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jeffw to politics · 9 months ago

Trump's campaign sure doesn't seem to want people to hear him at the debate

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Trump's campaign sure doesn't seem to want people to hear him at the debate

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jeffw to politics · 9 months ago
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The campaigns are reportedly sparring over microphone rules ahead of the first debate, with the former president's team reportedly requesting muted mics.
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    I bet he’s going to be a coward and either cancel or not show.

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      My understanding is that debates are exempt from the equal air time laws, so if Trump no-shows, it just turns into a bunch of 90 minutes of free Harris air time.

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        I really want it to continue in debate format, but just pan to an empty podium and 2 minutes of dead air after every Trump question

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          How about panning to an empty chair with a giant Project 2025 book propped up in it?

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            Oh God, no you let somebody open the 2025 book and read from it. And you allow the other person to ask any question they want.

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          Or Alex Baldwin doing his Trump impression, but saying stuff Trump has actually said.

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            Put a large picture of Trump’s mug shot on the podium and have Mark Hamill off camera read relevant quotes from Trump speeches and rallies in the Joker’s voice.

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          even that would be better than the shit that falls out of his face sphincter

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            For various definitions of “better”

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              any time, any scenario where I hear a dead mic instead of trump’s bloviating fuckface spewing lie after obvious lie, is better.

              there’s a galaxy of definitions, and they’re all better.

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                Maybe it’s just naivety, but I still hope for a world where people hear him speak, he gets appropriately ridiculed for the bullshit he says, and people stop trying to follow him. If there’s any shred of a chance that that’s still possible, I think it’d be better that he shows.

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        An event that would only be watched by voters who already support Harris.

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          It also would create soundbites and video clips that would hit every major platform, though. Every one of which will note that Trump was too cowardly to debate, and possibly include chicken clucking sounds 🐔

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        Just have Harris debate a bag of Cheetos on a chair

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      either showing up or not showing up, will hurt more than help his campaign

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      He apparently did

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      Time for a Tub of Lard then.

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    He knows he’s an out of touch unconventional weirdo.

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    He’s gonna say the n word

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      Artists rendition

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      Pulling a Nick Mullen, but without the humor and autistic charm.

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    cuz he a duuuuumm insecure man-child

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