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2016 Postmortem

Auggie

(31,184 posts) Fri Feb 12, 2016, 12:56 PM Feb 2016

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Who says we need debates with audiences?

They are distracting and counterproductive IMO.

Candidates tend to play to them too.

Why can't we have just the candidates and a moderator?

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Who says we need debates with audiences? (Original Post) Auggie Feb 2016 OP

its like a sit com with a laugh track olddots Feb 2016 #1

Also, if anybody thinks PBS has a shred of the neutrality it once had, they are sadly mistaken. nt Snotcicles Feb 2016 #2

I'd rather have the audience. bigwillq Feb 2016 #3

I don't have issue if the public asks questions or suggests topics Auggie Feb 2016 #4

I think we need more town hall style events... TCJ70 Feb 2016 #5

olddots

(10,237 posts)

1. its like a sit com with a laugh track

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Fri Feb 12, 2016, 01:01 PM

Feb 2016

a talent show with an aplause meter . SHOW BIZZ is not democracy .

Snotcicles

(9,089 posts)

2. Also, if anybody thinks PBS has a shred of the neutrality it once had, they are sadly mistaken. nt

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Fri Feb 12, 2016, 01:05 PM

Feb 2016

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)

3. I'd rather have the audience.

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Fri Feb 12, 2016, 01:06 PM

Feb 2016

By the people, for the people. The PEOPLE should be involved in these debates in some capacity.

Auggie

(31,184 posts)

4. I don't have issue if the public asks questions or suggests topics

Reply to bigwillq (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 12, 2016, 01:39 PM

Feb 2016

People are more on point anyway than many of these bullshit mainstream media questions about emails or who-said-what about who. That's not debate worthy.

Let's talk policy in a rational, smart roundtable-like setting for once.

TCJ70

(4,387 posts)

5. I think we need more town hall style events...

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Fri Feb 12, 2016, 01:41 PM

Feb 2016

...I've really enjoyed each one I watched so far. I also like the actual audience participation, particularly in the last one. The questioners seemed very sincere. The first one was awful and horribly scripted.

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