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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
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    #9

    No audience. I agree that having debates after people have started voting is wrong.

    GNn_IEcXcAE5Axz.jpeg

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • George KG George K

      No audience. I agree that having debates after people have started voting is wrong.

      GNn_IEcXcAE5Axz.jpeg

      taiwan_girlT Offline
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      taiwan_girl
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      #10

      @George-K said in June and September Presidential debates called for:

      No audience. I agree that having debates after people have started voting is wrong.

      Agree. I also think that there should be a "mute" button. Once your time is up speaking, you cannot talk.

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      • George KG Offline
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        George K
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        #11

        June 27th on CNN.

        https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/15/biden-trump-presidential-debates/?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert

        Biden’s team has requested that only broadcast networks that hosted Republican primary debates in 2016 and Democratic primary debates in 2020 be eligible to host the first debate. Only four networks — CNN, ABC News, Telemundo and CBS News — hosted debates for both parties during those cycles.

        Biden proposed that the moderator should be selected by the broadcast host from its “regular personnel,” with firm time limits for answers, equal speaking time, alternative turns to speak and microphones that are active only during each candidate’s turn. The first debate would take place after the June 15 conclusion of the Group of Seven summit in Italy and the conclusion of Trump’s criminal trial in New York. The September debate would take place before the start of early voting.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • LuFins DadL Offline
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          LuFins Dad
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          #12

          Isn’t that before the conventions?

          The Brad

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          • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

            Isn’t that before the conventions?

            George KG Offline
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            George K
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            #13

            @LuFins-Dad said in June and September Presidential debates called for:

            Isn’t that before the conventions?

            Uh huh. DNC is 8/19-8/22. RNC is 7/15-7/18.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • LuFins DadL Offline
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              LuFins Dad
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              Yeah, that’s a big fat no. No debates until both presumptive nominees ARE the nominees. There’s a process for a reason. And the GOP are idiots to agree to a debate with a candidate that might not be the nominee anymore in August. And the debate might even be the decisive factor in the DNC making that change.

              The Brad

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              • AxtremusA Axtremus

                @Jolly said in June and September Presidential debates called for:

                Let's do Lincoln-Douglas style.

                All they did was talk. You’re the one who often say of politicians “don’t listen to what they say, look at what they do.” Yet here you are advocating for politicians to just talk a lot.

                It’s the 21st century. I want to see multimedia presentations with rich data visualizations, completely with proper citations to sources to allow easy verification and evaluation by third parties.

                JollyJ Offline
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                Jolly
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                #15

                @Axtremus said in June and September Presidential debates called for:

                @Jolly said in June and September Presidential debates called for:

                Let's do Lincoln-Douglas style.

                All they did was talk. You’re the one who often say of politicians “don’t listen to what they say, look at what they do.” Yet here you are advocating for politicians to just talk a lot.

                It’s the 21st century. I want to see multimedia presentations with rich data visualizations, completely with proper citations to sources to allow easy verification and evaluation by third parties.

                You want a debate or competing presentations?

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                • JollyJ Jolly

                  @Axtremus said in June and September Presidential debates called for:

                  @Jolly said in June and September Presidential debates called for:

                  Let's do Lincoln-Douglas style.

                  All they did was talk. You’re the one who often say of politicians “don’t listen to what they say, look at what they do.” Yet here you are advocating for politicians to just talk a lot.

                  It’s the 21st century. I want to see multimedia presentations with rich data visualizations, completely with proper citations to sources to allow easy verification and evaluation by third parties.

                  You want a debate or competing presentations?

                  CopperC Offline
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                  Copper
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                  #16

                  @Jolly said in June and September Presidential debates called for:

                  You want a debate or competing presentations?

                  Gotcha lines.

                  You're no John Kennedy.

                  Who am I? Why am I here?

                  George KG 1 Reply Last reply
                  • MikM Mik

                    I was thinking Hamilton-Burr.

                    jon-nycJ Offline
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                    jon-nyc
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                    #17

                    @Mik said in June and September Presidential debates called for:

                    I was thinking Hamilton-Burr.

                    lol

                    Only non-witches get due process.

                    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                    • CopperC Copper

                      @Jolly said in June and September Presidential debates called for:

                      You want a debate or competing presentations?

                      Gotcha lines.

                      You're no John Kennedy.

                      Who am I? Why am I here?

                      George KG Offline
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                      George K
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                      #18

                      @Copper said in June and September Presidential debates called for:

                      John Kennedy.

                      image.jpeg

                      And the actual quotation was, "Sir, you're no Jack Kennedy."

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • jon-nycJ Offline
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                        jon-nyc
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                        #19

                        Wrong pic? Doesn’t look like Bentsen.

                        Only non-witches get due process.

                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                          By the way, thinking about this topic, this is probably the first time ever that the VP debate is at least as important as the presidential debate.

                          Only non-witches get due process.

                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                          • George KG Offline
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                            George K
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                            From The Bee:

                            https://babylonbee.com/news/donald-trumps-7-debate-demands-revealed?utm_source=The Babylon Bee Newsletter&utm_medium=email

                            Details were still being ironed out, but it was confirmed yesterday that the world could now look forward to another debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. While Biden's list of conditions to agree to the debate made the rounds on social media, Trump's list of demands was not made public… until now.

                            The Babylon Bee has obtained the following list of Donald Trump's debate demands:

                            1. Benny Hill music must be played whenever Biden wanders around the stage: His aimless shuffling will be much more entertaining to the viewing audience set to "Yakety Sax."

                            2. Moderators have to be smoking hot: Not just attractive. They have to be hot. Smoking hot. At least a 9 or a 10. Or even better than 10, maybe. Debates are better with hot moderators. I can't look at a dog for 3 hours. That would be terrible.

                            3. Catering provided by McDonald's: Big Macs and Diet Cokes during every commercial break.

                            4. Lightning round: Featuring a wheel to be spun for prizes, including Trump Steaks, Trump sneakers, and Trump NFTs.

                            5. Sad trombone riff plays following every Biden answer: Wah-wah-wahhhhh!

                            6. Whenever Trump drops a savage diss, sunglasses lower from the ceiling and the words "Thug Life" appear onscreen: Don't worry, Biden won't even know it's happening.

                            7. The loser gets slimed: It's time to bring the genius of Nickelodeon to presidential debates.

                            When reached for comment, the White House would neither confirm nor deny that Biden had agreed to Trump's demands.

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                              @George-K said in June and September Presidential debates called for:

                              No audience. I agree that having debates after people have started voting is wrong.

                              Agree. I also think that there should be a "mute" button. Once your time is up speaking, you cannot talk.

                              Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                              Doctor Phibes
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                              @taiwan_girl said in June and September Presidential debates called for:

                              @George-K said in June and September Presidential debates called for:

                              No audience. I agree that having debates after people have started voting is wrong.

                              Agree. I also think that there should be a "mute" button. Once your time is up speaking, you cannot talk.

                              A trap door above shark infested custard would be better

                              I was only joking

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                              • MikM Away
                                MikM Away
                                Mik
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                                #23

                                Just slime them both and call it a night.

                                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  taiwan_girl
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                                    taiwan_girl
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                                    https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/15/politics/trump-biden-cnn-debate-rules/index.html

                                    Both candidates have accepted the network’s invitation and agreed to accept the rules and format of the debate, as outlined in letters sent to the campaigns by the network in May.

                                    The 90-minute debate will include two commercial breaks, according to the network, and campaign staff may not interact with their candidate during that time.

                                    Both candidates agreed to appear at a uniform podium, and their podium positions will be determined by a coin flip.

                                    Microphones will be muted throughout the debate except for the candidate whose turn it is to speak. While no props or pre-written notes will be allowed on the stage, candidates will be given a pen, a pad of paper and a bottle of water.

                                    Some aspects of the debate – including the absence of a studio audience – will be a departure from previous debates. But, as in the past, the moderators “will use all tools at their disposal to enforce timing and ensure a civilized discussion,” according to the network.

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                                    • George KG Offline
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                                      George K
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                                      #26

                                      Damn, no trap door or shock collar.

                                      Otherwise, I'm good with these rules.

                                      Disappointed that anti-Trump Tapper and Bash are the "moderators."

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • 89th8 Offline
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                                        89th
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                                        Damn, it is RISKY to let Biden go 90 minutes without having any campaign staff being able to interact with him.

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                                        • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                                          I might actually watch these. I'd say there's a significant chance of something highly entertaining and/or excessively cringe-worthy occurring from either one or both of these characters.

                                          I was only joking

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