The WAY too early June Presidential Debate thread

[Incredulity 11861]

19 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

The govt has never taken away anyone's doctor. If the doctor decides to not accept your new insurance that is on the doctor?

Or do you want the govt to force doctors to take exchange insurance plans?

Astoundingly naive.

[MissingInAction 25478]

[Biff Tannen 46061]

Biden needs to go at him hard and get him flustered.  If reports that dotard's crew is trying to keep him on message are true, Biden needs to make sure that absolutely does not happen.

Edited June 26 by Biff Tannen

[tx 3 putt 78469]

 

[Red Five 41594]

Funny, considering that four years ago Trump took the stage with 78 year old Biden, knowing that he had Covid. Pre-vaccines.

[Biff Tannen 46061]

40 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

[Red Five 41594]

Since Trump won't be able to interrupt, I hope there is a section where he points to Dotard, and just lays it all out. "He is a convicted felon, 34 times over. He was found guilty of fraud and owes half a billion dollars. He was found liable for rape. He attempted a failed coup, against The United States of America...."

Don't know how much good it will do, but it sure would be fun to watch.

[MissingInAction 25478]

Any ideas for a drinking game during the "debate"?

[TDunk 590]

1 hour ago, MissingInAction said:

Any ideas for a drinking game during the "debate"?

Yup.  It's called the "debate". So drink.

[TheStoicPaisano 9948]

[Judge Roybeanbag 11856]

Joe needs to roll out with an orange jumpsuit and a pair of handcuffs.   And when Trump says "those are for your son",  he needs to say no, these are for you.  My son isn't running for president.  I am, and you are a convicted felon, not even eligible to vote.  

[BamaATL 16593]

1 hour ago, MissingInAction said:

Any ideas for a drinking game during the "debate"?

If at any point Jack Tapper says, "both sides", commit seppuku.  

[WhatTheBuck 28904]

Drink every time Trump says “hoax,” “rigged,” “witch hunt,” “unfair,” or “fake news.”

[TheStoicPaisano 9948]

Stollen!

[elfenix 34658]

23 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Drink every time Trump says “hoax,” “rigged,” “witch hunt,” “unfair,” or “fake news.”

don't feel like dying of acute alcohol poisoning

[Neonmoon 38130]

“We had the greatest economy” - drink 

”China virus” - drink 

“The likes of which have never been seen before” - drink 

“Russia Russia Russia” - drink 

“Perfect phone call” - drink 

“Hannibal Lecter” - 1 shot 

“you’re vey nasty” - 2 shots 

(Walk off stage in anger) - shotgun beer 

 

[Beantown Express 2.0 6586]

54 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Drink every time Trump says “hoax,” “rigged,” “witch hunt,” “unfair,” or “fake news.”

I think you can be convicted of attempted murder for this post. 

[tx 3 putt 78469]

 

[SubliminalHorn 6995]

Oh boy the day is finally here!

 

[SimonBolivar 11030]

4 minutes ago, SubliminalHorn said:

Oh boy the day is finally here!

 

Me usually

 

"Sweet, the presidential debate is today!"

 

Me today

"Shit, the presidential debate is today!"

[WhatTheBuck 28904]

[Foggy Notion 1202]

 

[Js1 86935]

It's been fuck to joke about, but yeah, no, I ain't watching.

I cannot stand to watch one second of Trump and it just riles me up before bed lol 

[Biff Tannen 46061]

Just now, Js1 said:

It's been fuck to joke about, but yeah, no, I ain't watching.

I cannot stand to watch one second of Trump and it just riles me up before bed lol 

Yep, I'll get the "highlights" here anyway.

[YGIFS 19456]

I am involved in a multi-player game where each time Trump claims online that this debate will be rigged against him; I have to eat one psychotropic mushroom.  It is 9:00a in Atlanta currently and somebody is already wildly pandering to his base.     

As such, I am somehow in Burma, tripping balls.  I can taste colors, but have no appetite.  I somehow picked up Mandarin on the way here.  My legs are swollen as hell, but I've somehow lost 10 pounds.  I gave myself a haircut and have frequent bowel movements.  Mack Brown turned me off of post-event press conferences forever.  But I got a feeling this 'debate' will largely be uneventful, it'll be the myriad post-debate clips/memes/quotes that will determine the fate of our Nation.  I am going to go now and buy some melons and hats from that shady looking guy on the motorbike.  Remember, before you dose...hydrate.

[tx ind 7056]

24 minutes ago, Foggy Notion said:

 

This is just sad that it has come to this.

[YGIFS 19456]

They've gone through the audio logistics a thousand times, so much so that even dumbass Trump understands them.  But what I haven't read/heard is what the cameras will do.  Typically in a two-person debate, it's a three or four camera setup, including the one behind them that pans back to the moderator. 

Because as disruptive as it may be, I would really like to see what Trump does when Biden speaks and Donald cannot be heard audibly, but still seen.  Anybody know a good lip-reader that charges by the hour?    

['stache 22115]

49 minutes ago, Foggy Notion said:

 

Had to invent new rules because a candidate is a toddler who can’t shut up, and that alone didn’t disqualify him, we are truly fucked.

Edited June 27 by 'stache

[Bullneck 19454]

15 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

Any ideas for a drinking game during the "debate"?

Every time dotard tells a lie you take a shot of tequila.

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and this is not medical advice. I am not responsible for brain damage, death, or hangovers.

[MissingInAction 25478]

24 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

 

Because as disruptive as it may be, I would really like to see what Trump does when Biden speaks and Donald cannot be heard audibly, but still seen.  Anybody know a good lip-reader that charges by the hour?    

I can read lips, but I'd probably vomit then tear out my own eyes.

[YGIFS 19456]

2 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

I can read lips, but I'd probably vomit then tear out my own eyes.

I used to be able to, but my vision has gotten worse over the last few years so it's harder.  But it made me think of another question aside from lip reading:

I wonder what closed captioning will pickup from Trump when his mic is off?  I've seen sporting events and debates and shows where there's some off-camera chatter that the audio still gets picked up, but you can't make it out.  But suddenly, the CC will start displaying some of the words, verbatim.  I'm gonna turn them on tonight to see what ensues.  Just more of his moronic rambling, I'm sure...but would be fun to see how it gets spelled.  

[Beantown Express 2.0 6586]

23 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

I can read lips, but I'd probably vomit then tear out my own eyes.

Maybe we need to hire a lip reader?

 

[Js1 86935]

53 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Because as disruptive as it may be, I would really like to see what Trump does when Biden speaks

[MissingInAction 25478]

I bet the dumbfuck won't even realize he's muted and will continue rambling until they cut back to him. I predict he storms off the stage in a tantrum that would make a 3 year old take pause.

Edited June 27 by MissingInAction
Cut you

[YGIFS 19456]

4 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Don't be ridiculous.  He's a a narcissist.  He'd draw his own dick, and those sketches are way too big for his mushroom wiener.  

3 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

I bet the dumbfuck won't even realize he's muted and will continue rambling until they cut back to him. I predict he storms off the stage in a tantrum that would make a 3 year old take pause.

CNN cannot shut the fuck up about their 'brilliant technological breakthrough" in being able to turn off a microphone.  that thing that every A/V freshmen nerd has known how to do since the 1930's.  What they've yet to disclose is the rules of rebuttal.  While you cannot interrupt the opposing debater over the mic, one can berate the moderator (and be heard) to combat something they find objectionable/offensive/un-true.  So about 7 minutes into this thing, Trump is going to start shouting at the moderators.  While we really won't be able to hear it, they can (being just a few yards away).  They'll eventually capitulate and let him talk outta turn because CNN gonna CNN.  We'll all roll our eyes outta disgust, CNN will give themselves an award for revolutionizing Presidential debates, and FoxNews will declare, "President Trump proves his bravery but not allowing CNN and Biden's likes to run roughshod over him."  

I mean the Simulation is putting on a simulated debate inside of another simulation, but "with the sound off."  Good luck at church this weekend folks, none of this is real. 

[Js1 86935]

18 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Don't be ridiculous.  He's a a narcissist.  He'd draw his own dick, and those sketches are way too big for his mushroom wiener.  

It’s Hunter’s 

['stache 22115]

20 minutes ago, Js1 said:

It’s Hunter’s 

So he uses legal sized notepads?

[Nice Guy Eddie 13707]

I'm on the fence if I will bother watching much tonight. I imagine that I won't make it through the entire debate.

I'm interested in how CNN and Biden will fact check Trump. I have no doubt that the 2020 results will come up, and anyone carrying the debate will have to put up a message that Biden won the 2020 election. There is too much liability to not do that.

[YGIFS 19456]

I bet it only gets a few million viewers.  The real dissection will come tomorrow as the media reports on the media's reporting of the media at the debate.  

I don't give a shit about the content, nobody's mind is gonna be changed save for a few 'middle bloc' Trump voters that may think "I just can't with this fucking guy anymore" and stay home.  And then some college kids who don't like Biden's response to a question on Gaza, who don't even know where the Gaza Strip is, let alone how to even fucking register to vote.  

I'm watching for the logistics.  What does Trump do when he's muted, what is his pouty body language, when does he storm off stage?  How feckless can the moderators get?  How debased can they get?  What does CC pickup when Trump is talking off camera?  CNN has been hyping this thing up and all its technical details.  It's either gonna be reboot them back to news prominence or be the beginning of their perpetual demise.  

[WhatTheBuck 28904]

3 hours ago, Js1 said:

It's been fuck to joke about, but yeah, no, I ain't watching.

I cannot stand to watch one second of Trump and it just riles me up before bed lol 

I avoid watching and/or listening to Trump as much as possible because he’s such a disgusting, offensive piece of shit. But there are times when I feel like I have to make an exception and force myself. This is one of those times. I’ll watch. 

[Pancho 46053]

So trunp will be on drugs—got it

 

[Red Five 41594]

I really don't want to watch this. But if it can sway a certain number of people, then it's one of the most important events in our country's history. 

Oh and that fucking ghoul Miller: "Slurring while fast-talking". I think you mean dealing with a stutter. Because that's what that is.

[Brisketexan 106617]

Yeah....I ain't watching this shit.  I can't.  I just can't anymore.

I'll take a nice evening walk with my wife instead.  Maybe water the green beans and sunflowers we planted in the garden bed downstairs.

[Mo Horn 8933]

I don't want to have to go buy a new TV tomorrow. If I watch, there will be no way I don't throw some heavy object through my screen when Dotard speaks. 

[YGIFS 19456]

5 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Yeah....I ain't watching this shit.  I can't.  I just can't anymore.

I'll take a nice evening walk with my wife instead.  Maybe water the green beans and sunflowers we planted in the garden bed downstairs.

You have the strangest colloquialisms for "Date Night."  Just be a man and do what I do, have a gimme calendar where every Thursday is circled with a caption, "Sexy Business Time."  

If anybody has a Truth Social account, please post activity (or lack thereof) by Trump.  I'm guessing he's either napping or dosing right about now.  Wouldn't be surprised if he has a ghost writer make it seem like he's Rocky Balboa-style training for tonight.  I'm guessing Joe will give a shout-out to Jill in the audience.  Melania won't be there, but Trump will open by thanking his son Eric, for his tremendous support in attending.  Although Eric will have mistakenly taken a flight to the Country of Georgia, not the State of Georgia.  And FoxNews will declare the mistake a clear indicator that Eric will make a fine Sec. of State in a second Trump administration.  

[Sbbruin 22082]

15 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

“We had the greatest economy” - drink 

”China virus” - drink 

“The likes of which have never been seen before” - drink 

“Russia Russia Russia” - drink 

“Perfect phone call” - drink 

“Hannibal Lecter” - 1 shot 

“you’re vey nasty” - 2 shots 

(Walk off stage in anger) - shotgun beer 

 

And then head to the hospital for alcohol poisoning.

[tx 3 putt 78469]

 

[YGIFS 19456]

Okay, I get they're playing the greatest hits of "Fake News" talking points.  But two really weird things stood out to me:

At the 1:00m mark.  Guy whines about the fact that Trump "Can't talk about the Judge's daughter."  

In what insane world, does a Presidential debate even need to mention the offspring of a judicial figure?  Remember when Reagan/Mondale veered into Fiscal v. Monetary policy but instead chose to talk about some random state judge's children?  Yeah, because that's not a thing. 

And listening to Donald Trump, Jr., the biggest coke-head I've ever met talking about drugs with Dr. Ronny Johnson is the most 3am bathroom conversation I've ever heard...and I've heard 'em all.  

[Red Five 41594]

I have the same feeling in the pit of my stomach as when I’m heading into a meeting at work that is going to be an absolute nightmare. Just 90 minutes of headaches.

[BamaATL 16593]

16 minutes ago, Red Five said:

I have the same feeling in the pit of my stomach as when I’m heading into a meeting at work that is going to be an absolute nightmare. Just 90 minutes of headaches.

Debates have always been like meetings where some a-hole wants to flesh out the company mission statement for 90 minutes.