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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNext DEBATE format = IF YOU LIE, you shut up for 3 minutes and cede that time to your opponent.
Robme will have nothing left of his speech and no time to say it.
We can listen to Obama kick his ass the whole time.
WHAT do you guys think?
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Next DEBATE format = IF YOU LIE, you shut up for 3 minutes and cede that time to your opponent. (Original Post)
Tigress DEM
Oct 2012
OP
OK, we'll get Keith Olberman to tag team with Bob Schieffer and give him an air horn.
Tigress DEM
Oct 2012
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Demeter
(85,373 posts)1. Hard to Enforce
Now, if that covered ALL campaign communications...it would be a good idea.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)2. i like. nt
Tigress DEM
(7,887 posts)3. OK, we'll get Keith Olberman to tag team with Bob Schieffer and give him an air horn.
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We'll give them both air horns....
Heck, let the audience use their smart phones to fact check. We'll have ushers standing by with extra air horns and if someone catches a lie the air horn blows and the blow hard sits it out.
Betsy Ross
(3,147 posts)4. HOw about a panel of fact checkers.
When a candidate lies, red lights go on over his head.
Tigress DEM
(7,887 posts)8. Ding Ding! That's a winning idea!!
Scuba
(53,475 posts)5. I would advocate for an electric shock collar dispensing a little jolt for a lie told ...
... with the voltage doubling for each subsequent lie.
I would expect Romney's neck to be scorched after about 20 seconds.
porphyrian
(18,530 posts)6. I'd just like the moderator to have control over the mic volume.
"...and blah blah, my five point lie..."
*CLICK!*
"I'm sorry, Governor Romney, your time is up."
Tigress DEM
(7,887 posts)9. ANOTHER GOOD IDEA!!
Overseas
(12,121 posts)7. Or request full tax returns as a requirement to participate.