Does anyone here think aWol will agree to debate

bobbieinok

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Wed Nov-05-03 09:48 PM
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Does anyone here think aWol will agree to debate

any democratic candidate?

I really doubt it. And the media will praise his statemanlike decision to focus on the serious job of defending the nation against terrorism.

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A HERETIC I AM

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Wed Nov-05-03 09:54 PM
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1. Only if it is STRICTLY scripted.

I dont think Rove would let Shrub anywhere NEAR a freeflowing debate format. Any one of the current candidates would tear him a new poop duct.

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Warpy

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Wed Nov-05-03 09:55 PM
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2. Agreed.

Only if questions are from the moderator and are vetted beforehand, so he doesn't have to try to think of answers, not that he ever has any.

Otherwise, he'll try to look presidential by being too busy to stoop to such a display.

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A HERETIC I AM

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Wed Nov-05-03 09:56 PM
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3. Maybe if it is strictly scripted

I dont think Rove would let Shrub anywhere NEAR a freeflowing debate format. Any one of the current candidates would tear him a new poop duct.

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A HERETIC I AM

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Wed Nov-05-03 09:57 PM
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5. :::::Smacks self on forehead::::

sorry about the double post. that will teach me to use the back button while watching the news while fondling my......er.....um....nevr mind

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kyrasdad

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Wed Nov-05-03 09:57 PM
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4. If he tries to look busy...

I think it would behoove the Dem candidate to question why he can't debate for 2 hours, but can take off for a month at a time 3 or 4 times a year to Texas and Camp David...

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kentuck

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Wed Nov-05-03 09:58 PM
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6. Yes...after they beg him and call him chicken, etc...

and his expectations will be so low, he will perceived as the winner.

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midwest_lurker

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Wed Nov-05-03 10:00 PM
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7. i don't think he'll have a choice

would look pretty bad if he didn't ... calling attention to some of his many weaknesses (speaking and thinking)...

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ShaneGR

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Wed Nov-05-03 10:03 PM
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8. No choice

He'll have to.

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UTUSN

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Wed Nov-05-03 10:05 PM
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9. Who Cares What *He* (Doesn't) Think?

Whether he shows up or not, he has nothing to say. It would even be better for him to be absent physically as he is mentally, and our nominee could play off of THAT.

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Webster Green

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Wed Nov-05-03 10:19 PM
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10. I doubt he will even agree to have an election.....

Look for martial law with elections suspended for national security
reasons...blah..blah..blah. Fascists hate elections. If the chimp thinks there is a chance of losing he will take action.

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Walt Starr

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Wed Nov-05-03 10:20 PM
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11. There will be no debates

You cannot have him taken away from important presidentin' business like fund rasing during a war!

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livinontheedge

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Wed Nov-05-03 10:22 PM
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12. He had three debates with Gore.

Why wouldn't he debate?

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Scott Lee

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Wed Nov-05-03 10:43 PM
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13. Not only that, Gore screwed up what he could have walked with

You all better HOPE any debates don't go like that.

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truth2power

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Wed Nov-05-03 10:48 PM
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14. I think his cognitive abilities have deteriorated considerably

since he debated Gore, if that's possible to imagine. From what I remember of the last presidential debates, his performance was marginal at best.

Nowadays he can hardly put together 5 words into a meaningful sentence. I don't know what's going on; maybe some sort of organicity. In any case, I don't see how the puppet masters could ever agree to debates.

How they'll accomplish this, I don't know. But it'll have to be done.

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DancingBear

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Wed Nov-05-03 10:48 PM
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15. He'll definitely agree for two reasons

1) many swing/casual voters base their choice on the debates

2) the jackass thinks he won the last one - or at least the press told him he did

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Yupster

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Wed Nov-05-03 11:22 PM
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16. He always has before

Why would you think he wouldn't this time?

He debated Ann Richards and Al Gore. You think he's going to be afraid of Howard Dean?

Has he ever run a race without debates?

I think he feels he debates just fine.

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SeveneightyWhoa

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Wed Nov-05-03 11:31 PM
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17. Ahem...correction:

You meant to say Wesley Clark, not Dean. Right?

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ThirdWheelLegend

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Wed Nov-05-03 11:39 PM
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19. Gore won the debates easily

The media WON the debates for Bush.

The media gushed over Bush and his half-answers and no-answers and lies. Then they focused on Gore's outfit color and his sighing.

The media is our biggest hurdle in this country.

I agree he will debate and no matter how bad Kucinich(:P) makes him look the media will get brown noses kissing our lovely leaders ass.

TWL

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leesa

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Wed Nov-05-03 11:32 PM
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18. Of course he will. Why not? He could slouch there and pick his nose

and mutter unintelligibly and he would 'win' hands down because the Bush Crime Family owns the press. How do you think he's 'won' all the debates and elections thus far? There is absolutely NO risk to him debating.

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