Turner goes in-depth with photos and video. Show-off.