Democratic Primaries

Quackers

(2,256 posts) Tue Jan 14, 2020, 11:31 PM Jan 2020

My pet peeve over tonight's debate.

My candidate is guilty of it too.

Every time a candidate is in the middle of talking, they sternly say, LOOK! And then proceed on with their point. I get it! You want everyone’s attention! But everyone is already looking at you! We can’t look any harder without risking a brain aneurysm!

I don’t know why it bothers me but it does.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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My pet peeve over tonight's debate. (Original Post) Quackers Jan 2020 OP

"Look. Let me be clear on Day One... " Beartracks Jan 2020 #1

I can ignore the "look" but... Lucid Dreamer Jan 2020 #9

It is one of the worst habits of my candidate. lapfog_1 Jan 2020 #2

Tom Steyer bdamomma Jan 2020 #3

I actually found that habit of his both attractive and smart. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2020 #10

I've found the most annoying thing FoxNewsSucks Jan 2020 #4

So: Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2020 #5

No one ever mentions this. So I am actually not the only one who has noticed. So professorial. emmaverybo Jan 2020 #8

A few years ago I was mentoring some exchange students who spoke fairly good riversedge Jan 2020 #6

I noticed it to, before I read your post Sucha NastyWoman Jan 2020 #7

Beartracks

(12,814 posts)

1. "Look. Let me be clear on Day One... "

Reply to Quackers (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 11:41 PM

Jan 2020

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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Lucid Dreamer

(584 posts)

9. I can ignore the "look" but...

Reply to Beartracks (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 15, 2020, 02:17 AM

Jan 2020

"ON DAY ONE" makes my head explode.

If they would just stop saying that I wouldn't need meds!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

lapfog_1

(29,201 posts)

2. It is one of the worst habits of my candidate.

Reply to Quackers (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 11:42 PM

Jan 2020

I wish he could change it, but it is probably too deeply ingrained at this point.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

bdamomma

(63,849 posts)

3. Tom Steyer

Reply to Quackers (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 11:43 PM

Jan 2020

looking straight at the camera.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,615 posts)

10. I actually found that habit of his both attractive and smart.

Reply to bdamomma (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 15, 2020, 02:20 AM

Jan 2020

He was talking to us. The voting public.

I thought it was a smart move.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

FoxNewsSucks

(10,429 posts)

4. I've found the most annoying thing

Reply to Quackers (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 11:49 PM

Jan 2020

is the apparent anti-democratic bias on the part of the moderator, who never asked such negative questions of republicons during their primary.

Also, stupid questions such as "are you worried about having to do your job instead of fundraising and
t campaigning". Paraphrased, but that's basically what they asked Warren. I thought her answer was as good as could be without starting it by saying "that's a stupid question, we have important issues to discuss. Next question"

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,835 posts)

5. So:

Reply to Quackers (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 11:51 PM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

emmaverybo

(8,144 posts)

8. No one ever mentions this. So I am actually not the only one who has noticed. So professorial.

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 15, 2020, 02:09 AM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

riversedge

(70,215 posts)

6. A few years ago I was mentoring some exchange students who spoke fairly good

Reply to Quackers (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 11:57 PM

Jan 2020

English but they asked me--why do you--and others start your sentences with...well....or look?
We had a chuckle. I said --well, I am thinking.
Anyway, I do not think I had a good answer---I think I ended up saying.. its a habit.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Sucha NastyWoman

(2,748 posts)

7. I noticed it to, before I read your post

Reply to Quackers (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2020, 12:11 AM

Jan 2020

It’s just being overused, so it’s starting to stick out like a sore thumb.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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