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The 2020 Vice Presidential Debate

QuidQuid Definitely not a bananaRegistered User regular
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  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    We can now confirm that those partitions are, indeed, a fucking joke.

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    edited October 2020
    The stage itself is way too small. There's a decorative circle on the carpet they clearly cared more about fitting everyone in to than they did their health.

    Edit:

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    Quid on
  • ForarForar #432 Toronto, Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
    Dear *deity* please give context to posts. Catching up on these threads later when half the posts are “oh fuuuuck” isn’t ideal.

    First they came for the Muslims, and we said NOT TODAY, MOTHERFUCKER!
  • FireflashFireflash Montreal, QCRegistered User regular
    Pence will bring a black prop on stage? That has no place in a debate.

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  • SchrodingerSchrodinger Registered User regular
    "It is my honor to moderate this debate."

    Liar. No one should feel honored right now.

  • MazzyxMazzyx Comedy Gold Registered User regular
    They are 12' 3" away from each other. Still would always be wearing a mask. N-95.

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  • TomantaTomanta Registered User regular
    edited October 2020
    Pence does not look excited to be there.

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    Pence apparently does not smile with his teeth.

  • DoctorArchDoctorArch Curmudgeon Registered User regular
    Did Pence test negative before the debate? None of the pre-show I watched commented on it.

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    edited October 2020
    No mask on Harris or Pence. Starting right off with the COVID info.

    Edit: 9 sections, 2 minute relpies, sections are about 10 minutes and have 6 minutes of discussion. Forced moving on.

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  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    I watched Pence walk in like a poorly maintained robot and now I can't get the Dresden Dolls' "Coin Operated Boy" out of my head.

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  • PellaeonPellaeon Registered User regular
    I know they've sized the plexiglass shields to be useless already, but, like, why isn't their a protective shield between the candidates and the moderator as well, like, this isn't how anything works

  • DoctorArchDoctorArch Curmudgeon Registered User regular
    Question 1: Coronavirus. What will the Biden admin do in January February that the Trump administration wouldn't do?

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  • FireflashFireflash Montreal, QCRegistered User regular
    He looked like a prototype Terminator

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  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    Quid wrote: »
    Pence apparently does not smile with his teeth.

    I do not do this either.

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  • MazzyxMazzyx Comedy Gold Registered User regular
    DoctorArch wrote: »
    Did Pence test negative before the debate? None of the pre-show I watched commented on it.

    He did. Heard it on NPR.

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    timspork's ghost wrote: »
    Quid wrote: »
    Pence apparently does not smile with his teeth.

    I do not do this either.

    He doesn't use his eyes either.

  • GoumindongGoumindong Registered User regular
    But did he test at the debate or did the campaign “test” him?

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    Harris starting right in with calling this the greatest failure of any presidency, and into the specifics of the losses and deaths, and that the administration knew about it.

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  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    Man, super shitty opening response from Harris.

    Basically, question was "What would the Biden admin do different from the Trump admin in tackling Covid?"

    Her response is just talking about how shitty Trump is with like one fucking generic sentence that "We'll track and trace."

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  • GoumindongGoumindong Registered User regular
    Pence has some goddamn red eyes

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  • enc0reenc0re Registered User regular
    Harris in attack mode out the gate.

  • DoctorArchDoctorArch Curmudgeon Registered User regular
    VP Pence: Covid is killing everybody, why are we such a failure?

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  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    Quid wrote: »
    timspork's ghost wrote: »
    Quid wrote: »
    Pence apparently does not smile with his teeth.

    I do not do this either.

    He doesn't use his eyes either.

    I assume I do.

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    ArcTangent wrote: »
    Man, super shitty opening response from Harris.

    Basically, question was "What would the Biden admin do different from the Trump admin in tackling Covid?"

    Her response is just talking about how shitty Trump is with like one fucking generic sentence that "We'll track and trace."

    She touches on it in the end and it's the basic stuff we should have been doing. I'm fine with that.

  • DoctorArchDoctorArch Curmudgeon Registered User regular
    Pence is bringing out the greatest hits: "Trump banned travel from China, Biden opposed it, we treated it seriously."

    Harris is looking at him like a cat looks at a mouse.

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  • RozRoz Boss of InternetRegistered User regular
    edited October 2020
    First question - What would Biden admin do differently than Trump admin re COVID

    Kamala - Long winded answer of Trump admin failures. Wish she would have given a better answer on strategy :/

    Roz on
  • ScooterScooter Registered User regular
    Tim Kaine fucked up the VP debate 4 years ago, because he spent months building up a reputation as 'America's Cool Dad' after getting picked, then pretty much immediately started acting like a dick during the debate. Harris has a reputation as a prosecutor though, so I'm hoping she won't have the same problem.

  • enc0reenc0re Registered User regular
    Pence is good at this format. I would not be able to defend Trump’s handling of COVID that eloquently.

  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Quid wrote: »
    Pence apparently does not smile with his teeth.

    His teeth are designed only for unhinging and devouring his prey.

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    "Why is the U.S. coronavirus death toll higher than almost every other wealthy country?"

    Pence: "Biden's a plagiarist who's copying us."

  • DoctorArchDoctorArch Curmudgeon Registered User regular
    Pence is lying constantly. Harris is amused at the gall.

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  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator, Administrator admin
    Got to love that straight-up lie of a "complete travel ban".

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  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Hahaha, Pence just literally offered thoughts and prayers to all the covid victims.

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  • RozRoz Boss of InternetRegistered User regular
    Question to Pence - Other countries don't have our death rates. What happened?

    Pence - "Trump cares about the American people and put their health first" lol

    Lost of blustering about how well they handled it

  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    Solid hit from Harris. "Trump didn't tell the American people because he wanted to stay calm. How calm were you when you didn't know where you'd get toilet paper, when your children could go back to school, whether they could kill their grandparents?"

  • TomantaTomanta Registered User regular
    These are brutal questions.

  • AridholAridhol Daddliest Catch Registered User regular
    Pence hasn't answered a single question.
    Just Republican talking points with no tether to anything.

  • SchrodingerSchrodinger Registered User regular
    edited October 2020
    ArcTangent wrote: »
    Man, super shitty opening response from Harris.

    Basically, question was "What would the Biden admin do different from the Trump admin in tackling Covid?"

    Her response is just talking about how shitty Trump is with like one fucking generic sentence that "We'll track and trace."

    Political debates aren't a college exam where you're graded objectively for how well you stuck to the question.

    Schrodinger on
  • RozRoz Boss of InternetRegistered User regular
    edited October 2020
    Pence is trying to smother us with Mid-Western charm about how much he loves us and grieves for us. FOR REAL?

    Roz on
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