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Bezoar's avatar

Theorectally, those are good positions, but I can't see the corporatocracy getting behind them.

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Spurning Beer's avatar

For the Romney unit, there will much beeping and gnashing of teeth.

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PubOption's avatar

Going off topic, does the AARP ad about getting the truth on Medicare cuts run in your area? The (very young for an AARP member) black woman, surrounded by cartoon word bubbles saying "Blah, Blah, Blah" cracks me up.

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PubOption's avatar

Is Beth Myers related to Dee Dee Myers? If she's not an alcoholic now, will she be one by the end of the debate?

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Ennui There Yet's avatar

After Mitt lands his best zinger, he'll drop the mic.

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Bezoar's avatar

It's just gonna be the best reality show mini-series ever; for bizarre and feckless, nothing else will be able to touch it. I can't wait.

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Bezoar's avatar

By the way, what are the drinking rules for this event?

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Bourgeois Nerd's avatar

Shit/The Bed have my vote.

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diogenez's avatar

Willard may well exceed historically low expectations, but the pity vote is likely to sway just two old ladies somewhere in Pennsylvania.

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diogenez's avatar

Mitt is so clearly uncomfortable in his skin. My hope for the debates: he becomes so totally uncomfortable and twitchy that he finally sheds his human skin to reveal his true, alien being to the world.

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diogenez's avatar

Didn't Mitt just finish something like 50 debates in the GOP primaries?

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Fartknocker's avatar

George Patton?

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Mahousu's avatar

McCain tried this strategy in 2008 - it doesn't really work.

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Bezoar's avatar

Here's my plan; I'm going to get home from work early and make a sextuple batch of air-popper popcorn, then drizzle it with two cups of melted butter full of grated parmesan cheese, then sprinkle liberally with popcorn salt and lightly with cayenne pepper. Then it goes into a 250 degree oven for about a half hour. Incredibly light and crispy!

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Monsieur_Grumpe's avatar

Debates? If you believe Nate Silver why bother with the debates? Let’s just hold the elections now rather than pulling that Band-Aid off slowly from the hairy parts. <a href="http://fivethirtyeight.blog..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/">http://fivethirtyeight.blog...

Check out the chances of Mittens winning.

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Bezoar's avatar

Demosthenes?

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