Red line to be drawn down middle of stage at debate tonight

[kskiska]

Stay on Your Side

Beyond the different feel of tonight’s town hall-style debate, the Bush-Kerry match up will have a new twist: A red line will be drawn down the middle of the stage.

The two camps spent several hours negotiating the new rule on Thursday and agreed with the Commission on Presidential Debates on the line’s addition.

The Bush campaign says it will help the look of the debate on television so that the best camera shots can be used and one candidate won’t upstage the other. The Kerry campaign says they’re OK with it but they do not expect moderator Charlie Gibson to enforce keeping each man on his side of the line.

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,134824,00.html

[dogtag]

1. Will the red line be electrified? Or will Charlie use a cattle prod?

How friggen undignified can you get? No doubt this new rule will work as well for Shrub as the others did. NOT.

[TexasSissy]

4. Yes, that is SO undignified and not befitting the office of President.

A red line? I'm ashamed that that is occurring.

[mhr]

2. Don't Cross That Line Or I Am Drawing A New Red Line In The Sand!

eom

[July]

3. Jesus H. Christ. This is so high school. nt

[dryan]

5. This is absurd!

[MissMarple]

13. Or 5th grade prima donnas, who MUST BE the most popular.

This is so immature. You would think George would be embarrassed.

[Catherine Vincent]

6. oh please...

give me a break!

[DontTreadOnMe]

8. Start off with the very first question by...

standing directly on the line!

[MercutioATC]

9. You're not far off. Chimpy won't stand next to Kerry because of the height

difference. Have Kerry stand on the line and force Bush off to the side.

:evilgrin:

[Hans Delbrook]

7. Sure, that's the reason

What pussies. They don't want Blinky the Chimp to be seen next to Kerry. They know how bad it makes the chimp look.

[cheshire]

10. Was Gore invited? Is * worried? Maybe he's having nightmares. LOL

[fugop]

17. Beautiful idea!

Oh man. How priceless would it be for Gore to be seated in the audience at this or the next debate? After the Leahy thing, it almost seems possible. I suddenly flashed back to the goofy look Bush gave Gore in the townhall debate in 2000 when Gore walked right up to him. Sort of the classic doubletake, if I recall directly. LMAO.

[bullimiami]

11. bush broke the rules last time

hell probably come over and push kerry off his chair.

[Pirate Smile]

12. and where will the lighting system be placed this time? Is it going to

be enlarged to the size of a stoplight and hanging above their heads?

[uncle ray]

14. the funny thing is

it was * that came running out all in a hurry to Kerry's side of the stage, yet Kerry still looked the better man. and who's asking for the red line?

[CarolynEC]

15. Let's be clear: The Bushies wanted this nonsense, our side said...

... "Yeah, if that will keep you crybabies from throwing a tantrum, whatever."


P.S. What's the emoticon for "continually stunned by the ridiculousness of the people who are allegedly running our country" ? I tried :csbtrotpwaaroc: but for some reason, it didn't work. :7

[trogdor]

18. There are some equivalent ones.

:eyes: comes to mind. You might also use :wtf: in more extreme circumstances.

[Supersedeas]

16. the 'Merican sheeple ought to be proud of the grown-ups

[Spike from MN]

22. Hey, is this anything like Qaddafi's "line of death?"

What's the punishment for crossing the line? Kerry should step over it just so * can whine about him forgetting about the line just like he forgot about Poland.

[doni_georgia]

19. Man Gore must have really rattled him in 2000 by invading his space

W is for WUSS

[Pithy Cherub]

20. From the sublime to

the past ridiculous bus stop! Is this to 'alert' * that if he does the ants-in-my-pants-dance/slouch/grimace again he knows where to stop to stay on TV?

[MazeRat7]

21. Two men enter..one man leaves...two men enter one man leaves......

This is starting to sound like Mad Max or FIght Club or something....

Gzzzzz... dont cross the red line johnny.....


MZr7

[Catt03]

23. If this doesn't validate that we need grown-ups in office

I don't know what will.

[trogdor]

24. This could be awkward...

...for a speaker answering a question from someone on the opposite side of the stage. Whoever thought it up should have drawn to lines. One would seperate the rear half of the stage to provide "neutral corners" like in boxing, and the other one would designate a more intimate and comfortable space for the current speaker, who would have to vacate that space after finishing his answer. The most logical place for someone addressing a live audience is at front center-stage, and there's a big line across it. That's just dumb.

[grace0418]

25. Good lord, wasn't there a Brady Bunch episode

where they divided a room with tape?

I can just hear Dumbya now "Charlieeeeeee, he's on my side again!!!!"

Then Charlie can say "If I have to stop this debate one more time, we're going home. And you can forget about playing video games for two weeks, mister!"

[DeepModem Mom]

26. How short IS the man??? What's the deal?

[Hans Delbrook]

27. Little Man

Oh, he's a little man all right - but it's about his height.