How would you like to see the debates handled?

[2pooped2pop]

I would like to see no outside money in campaigns. No commercials.

I'd like about 10 debates, with each side having a group of immediate fact checkers checking each others statements on the truthiness meter. Then, the other side can come back with the facts. This would be followed by each side until all of the truth is out and a subject is completely covered before moving on to the next question. No time limit, no moving on until all party's agree the horse is dead, and each sides position is well defined.

This would be part of public service tv. They would get paid for hosting the program but no million dollar 30 sec commercials.

What would you like to see change in the debates?

[Scuba]

1. Every time someone tells an already-debunked lie, they get a little jolt of electricity.

Say 500,000 Watts or so.

[2pooped2pop]

2. that would be so great wouldn't it?

[Lebam in LA]

3. Ohhh - I vote for your solution!!!

[Flashmann]

4. Heh...

My first thoughts were similar.....Have a guy there that can throw a Joe Frazier type punch....Every time someone lies they get punched right in their shit eater.......

[Jamaal510]

9. If it were like that,

Willard would be electrocuted to death within the first 5 minutes.

[renegade000]

10. eh, i wouldn't trust the media with the button though

they'd probably shock obama too in the name of balance for some unintentional misstatement, like saying "millions" instead of "billions" that he didn't correct "fast enough"...

[ChazInAz]

5. My idea

The first participant to "Pull A Palin", refuse to actually debate and simply spout lies, spin and talking points, automatically loses and is immediately forced to shut up, sit down and listen to the other rake him over the coals.

[2pooped2pop]

6. I like that too.

[avebury]

7. Like the debate style proposed on The Newsroom! nt

[2pooped2pop]

16. I haven't seen the Newstoom

tell me about their solution.

[avebury]

18. To summarize, it is kind of a no holds bar, take no prisoner attitude on

the part of the moderator. You call a candidate on his/her BS and don't let the candidate get away without answering the question. Candidate ABC you said ____________ on this date and ______________ at this function explain yourself type of thing. The purpose of the style that the fictional newsroom came up with was to hold candidates responsible for their idiotic statements and lies. The moderator would keep coming back at a candidate.

Of course we will never see that type debate.

[2pooped2pop]

19. too bad. It's exactly what we need. n/t

[avebury]

20. Here is the clip of the Mock Debate.

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[avebury]

8. I also like the idea of a Pinocchio spell, when a candidate lies,

his nose grows.

[wolfman24]

11. silly idea?

Hello

This may sound stupid at first but I think we have the technology to do it.

A long time ago there was a movie called "earth 2" it was about a colony on the moon or on a space station orbiting earth and they were debating what to do about their nukes.

They had a debate between the pro and con guys but whenever one of them talked there was a scroll below them that pointed out when their comment was a lie, factual, misleading or an emotional appeal.

Would it not be great if all of our debates had something like that then we could see who really is able stay on task.


Wolfman 24

[2pooped2pop]

12. yes it would

I am convinced that if Americans were told the truth they would know how to vote. As it is, our media has become nothing more than talking heads reading propaganda.

given real facts, Americans can make the right decisions.

[longship]

13. Trap door under each candidate.

If the candidate tells a lie, trap door automatically opens and candidate falls into the dungeon.

[2pooped2pop]

17. and we can let them bring out the next republican

to fill in for the first. We could lose a whole slew of repigs before they learned not to lie.

Very good.

[tridim]

26. It's an educated eggdicator.

[cliffordu]

14. Runcible spoon fight to the death.

[CTyankee]

15. They should go back to having the League of Women Voters run the debates.

The LWV did a better job...

[ailsagirl]

21. I just hope that the question of Nitt's taxes isn't taken off the table

[2pooped2pop]

22. I have a feeling

that Obama was just waiting for Shit Romney to get his stupid ass officially nominated.

I think Obama is going to hit him hard on it now. There is probably enough in there to send him to prison. I think it will remain an issue. How can you stash your wealth that you made here, in foreign accts, to avoid paying taxes, then work your tax forms through enough loops to make you one of the lowest tax rate payers living, and expect to be the POTUS?

You can't. You just can't. He's unAmerican.

[ailsagirl]

23. Yes, the things that THEY accuse us of are absolutely true of THEM

I usually like irony but not in this case.

I'm trying not to become enraged because that means they have succeeded in making me unhappy. And I'll be damned if I'm going to let those bastards take away the quality of my life.

We just have to keep on keeping on. And we will.

[Sunlei]

24. several hours together,recorded with no outside interference at all

Be crystal clear then the vast difference between those 2 people.

I trust President Obama would meet-up face to face, no handlers anytime and he should make multiple offers, start with this weekend.

Romney would never even suggest that kind of uncontrolled format and he would have to accept some of the offers or look like he's afraid.

Play offense, no more defense of propaganda/lies. Americans deserve to see how Romney stands on his own 2 feet.

[HopeHoops]

25. By Shrek.

[tularetom]

27. My first preference would be to see them eliminated completely

Failing that, I would like to see a debate without a moderator.

If that isn't possible I would like to see the League of Women Voters use one of their own members as the moderator or just pick one at random off the street.

[JNelson6563]

28. Thunderdome Style.

Two go in, one comes out.