McConnell Proposes Lincoln-Douglas Style Debates

[babylonsister]

No audience? Do you think he's afraid of something?

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2014/05/21/mcconnell_proposes_lincoln-douglas_style_debates.html


McConnell Proposes Lincoln-Douglas Style Debates


Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), "fresh off his primary win against challenger Matt Bevin, is challenging Democratic nominee Alison Lundergan Grimes to three debates," Sam Youngman reports.

The invitation: "In order to present our views fairly and without interpretation by traditional media filters, I believe we should participate in three traditional Lincoln-Douglas style debates moderated only by a single timekeeper/moderator. By conducting these debates without an audience, without props and without notes, it will allow for an unvarnished exchange of views for Kentuckians to evaluate."

[VanillaRhapsody]

1. Hey Mitchypoo.....BRING IT!!!!

[GeorgeGist]

2. I assume McConnell will ...

play Douglas.

[MohRokTah]

4. Remember that Douglas won.

Douglas won that election.

[MohRokTah]

3. That's an old saw from an old turtle

McConnell's been around long enough he might have actually ATTENDED a Lincoln/Douglas debate.

[Journeyman]

5. Lincoln & Douglas had a timekeeper? No audience? Sans notes? . . .

And let's face the ugly reality of this situation: An unvarnished Mitch McConnell is going to be ghastly.

[tarheelsunc]

6. Would LOVE to see those. Great idea Mitch! eom

[upaloopa]

7. He doesn't want any fact checkers because

he plans to pull facts out of his ass and make them up on the spot.