Live Debates

**tonymurphy1888** · December 21, 2009, 06:00 PM

I mean whoo this is what I've really wanted all alongfor British politics it'll really seperate the real politicians from the gleaming smiling faces don't you think. Imean it may all still be lies but at least all the lies will be displayed at once where we can pick away at everything thats said and we don't just need to listen to the papers and the news I think this could be really good for British, anyone else got any thoughts?

**s.rwitt** · December 21, 2009, 06:13 PM

You guys never had live debates before?

**boofhead** · December 21, 2009, 06:17 PM

We've had them in Australia for a long time. They're mostly boring. Plastic-faced liars telling porkies, jiggling stats, talking over each other, completely unwilling to concede anything whatsoever.

Basically a public expose of power-hungry douchebags butting heads. Dumber than the mudpit.

**s.rwitt** · December 21, 2009, 06:27 PM

It's fun to watch how they can give a five sentence answer without answering or saying anything.

**motiv-8** · December 21, 2009, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by s.rwitt

It's fun to watch how they can give a five sentence answer without answering or saying anything.

That gets one big *SIGH* of truth.

**Poach** · December 21, 2009, 07:25 PM

This is the first time in Britain we'll have televised debates for a General Election.

Personally, I don't plan to watch any of them because they're all

s.

**BNS** · December 21, 2009, 07:29 PM

In my experience public debates are bs. They are preplanned to reveal as little as possible.

**Poach** · December 21, 2009, 08:35 PM

They're just real-time one-upsmanship competitions. Atleast beforehand politician A would make some comment on monday and by tuesday Mr.B would publish something retorting.

Now it'll be fastest wit wins the election. Atleast Eddie Izzard has a real shot now!

**Kjertesvein** · December 21, 2009, 11:06 PM

Live debates:s Wut? Do you have a youtube video of what you exactly mean? I don't get whats so suuuper about it.

This is the best ways to see TV "politics":

All the top politicians inside a studio + 1 journalist who dares to pound the hardest questions, over and over and over until that sorry ass politician ANSWER the deam question straight and cries and wants to go home to bed

~Wille

**Justinian** · December 21, 2009, 11:32 PM

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

All live debates really tell you is the candidates' ability to lie on the fly.

**Admiral Piett** · December 22, 2009, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by Justinian

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

All live debates really tell you is the candidates' ability to lie on the fly.

LOL!

And its funny you bring up the VP debate as a prime example, when both candidates pretty much said they aren't going to answer the questions and say pretty much whatever the hell they want.

**s.rwitt** · December 21, 2009, 11:40 PM

It's a talent, really.

**motiv-8** · December 21, 2009, 11:46 PM

I like how Biden, among others, can field a question, turn it around like the entire topic of conversation was his idea, and then proceed to talk about something completley different.

He did that just recently about AfPak, when he went on and on about Pakistan without hardly ever mentioning India (rather important) -- upon being queried about that lacking, he proceeded to... twist it, then talk more about Pakistan. Even more epic was that the journalist who asked the question couldnt even reframe it again.

He did the same thing when talking to John Stewart (who conveniently forgot to call him out on it) about the stimulus and Recovery.gov

Genius, or horrifying.

**s.rwitt** · December 22, 2009, 12:33 AM

A little of both really. Ironically, I actually kind of find Biden funny (not neccessarily in a bad way). Not sure if it's a good thing that when I think of the VP the word "funny" comes up or not though. He does say some dumb **** sometimes though.

Al Gore and George Bush are two excellent examples of what happens when a politician thinks he is good at this type of thing...but isn't.

**magpie** · December 22, 2009, 10:26 AM

God! Well they should rate as the most boring TV shows of the year, Most likely they will grab a prime time slot, Then we will be subject to the 3 stooges trying to look like statesmen.