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2024-05-15 -Great Cultural Revolution

BREAKING: The Biden Campaign Officially Turns Down the Presidential Debates Commission

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Posted by DarthVader 2024-05-15 09:33|| || Front Page|| [284 views ] Top

#1 If a presidential candidate refuses to debate, why are they running in the first place? Steely Dan would call it The Royal Scam.

Posted by Raj 2024-05-15 10:23|| 2024-05-15 10:23|| Front Page Top

#2 What's the favorite saying of those who want to abolish privacy? "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about."

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-15 11:15|| 2024-05-15 11:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Just read Biden accepted the 2nd for Sept 10th, June 27th for the 1st. The drugs will prolly disable/kill him

Posted by Frank G 2024-05-15 12:02|| 2024-05-15 12:02|| Front Page Top

#4 Supposedly Trump accepted even though the entire structure of these "debates" is designed to protect Joe as much as possible.

I think it will be impossible for them to drug Joe enough to get through a 15 minute live appearance.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-15 12:06|| 2024-05-15 12:06|| Front Page Top

#5 I suppose that means they have the plan in place to replace him. With a player to be named later, once he/she can be properly presented to the public.

Posted by Bobby 2024-05-15 12:23|| 2024-05-15 12:23|| Front Page Top

#6 Speculation immediately grew that Biden did not mean what he said. “Of course, he is not being truthful,” Outnumbered co-host Emily Compagno said. “I didn’t take it as any iota of actually meaning it. He [Biden] just says whatever comes out of his mouth. He agrees with whoever [is] speaking around him.”

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-15 12:29|| 2024-05-15 12:29|| Front Page Top

#7 They're spinning that Trump accepted. I don't believe he has.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2024-05-15 12:42|| 2024-05-15 12:42|| Front Page Top

#8 He is as good as out. Kamal toes too.

Posted by crazyhorse 2024-05-15 13:34|| 2024-05-15 13:34|| Front Page Top

#9 ^Dominion rules!!!

Posted by Grom the reflective 2024-05-15 13:37|| 2024-05-15 13:37|| Front Page Top

#10 I think they expected Trump to demand equal advantages, then they would play that as avoiding Dark Brandon. He called their bluff, and the early dates precedes early voting.

Posted by Frank G 2024-05-15 13:57|| 2024-05-15 13:57|| Front Page Top

#11 Did the Babbler in Chief say something he shouldn't have or are they up to something?

Unless a lot of people are wrong, there is no way Biden can make it through a hour long debate no matter how heavily medicated.

What are they planning?

Posted by Chantry 2024-05-15 13:59|| 2024-05-15 13:59|| Front Page Top

#12 One of the things helping Trump in the polls is the widespread perception that the lawfare stuff is all bullscrit.

If they butcher the debate process to try to kneecap Trump, it will backfire.

The only reason the dems are posturing on debates is they realize the lawfare is fizzling and Trump will be on the ballot.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-15 14:17|| 2024-05-15 14:17|| Front Page Top

#13 I also think it's underappreciated how historic it is that the Kennedy name is being treated like a joke by the dems and their media henchmen. RFKJr is whining about being frozen out and the left is just laughing.

That's gonna sour some old school dems too.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-15 14:28|| 2024-05-15 14:28|| Front Page Top

#14 What are they planning?

Joe sitting down while Trump stands, for one.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-15 14:30|| 2024-05-15 14:30|| Front Page Top

#15 Biden can only read prepared remarks at this point. He does not even do that well. No debate with Trump would follow a script. Biden could not debate most 4th graders. No debates will happen.They might try to do something where Joe was remote. More likely they pull him soon.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-05-15 16:48|| 2024-05-15 16:48|| Front Page Top

#16 Trump's debate prep should consist of making him as resistant as possible to being baited by Joe and delivering a collection of zingers and monologues that talk right past Joe and the "moderators."

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-15 16:51|| 2024-05-15 16:51|| Front Page Top

#17 I suppose that means they have the plan in place to replace him.

That could be interesting as some states have deadlines for putting names on ballots.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-05-15 17:57|| 2024-05-15 17:57|| Front Page Top

#18 I doubt there's a rule or law the dems aren't willing to break and most states' SoS seem to be about as supine as Raffensperger.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-15 18:12|| 2024-05-15 18:12|| Front Page Top

#19 Biden can only read prepared remarks at this point.

I still remember that there was talk that Joe had an earpiece in during the last debates.

Even the newer hearing aids have Bluetooth connection for playing media, so anyhoo....

Posted by Mullah Richard OTR 2024-05-15 19:06|| 2024-05-15 19:06|| Front Page Top

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