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Mira

(22,380 posts)
Sun Jul 26, 2015, 09:37 PM Jul 2015

Republicans Release Debate Format - early peek afforded by Andy Borowitz

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A televised debate photo from the 2012 Republican primary campaign.


NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—The Republican National Committee has released the format for its first 2016 Presidential debate, to be broadcast by Fox News on August 6th:


1. Question from moderator to Donald Trump;

2. Ignoring of question by Donald Trump, followed by personal attack on Jeb Bush;
3. Feeble attempt at rebuttal by Jeb Bush;

4. Interruption by Donald Trump, followed by attack on other eight candidates on stage;

5. Attempted moderation by moderator;

6. Personal attack on moderator by Donald Trump, followed by gratuitous attack on Rick Santorum;

7. Reaction shot of stone-faced Rick Santorum, excluded from debate but sitting in audience;

8. Concluding statement by Donald Trump, including attack on Fox News’ ”cheap-looking” debate set;

9. Demand for apology by Mexicans, veterans, China, Bobby Jindal’s mom, and other people attacked during debate by Donald Trump;

10. Donald Trump declared winner by Donald Trump.



www.borowitzreport.com

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Republicans Release Debate Format - early peek afforded by Andy Borowitz (Original Post) Mira Jul 2015 OP
That bit of satire is more than we know about the Dem debates. winter is coming Jul 2015 #1
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winter is coming

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1. That bit of satire is more than we know about the Dem debates.
Sun Jul 26, 2015, 10:42 PM
Jul 2015

Apparently, HRC can't stand the heat, so they're going to keep her out of the kitchen for as long as possible.

Omaha Steve

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Jul 2015

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