Sad but true. But I take issue with your comment that "nobody" watches the debates to hear the arguments and decide. I'm the guy... 😄. er' yeah, "the" guy. ... and in all fairness I'm just a nobody, so I guess technically you are correct.
Actually since I vote on accumulated evidence -- party track record both ruling and in opposition, I guess yeah, by the time a debate rolls around it's a done deal. But I'm still curious to see who has his of her act together and who doesn't. Far from looking at the pictures, I could just listen to the words on a radio. Then again politics has gotten to be so much duplicitous blather that the debates are usually a disappointment anyway. Case in point, after taking in every minute of the clinton trump debates back back in 2016 all I wished for them was a pox on both their houses. The memorable poigniant moment came when one of the audience asked those two nasty arrogant combatants if either of them had a single positive thing to say about the other. The sigh of release was audible and speaks for the vast majority of us ordinary spectators. Had I been a US voter, I think my "decision" would have been to abstain; spend my time better in a nice pub somewhere.
It's better in the US, on one major count: They choose their noble CEO separately from their ruling houses of legislation. At least if they make a big mistake and choose a whackjob for President it can be offset by some rebalancing in the mid terms. Here I rather expect to be disappointed by Mr Poilievre's performance, since the warning signs have been showing for some time now. Carney will be "prime ministerial" but shallow and duplicitlous. And yeah, good point, only the video bites the campaigns can take away from the face-off will have any effecf on the vote.
Still it will be intellectually interesting, as I once remarked about hearing one of the Nixon tapes, and the disgusting trump Vance Zelenskyy television clip. One llive moment can give you a glimpse into a person's soul.
Oh and I once changed my vote because of a debate. But I'd been planning to flip a coin anyway, so it could hardly have been called a pivotal moment. Had to happen at least once in my 70 plus years.
Now just a minute there. You're taking away a proud socially inept badge of honour from us slide rule toting science book readers and giving it to a bunch of rebel rockers who actually COULD get laid if their lives depended on it? I OBJECT!
Ha. He is talking about high school in the mid to late 70s. Pretty sure that compared to the jocks in high school, relatively speaking, there was no difference. Maybe things have improved?
He's lucky he was a punk rocker in the70s and not a NASA fan in the 60s. A sense of humour always saved me from too much emotional trauma. I actually LIKE nerd jokes. Two favorites:
"Excuse me miss, can you tell me the time? .. or should I just go dry up and die right now?"
And, "OK, but can you give me your number anyway? Just in case Hell really does freeze over?"
On another note, What's the difference between Donald Trump and Donald Duck?
Answer:
One's a whackadoodle foul tempered out of control nutcase.
will watch the debates if they stay Interesting with a bit if humor thrown in. Friendly banter i guess.
Both Chretian and Mulroney were dominate people.. from what i remember of them.
I know who I'm voting for. I want to see how he interacts with Carney and vice versa.
The dark horse here for me is Singh.
He gets fired up. Young people like that.
Promising the sun the moon and the sky.
The last debate i watched was Biden and Trump. Shinning examples of...not sure!
Yes, i will still watch clips.. and compare what i watched..just for entertainment and maybe checking for lies and insults.
Let the games begin. Lol
Sad but true. But I take issue with your comment that "nobody" watches the debates to hear the arguments and decide. I'm the guy... 😄. er' yeah, "the" guy. ... and in all fairness I'm just a nobody, so I guess technically you are correct.
Actually since I vote on accumulated evidence -- party track record both ruling and in opposition, I guess yeah, by the time a debate rolls around it's a done deal. But I'm still curious to see who has his of her act together and who doesn't. Far from looking at the pictures, I could just listen to the words on a radio. Then again politics has gotten to be so much duplicitous blather that the debates are usually a disappointment anyway. Case in point, after taking in every minute of the clinton trump debates back back in 2016 all I wished for them was a pox on both their houses. The memorable poigniant moment came when one of the audience asked those two nasty arrogant combatants if either of them had a single positive thing to say about the other. The sigh of release was audible and speaks for the vast majority of us ordinary spectators. Had I been a US voter, I think my "decision" would have been to abstain; spend my time better in a nice pub somewhere.
It's better in the US, on one major count: They choose their noble CEO separately from their ruling houses of legislation. At least if they make a big mistake and choose a whackjob for President it can be offset by some rebalancing in the mid terms. Here I rather expect to be disappointed by Mr Poilievre's performance, since the warning signs have been showing for some time now. Carney will be "prime ministerial" but shallow and duplicitlous. And yeah, good point, only the video bites the campaigns can take away from the face-off will have any effecf on the vote.
Still it will be intellectually interesting, as I once remarked about hearing one of the Nixon tapes, and the disgusting trump Vance Zelenskyy television clip. One llive moment can give you a glimpse into a person's soul.
Oh and I once changed my vote because of a debate. But I'd been planning to flip a coin anyway, so it could hardly have been called a pivotal moment. Had to happen at least once in my 70 plus years.
Wait a minute, weren't the punk rockers the nerdlings in high school?
Punk = nerd??? lol
Now just a minute there. You're taking away a proud socially inept badge of honour from us slide rule toting science book readers and giving it to a bunch of rebel rockers who actually COULD get laid if their lives depended on it? I OBJECT!
😈
Ha. He is talking about high school in the mid to late 70s. Pretty sure that compared to the jocks in high school, relatively speaking, there was no difference. Maybe things have improved?
He's lucky he was a punk rocker in the70s and not a NASA fan in the 60s. A sense of humour always saved me from too much emotional trauma. I actually LIKE nerd jokes. Two favorites:
"Excuse me miss, can you tell me the time? .. or should I just go dry up and die right now?"
And, "OK, but can you give me your number anyway? Just in case Hell really does freeze over?"
On another note, What's the difference between Donald Trump and Donald Duck?
Answer:
One's a whackadoodle foul tempered out of control nutcase.
The other's a duck.
Ha! I don't know, I can likely top that as far as nerdiness goes. Me on the front page of the local paper when I was in grade 13.
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