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Someone mentioned how the rest of the world viewed this debacle?

Here is one perspective from a neutral outlet.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54365718

It was also a no-win situation because Trump and Wallace had beefed previously. Granted, Trump has beefed with just about everyone in the media.

I think the right moderator going forward is going to be someone that's relatively unknown, but that has a strong knowledge of the issues, doesn't take ish from anyone, and has demonstatrated ability to separate themselves from their own views when moderating.

Also, I'm not sure how I felt about the questions that Wallace admitted he curated himself. Some felt like weak softball questions that were just chum to get the candidates riled up. Some felt tilted to one candidate over another. I wonder if there is another method to coming up with a thoughtful list of questions that allow viewers to gain further insight into the candidates.

Ben Garrison has a good description of Biden...

Actually, every aspect of the rules for the debates are negotiated and agreed upon between the dems and the repubs beforehand.

I would believe any changes would need to be agreed upon if they can be changed at all.

So you find someone who breaks every outlined rule of a debate to interrupt their opponent and who spreads nothing but lies during a debate makes it worthwhile? That's a different take.

This is the kind of tantrum those on the far right use when Pocapornstar is actually expected to follow the rules.

I am not saying it is perfect, but it begins to scratch the surface of what an actual political debate is and it is more useful than what we are used to. A good political debate format would dig into a singular issue for more than two minutes. Debates should involve a series of back and forth and allow enough time to discuss complex problems. Also cross examination should be allowed.

These televised debates are so dumbed down, that they don't leave any room for a substantive discussion, so if the other party actually wants to call issue to a lie or wants to cross examine, they have to interrupt. Otherwise you are just getting softball questions from the moderators that lead to 2 minute commercials - Something that I don't consider worth my time to watch.

I am not a fan of interruptions and the rude behavior is merely entertaining, but when they strip away all of the important mechanisms for having a debate, then the only tool that is left is interrupting.

If people really want to change the rules for debates in order to make them useful, then lets do it right. Lets use the same type of rules that would be used in a high school debate competition. You would think that if we could hold high school kids to a certain standard that the leaders of our country should at least be able to perform to that standard as well. Of course, the political parties would never allow it because spending more than two minutes talking about a topic would expose how shallow their understanding of the issues actually is.

The guy calling someone Pocapornstar repeatedly complains that a rather tame political cartoon is throwing a tantrum?

I am not a fan of interruptions and the rude behavior is merely entertaining

Yet Pocahontas, Lying ted, Little Marco, Crooked Hillary, Sleepy Joe and so forth were the opening salvos. And I'm just a poster on a message board, Not the president.

Actually, it's that Trump is saying he wouldn't let them change the rules because it wouldn't be fair to force him to abide by the rules. Try to keep up.

What tantrum? I find it hilarious to give Trumpians a taste of their own medicine and watch them whine about it. I just never expected you to include your name on the list.

I understand your confusion. You have me mixed up with the "when they go low we go high" crowd.

See, I was raised by a mstr. sgnt. He taught me a lot about life.

Here are a few examples......

When you know a bully walks up to people and sucker punches them, punch him first.

People will reap what they sow.

People earn what they get.

I'm not some liberal who takes crap from people like Pocapornstar. I've watched him for over four years make up names for everyone who opposes him or disagrees with him.

I've sat by and watched his supporters either emulate that behavior or pretend they only endorse, "part of who Trump is" but not "that part".

That's like saying you bought a house but not the garage attached to it.

So yes, I'm giving them a piece of their own medicine.

You see, I'm a person who relates to people on their own terms. You want to try and have a productive conversation, we can do that. You want to roll in the mud, I'll do that too. Right now you're the one rolling in the mud so why you think you have the right to point a finger is hilarious.

I still somehow think you're confused into feeling I give a damn what you think. Let me clear that up for you. I don't. But at least I was nice enough to clear up the part that seems to be confusing you.

Now if you want to keep up the name calling I'll be happy to jump right there in the mud with you. As for now, I keep it contained to someone who earned it by their disgusting behavior, Pocapornstar. .

You're the one swimming in the mud.

It kind of makes sense that you were raised by someone enlisted in the military. Hyper-aggression and a willingness to follow non-sensical orders do seem to be a common outcome of that sort of indoctrination.

Pit's never acted as a parental authority figure by telling a minority group in America how they should protest.

Don't throw stones as you live in a glass house, Bull.

Yes, that popular platform should be abandoned for more of the same that everyone hates.