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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#323101: Aug 10th 2020 at 5:31:44 AM

To be fair to the schools, Trump has threatend to cut funding if they don't re-open to in-person learning, and a school cant exist under a capatilist socioty without money unfortunatly. :/

The alternative is killing students.

The people involved should be fired, tarred, and feathered.

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#323102: Aug 10th 2020 at 5:33:01 AM

Trump did not storm out of his debates with Clinton, right? And I assume she did not exactly go easy on him, either.

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#323103: Aug 10th 2020 at 5:43:35 AM

No, but he did start yelling “NO PUPPET! NO PUPPET! YOU’RE THE PUPPET!” at her, and another time he stalked her around the stage like a creep.

So I think the odds are decent that he’ll start screaming at Biden, or try to get physical.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#323104: Aug 10th 2020 at 5:48:30 AM

So I am the only person who hopes that the debates will be canned.

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3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#323105: Aug 10th 2020 at 5:49:27 AM

If he gets physical with Biden, I'm putting thee cookies down on Biden socking him in the face.

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HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#323106: Aug 10th 2020 at 5:54:10 AM

It's gonna be like the climax of Up.

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#323107: Aug 10th 2020 at 5:55:33 AM

@Septimus: I admit to feeling that the whole "Trump's base can see him make an ass of himself" strategy is clearly not going to scrape any further members of his base off the bottom of the barrel, but if we're lucky we'll get some good quips from Biden. The biggest thing we need to combat right now is the whole "Biden is senile" falsehood bothsiders and thumb-sitters are eating up.

It's been fun.
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#323108: Aug 10th 2020 at 5:55:33 AM

I'm still hoping for Biden to hulk out and beat Trump up before football kicking him.

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#323109: Aug 10th 2020 at 6:01:32 AM

Well, they did threaten each other with schoolyard fistycuffs in the past. grin

Maybe Biden can creep on Trump right back. Sniff his hair or something.

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3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#323110: Aug 10th 2020 at 6:06:46 AM

"I'm Joseph Biden and I approve of this message" *punches Trump off the Stage*

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DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#323111: Aug 10th 2020 at 6:11:09 AM

[up][up]

You know perfectly well that somebody out there will write fanfiction about this now, don't you?

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Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
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#323112: Aug 10th 2020 at 6:13:09 AM

Any debates between these two would be such a circus. Trump has nothing substantive to say about anything, so I don't even see how they would qualify as debates. Back in 2016 there were still people pretending that Trump could somehow be "presidential".

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speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#323113: Aug 10th 2020 at 6:21:27 AM

I too have no interest in seeing any debates this time around, especially not during a pandemic. Frankly, they're an antiquated concept anyway. They were useful when radio was a thing and even moreso when television debuted, but nowadays with the internet, it's not hard to get info on your candidate of choice and what they stand for.

Plus, let's be honest, as Fighteer said, there's no way these debates would be civil anyway, so it's doubtful we'd even get any meaningful info out of them. Debates may have been useful when both candidates at least maintained a semblance of civility, but that's obviously not going to happen this time.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#323114: Aug 10th 2020 at 6:31:19 AM

televised debates mean decent ratings I imagine,which is why they caught on,no one can resist a spectacle

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#323115: Aug 10th 2020 at 6:34:51 AM

[up] If you turn politics into entertainment, it really shouldn't be such a surprise that a clown got elected.

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Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#323116: Aug 10th 2020 at 6:39:29 AM

After all that has happened, only 6% with a 3% margin of error... that is so low.

Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#323117: Aug 10th 2020 at 7:21:46 AM

Debates aren't for people who pay attention to politics. They'll have already made up their minds well before the debates come around. Debates are for the fence-sitters and uninformed, and having Biden and Trump on the same stage to directly contrast each other could certainly turn an entire bank of halogen spotlights on the difference between them.

Trump was able to get away with a lot in his debates with Hillary that he wouldn't be able to against Biden simply because Hillary was more constrained in how she could respond to him by needing to walk the fine line of being a woman in public and having to largely smile and take it.

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#323118: Aug 10th 2020 at 7:40:29 AM

[up] It didn't help that the moderators almost exclusively asked questions about scandals and never gave Hillary the chance to talk about meaningful policy issues, which were her strongest aspects.

Apparently, nobody wanted to hear about her plan for reforming the tax code or dealing with climate change; they wanted to hear her try to justify her vote for the Iraq war. Because harping on people's pasts is great TV drama. Heck, look how much we do it.

Edited by Fighteer on Aug 10th 2020 at 10:54:38 AM

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unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#323119: Aug 10th 2020 at 8:09:39 AM

I mean, debate can also see how a candidate actually present itself with others, so it can be use for that.

And...im the only one who see trump stumble is way in the debate? even his fierce suporter said he act like old fool, because he cant do anything beyond 20 minutes.

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Lost in Space
#323120: Aug 10th 2020 at 8:11:34 AM

It might be fun to see him storm off the stage in response to a tough question or statement, but it would be a mistake to count on that happening. He agreed to debate Hillary Clinton mainly because of his contempt for women: he thought he could intimidate her into looking weak.

That is how he attacks people: personally, not on substance. So expect his main approach to Biden to be attacking him for his supposed senility, his speech impediment, or his supposed lack of intelligence.

Edited by Fighteer on Aug 10th 2020 at 11:16:59 AM

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Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#323121: Aug 10th 2020 at 8:16:44 AM

And a few "sleepy Joes" thrown in for good measure.

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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#323122: Aug 10th 2020 at 8:23:35 AM

Joe should counter by spelling "Yosemite" and challenge Trump to do the same.

Lightysnake Since: May, 2010
#323123: Aug 10th 2020 at 8:24:09 AM

Clinton's numbers were never better after the debates. She won but it didn't help in the end.

For all Biden's faults...he has a strong debate history against his enemies. He has no reason to hold back on Trump

nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#323124: Aug 10th 2020 at 8:27:26 AM

More general news, but it seems there was a major gas explosion in Baltimore this morning, according to AJC

Three houses were destroyed Monday morning in Baltimore after a series of gas explosions, killing at least one person and injuring at least three others.

The explosions were in the Reisterstown Station neighborhood in northwest Baltimore.

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#323125: Aug 10th 2020 at 8:30:43 AM

I expect that Burisma will come up a lot. Trump is likely going to make that his main attack point. Perhaps he will go into Tara Reade's accusations as well.

I think much will depend on how Biden reacts to that, and whether he can avoid being pushed into the defensive.

Edited by Redmess on Aug 10th 2020 at 5:31:23 PM

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