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14. The folks that I know who complain about the debates already don't watch them

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:17 PM

Jan 2012

I think most of the folks watching are partisans who prefer one candidate or the other. They're not complaining about them.

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Why do we even call these things DEBATES? They are nothing more than Dog and Pony shows [View all] Justice wanted Jan 2012 OP

Never have been zipplewrath Jan 2012 #1

Lincoln Douglas were probably the exception zipplewrath Jan 2012 #10

More like Amoeba and Virus show. GoneOffShore Jan 2012 #2

I'm curious. How do you propose to "ban" the "debates"? onenote Jan 2012 #3

between 3 and 6 million are watching onenote Jan 2012 #11

the last one was really bad, imo Enrique Jan 2012 #4

Because "Red-light window shopping" sounds tawdry. Scuba Jan 2012 #6

LMAO!!!! BUT it is the truth! They are pimping themselves out. Justice wanted Jan 2012 #8

It's a circus and they are the clowns liberal N proud Jan 2012 #9

What? libodem Jan 2012 #12