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Real Presidential Debates

Posted by michael on from the think-on-your-feet dept.

slithytove writes "As many of us are aware, the presidential debates are currently controlled by an organization called the Commision on Presidential Debates. As anyone who's seen a presidential debate recently could guess, the CPD does just what our two major parties want: exclude third parties and impose rules that make the event more of a joint press conference than a debate. Non-establishment candidates Michael Badnarik and David Cobb will be having an actual debate this Thursday. After debating each other, they will be rebutting the points Bush and Kerry make in their pseudo-debate. Free Market News will be streaming it and providing a download afterwards."

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  1. Re:15% by geomon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So what party does Bill O'Reilly belong to?

    His OWN, God DAMIT!

    Now GET this piece of slime OUT of here before I TEAR him APART!!!

    Grrr....

    That Bill O' Reilly is one tough dude... with the families of the 9/11 victims.

    --
    "Rocky Rococo, at your cervix!"
  2. They use a typewriter?! by iammaxus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'd like to add something to the list of grievances against the CPD, they used a typewriter to write the Memorandum of Understanding posted in the article. How riduclous is that?

    1. Re:They use a typewriter?! by Larthallor · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      At least we know THEY'RE not behind the CBS Bush memos.

    2. Re:They use a typewriter?! by sampson7 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Actually, it's pretty standard to use Courier New font in legal documents -- so they don't *actually* use a typewriter.

      As to the PDF format, they are putting up the signed ("executed") agreement -- so they can't just put up a Word Doc or HTML or whatever. Again, very common in the boring/staid world of big time corporate law.

  3. Re:OT: battle royale by FleaPlus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Not to mention that it has the Japanese school-girl from Kill Bill. w00t!