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Uncle Joe

(58,107 posts)
19. Debates aren't for the candidates, they're for the American People and "protecting" candidates from
Tue Sep 8, 2015, 11:06 PM
Sep 2015

exposure to the people is a major disservice to our democratic republic.

It sells the American Peoples' best interests short and only serves to dumb the citizenry down just when they need to be most enlightened or educated.

She needs to go! nt Logical Sep 2015 #1
What a tool she is. "Lots of ways to reach voters" outside of debates, while M$M ignores Martin peacebird Sep 2015 #2
Past time to go DashOneBravo Sep 2015 #3
Did she admit, she's doing it for Hillary? NightWatcher Sep 2015 #4
Howard Dean admitted it today ram2008 Sep 2015 #5
Sanders and O' Malley repeatedly have called for more debates jfern Sep 2015 #8
All of them Capn Sunshine Sep 2015 #11
What voter burnout? jfern Sep 2015 #12
Protection from her self-inflicted wounds ram2008 Sep 2015 #13
Who's this 'we'? daleanime Sep 2015 #23
Wider exposure to counter HRC's name recognition. Many people still know nothing about tblue37 Sep 2015 #27
wow. spin until you're dizzy cali Sep 2015 #30
Why is that your decision to make? jeff47 Sep 2015 #36
Once again, it's not the number of debates, but the exclusivity clause.. frylock Sep 2015 #38
We agreed on six debates? In the 2008 campaign there jwirr Sep 2015 #40
Debates aren't for the candidates, they're for the American People and "protecting" candidates from Uncle Joe Sep 2015 #19
In the word, "Candidates", the "s" is all important. But oasis Sep 2015 #21
Protect them from what? Fawke Em Sep 2015 #43
Yikes, she's awful. That's the first time I've seen her actually talking. enough Sep 2015 #6
Jennifer Granholm, fmr Gov. of Michigan has been brought up here recently as a new head. appalachiablue Sep 2015 #10
+1 daleanime Sep 2015 #24
She was part of Hillary's consolation package. Le Taz Hot Sep 2015 #15
Jesus what an embarrassment bigdarryl Sep 2015 #7
So after a perverted primary process we are just supposed to fall in line in the general election? Skwmom Sep 2015 #9
As Rahm said... where else they gonna go? HereSince1628 Sep 2015 #34
On election day, we can stay home. n/t Skwmom Sep 2015 #37
Well, I get a chance to vote for Feingold ... HereSince1628 Sep 2015 #39
Unfortunately I think you are right. All those people jwirr Sep 2015 #41
Well, we know what the talking point is: Le Taz Hot Sep 2015 #14
We should have a party representative who can at least field media questions decently BuelahWitch Sep 2015 #29
She is a tool of the oligarchy and she doesn't care if anyone knows. rhett o rick Sep 2015 #16
This kind of talk is off the rails. RBInMaine Sep 2015 #31
If it's so far off the rails then it'd be easy to dispute. rhett o rick Sep 2015 #35
Oct 13th - First Debate. Oct 10th - Farrakhan's March on DC - Justice or Else. Skwmom Sep 2015 #17
Debate's aren't "just one way" that the candidates can reach the people, it's a "major way!" Uncle Joe Sep 2015 #18
Yuck. Old Crow Sep 2015 #20
...+1 840high Sep 2015 #22
This ^^^^^ Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #33
NEVER forget she was the co-chair of Hillary's failed presidential bid. n/t cherokeeprogressive Sep 2015 #25
Do the math Geronimoe Sep 2015 #26
I think silenttigersong Sep 2015 #28
There are many petitions out there. No one is listening. jwirr Sep 2015 #42
She should already be gone Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #32
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