http://www.chrisweigant.com/2020/09/30/whats-next/

-CW

At the next debate or when the climate apocalypse comes up, Biden needs to say something nice about the new Green Deal. Ahem.

It shouldn't be a problem. Maybe I'll send him a memo ...

You're right, that was a pretty good line. I must have missed it in my notes, but reading it again today, you're right -- it is effective.

MtnCaddy [41] -

Thanks for the links!

:-)

-CW

-CW

You are right. I will fix it.

I wrote so hastily last night that I forgot my standard disclaimer:

"All quotes were jotted down in real time and I may not have gotten the words exactly correct, but I think I caught the main feeling behind them."

As you point out, that Proud Boys quote is an important one, and I essentially changed the meaning. So I'll go fix it...

-CW

As is my wont, I present the latest from The Lincoln Project, The Collapse regarding Trump's performance last night,
Decency, a look at character, and A Zoo Story with secret footage of Team Trump's debate preparations.

Trump Lies? Gosh.

I know, right!? Of course... which is why I titled it "interesting fact check"... a sign of the "gaslighting times" that we're living in when the President of the United States gets immediately fact checked in real time via Twitter by the very subject of the lies that he's inventing in rapid fire succession. #Pathetic

"It is what it is because you are who you are."

Biden needs to expand upon this line at the next debate.

Trump Lies? Gosh.

Mike Reese
@SheriffReese

In tonight’s presidential debate the President said the “Portland Sheriff” supports him. As the Multnomah County Sheriff I have never supported Donald Trump and will never support him.

9:07 PM * Sep 29, 2020 * Twitter for iPhone

https://twitter.com/SheriffReese/status/1311125507757416449

That is much better, but it puts a lot of pressure on the moderator. Let's use 1950's game show level technology to make following the rules absolutely mandatory:

Candidates are at their podiums in two air conditioned, visually transparent but sound proofed booths. Moderator comments and crowd audio are always piped in to both booths...but audio output from each candidate's microphone is strictly limited (by a timer) to 2 minutes on, and two minutes off.

Candidates are free at all times to jump up and down, mouth words, wave their arms and so on....but I doubt this would catch on. The Donald might be an exception.

This is big box store technology - it could be implemented in time for the next debate.

He said "stand back and stand by" which is a lot worse.

Well, you really do deserve a medal for patience, dedication and perseverance AND our undying appreciation for all that you do and go through.

But, I don't think I agree with you one hundred percent there on your analysis of Biden's performance last night.

That's because, unlike most people, I have the highest of expectations when it comes to all things Biden. And, so I have to say, regrettably, that my guy squandered as many opportunities as Trump gave him last night.

For the next debate, here's what I'd like to hear Biden get in edgewise ...

This president doesn't know how to lead. He doesn't understand the first fundamental thing about how to keep Americans safe and secure. Worse than even that, he doesn't care. ----LET ME FINISH. BE QUIET!!! ----

And, that's just for starters.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/staged-train-wrecks

As to the next debate or debates, I suppose the president or Uncle Joe could withdraw. Who knows? But my impression from your report and the general feedback from friends and other media commentary is that there will be an intense pressure on the producers to have a closed-mic policy. No sound, except and only except when it's a candidate's turn to speak to the camera.

What possible purpose could more "debates" serve?

Exactly!

What more does anyone need to see?

Not a thing. Only the moronic dipshits who believe that talking over everyone else, lying repeatedly and just making shit up constitutes an actual debate need to tune in to another shitshow like that.

Heh. :)

I know, right!? And when Trump did challenge Biden on one of these, it was Trump lying (again) that he was being "sarcastic."

Biden: This is the same man who told you by Easter this would be gone away, by the warm weather it would be gone miraculously like a miracle. And, by the way, maybe you can inject some bleach in your arm and that would take care of it.

Trump: That was said sarcastically, and you know that.

*
Total bullshit! Trump was being dead serious when he made those comments regarding the light and disinfectant:

"Supposing we hit the body with a tremendous — whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light — and I think you said that hasn't been checked but you're going to test it. And then I said, supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way, and I think you said you're going to test that, too. Sounds interesting.

And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute, one minute. And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning? Because you see, it gets in the lungs, and it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that."

Trump went on to instruct:

"I would like you to speak to the medical doctors to see if there's any way that you can apply light and heat to cure, you know, if you could, and maybe you can, maybe you can't. Again, I say, maybe you can, maybe you can't. I'm not a doctor, but I'm like a person who has a good you know what (pointing to his head)."

Trump then asked Dr. Birx about it and reiterated what a great idea he thought it was:

"I think it's a great thing to look at."

Donald Trump, April 24, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33QdTOyXz3w

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Trump wasn't being sarcastic; he was serious... so serious, in fact, that the White House discontinued those briefings for weeks after that.

So to recap: Trump has to go. He is knowingly killing people and has no plan to do anything about the coronavirus except to take away health care for millions of Americans during a pandemic.

i did. well done!

Aren't the Oscars the big ugly ones? I mean no disrespect by that, just my own limited knowledge of aquaria fish. I had a college friend who had an Oscar and fed it goldfish just to see people cringe... so you now have several hundred of them?!?

[16]

"A pound of this merchant's flesh is yours."

Heh.

MtnCaddy [17] -

I thought so...

[18] -

Amen. And thanks for the kind words about the Brit cites... heh...

-CW

Which makes perfect sense if you remember that Trump’s campaign told Team Biden that both candidates should have to take a drug test before the debate... which Team Biden laughed off as being ridiculous...because it was! This wasn’t an Olympic event, it was a freaking presidential debate!

Now Trump supporters can point to Trump’s supposed “willingness” to take a drug test prior to the debate as hard evidence that there was no way that Trump would have been on any drug. I gotta give him credit, he is a true master at this kind of deflection.

Seven word summary:

Joe didn't "lose" and Trump didn't "win."

JFC really hit the nail on the head,

It's just so demoralizing to know that I live in a country where so many people would vote to re-elect him. It was bad enough the first time around, but what excuse do they have now? The only upside is that there won't be enough of them.

"You speak an infinite deal of nothing"

Merchant of Venice.

LOLL&P

What's epic is, during Trump's resignation from office, the Oscars fell into the last throes of mating and we now have several hundred Oscar eggs being overseen by the happy parents.

Contain yourselves, it's a lot to digest.

LL&P

Heh. I mean, just sayin'...

OK, that's it for me. Gotta go watch late-night and see how the comics treat it... I'll see everyone tomorrow for the aftermath....

-CW

I still think it'll be Trump who folds his tent.

We'll see, with his early-morning tweets tomorrow, I guess...

:-)

-CW

Cleese is in no way a little too conciliatory...lol

Correction, It will be Biden who says, let's wrap this shit show up.

It would be the shrewdist political move of the year for Biden to hold a presser tomorrow and announce that the people saw what they needed to see, and that he'd prefer to save them further embarrassment. Biden impressed enough today because Trump imploded.

Let Harris knock seven shades of holy shit out Pence, or as they in the UK let harris pound pence.

Then throw the whole thing at Trump's feet, declare him fuck-off, and let him stew and froth to his base for a month.

Trump hung himself on his own petard of vulgarity, lies and obnoxiousness...

"And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make..."

The End.

LL&P

“That was a hot mess, inside a dumpster fire, inside a train wreck,” said CNN host Jake Tapper. “That was the worst debate I have ever seen. It wasn’t even a debate. It was a disgrace.”

His CNN colleague Dana Bash had even sharper words: “I’m just going to say it like it is. That was a shitshow.”

-CW

"I have to speak personally here as someone who’s watched presidential debates for 40 years, as somebody who’s moderated presidential debates, as somebody who’s prepared candidates for presidential debates, as someone who’s covered presidential debates — that was the worst presidential debate I’ve ever seen in my life."

-CW

http://montypython.50webs.com/scripts/Series_3/27.htm

-CW

I certainly wish I could have bailed, but my motto is: "I watch this stuff so you don't have to!!!"

Heh. Dedication to the job, I guess... that or sheer masochism...

-CW

Vote!

(Slams door. walks down corridor, opens next door.)

Man: Hello, I want to... Ooooh!

Spreaders: No, no, no. Hold your head like this, then go Waaah. Try it again.

Man: uuuwwhh!!

Spreaders: Better, Better, but Waah, Waah! Put your hand there.

Man: No.

Spreaders: Now..

Man: Waaaaah!!!

Spreaders: Good, Good! That's it.

Man: Stop hitting me!!

Spreaders: What?

Man: Stop hitting me!!

Spreaders: Stop hitting you?

Man: Yes!

Spreaders: Why did you come in here then?

Man: I wanted to complain.

Spreaders: Oh no, that's next door. It's being-hit-on-the-head lessons in here.

Man: What a stupid concept.

:-)

-CW