THE DEBATES 2016

JC29856

Anyone think Jeff Epstein and the topic of sex slave island will come up tomorrow? The private airplane and FAA logs?

JC29856

http://m.startribune.com/the-secret-history-of-the-commission-on-presidential-debates/394140131/

fife

Go Beavers said:

Usually what has the greater effect is how the press presents the debate after it's over. Since they seem to finally coming around to identifying Trump's lies more directly and frequently, this will probably be a 2 - 3 point bump for Hillary.

The question is whether the mods will be fact checking during the debate or not. Do you think they will use previous statements made on TV by both hillary and Donald?

To be honest, I'm more interested in bill Maher tweets during the debate than the actual debate and I don't have twitter

JC29856

Are all of the questions scripted? Will Hilliary and Trump know the questions?

Gern Blansten

JC29856 said:

Are all of the questions scripted? Will Hilliary and Trump know the questions?

I think they know the topics....but not actual questions

Jason P

I've never heard of Zach's show. I was giving an honest assessment on what it appeared to look like. Guess I'm not cool and hip and in with it.

Who Princess

Jason P said:

I've never heard of Zach's show. I was giving an honest assessment on what it appeared to look like. Guess I'm not cool and hip and in with it.

When he interviewed Obama, he asked questions like "Are you going to build your presidential library in Chicago or in your home village in Kenya?" and "How does it feel to be the last black president?"

brianlux

dignin

http://www.villagevoice.com/news/your-official-bingo-card-for-tonights-presidential-debate-9152675

dignin

Bart Simpson vs. Lisa Simpson

dignin

PJ_Soul

I can't believe how many people I've run into today who said that they are going home and drinking booze to watch the debate. None of them want to be watching because they expect a train wreck, but they all have to admit that that is the reason they plan on watching (these are Canadians of course).

JC29856

dignin said:

http://www.villagevoice.com/news/your-official-bingo-card-for-tonights-presidential-debate-9152675

I'm going with "Israel's right to defend itself".

eeriepadave

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPTnV3EYwGw

JC29856

Hypocrisy at work.

USAID, the government agency charged with promoting foreign development, funded a guide for “organizers around the globe seeking to hold candidate debates for elected offices.” The guide, published in 2014, recommends that debates be as inclusive as possible.

“With an inclusive debate, the sponsor sends the message that all candidates have a right to be heard,” the guide, which appears in English and Arabic, notes. The guide claims that there are some instances in which voters are served by limiting participants in the debate. For example, “Limiting the number of candidates allows voters to hear in more depth about the policies of the front runners, who are more likely to actually gain office and govern.”

“However,” the guide notes that, “excluding a number of candidates can open up sponsors to public accusations of discrimination and political bias against the aspirants (or even legal action) from smaller parties that do not receive an invitation.” A possible “middle ground,” the guide advises, is to hold multiple debates, including a forum with second tier candidates, and other public events “to help all candidates get their message to the public.”

The American public will not see either of the third party candidates with a significant following during the first presidential debate tonight. Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein were disqualified from participating in the debate by the Commission on Presidential Debates, the private organization that organizing the event. There are no nationally televised debates scheduled this fall for the public to hear from Stein or Johnson.

The USAID guide also encourages moderators of debates to ask follow-up questions “to clarify a candidate’s answer or to probe his or her positions more deeply.” That’s also very different than our system. In 2012, a leaked “Memo of Understanding” between the Democratic and Republican candidates asserted that moderators could not ask follow-up questions, making it nearly impossible to fact-check the candidates.

JC29856

Debate-a-mania


https://player.vimeo.com/video/184433393

2-feign-reluctance

hedonist said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Will the Donald stroke out?

Oh boy did I read that wrong.

Stroke meh Stroke meh!

hedonist

2-feign-reluctance said:

hedonist said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Will the Donald stroke out?

Oh boy did I read that wrong.

Stroke meh Stroke meh!

Would be great if he did the Billy Squier "dance"...though I think that was from another video.

JC29856

OMG I will coin a new phase "Trump wreck"

rgambs

"Trumped up trickle down"
Come on, Clinton.
You need to be above that.