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Tonight (10/13/2016) 8:30 ET CNN
Finally we get to hear something from the Democrats.
The line up includes:
Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders
Martin O'Malley
Jim Webb
Lincoln Chafee
Anybody looking for anything here (besides finding out who the hell Licoln Chaffee is)?
I'll try to watch, but there's a good chance this one is going to put me to sleep.
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(10-13-2015, 05:02 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Tonight (10/13/2016) 8:30 ET CNN
Finally we get to hear something from the Democrats.
The line up includes:
Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders
Martin O'Malley
Jim Webb
Lincoln Chafee
Anybody looking for anything here (besides finding out who the hell Licoln Chaffee is)?
I'll try to watch, but there's a good chance this one is going to put me to sleep.
Didn't Chafee used to be a Republican? I am interested to see how Bernie will fare in this debate.
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I'll be watching SHIELD. These things are such a waste of time.
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(10-13-2015, 05:07 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: Didn't Chafee used to be a Republican? I am interested to see how Bernie fairs in this debate.
First question, yes, but I think he accidentally filed the paperwork as a Republican and — since he got elected as one — just rolled with it. He voted pretty well against everything the GOP was pushing back then (late 90s?).
And I'm interested in hearing Sanders and seeing how he stands up against Clinton, who is head and shoulders more polished. Sanders has sound ideas and makes some good soundbyte memes, but if he can't out debate Clinton, he doesn't stand any chance. As far as the rest, they're all vying for a VP spot, so I'm not caring too much. Whichever one of them Bernie or Clinton picks will be picked apart on late night following the election, so I'll get to know enough about them in a couple years.
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Mehh. I'll watch I guess, but these never influence my opinion. It's mostly a good chance for Bernie to try to bump his poll numbers.
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I hope Bernie does well.
If nothing else, he provokes thought by injecting non-conventional ideas into the arena.
I worry the panel will be a little softer on the Dems.
Hopefully I'm wrong.
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(10-13-2015, 05:07 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: Didn't Chafee used to be a Republican? I am interested to see how Bernie fairs in this debate.
GOP turned IND turned DEM.
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(10-13-2015, 06:46 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: I worry the panel will be a little softer on the Dems.
Hopefully I'm wrong.
What!? you don't think George Stephanopoulus....eerrr, I mean Anderson Cooper will ask hard-hitting questions of the Dems; especially Hillary?
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Meh. A debate between Hillary and Sanders with some other dudes in the background. And just as much as having 456 candidates makes the GOP look a little silly, only having one and a half makes the Democrats look a little silly IMO. At least the GOP debates offer some entertainment in their contests to present the most outlandish campaign promises and posturing (to which the following day all of the other candidates say to the media, "Why I've been saying THAT for years!!!"). These two are probably going to agree on most things (or at least appear to agree with them for the moment in Hillary's case). I don't look for Sanders to go for the long ball and suddenly ask in the middle of the debate, "Hey... what about them there e-mails, Hillary?". That's not his speed. His speed is more like, "Rich people are evil... mmmkay."
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(10-13-2015, 09:09 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: Meh. A debate between Hillary and Sanders with some other dudes in the background. And just as much as having 456 candidates makes the GOP look a little silly, only having one and a half makes the Democrats look a little silly IMO. At least the GOP debates offer some entertainment in their contests to present the most outlandish campaign promises and posturing (to which the following day all of the other candidates say to the media, "Why I've been saying THAT for years!!!"). These two are probably going to agree on most things (or at least appear to agree with them for the moment in Hillary's case). I don't look for Sanders to go for the long ball and suddenly ask in the middle of the debate, "Hey... what about them there e-mails, Hillary?". That's not his speed. His speed is more like, "Rich people are evil... mmmkay."
I wonder who lobs the first grenade at Hillary..
Especially as her congressional hearing is next week. That email stuff ain't going away.
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Does anyone have any idea what Hillary's grandfather did for a living?
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(10-13-2015, 10:08 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Does anyone have any idea what Hillary's grandfather did for a living?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/10/us-usa-election-clinton-coal-idUSKCN0QE0UY20150810
Quote:Clinton has personal ties to the Appalachian region where the mining industry thrived for decades. She often talks about her grandfather's work in a lace mill in coal-dependent Scranton, Pennsylvania and her childhood summer vacations spent at a cottage in the area.
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Drink every time Bernie says a percentage.
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(10-13-2015, 08:49 PM)bfine32 Wrote: What!? you don't think George Stephanopoulus....eerrr, I mean Anderson Cooper will ask hard-hitting questions of the Dems; especially Hillary?
The very first thing he did was bluntly ask each candidate about their biggest perceived weakness.
Damn librool medias.
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(10-13-2015, 10:45 PM)GodHatesBengals Wrote: The very first thing he did was bluntly ask each candidate about their biggest perceived weakness.
Damn librool medias.
Ahhh... perception.
Such an easy out.
Depends on what your definition of "is" is.
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She just said "obstructed". Hopefully this leads to a 3 day debate between GHB and Michaelsean.
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(10-13-2015, 10:54 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: She just said "obstructed". Hopefully this leads to a 3 day debate between GHB and Michaelsean.
It was never a debate. He just needs the time to do the grueling work involved in Googling the definition of a word.
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(10-13-2015, 10:45 PM)GodHatesBengals Wrote: The very first thing he did was bluntly ask each candidate about their biggest perceived weakness.
Damn librool medias.
I suppose that makes sense if you think Hillary's biggest perceived weakness is wavering on various on trade and Bernie calling himself a socialist.
WTS, he is being more hard hitting that expected when he can ask questions in between the applause.
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(10-13-2015, 10:52 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: Ahhh... perception.
Such an easy out.
Depends on what your definition of "is" is.
The "liberal media" myth can easily be debunked without appealing to subjective perception, but it would involve reading books and stuff, and I don't want to be responsible for the kind of injury that could do to some the conservatives on this board.
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