Let's have another debate -- here's the format

[nichomachus]

The two candidates debate. The questioners are chosen from among three European news organizations -- BBC, AFP, and one other.

The actual questioners are chosen from among reporters who cover the US by their organization and publicly announced the day of the debate.

There are three rounds.

In each round, each questioner asks each candidate one questions and one followup.

There are no commercial interruptions.

Let's see if both parties, both candidates, and the networks agree to have real questions asked by real reporters who aren't part of the corporate propaganda outlets in the US.

[Hepburn]

1. What the hell need is there for another debate?

I cannot think of one question that needs to be asked and responded to. Total waste of time IMO.

[mac2]

4. Debates are the same ole.

How about the people asking questions of candidates..not pre-prepared ones selected by the party or media. This is what an election is about.

[Clovis Sangrail]

6. 0.0

you mean you're satisfied that the debates we've had asked and got answers for all the important questions?

just... WOW

I don't think it likely that another debate will be substantially different that the ones we've had.. but I'm far from satisfied that there are no more questions that need to be asked and answered.

[Hepburn]

11. Please point out the word "satisfied" in my post. TIA n/t

[Clovis Sangrail]

21. OK

I cannot think of one question that needs to be asked and responded to. Total waste of time IMO

If you can't think of one question that needs to be asked and responded to, then by definition you are satisfied that there isn't one... or are you stating that there might be one but you're too thick to think of one?

fyi: I never said, or implied, that 'satisfied' was a direct quote from you.
If I want to quote something you said I'll do so as I did above.

[mac2]

15. No questions and they've all been answered?

I don't agree. There are pages of questions not yet answered by Americans.

The biggest question is when do we get our democracy back?

[nichomachus]

9. I agree, but

neither Hillary nor the corporate media here would agree to this -- and then they could just STFU

[yourguide]

2. Screw the debate...

let's have a duel. Pistols, 10 paces, blindfolded.

That would be just as useful as another debate.

[Clovis Sangrail]

22. cage fight to the death

oh wait... that's sort of what they're doing now
:evilgrin:

[mac2]

3. The EU corporate media ask questions?

They would be biased for sure.

[nichomachus]

12. I actually find the European media much better than the clowns on the US "news"

The Wayne and Garth show of the last debate was just embarrassing

[mac2]

14. The EU media never stopped the union takeover of their

democracies. Their Constitution ignored and a new one not yet decided.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Enough of the debates already. It's been overdone.

What more could possibly be added to the mix?

Get on to attacking McCain - HE'S the enemy.

[Patsy Stone]

7. Or this:

[nichomachus]

10. That was my second choice

[Patsy Stone]

13. Eventually,

this will all end up being settled inside the Thunderdome.

[Life Long Dem]

8. No. n/t

[jaxx]

16. Won't work.

Hillary ran on for 16 minutes in a debate, nobody could shut her up and they all tried. She continued to talk right over them. She is desperate to play her games and Obama has no obligation to give her a forum to vent her frustrations.

Next debate should be Obama vs. McCain.

[rainbow4321]

17. Then put the debate mods in charge of her mike

She can blab all she wants...but make it so the candidate's mike goes OFF after x amount of minutes of "answer".


No more debates. All she is begging for is free air time. Which is why we will no doubt see her on MSNBC and CNN again the eve of the upcoming primaries and probably network morning news shows the morning of the primaries.

[jaxx]

18. Don't forget, she said NO MODs.

She would be the mod......and never shut up.

[rainbow4321]

19. Yeah, I know...

I was responding to the scenario that OP suggested: foreign journalists as mods and them the response about not being able to shut her up.

[Tribetime]

20. This would be a great idea for the next primary season

to have all debates like this, but not 21. I'm already overdosed, has there ever been this many?