I watched for 45 to 50 minutes, then put on a "Hogans Heroes" DVD. Couldn't tell the difference between the two. I don't want to degrade a very fine forum by dipping into politics, but I bet all here, have heads spinning this morning.
The two debate participants are an absolute embarassment to this Nation. Our two major competing political parties have done what no other sovereign nation has been able to do...they have brought this once great Nation of ours to it's knees! Shame on them, shame on us for electing such fools to office.
And the saddest part is that that chaotic mess didn't really change anything. By now everyone has made their decision so the country could have been spared the embarrassment by simply not holding the 'debate'.
I strongly disagree with this. Unfortunately, I don't think last night's debate did anything at all to help the many undecideds get any closer to choosing their candidate.
Yeah, it was certainly a hot mess. Too many interruptions, both talking over one another. Lack of substance, etc.
Poor Chris Wallace. Not sure how any moderator could have handled that situation any different/better.
Both losers in that debate for sure.
I will say one thing though -- I really don't like it when anyone says "shut up" to someone else. There are 100 ways to communicate that sentiment, without using those words.
I would offer that Wallace was the worst of the three. Not only did he chose a format which was guaranteed to cause turmoil, he could not/would not control either of the other two. And he engaged in the debating.
I miss debates that give the candidates an opportunity to unpack what they believe, what they stand for, and what they would pursue in enough detail and with sufficient uninterrupted time that they should have no need to back track, recant, or reframe on the next day unless they have truly flip flopped, in which case they need to be held to account by the press. It is a sad truth that the current format is in many respects a creation of the press, pandering to a public that largely seeks sound bites, a short event, a cheering squad audience, and at least a hint of blood sport.
The whole business seemed reminiscent of professional wrestling! Unfortunately, it wasn't "kayfabe." All three parties involved could have benefited by studying and adhering to Robert's Rules of Order and making all their replies directly to the moderator, as proper parliamentary procedure demands. You would think Biden, for all his years in the Senate, would at least have been aware of this and insisted that this protocol be followed.
In the extremely unlikely event I were called upon to moderate one of these debates, I would make sure to equip myself with a large heavy gavel and start pounding whenever the participants got out of line or off-track.
I am inclined to think Biden "won" simply by clearing the low bar the Republicans had set with all their jokes about "Joe Dementia" and not lapsing into utter incoherence.
Did anybody else here find Joe's comment, "I am the Democratic Party," reminiscent of Louis XIV's immortal line, "L'etat, c'est moi!"?
I studiously avoid viewing political absurdities such as debates and "states of the Union" speeches, so I did not watch Tuesday evening's debacle.
Love your reference to the Sun King, however!
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