Presidential Debate
So Trump says he won’t participate in the next presidential debate because it will be virtual. Trump says he won’t do it because it would be a waste of his time. Well, the last presidential debate was a waste of my time, so I figure we’d be even.
Look, I see no reason why Trump and his merry group of Covid spreaders should have another opportunity to try to infect Joe Biden.
Trump says he’s going to have a rally instead. Any teevee station that covers it should have their license revoked.
I believe that the hour and a half of prime time teevee should be given to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and The Lincoln Project. Mike Pence and his pink eye and fly can come, too.
I’d like to see a “debate” where clips of Trumpf saying blatant lies and other ridiculous things are followed by Biden comments. That could easily fill 90 minutes. That would be entertaining for us and educational for undecided voters. Don’t think the cult would tune in.
1Interestingly, Trump spent an hour on the phone with Fox News this morning saying people can only talk in person.
Trump: “You sit behind a computer and do a debate. It’s ridiculous, and then they cut you off whenever they want.” It is the cut you off that cuts to the heart of the matter.
Also Nixon and Kennedy did this in 1960, of course Trump’s no Jack Kennedy, heck he’s not even Richard Nixon.
“Shoo fly, don’t bother me.”
2Steve from Beaverton, my thoughts exactly!
3Amen, Sister Juanita Jean!
4Trump doesn’t want a virtual debate because he said it would be too easy for moderators to cut off his mic. His solution? He won’t show up, thereby cutting off his own mic.
That’s the strategy of a stable genius, on par with giving himself COVID-19 by following his personal protocols, rather than the CDC’s.
The Fly would be a more formidable opponent in a debate, virtual or in person. And The Fly yields his time after two minutes.
5The SUN, Rupert Murdoch’s paper in the UK, headlined it like this “Trump to go ahead with next TV debate but Biden refuses if he still has Covid-19”
6Pink eye can be an indication of Covid infection.
7Amen to that, JJ! I agree with every word of your post.
8They move on you like a bitch. They don’t even wait.
9Ms. Juanita Jean Herownself: “I believe that the hour and a half of prime time teevee should be given to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, …” We totally agree with you.
“… and The Lincoln Project. Mike Pence and his pink eye and fly can come, too.” Negotiable? As fun as their ads are and appreciated to a degree, not ready to either trust or play Kumbaya with any registered Republicon, especially George Conway. The Vice Poodle? Dunno. Maybe if his “pink eye” clears up, he has a certified negative Covid 19 test, has followed proper quarantine protocols for 14 days after a negative test followed by another test with affidavits of continued proper protocols, a health certificate from a trusted veterinarian. A mere note from Mother will not suffice. As for the fly that landed on the Vice Poodle, ask him or her if they have a smarter brother or sister to send.
10From HuffPost comments section:
11Trump most likely does not even know what “virtual debate” means. Someone should explain it to him in terms he understands: man, man, camera, TV.
Go ahead and have the debate. Just put a cardboard cutout of trump at the podium and pretend everything is normal.
12Or Joe could use and empty chair like Clint/
13Rick #5 – besides not wanting to get his mic cut he added that he wouldn’t be able to “dominate” in a virtual debate. Which gives me the creeps and takes me back to how he stalked Hillary in the town hall debate 4 years ago. Plus thinking about all the women who have accused him of sexual assault. “Dominate” sounds like too too many of the men he associates with.
14He knows how badly he stunk up the stage (well, maybe not… a loss of sense of smell is one of the effects of COVID-19) the first time and needed an excuse not to have another debate.
Besides, he’s afraid that people will tune out. Ratings are all important to him, so there you have it.
15JJ, agreed! Joe should show up for the next debate and use every second of that time to his advantage. Heck! Make it a twosome with programming for Kamala. Yeah, she runs like a girl! Just try to keep up with her!
16He’s supposed to have a “virtual rally” on the Rush Limbaugh Comedy Hour. Not in the same studio, of course — if Limbaugh really is being treated for cancer, he’d be mad to get within ten miles of the still-contagious trump.
17So today’s evita moment was a little over 18 minutes speaking. No wonder he used an excuse not to debate.
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