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Title: VP debates
Post by: zxcvbob on October 05, 2016, 02:06:25 AM
Is it too late for the R's to switch the ticket and put Pence on top?  He's the only one running that seems "presidential".  It'll be interesting to see how the fact checkers pick him apart.

I've heard a couple of comments that he was setting up for 2020 rather than 2016.

When they first walked out, I was impressed that they were color-coded with red and blue ties so we could tell them apart.  Then noticed that they had it backwards. :facepalm:  But once the debate started it was pretty easy to tell who was whom.
Title: Re: VP debates
Post by: RoadKingLarry on October 05, 2016, 03:45:17 AM
I've been listening to it on FOX on sat radio.
Kaine is a smarmy little prick. 
Only listened for about an hour. Out of 6-7 topics I think Pence got complete his say once without being interrupted.
Just once I'd like to hear a debater tell the interupter "I've got the floor, shut the *expletive deleted*ck up and wait your turn."
Title: Re: VP debates
Post by: lupinus on October 05, 2016, 08:18:42 AM
Well considering both Trump and Clinton are old enough that not waking up one morning wouldn't be particularly unexpected, he may just get that chance regardless.
Title: Re: VP debates
Post by: HankB on October 05, 2016, 09:53:16 AM
I've been listening to it on FOX on sat radio.
Kaine is a smarmy little prick. 
Only listened for about an hour. Out of 6-7 topics I think Pence got complete his say once without being interrupted.
Just once I'd like to hear a debater tell the interupter "I've got the floor, shut the *expletive deleted*ck up and wait your turn."
You're too kind to Kaine. Not wrong, mind you, but too kind.

And the "moderator" chided Pence for not answering about Korea when he couldn't get a word in edgewise over Kaine's interruptions.
Title: Re: VP debates
Post by: Hawkmoon on October 05, 2016, 11:42:40 AM
Just once I'd like to hear a debater tell the interupter "I've got the floor, shut the *expletive deleted*ck up and wait your turn."

IMHO that should be the job of the moderator. But I understand that they're more interested in "good" entertainment than they are in good debating.

Having done a bit of actual debating in high school, I have to wonder why they even call these things "debates," when they don't ever attempt to follow a debate format.
Title: Re: VP debates
Post by: AJ Dual on October 05, 2016, 12:52:04 PM
Pence did a good job of working "Weak and feckless leadership" into his comments over and over to drive the point home, get an idea out there... if that sort of thing actually works.
Title: Re: VP debates
Post by: Ron on October 05, 2016, 01:18:37 PM
I didn't bother with the debates. There really is no debate or question who to vote for between them if you are a liberty loving American.

The only debate in my mind is whether to vote for Trump/Pence or nobody. Is a potential Trump/Pence administration safe or trustworthy enough to be worthy of my assent via my vote?   

I've come to regret my votes for GW Bush and more locally, George Ryan and Mark Kirk.

In the past I was prone to party line voting thinking that would move the ball the right way. That was faulty reasoning and I ended up voting for incoherent wars, state corruption and a rino voting for the progressive agenda.

On a side note, from what I gather, Hillary chose pajama boy as her running mate and pajama boy is insufferable.

Title: Re: VP debates
Post by: MechAg94 on October 05, 2016, 02:38:22 PM
The comment I heard this morning is that it looked like a debate between a Batman Movie Villain and the father of Johnny Quest. 
Title: Re: VP debates
Post by: Scout26 on October 05, 2016, 04:35:12 PM

I've come to regret my votes for GW Bush and more locally, George Ryan and Mark Kirk.


I haven't decided which 3rd party (Libertarian, Constitution or Veteran's Party) candidate I going to give my vote, so I can vote against that anti-2A RINO Kirk. 
Title: Re: VP debates
Post by: wmenorr67 on October 05, 2016, 05:05:40 PM
Hate to say this, but I just might not vote this election.

Moving at the end of this week and may not have time to get registered in Kansas and actually nothing going on in Oklahoma that my one vote would change.
Title: Re: VP debates
Post by: MillCreek on October 05, 2016, 05:10:12 PM
^^^I have been giving serious thought to not selecting anyone on the Presidential ballot, but voting as usual for the state and local races.
Title: Re: VP debates
Post by: Unisaw on October 05, 2016, 08:04:57 PM
As governor of Virginia, Kaine used his prerogative to select himself to give the graduation speech at my son's college graduation.  All he did was talk about himself.  It made a big impression, albeit not a good one!
Title: Re: VP debates
Post by: charby on October 06, 2016, 12:52:44 PM
Kaine, the Sarah Palin of the Democratic Party.
Title: Re: VP debates
Post by: Scout26 on October 06, 2016, 07:37:13 PM
Kaine, the Sarah Palin of the Democratic Party.

At least Palin was easy on the eyes....