tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post1087376849399554881..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: Will there be any Clinton vs. Trump TV debates? (A bit of idle speculation.)Steve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-16165363323683425042016-07-30T20:36:18.563-04:002016-07-30T20:36:18.563-04:00He would probably perfer scheduling the debates at...He would probably perfer scheduling the debates at 3am when no one is watching. Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-29647469675322468432016-07-30T19:26:43.172-04:002016-07-30T19:26:43.172-04:00I think you were really onto something here, Crank...I think you were really onto something here, Crank. He's already trying to weasel out of the schedule, alleging a <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/trump-says-nfl-sent-him-a-letter-railing-against-ridiculous-debate-schedule-but-the-nfl-says-they-didnt/" rel="nofollow">letter from the NFL</a> complaining about the schedule--except NFL denies they sent a letter.Yastreblyanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335868257729063363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-51698636469521213512016-07-30T15:22:52.121-04:002016-07-30T15:22:52.121-04:00I'd leave that second bowl empty if I were you...I'd leave that second bowl empty if I were you. Eat from the first one while Hillary is talking and use the other one when Trump incudes the popcorn to come back up.Green Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477132834757467690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-56997419980320756482016-07-30T10:58:04.680-04:002016-07-30T10:58:04.680-04:00The dates have already been announced:
Sept 26
Oc...The dates have already been announced:<br /><br />Sept 26<br />Oct 4 (Veep debate)<br />Oct 9<br />Oct 10<br /><br />According to this:<br /><br />http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2015/09/23/2016-general-election-debate-schedule/81238502/<br /><br />the schedule was released on 23 Sept 2015<br /><br /><br />Jim Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01683702294178406033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-82210470492843125372016-07-30T09:30:29.195-04:002016-07-30T09:30:29.195-04:00Lol. I think Rich may win the prediction contest.Lol. I think Rich may win the prediction contest.Yastreblyanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335868257729063363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-33483149718267344602016-07-29T20:59:56.174-04:002016-07-29T20:59:56.174-04:00tony the tiger or cowerdly lion?tony the tiger or cowerdly lion?enifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07248394691594568135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-61011014030774147372016-07-29T19:51:23.801-04:002016-07-29T19:51:23.801-04:00Here's what I'd do if I were the Trump cam...Here's what I'd do if I were the Trump camp. 1) Demand 6 debates ("Most ever! HUUUUGE!") 2) Demand (unconditionally) they all be on Fox, hosted by Sean Hannity ("because Fox is the only unbiased news network out there!") Naturally the Dems will balk, so Trump gets a twofer -- he's off the hook for actually, you know, debating, and he can mock "Crooked Hillary" for being too scared to face his Almighty Trumpositude. As with all things in this campaign, this isn't aimed at everyone, just loyal legionnaires of Orange Julius Ceasar. Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600688674236630281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-83951962639388932062016-07-29T19:23:28.854-04:002016-07-29T19:23:28.854-04:00It's true Der Trumpenfuehrer doesn't do no...It's true Der Trumpenfuehrer doesn't do norms, but the MSM does expect certain rituals in the presidential election process to take place in some form or another; they build their narratives around these stages, in fact. Now that we're past Act 1, the primaries, and Act 2, the conventions, Act 3, the campaigning, has its stock scenes, and the debates are supposed to provide pivotal moments. The media will not be happy to have that part of the narrative taken away from them.<br /><br />I can see a disgruntled MSM, pissed at losing the drama (not to mention rating$$$$), and bored with the Crooked Hillary narrative, so tedious and stale, deciding to turn the wolf pack loose on all that fresh meat hanging off Trump's bloated carcass -- especially if he keeps bullying and belittling reporters. Never Ben Betterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17814767173601107270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-74964751044271532312016-07-29T19:04:01.590-04:002016-07-29T19:04:01.590-04:00Donald is too lazy to cram for these debates. He&#...Donald is too lazy to cram for these debates. He's got by with bluster and insults and thinks that the same tactics will work against Hillary. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977868106173983411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-12588927182261607322016-07-29T18:48:38.158-04:002016-07-29T18:48:38.158-04:00He won't debate.
He didn't release his tax...He won't debate.<br />He didn't release his tax returns, and nothing happened.<br /><br />Don the Con doesn't <i>do</i> norms.<br />Hell, he barely does laws.William F. Glennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557342274820875239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-72792948622512066312016-07-29T17:51:38.998-04:002016-07-29T17:51:38.998-04:00The Putincandidate Trump might try to debate but w...The Putincandidate Trump might try to debate but will flounder around like a bloated beached whale when asked for any and I mean any specifics.Raymond Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07414122272640069517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-54505893948159573262016-07-29T17:50:46.858-04:002016-07-29T17:50:46.858-04:0030 years ago, the League of Women Voters asked me ...30 years ago, the League of Women Voters asked me to be the timekeeper for a local candidates' night for those running for the school board, village board, and (I think) the library board. I set up my darkroom clock (anyone remember those?) with it's large dial, and borrowed a bullhorn from the fire department that had a really cool siren setting. The rule was 5 minutes for opening statements, and then written questions from the audience, with candidates being given 5 minutes to respond. I seem to remember it was the third candidate who decided to ignore the 5 minute opening statement limit, at which point I hit the siren, and you probably won't be surprised to learn that there were no more problems with candidates overstaying their verbal welcome. I did several more after that, and found that word quickly got around that I was totally ruthless with the time thing. Don't see why debate moderators couldn't do the same thing. Except without the darkroom clock.RAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665876778934188426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-57115342301747805822016-07-29T17:41:54.634-04:002016-07-29T17:41:54.634-04:00You might or might not be right.
Trump should cert...You might or might not be right.<br />Trump should certainly review some Buchanan columns since the fall of the Iron Curtain with many strategic and ethical arguments showing why NATO should have been disbanded immediately. So as to avoid the war Clinton wants to risk.<br />(See Steven Cohen at The Nation for similar arguments from the left.)KenRighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02861276158382647529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-71565550105909173582016-07-29T17:41:15.555-04:002016-07-29T17:41:15.555-04:00We may have one debate. I don't think he will...We may have one debate. I don't think he will have the guts to go three rounds with her.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.com