NSFW: Super Post Whore Thread v2.0

[toddnjoyce]

Howdy.

I don't see a live comment, debate watching thread. That's good. It's a train wreck. The rules allow fact-checking and the moderators are abusing that rule.

None of the four are mildly decent orators so I never attempted to watch any of the three debates so far.

I’m considering live commenting the Cruz-Allred event like I did the Cruz-Beto one, but Allred hasn’t impressed me as a talker and I don’t expect Cruz is going to be challenged on substantive issues so I’ll likely pass.

The bigger problem all these political debates suffer from is the lack of exchange of policy ideas. The concept that fact checking is even an afterthought broadcasts these things aren’t even designed to be forward looking and are expected to be rehashed, used toilet paper quality events.

 

[msharley]

 

[Fishkiller]

Good Morning Texicans

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Morning all

What he said...

 

[contender buff]

 

[Whistler]

Mornin' y'all!

 

[Coiled]

Introducing Mexican President madam Claudia Sheinbaum.

Wait ,, what!!?? That's a Jewish name if I ever heard one !

Her papi was Carlos Sheinbaum Yoselevitz. Really ,, doubling down in the Jewishness ??

HIS dada was an Ashkenazi Jew originally from Lithuania, who had emigrated to Mexico in 1928.

Finally ,, some caca that I can understand.



Morning

 

[MountainGirl]

Morning

 

[seeker_two]

Howdy.

None of the four are mildly decent orators so I never attempted to watch any of the three debates so far.

I’m considering live commenting the Cruz-Allred event like I did the Cruz-Beto one, but Allred hasn’t impressed me as a talker and I don’t expect Cruz is going to be challenged on substantive issues so I’ll likely pass.

The bigger problem all these political debates suffer from is the lack of exchange of policy ideas. The concept that fact checking is even an afterthought broadcasts these things aren’t even designed to be forward looking and are expected to be rehashed, used toilet paper quality events.

Debates now are completely meaningless. They just give the MSM an inflated sense of importance. Good candidates avoid them and focus on the voters on a personal level....

 

[Chupacabra Hunter]

Good morning y’all.


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[MountainGirl]

I don't see a live comment, debate watching thread. That's good. It's a train wreck. The rules allow fact-checking and the moderators are abusing that rule.

I am watching it, and see the same thing...

Disagree. Other than moderator bias (expected) it was the most civil political exchange out there so far...albeit that's a low bar in this climate. No personal attacks, the focus stayed on policy.

Doubt it will boost either DJT or FKH, but it did introduce Vance to the voters in a positive way, imo, and I liked that.

 

[Johnny Diamond]

Mornin ya'll, coffee

~ strength and honor ~

 

[V-Tach]

Present.................

 

[crystalphoto]

g'mornin' y'all...

 

[Eastexasrick]

Good Morning

 

[Coon]

Good morning, y'all! It's going to be a crazy day! (I've got a psychological consultative exam today)

 

[benenglish]

Morning.

 

[karlac]

Morning

 

[Iowashooter]

Good morning, y'all! It's going to be a crazy day! (I've got a psychological consultative exam today)

Do they need 3rd party input from us? Or do you just print your TGT posts and let the psychologist read them and make their own determination?

 

[benenglish]

Other than moderator bias (expected) it was the most civil political exchange out there so far...albeit that's a low bar in this climate. No personal attacks, the focus stayed on policy.

I can see all that and do not disagree. Unfortunately,...

...it did introduce Vance to the voters in a positive way, imo,...

...it also introduced Walz to the voters in a positive way. Vance failed to highlight the radicalism of Walz, though he had multiple opportunities.

Both men adopted a "I'm going to play nicer and try to look intellectually honest, whether I am or not" strategy that failed to bring forth any real contention between them.

Besides the moderator bias, what made me want to scream was the way both candidates (mostly Vance, though) failed to listen to the other guy and skewer him. Obvious opportunities were squandered when they fell back on memorized talking points they thought might be quotable. It was painful to watch them regurgitate small chunks of word salad written by God knows who (certainly not the candidates; something they had personally authored would have flowed much more freely) in a vain attempt to spew a chunk of words that would go viral. Walz was the first to try it early on and he had to torture the language to insert a few words obviously intended to be a bellwether soundbite, to go viral and be on everyone's lips the next day. When it fell flat, it was almost embarrassing to watch.

We deserve better than this.