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2015-10-30 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by DarthVader 2015-10-30 13:25|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 aka... letting the enemy choose the battlespace so they can take out the popular but not desirable to the establishment plan backfiring so badly that Jeb is Dead and the RNC looks like complete fools.

Posted by DarthVader 2015-10-30 13:26|| 2015-10-30 13:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Comcast/NBC is a Democrat front. Nice to kick them in the ass. Perhaps the Republican President should pay them back

Posted by Frank G 2015-10-30 13:55|| 2015-10-30 13:55|| Front Page Top

#3 They'll probably set up the next one with CBS to get a fair shake...

Personally I think the candidates should get together a list of topics, each make a short video discussing their opinions on that topic, then make rebuttals to the other candidates opinions. Do it all online.

This would allow them to research and consult their experts before they make the videos and rebuttals which is more akin to what the President does anyway. It would remove gotcha questions and capture headlines week after week as new topics were posted (with rebuttals).

And hopefully we would learn a bit more about them.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-10-30 15:06|| 2015-10-30 15:06|| Front Page Top

#4 "hopefully we would learn a bit more about them" Too boooorrrrrring, not enough "excitement", pizazz or BS. Actually the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 were a lot like that. Thousands traveled to hear them in person, reporters transcribed the speeches, and they were published in full in many newspapers.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-10-30 16:12|| 2015-10-30 16:12|| Front Page Top

#5 Problem is that the attention span of the average voter nowdais is just about - Say are the Kardassians doing now?

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-10-30 16:23|| 2015-10-30 16:23|| Front Page Top

#6 Step one - kill the media and their political operatives by attacking, attacking, attacking.

Step two - (for the short attention span theater goers) stop calling them 'Liberals' or 'Democrats' and start calling them what they've already called themselves - Socialist

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-10-30 16:30|| 2015-10-30 16:30|| Front Page Top

#7 I think rjschwarz has a good idea but if it's Too boooorrrrrring, not enough "excitement", pizazz or BS then you could have some televised debates as well. The media has an important role to play in the process but they're all so lazy, biased and crooked they're not playing it anymore. It was nice to see the candidates calling them on it but there is quite of bit of lazy, bias and crooked among them too.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-10-30 16:38|| 2015-10-30 16:38|| Front Page Top

#8 Maybe....

Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2015-10-30 19:58|| 2015-10-30 19:58|| Front Page Top

#9 The RNC didn't "pull out" of the debate. Donald Trump told them that they were f%@ing "fired" and the RNC put its tail between their legs and whimpered off into a corner.

Posted by Lone Ranger 2015-10-30 21:00|| 2015-10-30 21:00|| Front Page Top

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