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Can we agree that CRIS WALLACE SUCKED! (Original Post) jimlup Sep 2020 OP
YES! He was very lame, and at times almost seemed comical or cartoonish. liberalla Sep 2020 #1
That was a no win job WSHazel Sep 2020 #2
K&R, he should've been prepared !!! uponit7771 Sep 2020 #3
Yes, major failure! He could'nt shut up or shut off the asshole! Vadem Sep 2020 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Vadem Sep 2020 #5
yes Bev54 Sep 2020 #6
No, I don't agree. Nobody would wnylib Sep 2020 #7
No, several monements before he even managed that... jimlup Sep 2020 #8
I think you are right dragonlady Sep 2020 #9
Nobody Could Have Stopped Trump Throwing Poo in that Format Stallion Sep 2020 #12
When I heard the format I thought "Uh oh" underpants Sep 2020 #15
Next moderator should have a mute button since pendejo can't keep his fucking mouth shut. RestoreAmerica2020 Sep 2020 #10
Seriously it doesn't matter... jimlup Sep 2020 #11
Exactly! Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2020 #28
Agreed. Brother Mythos Sep 2020 #13
I think he did fine. Music Man Sep 2020 #14
Agreed that's how I feel. Jspur Sep 2020 #16
Well we can go to all the soft ball he threw to try and get tRump to behave jimlup Sep 2020 #17
I saw the whole thing, thank you. Music Man Sep 2020 #18
really? jimlup Sep 2020 #19
Funny but teachers manage to control classrooms with bratty kids misanthrope Sep 2020 #21
Yes--he sucked crimycarny Sep 2020 #20
How about a former drill instructor misanthrope Sep 2020 #24
I thought Wallace would have done a better job Catherine Vincent Sep 2020 #22
What was he supposed to do? Johnny2X2X Sep 2020 #23
+1 Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2020 #26
Not really. jimlup Sep 2020 #27
What,? I thought he was excellent! He might have told trump to shut Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2020 #25

liberalla

(9,274 posts)
1. YES! He was very lame, and at times almost seemed comical or cartoonish.
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 12:58 AM
Sep 2020

This was a very bad look for him.

WSHazel

(159 posts)
2. That was a no win job
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 12:58 AM
Sep 2020

How does a debate moderator control a lunatic like President Trump? Wallace has a much bigger stature than the next two moderators. They are going to have their hands full.

Vadem

(2,596 posts)
4. Yes, major failure! He could'nt shut up or shut off the asshole!
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:00 AM
Sep 2020

He gave Trump much more time than he gave to Biden!
He needs to apologize to Biden for the time that he gave to Trump because he could not shut off the Trump mouth!

Response to jimlup (Original post)

wnylib

(21,731 posts)
7. No, I don't agree. Nobody would
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:04 AM
Sep 2020

have been able to control Trump. I think Wallace did well in reminding Trump that he needed to stick to his team's agreement. I liked the part where Wallace asked Trump if he wanted to change places with him.

Trump acted the same way in the 2016 Republican primaries. No moderator could contain him.

Stallion

(6,476 posts)
12. Nobody Could Have Stopped Trump Throwing Poo in that Format
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:14 AM
Sep 2020

now if they had rules that would penalize Trump for breaking rules then maybe-but since you can't turn off his mike it wouldn't have made a difference. I think if you break a rule you give your opponent a 2 minute free speaking period. Kind of like sending the hockey goon to the penalty box for 2 minutes

underpants

(182,988 posts)
15. When I heard the format I thought "Uh oh"
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:29 AM
Sep 2020

11 minutes of open discussion?
Trump was interrupting the whole time though.

RestoreAmerica2020

(3,439 posts)
10. Next moderator should have a mute button since pendejo can't keep his fucking mouth shut.
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:11 AM
Sep 2020

..ps.. bet $1.00 5xdraftdodger cancels remaining debates.

jimlup

(7,968 posts)
11. Seriously it doesn't matter...
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:14 AM
Sep 2020

The Orange bafoon is the show. The show tells the story. We can all see it. Hope the "undecided" get the obvious.

HOLLY FUCKING SHIT! IT IS BLANTANTLY OBVIOUS. NOW WE VOTE!

Brother Mythos

(1,442 posts)
13. Agreed.
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:22 AM
Sep 2020

Wallace should never again be accepted by any Democratic Party candidate, for any office, as a debate moderator.

Music Man

(1,184 posts)
14. I think he did fine.
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:27 AM
Sep 2020

Trump was talking non-stop, and Wallace unequivocally said that Trump interrupted Biden and was not adhering to the rules the campaigns had agreed to. Seems to me he said the truth and in such a matter-of-fact way that no reasonable person could accuse him of being unfair to Trump.

Not really sure what else people wanted Wallace to do. Physically shut Trump up? Install a mute button mid-debate?

Jspur

(578 posts)
16. Agreed that's how I feel.
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:29 AM
Sep 2020

Trump is going to steamroll any moderator unless they have a mute button. I think Chris Wallace did real well are conservatives are complaining about him on conservative message boards and social media.

jimlup

(7,968 posts)
17. Well we can go to all the soft ball he threw to try and get tRump to behave
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:29 AM
Sep 2020

or didn't you see that?

jimlup

(7,968 posts)
19. really?
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:34 AM
Sep 2020

I agree with you. If it were a sane situation I'd be right but given the insane situation that proceeded you are most likely right. Wallace remained sane so he failed. That is tRump.

My initial post was spot on. And well that is all.

misanthrope

(7,435 posts)
21. Funny but teachers manage to control classrooms with bratty kids
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:49 AM
Sep 2020

when there's no microphone switch involved.

crimycarny

(1,351 posts)
20. Yes--he sucked
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:41 AM
Sep 2020

Even Nicole Wallace didn’t buy into the “well, it’s not his fault. What else could he do?” excuse. Hillary Clinton as the next debate moderator—I guarantee she’d find a way (and, yes, I know Hillary as debate moderator just a fantasy—but I guarantee a bad *ss female whose had to deal with ego maniacs like Trump all their life would find a way)

misanthrope

(7,435 posts)
24. How about a former drill instructor
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:53 AM
Sep 2020

or someone else who doesn't give a damn about pleasing a punk like Cadet Bone Spurs?

Not literally, but it's a funny fantasy. Although, someone with a military background and experience handling assholes would work. Guys like Trump are intimidated by such folks. Half the battle would be won before the debate started because Trump would already be scared.

Catherine Vincent

(34,491 posts)
22. I thought Wallace would have done a better job
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:51 AM
Sep 2020

But I guess it would have happened to any moderator. Trump was such an ass!

Johnny2X2X

(19,253 posts)
23. What was he supposed to do?
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:53 AM
Sep 2020

I thought he did all he could to handle Trump. His questions were tough in both guys equally.

jimlup

(7,968 posts)
27. Not really.
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:55 AM
Sep 2020

He set tRump up for easy questions several times. It doesn't matter that tRump missed all of them. Wallace still did his best... which was biased toward tRump to the hilt.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
25. What,? I thought he was excellent! He might have told trump to shut
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:54 AM
Sep 2020

up more. But by not, it played well in Biden's favor.. It highlighted his interruptions.

Wallace's questions were spot on apropos and just like he said, his goal was to be invisible.

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