Dem. Debate

I think Clinton won the debate, easily.

But it was a disaster, overall.

That stupid graph ? Influential or just a nuisance ?

I don't mind it.

Besides that it took up over half the screen , continuously, when it could have just been a little ticker or intermittent bugging the hell out of me, . . .

I personally found it a little interesting but I have to wonder how a vast group of people who would find watching the candidates debate such shallow irrelevant nonsense "fascinating and informative" might be influenced by watching a play by play of what the group is thinking.
And I shiver at the thought of how easy it would be for such a thing to be manipulated.

Disclaimer:
And I'm going out on a limb a bit with "shallow irrelevant nonsense". I did only catch the last two questions, so thats largely based on what I read of all your opinions.
I think the question would still stand even if the debate subjects were more pertinent and the audience were all brilliant, educated, independent thinkers.

it was, he said only under the advisement of the commanders

they talked extensively about the housing crisis and the economy. Or was I watching a different debate?

Right before the questions about gun control and gas

The stream went out briefly. But talking about Capital Gains taxes and other tax cuts is not discussing the economy. It is talking about tax cuts. Very different. They did not talk extensively about the housing crisis from what I am reading.

these "controversies" everybody keeps referring to are lame.

how the fuck can we call this piddly shit "controversy" when we've got things going on for the past few years that should land people a date at the Hague?

all the other stupid has pretty much been covered already.

What's with letting a former Clinton staffer moderate?

It's called no journalistic integrity. Everybody's doing it!

i blame the rap music.

oh, and birth control, too.

See, the kids listen to the Rap music, which gives them the brain damage, so they don't know what the Jazz is all about!

did anyone catch that hatchet job?!??!?!

clinton, step aside as the moderators kneecap obama

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*sob*

I watched some of it at work, but I had to change the channel when that old lady with the flag boner video-question was played.

No more asinine debates on corporate media networks plz.

Kids these days with their frappuccinos and their ham radios, I just don't know...

Next, they'll be dancing!

For the record, guys: It's completely fucking impossible to move an entire brigade out of theater in a single month and they are both fucking retarded for saying that they'll do so.

Via Walter Shapiro of Salon.com:

Indeed.

ABC was so bad, they made cable news look competent;