Chula Vista

A lot of people will not make up their minds until after the last debate. Whether you believe debates matter or not doesn't count. For some people *raises hand* they do.

It's always good to see the two people one on one and how they handle being backed into corners.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Frownland

How realistic is that for a presidency though? How often does someone barge into the oval office saying "the price of steel is declining, what are you going to do about NOW"?

Modern presidential debates are simply modeled around getting soundbytes for gotcha journalism.

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Chula Vista

Imagine you've been a republican your whole life. Your gut says to go GOP again, but this guy Trump has you worried. Only makes sense to soak in as much as you can before making the final call.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Frownland

This qualifies for the short bus too.

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Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.

Chula Vista

I like seeing their temperament in those situations. Don't really care as much for their actual answers. In the 2 debates so far one person has held it together a LOT better than the other. If a candidate can get riled up and unhinged during a debate you have to imagine how they'd react to an actual crisis.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Frownland

And just so we're clear, Trump was the unhinged one because the news said so, right?

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Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.

Chula Vista

Why?

If you are pro life, pro gun, pro bible, anti big government you vote GOP.

If you are pro choice, pro separation of church and state, pro taxing the rich you vote Democrat.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Chula Vista

No. My eyes and ears says so.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Frownland

Ah, got it. When I watched the debate with my brain turned on, it seemed rather normal. Not something I'd call "unhinged" (a word I would have conveniently chosen along with CNN, BBC, and MSNBC headlines).

Following the canon of "always vote [x]" means that you're stupid because you'd rather have a catch-all rule that answers everything without putting any thought into it on a case by case basis like a rational adult would. Not you personally, but probably you personally.

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Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.

Chula Vista

Believe it or not, I've voted Republican in the past.

Michael Dukakis? Really? Are you out of your ****ing mind? I watched him screw Massachusetts over up close. No way he was getting my vote.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”