July 20, 2011
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Posted by: laceyunderalls at July 20, 2011 11:21 AM (FVwu5)
This is so disrespectful to the voters. I am not kidding. Twitter is not a place to fully express ideas. It's a place to repeat extremely simplified conclusions.
An internet, text based debate? Sounds freaking lovely. Sounds awesome.
Twitter? A waste. Is this marketing for Twitter? Why in the world would they pick this over a simple debate website. They could just start their own website for nothing but debates. It's really obvious that this is a better solution.
Posted by: Dustin at July 20, 2011 11:22 AM (519+h)
It's going to take like 6 hours to do a round of Q and A.
Posted by: DrewM. at July 20, 2011 11:22 AM (2f1Rs)
Posted by: Vic at July 20, 2011 11:24 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: laceyunderalls at July 20, 2011 03:21 PM (FVwu5)
people at work need something to do, fantasy football drafts are fucked up at the moment and it's not March Madness yet
Posted by: The Dude at July 20, 2011 11:24 AM (Ig1Wo)
Posted by: t-bird at July 20, 2011 11:24 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Spoily McSpoilerson at July 20, 2011 11:25 AM (Qp7sN)
Posted by: t-bird at July 20, 2011 11:25 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: IreneFingIrene at July 20, 2011 11:25 AM (JKe0g)
I think my new favorite candidate will be the one who passed on this idiocy.
Posted by: DrewM. at July 20, 2011 11:25 AM (2f1Rs)
Just as with Blacks and Hispanics, it's a waste to try to capture the Stupid Vote from Democrats.
Posted by: logprof at July 20, 2011 11:26 AM (BP6Z1)
And televised debates are much better?
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at July 20, 2011 11:26 AM (bjRNS)
Posted by: DrewM. at July 20, 2011 03:25 PM (2f1Rs)
considering the line up, it's not people anyone really gives a shit about outside of Bachman
Posted by: The Dude at July 20, 2011 11:26 AM (Ig1Wo)
Except, maybe, successfully explaining them in 140 characters.
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at July 20, 2011 11:27 AM (bjRNS)
Posted by: maloderous at July 20, 2011 11:28 AM (weaRH)
Posted by: maloderous at July 20, 2011 11:29 AM (weaRH)
i mean srsly... the republican base actually works for a living.
Posted by: maloderous at July 20, 2011 03:28 PM (weaRH)
it's what cell phones are for now
Posted by: The Dude at July 20, 2011 11:30 AM (Ig1Wo)
The RNC should set up the debates and have the channels broadcast it. It's so fucking easy. Well they are the stupid party.
Posted by: Flapjackmaka at July 20, 2011 11:30 AM (C9YYo)
Posted by: t-bird at July 20, 2011 11:30 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: andycanuck at July 20, 2011 11:31 AM (oUG6f)
I am lucky enough not to be disallowed, but twitter is dog slow behind our firewall.
I am not going to use my smart phone to watch this, though. As much as I might defend the concept, I hate reading twitter. I like real English better.
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at July 20, 2011 11:31 AM (bjRNS)
this is so fucking dumb.
Twitter is good for some things, but not this.
Dear lord GOP, why not just fund and set up your own freaking debates. Why do we continually have to go through the self appointed gatekeepers in the MSM
Posted by: Ben at July 20, 2011 11:31 AM (wuv1c)
Posted by: Soona at July 20, 2011 11:31 AM (PZiqP)
I know it is supposed to be chic and modern and all that shit, but TWITTER and PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE should not be used together in a sentence.
Sadly this is the pathetic state of "debates" now.
The format for the Lincoln/Douglas debates were:
1st guy: 60 minutes
2nd guy: 90 minutes
1st guy: 30 minutes
(and they alternated on who went first, it was a few debates on different days)
Can you imagine this today? Fuck no.
I know this is meant to be a lighthearted, cute, fun thing, but it gets under my skin for some reason.
Posted by: dan-O at July 20, 2011 11:31 AM (bRLuD)
Posted by: Flapjackmaka at July 20, 2011 11:32 AM (C9YYo)
Fortunately, none of the participants were serious presidential candidates to begin with, so carry on.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at July 20, 2011 11:32 AM (CL99U)
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at July 20, 2011 11:33 AM (CL99U)
This is bad for Thad McCotter, he's such a great speaker.
He needs to be in an actual debate. I always tune into Red Eye when he's on.
Posted by: Ben at July 20, 2011 11:33 AM (wuv1c)
Wait, it's being moderated by that pretentious bitch S.E. Cupp?
Hahahahahahahahahaha.
no no no, you've got it all wrong, she wears thick glasses and button downed collared shirts. She's a professional.
Posted by: Ben at July 20, 2011 11:34 AM (wuv1c)
Posted by: Cicero at July 20, 2011 11:34 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: DrewM. at July 20, 2011 11:36 AM (2f1Rs)
Posted by: robtr at July 20, 2011 11:36 AM (MtwBb)
Posted by: joncelli at July 20, 2011 11:36 AM (RD7QR)
And they're not limiting themselves to 140 characters in a response, either. It took McCotter 4 tweets to finish his intro. (Though Gingrich cheated. He pre-taped his introduction, and tweeted a link to the video.)
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at July 20, 2011 11:37 AM (bjRNS)
Posted by: joncelli at July 20, 2011 03:36 PM (RD7QR)
and me....wait, who am I again?
Posted by: Gary Johnson at July 20, 2011 11:38 AM (Ig1Wo)
Posted by: ParisParamus-Hewitt at July 20, 2011 11:40 AM (cdCC7)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 20, 2011 11:40 AM (TMB3S)
Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at July 20, 2011 11:40 AM (+lsX1)
Posted by: Soona at July 20, 2011 11:41 AM (PZiqP)
*sighs*. If there is some intellegent alien life-form out there, they are going to obliterate humanity's collective ass the minute they start intercepting our RSS and Twitter feeds
You cannot boil down complex ideas and solutions to 140 character snippets. This is farking worse than the Republican debate that CNN sponsored last month.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at July 20, 2011 11:41 AM (c0A3e)
Heh.
Yesterday I listened to about ten minutes of her guest-hosting the Dennis Miller show. She used a rant about Kyle Busch to mention her "driver" and then picked two calls on the criteria of "it sounds like they're going to say something nice about me!"Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at July 20, 2011 11:42 AM (CL99U)
Oh well in that case, I *totally* change my mind.
This 'debate' transcript flows with such ease!
N prez c'didates r smart when they type like 12 yr old gurlz. #lolpreztwitterdebate
Posted by: laceyunderalls at July 20, 2011 11:42 AM (FVwu5)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 20, 2011 03:40 PM (TMB3S)
Oh yeah? Courtesy flush....please!
Posted by: Tami at July 20, 2011 11:42 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at July 20, 2011 11:42 AM (lbo6/)
Posted by: Soona at July 20, 2011 03:41 PM (PZiqP)
Not for DEBATES! Sarah Palin and Ron Paul have the internet thing down no matter what anyone thinks of them.
Posted by: Flapjackmaka at July 20, 2011 11:43 AM (C9YYo)
I'm taking one right now and nobody knows it.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 20, 2011 03:40 PM (TMB3S)
This is getting strange. I am too.
Posted by: Soona at July 20, 2011 11:44 AM (PZiqP)
You need to raise your hand.
Posted by: The Guy Married to DW-S at July 20, 2011 11:44 AM (SwkdU)
Posted by: willow at July 20, 2011 11:44 AM (h+qn8)
Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at July 20, 2011 11:45 AM (agD4m)
View it if you need a good laugh.
By the way Contessa; it's 3:45 has your ass gotten into the office yet?
Posted by: Marcus at July 20, 2011 11:45 AM (CHrmZ)
Posted by: cherry π at July 20, 2011 11:46 AM (OhYCU)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at July 20, 2011 11:47 AM (c0A3e)
Posted by: requiredfield* at July 20, 2011 11:47 AM (H3X4e)
I. must. keep. mouth. shut.
Posted by: cherry π at July 20, 2011 11:48 AM (OhYCU)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 20, 2011 11:48 AM (TMB3S)
Posted by: t-bird at July 20, 2011 11:48 AM (FcR7P)
on defense spending
Michele Bachmann I support DOD efficiency but defense spending did not cause our budget crisis & we must maintain our military strength.
Posted by: willow at July 20, 2011 11:49 AM (h+qn8)
Any rebuttal?
Posted by: nickless at July 20, 2011 03:47 PM (MMC8r)
[Giggles]
Posted by: Michele Bachmann at July 20, 2011 11:49 AM (RD7QR)
Posted by: Marlee Matlin at July 20, 2011 11:50 AM (CL99U)
Posted by: Marcus at July 20, 2011 11:50 AM (CHrmZ)
Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at July 20, 2011 11:51 AM (agD4m)
..
Posted by: willow at July 20, 2011 11:51 AM (h+qn8)
Posted by: cherry π at July 20, 2011 11:51 AM (OhYCU)
Posted by: Jean at July 20, 2011 11:51 AM (+oKKW)
Posted by: willow at July 20, 2011 11:51 AM (h+qn8)
jeebus just because Obama started this lame crap do we have to do it too?
This is what makes me so nervous about Republicans. They seem to be so easily manipulated.
Posted by: eleven at July 20, 2011 11:51 AM (7DB+a)
Posted by: willow at July 20, 2011 11:53 AM (h+qn8)
Posted by: Cicero at July 20, 2011 03:34 PM (BP6Z1)
Great. I get a fucking troll socking me. Where do I go to get my reputation back, senator?
Posted by: Cicero at July 20, 2011 11:53 AM (QKKT0)
Posted by: cherry π at July 20, 2011 11:54 AM (OhYCU)
Any rebuttal?
Posted by: nickless at July 20, 2011 03:47 PM (MMC8r)
Oh, Herman. Is that your dick or the horse you rode in on?
Posted by: S.E. Cupp at July 20, 2011 11:54 AM (PZiqP)
Sir, I was a ham radio operator. I knew ham radio. Twitter is no ham radio.
Posted by: ParisParamus-Hewitt at July 20, 2011 11:54 AM (cdCC7)
I wondered when you would show up. Even having someone read that for me is going to take the next half hour to figure out.
Posted by: Stevie Wonder at July 20, 2011 11:54 AM (Ew27I)
Twitter proved to an entire generation that they think they may have a lot to talk about but when it really comes down to the brass tacks they really don't have much to say.
for those of you who are fans of hers.
Well a fan or *her* sort of. She has some assets I find admirable, and occasionally she is interesting enough to draw my attention away from them.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at July 20, 2011 11:54 AM (0q2P7)
Posted by: '80sBaby at July 20, 2011 11:55 AM (o2lIv)
Any rebuttal?
Dammit!
Posted by: Bill Maher, Unsecure in his manhood
What is that short and ugly too?
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at July 20, 2011 11:56 AM (0q2P7)
Great. I get a fucking troll socking me.
That's no troll, it's [redacted because I'm not a Cyndie Brady tattle tale].
Posted by: soothsayer at July 20, 2011 11:56 AM (G/zuv)
Posted by: Dave at July 20, 2011 11:58 AM (Xm1aB)
Maybe he is a decent man. A lot of 14 year olds are women. Eventually he did the right thing and married her.
Bill C on July 20, 2011 at 1:36 PM
Posted by: The Dude at July 20, 2011 11:58 AM (Ig1Wo)
IDK forcing brevity on a politician might be refreshing. Besides it will give them good practice for their 5 second rebuttal time between Os lengthy pontifications and the commercial breaks during the actual Presidential debates.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at July 20, 2011 11:59 AM (0q2P7)
That's no troll, it's [redacted because I'm not a Cyndie Brady tattle tale].
It's logprof. So Na Na Na.
Posted by: Cicero at July 20, 2011 11:59 AM (QKKT0)
Imagine what debates will be like in 20 years with the generation of assholes now coming of age.
They'll be sexting and donging each other in the middle of the debates. Closing statements will be a prOn scene reenactment.
Posted by: soothsayer at July 20, 2011 12:00 PM (G/zuv)
They'll be sexting and donging each other in the middle of the debates. Closing statements will be a prOn scene reenactment.
Posted by: soothsayer at July 20, 2011 04:00 PM (G/zuv)
I'll just be happy with Euro style public trashing by politicians
Posted by: The Dude at July 20, 2011 12:01 PM (Ig1Wo)
They'll be sexting and donging each other in the middle of the debates. Closing statements will be a prOn scene reenactment.
Posted by: soothsayer at July 20, 2011 04:00 PM (G/zuv)
So what's the downside?
Posted by: S.E. Cupp at July 20, 2011 12:02 PM (PZiqP)
Posted by: AndrewsDad at July 20, 2011 12:02 PM (C2//T)
Posted by: Ernest Borgnine at July 20, 2011 12:03 PM (CL99U)
I think it depends on the candidate. Bachmann's been getting her points across laconically; it only takes here one or two tweets.
McCotter and Santorum have been disasters in the format, though. McCotter keeps being truncated, and Santorum really does tweet like the 12-year-old.
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at July 20, 2011 12:03 PM (bjRNS)
Posted by: RushBabe at July 20, 2011 12:03 PM (Ew27I)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 20, 2011 12:04 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at July 20, 2011 12:05 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: C*ntessa Brewer at July 20, 2011 12:05 PM (so1xa)
Like "Grover" was that presidential a name.
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at July 20, 2011 12:06 PM (bjRNS)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at July 20, 2011 12:08 PM (lbo6/)
Posted by: President Elmo at July 20, 2011 12:08 PM (CL99U)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at July 20, 2011 12:08 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: Rebecca Black at July 20, 2011 12:08 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at July 20, 2011 12:08 PM (bjRNS)
Someday there'll be a president named "Brittany" or "Dustin."
Posted by: soothsayer at July 20, 2011 04:05 PM
Even worse? Chelsea or Malia
Posted by: kbdabear at July 20, 2011 12:08 PM (so1xa)
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at July 20, 2011 04:06 PM (bjRNS)
don't forget Millard, Rutherford, Chester and Calvin
Posted by: The Dude at July 20, 2011 12:08 PM (Ig1Wo)
my cousin's kid is named Tayla, which is smart because if they named her Taylor it would've been pronounced Tayla, anyway, because of the Boston accent.
Posted by: soothsayer at July 20, 2011 12:09 PM (G/zuv)
Posted by: mpurinTexas supports Rick Perry, bitch at July 20, 2011 12:09 PM (OonVm)
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at July 20, 2011 12:09 PM (bjRNS)
Posted by: Lorraine Baines at July 20, 2011 12:10 PM (CL99U)
Can I borrow that radio for a while?
Posted by: George Costanza at July 20, 2011 12:10 PM (so1xa)
Grover was the first one I could think of. Calvin is pretty funny, though.
(And Ulysses? Who names their kid Ulysses?)
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at July 20, 2011 12:10 PM (bjRNS)
Or Malia
Amy Carter isn't too high on the list these days. Seems having a total fuckup as a dad doesn't help the political aspirations of the offspring.
Posted by: Cicero at July 20, 2011 12:11 PM (QKKT0)
I hesitate writing this because I don't want to turn on the faucet for ill-thought comments...
an employee at the gym is named "Chardonnay."
If you're gonna name your poor kid after a wine, at least spell it right.
Posted by: soothsayer at July 20, 2011 12:11 PM (G/zuv)
Posted by: kbdabear at July 20, 2011 12:12 PM (so1xa)
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at July 20, 2011 04:10 PM (bjRNS)
I can see it because of Odyssey but Rutherford? WTF? You gave your kid 2 last names
Posted by: The Dude at July 20, 2011 12:13 PM (Ig1Wo)
I hesitate writing this because I don't want to turn on the faucet for ill-thought comments...
an employee at the gym is named "Chardonnay."
If you're gonna name your poor kid after a wine, at least spell it right.
Posted by: soothsayer at July 20, 2011 04:11 PM (G/zuv)
Better than Bo Jolay, I guess. Not by much.
Posted by: joncelli at July 20, 2011 12:13 PM (RD7QR)
If you're using a popular name, your daughters will always sound like they're named after strippers. After all, it's a stage name, and they're picking it about the same time you're picking your kid's name.
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at July 20, 2011 12:13 PM (bjRNS)
Posted by: soothsayer at July 20, 2011 04:13 PM (G/zuv)
and there is a douche bag who posts on this site with the IRL name Rex
Posted by: The Dude at July 20, 2011 12:14 PM (Ig1Wo)
Posted by: eleven at July 20, 2011 12:14 PM (7DB+a)
If you're using a popular name, your daughters will always sound like they're named after strippers. After all, it's a stage name, and they're picking it about the same time you're picking your kid's name.
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at July 20, 2011 04:13 PM (bjRNS)
Oops.
Posted by: Bambi Hardbody's Mom at July 20, 2011 12:15 PM (RD7QR)
Posted by: Mel Gibson at July 20, 2011 12:15 PM (so1xa)
If you're gonna name your poor kid after a wine, at least spell it right.
Posted by: soothsayer at July 20, 2011 04:11 PM (G/zuv)
I feel the need to mention the name an acquaintance of my brother-in-law gave their son.
Nawlege.
That's pronounced "naw-ledge."
Yes, they named their child knowledge. And spelled it like THAT.
The poor boy.
Posted by: MWR at July 20, 2011 12:16 PM (4df7R)
Wasn't he the guy that originally owned the tavern in Unforgiven? (Not the one who was shot -- the guy he bought the tavern from.)
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at July 20, 2011 12:16 PM (bjRNS)
Posted by: eastvalleyphx at July 20, 2011 12:16 PM (qiOph)
Posted by: eastvalleyphx at July 20, 2011 12:17 PM (qiOph)
Posted by: cherry π at July 20, 2011 12:23 PM (OhYCU)
Posted by: '80sBaby at July 20, 2011 12:23 PM (o2lIv)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at July 20, 2011 12:25 PM (lbo6/)
They didn't. They named him Hiram. Ulysses was his middle name. He flipped them and then dropped the Hiram and took his mother's middle or maiden name Simpson for his middle name.
And yet everyone supposedly called him, "Sam".
About the only name he didn't try was "Barry".
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at July 20, 2011 12:27 PM (bjRNS)
I ask 4 ur vote as I try 2 return ur voice to DC. If elected POTUS, I will represent u w/a titanium spine no matter the cost.
A 140 character limit doesn't lend itself well to even a phony "debate".
Posted by: Hollowpoint at July 20, 2011 12:27 PM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at July 20, 2011 12:31 PM (r4t7/)
The House might be able to pass a short-term deal with cuts, though it would be difficult even with the Dems.
Posted by: '80sBaby at July 20, 2011 12:34 PM (o2lIv)
Yeah so MB is over the top again? Big surprise. Dust off the crotchety and realize the 1930's are behind you.
I don't think less of candidates who took the risk. I think more of them generally and think less of mittens and tpaw for not bothering. If you can't comfortably read twitter it might be a problem, but I found the fast pace and forced brevity insightful and refreshing.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at July 20, 2011 12:35 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: '80sBaby at July 20, 2011 12:41 PM (o2lIv)
I don't think less of candidates who took the risk. I think more of them generally and think less of mittens and tpaw for not bothering."
I greatly appreciate Mitt and Tim having the respect for the voter for not screwing their real points up. We live in a serious time with complicated problems. Anyone whose answers to those problems can be expressed in slogan form only is a douche who is not fit for high office.
It's not that Mitt and Tim are not bothering to engage the voter. It's that they will not settle for a lazy way to do so. Mitt's a RINO and I do not trust him and he cannot have my vote under any circumstance other than a general vs Obama, but he is the best politician right now, and he knows how to communicate with voters very well. He knows that doing it via Twitter will not convince a soul, but it could lead to misunderstandings.
You should think less of candidates who are willing to risk that, because they are making a serious miscalculation, and are trying to run against Obama's machine, which is very sophisticated.
Sure, some of these candidates are just desperate for exposure, and taking a risk like that is worth it. Not a front runner, though. I like Bachmann and she's 100X more likely to get my support than a RINO is, but I wish she had sidestepped this.
They are supposed to BE LEADERS. Why aren't they leading? What we need is more depth and seriousness, and when confronted with this crap debate format, the leaders should have declined. Better yet, they should have demanded a text online debate with 500 word limits or something reasonable like that.
Anyway, I guess I just expect too much of these folks.
Posted by: Dustin at July 20, 2011 12:43 PM (519+h)
Posted by: Nickie Goomba at July 20, 2011 12:58 PM (jeLTI)
Posted by: my vote counts the same as yours at July 20, 2011 01:12 PM (6rX0K)
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Posted by: The Dude at July 20, 2011 11:20 AM (Ig1Wo)