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The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2023 11:21 am
by Shirley
Here's a prequel of tomorrow night's debate:


Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2023 12:26 pm
by japhy
Meanwhile the main event is coming up.

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowit ... YHZdmExlKU

Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2023 6:02 pm
by Shirley
It partially restores my faith in humanity when I see that other people, you and jfish69, subscribe to the New Yorker, too.

Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 4:03 pm
by mjl2
Sounds like Burghum might be out due to the 67 year old getting injured in a pickup basketball game last night.

Reminds me of my latest Ragbrai where one guy in our group got knocked out of the ride due to a keg falling on his foot on the way to the starting town, a full day before the the start of the ride. Foreshadowing of the hellish shit show to come.

Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 4:37 pm
by jfish26
mjl2 wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 4:03 pm Sounds like Burghum might be out due to the 67 year old getting injured in a pickup basketball game last night.

Reminds me of my latest Ragbrai where one guy in our group got knocked out of the ride due to a keg falling on his foot on the way to the starting town, a full day before the the start of the ride. Foreshadowing of the hellish shit show to come.
Did he twist his thinking ankle? Or sprain his speaking wrist?

Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 4:46 pm
by DCHawk1
japhy wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2023 12:26 pm Meanwhile the main event is coming up.

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowit ... YHZdmExlKU
bOrOwItZ!

Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 7:44 pm
by Shirley
If I were Trump, I wouldn't attend tonight's debate either.

Lots to lose, little to nothing to win.

As the incumbent President, if I were Biden I wouldn't debate anyone other than the eventual republican presidential candidate. And, if said candidate is a pathological liar like Trump, I'd have to give it some thought before I'd agree to debate him, too.

Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 7:49 pm
by jfish26
Shirley wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 7:44 pm If I were Trump, I wouldn't attend tonight's debate either.

Lots to lose, little to nothing to win.

As the incumbent President, if I were Biden I wouldn't debate anyone other than the eventual republican presidential candidate. And, if said candidate is a pathological liar like Trump, I'd have to give it some thought before I'd agree to debate him, too.
Depends where The Defendant’s decompensation is at by then.

Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:01 pm
by Shirley
jfish26 wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 7:49 pm
Shirley wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 7:44 pm If I were Trump, I wouldn't attend tonight's debate either.

Lots to lose, little to nothing to win.

As the incumbent President, if I were Biden I wouldn't debate anyone other than the eventual republican presidential candidate. And, if said candidate is a pathological liar like Trump, I'd have to give it some thought before I'd agree to debate him, too.
Depends where The Defendant’s decompensation is at by then.
^^^ That's largely why I hedged.

Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:02 pm
by Shirley
Full disclosure: I had to scroll thru my channels to find Fox, because I had no idea which channel it is.

Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:05 pm
by Shirley
Bret looks more and more like Sam Donaldson with time.

Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:05 pm
by Sparko
Unless you are in a masochistic drinking game keyed on "woke", turn off the electronics. I am not even watching the recaps. Eck. Governmental unsuitability clown car.

Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:07 pm
by Shirley
Sparko wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:05 pm Unless you are in a masochistic drinking game keyed on "woke", turn off the electronics. I am not even watching the recaps. Eck. Governmental unsuitability clown car.
It's a challenge to watch, for sure.

Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:08 pm
by jfish26
I’m watching.

Don’t know if anyone else here would have happened to see the 90s movie Disturbing Behavior, but…ah…DeSantis reminds me of that.

Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:10 pm
by jfish26
Christie is basically Bill running the high-low in 2023. He knows what he’s doing, the stuff should work…and it’s just gonna be noncompetitive.

Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:13 pm
by Shirley
jfish26 wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:10 pm Christie is basically Bill running the high-low in 2023. He knows what he’s doing, the stuff should work…and it’s just gonna be noncompetitive.
I agree, he might be among the most sane, but that pretty much makes him unacceptable.

Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:14 pm
by Shirley
Whoa, Nikki coming out shooting!

Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:15 pm
by jfish26
Shirley wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:14 pm Whoa, Nikki coming out shooting!
At…her own side!

Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:15 pm
by jfish26
Shirley wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:13 pm
jfish26 wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:10 pm Christie is basically Bill running the high-low in 2023. He knows what he’s doing, the stuff should work…and it’s just gonna be noncompetitive.
I agree, he might be among the most sane, but that pretty much makes him unacceptable.
And this makes Pence, Bruce Weber.

Re: The 2024 Presidential Debate Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:19 pm
by Shirley
Never seen Pence like this before.

Not that it will make any difference.