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yurbud

(39,405 posts) Sat Oct 20, 2012, 04:50 PM Oct 2012

Third party candidates ought to moderate the debates

Get the Greens and Libertarians and even next largest party after that (or two) to agree on some questions.

They would likely not be the softballs and turds the MSM comes up with.

I know this would never fly with the commission on presidential debates, which is set up to limit the participants and the questions to what the beltway elite is comfortable with, but it would be worth it to see the top candidates get such an invitation, and have to explain why they refuse it.

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Third party candidates ought to moderate the debates (Original Post) yurbud Oct 2012 OP

That would be great to see!! underoath Oct 2012 #1

I could go along with that! n/t LeftofObama Oct 2012 #2

I would oppose such a thing RomneyLies Oct 2012 #3

How big is the Constitution Party? Libertarians could easily point out hypocrisy of GOP yurbud Oct 2012 #4

Probably the Constitution Party is even nuttier, Jamaal510 Oct 2012 #9

Libertarians are nuttier than the GOP, IMO. nt RomneyLies Oct 2012 #10

That sounds like fun. bemildred Oct 2012 #5

think of Ron Paul and Bernie Sanders joining forces to call for audit of Federal Reserve yurbud Oct 2012 #6

Just imagine the fine mist of bullshit which would fill up the room ... nt bemildred Oct 2012 #7

but it would be impossible for people to miss the color and the smell. yurbud Oct 2012 #8

underoath

(269 posts)

1. That would be great to see!!

Reply to yurbud (Original post)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 04:54 PM

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LeftofObama

(4,243 posts)

2. I could go along with that! n/t

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Sat Oct 20, 2012, 05:00 PM

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RomneyLies

(3,333 posts)

3. I would oppose such a thing

Reply to yurbud (Original post)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 05:01 PM

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No way I want a Constitution Party candidate or a Libertarian candidate to moderate a debate, they're nuttier than Republicans!

yurbud

(39,405 posts)

4. How big is the Constitution Party? Libertarians could easily point out hypocrisy of GOP

Reply to RomneyLies (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 05:08 PM

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that doesn't really believe in "free markets" but tipping the scales with regulations and tax breaks and trade deals that favor their cronies and donors.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)

9. Probably the Constitution Party is even nuttier,

Reply to RomneyLies (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:19 PM

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but IDK about the Libertarians. I'll give them credit for at least opposing the Drug War and the Patriot Act, unlike the GOP.

RomneyLies

(3,333 posts)

10. Libertarians are nuttier than the GOP, IMO. nt

Reply to Jamaal510 (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 11:01 PM

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bemildred

(90,061 posts)

5. That sounds like fun.

Reply to yurbud (Original post)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 05:43 PM

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yurbud

(39,405 posts)

6. think of Ron Paul and Bernie Sanders joining forces to call for audit of Federal Reserve

Reply to bemildred (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 05:51 PM

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and you can imagine the kind of "fun" they could come up with when it's just questions.

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

7. Just imagine the fine mist of bullshit which would fill up the room ... nt

Reply to yurbud (Reply #6)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 06:23 PM

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yurbud

(39,405 posts)

8. but it would be impossible for people to miss the color and the smell.

Reply to bemildred (Reply #7)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 07:18 PM

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and like the Bush presidency for the corruption of our government in general, curtain would be torn away that could never be put back in place.

A large part of lefty disappointment with Obama was we saw how muscular the presidency can be on behalf of the wealthy few, checks and balances be damned.

That makes any excuses about not having a supermajority or anything else fall flat.

Do something and dare congress to undo if it's popular. Bush did that with UNpopular shit for christ's sake!

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