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Tennessee Gal

(6,160 posts) Wed Mar 21, 2012, 02:03 AM Mar 2012

There should be something like a "college bowl" competition for candidates

where they would be asked pointed questions requiring factually correct answers for points. When they lie or don't answer correctly a loud buzzer should go off and they should lose points. Or maybe a gong, a "gong show" with a hook for the one who lies the most.

Mittens would not last long.

It would be much better than the current debate structure.

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There should be something like a "college bowl" competition for candidates (Original Post) Tennessee Gal Mar 2012 OP

Someone should fact check Mitt's speech in Illinois last night. Tennessee Gal Mar 2012 #1

Had similar idea a while ago: a quiz-show about politics, history and economics (natl and int'natl) DetlefK Mar 2012 #2

I would like to see a SERIOUS interview with SERIOUS questions XemaSab Mar 2012 #3

Given the intellectual capacity of the current Republican Party... 3waygeek Mar 2012 #4

There should be but there won't be. Javaman Mar 2012 #5

Tennessee Gal

(6,160 posts)

1. Someone should fact check Mitt's speech in Illinois last night.

Reply to Tennessee Gal (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 02:31 AM

Mar 2012

I think he told some whoopers!

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

2. Had similar idea a while ago: a quiz-show about politics, history and economics (natl and int'natl)

Reply to Tennessee Gal (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 05:09 AM

Mar 2012

How about this question: "Approximately how many percent is one seventh?"

XemaSab

(60,212 posts)

3. I would like to see a SERIOUS interview with SERIOUS questions

Reply to Tennessee Gal (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 05:20 AM

Mar 2012

Instead of bullshit softball questions like "How would your faith affect your presidency?" I want to see questions like "Do you believe we are living in the end times?," "Do you believe that non-Christians are going to hell?," "Do you believe that Satan is a literal being who causes people to sin?," and stuff like that.

3waygeek

(2,034 posts)

4. Given the intellectual capacity of the current Republican Party...

Reply to Tennessee Gal (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 07:35 AM

Mar 2012

the competition would have to be more along the lines of the preschool edition of Trivial Pursuit. Otherwise all the candidates would be tied at zero.

Javaman

(62,534 posts)

5. There should be but there won't be.

Reply to Tennessee Gal (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 08:49 AM

Mar 2012

it would be like celebrity jeopardy on saturday night live.

only difference would be, instead of alex tribeck as the host, it would be Obama.

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