30 September 2020

A Canadian watches the first presidential debate


Here is James Fallows' commentary on the spectacle (which I didn't waste time watching).   

In my view there's not much point in having two more debates, which are unlikely to change many voters' minds.  Let's vote already.  As T.S. Eliot said in Murder in the Cathedral: 
"... We wait, and the time is short
But waiting is long."

5 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2020 at 12:23 PM

    i wanted to watch the debate, but i could not find it? all that was on was some re-run of a really long 'saturday night live' sketch!

    I-)

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  2. Timmy CrabcakesSeptember 30, 2020 at 1:51 PM

    I wasn't going to watch it, but I did, and now I feel dirty. Like after watching vagrants fighting under an overpass.

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  3. Mr.HoganSeptember 30, 2020 at 6:03 PM

    wonderful!! (the image... not the debate)

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  4. dragonmammaSeptember 30, 2020 at 11:02 PM

    I'm surprised that Chris Wallace (or anyone else) was surprised by trump's behavior. Did anyone really expect him to behave like a civilized human being?

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  5. rockyOctober 2, 2020 at 10:39 AM

    When your opponent won't play by the rules - DON'T PLAY!
    Moderator/referee should have just said "Stop, Stop, Stop"
    Until order was restored or time was up.
    It really would have helped Wallace if he had experience with groups of small children.
    Simply saying "If you don't behave I'm going to turn this car around" would have fixed the entire issue.

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