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Thursday's Debate no longer about foreign policy
Good thing nothing major in foreign policy occurred over the past week
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10-19-2020 03:27 PM |
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RE: Thursday's Debate no longer about foreign policy
Damn, these jokers aren't even trying to hide it anymore either.
Partisan dims and a buncha never Trumpers and they don't care who sees right through it. Change the rules a few days out, yet again.
Why not just call it off, declare that Sloe won all three debates and be done with it. DeeCee swamp critter hacks. Good grief.
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10-19-2020 03:32 PM |
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RE: Thursday's Debate no longer about foreign policy
Its a debate---but he wont win many points even if he answers the questions he's asked effectively. The only way Trump really wins is if he's talking about the topics where his positions are attractive to Americans. The moderator isnt going to ask those kinds of questions. We all know this moderator believes her job is to use her questions to steer the debate into areas that favor Biden and hurt Trump.
Thus, my strategy would be to just largely ignore the rigged questions. Deliver a short to the point answer on the BS question being asked and pivot to what I want to talk about. For instance--on the Paris Peace Accords---"Yes, we are very concerned about the environment. We believe in clean air and clean water---who doesnt? In fact we are currently ahead of the metrics the Paris Climate Accords required. We frankly arent the problem--its huge polluters like China and India that need to be cleaned up and the Paris Accords do nothing about that---which is a major reason we left. However, right now--I think there are other things that are more important to the American people--for instance---and then you pivot to whatever you really want to talk about.
This helps for two reasons. One---It allows you to get your message out despite the moderator. Two---It forces Biden to address both the moderator question (which he's prepared for) AS WELL any subject or attack the president makes on completely a different subject which Biden is probably NOT nearly as well prepared for (because they werent part of the debate topics that were announced).
In other words---just because the moderator wants you answer question X--doesnt mean you can't spend most of your time talking about topics that better aid your campaign effort. Dont fight with the moderator---just basically ignore her other than short cursory answers. After watching how these biased moderators work, it clear to me that Trump's path to landing knock out punches in the debate is to NOT getting bogged down fighting on ground that's bad for him.
(This post was last modified: 10-19-2020 04:45 PM by Attackcoog.)
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10-19-2020 04:04 PM |
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RE: Thursday's Debate no longer about foreign policy
It's quite clear to me that moving the focus away from foreign policy is another move made to shelter Biden from the controversy swirling about him and his family. Would be too easy for Trump to claim that Biden is a major national security threat, that the Chinese have everything on him and could use that info to blackmail him or his family.
I'm sure that Trump will find a way to bring that up and mention that the media, including the moderator does not want you to know about this.
I agree with Attackcoog with the strategy for the debate.
What's the over/under that the moderator will ask why Trump won't denounce white supremacists? How quickly into the debate will they spring that nonsense?
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10-19-2020 04:32 PM |
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RE: Thursday's Debate no longer about foreign policy
(10-19-2020 04:32 PM)MileHighBronco Wrote: It's quite clear to me that moving the focus away from foreign policy is another move made to shelter Biden from the controversy swirling about him and his family. Would be too easy for Trump to claim that Biden is a major national security threat, that the Chinese have everything on him and could use that info to blackmail him or his family.
I'm sure that Trump will find a way to bring that up and mention that the media, including the moderator does not want you to know about this.
I agree with Attackcoog with the strategy for the debate.
What's the over/under that the moderator will ask why Trump won't denounce white supremacists? How quickly into the debate will they spring that nonsense?
Duh! What can Biden say about foreign policy when he only has one strategy, "Pay the Big Man if you want trade with the United States!"
So are Dem moderators going there? Hell no!
IMO Trump should back out, buy a half hour slot, and cover his talking points.
(This post was last modified: 10-19-2020 05:59 PM by JRsec.)
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10-19-2020 04:37 PM |
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RE: Thursday's Debate no longer about foreign policy
Topics:
Transgenderism
Saving the Polar Bears
White Supremacy
Late Stage Capitalism
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10-19-2020 04:37 PM |
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RE: Thursday's Debate no longer about foreign policy
Six topics they plan to discuss: Covid-19, American families, race in America, climate change, national security, and leadership.
Curiously missing: middle east, economy, and immigration.
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10-19-2020 04:51 PM |
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RE: Thursday's Debate no longer about foreign policy
Watching hi-lights of the primary debates. Those they're shooting rapidly at each other, mods sit on their butt & let them have at it.
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10-19-2020 05:04 PM |
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RE: Thursday's Debate no longer about foreign policy
(10-19-2020 04:51 PM)random asian guy Wrote: Six topics they plan to discuss: Covid-19, American families, race in America, climate change, national security, and leadership.
Curiously missing: middle east, economy, and immigration.
What a joke!
Economy and foreign policy will almost certainly always be 1 and 2 in my book.
Healthcare while at the moment doesn’t impact me nearly as much as many Americans isn’t even on the list.
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10-19-2020 05:05 PM |
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RE: Thursday's Debate no longer about foreign policy
Of COURSE NOT, can't have any stray questions about Ukraine or China coming up.
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10-19-2020 05:46 PM |
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RE: Thursday's Debate no longer about foreign policy
(10-19-2020 04:37 PM)JRsec Wrote: (10-19-2020 04:32 PM)MileHighBronco Wrote: It's quite clear to me that moving the focus away from foreign policy is another move made to shelter Biden from the controversy swirling about him and his family. Would be too easy for Trump to claim that Biden is a major national security threat, that the Chinese have everything on him and could use that info to blackmail him or his family.
I'm sure that Trump will find a way to bring that up and mention that the media, including the moderator does not want you to know about this.
I agree with Attackcoog with the strategy for the debate.
What's the over/under that the moderator will ask why Trump won't denounce white supremacists? How quickly into the debate will they spring that nonsense?
Duh! What can Biden say about foreign policy when he only has one strategy, "Pay the i8ig Man if you want trade with the United States!"
So are Dem moderators going there? Hell no!
IMO Trump should back out, buy a half hour slot, and cover his talking points.
"Joe Biden has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades" said Robert Gates in his memoirs. He said recently that he stands by that statement.
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10-19-2020 05:48 PM |
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RE: Thursday's Debate no longer about foreign policy
You gotta have topics that slow joe can keep up with. There will also be questions on ice cream, hairy legs and awkward hugging.
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10-19-2020 05:51 PM |
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RE: Thursday's Debate no longer about foreign policy
(10-19-2020 05:48 PM)MileHighBronco Wrote: (10-19-2020 04:37 PM)JRsec Wrote: (10-19-2020 04:32 PM)MileHighBronco Wrote: It's quite clear to me that moving the focus away from foreign policy is another move made to shelter Biden from the controversy swirling about him and his family. Would be too easy for Trump to claim that Biden is a major national security threat, that the Chinese have everything on him and could use that info to blackmail him or his family.
I'm sure that Trump will find a way to bring that up and mention that the media, including the moderator does not want you to know about this.
I agree with Attackcoog with the strategy for the debate.
What's the over/under that the moderator will ask why Trump won't denounce white supremacists? How quickly into the debate will they spring that nonsense?
Duh! What can Biden say about foreign policy when he only has one strategy, "Pay the i8ig Man if you want trade with the United States!"
So are Dem moderators going there? Hell no!
IMO Trump should back out, buy a half hour slot, and cover his talking points.
"Joe Biden has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades" said Robert Gates in his memoirs. He said recently that he stands by that statement.
Well it's damned hard to be right when you've been bought and not by our side, now isn't it? When people like Gates make a statement like the one you quoted, they are always saying more than just what the face value of their sentence indicates.
(This post was last modified: 10-19-2020 05:56 PM by JRsec.)
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10-19-2020 05:55 PM |
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RE: Thursday's Debate no longer about foreign policy
(10-19-2020 04:37 PM)Bronco14 Wrote: Topics:
Transgenderism
Saving the Polar Bears
White Supremacy
Late Stage Capitalism
Don’t forget protecting the free speech of big tech....
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10-19-2020 05:59 PM |
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RE: Thursday's Debate no longer about foreign policy
(10-19-2020 04:51 PM)random asian guy Wrote: Six topics they plan to discuss: Covid-19, American families, race in America, climate change, national security, and leadership.
Curiously missing: middle east, economy, and immigration.
Trumps done so well with those that they aren’t issues any longer....
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10-19-2020 06:00 PM |
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