OT - Politics as a Sport - Last night's debate

[tornado]

the article linked cites that Joe Biden's own writings say he never played and only played intramural FB at Delaware - so who ya gonna believe...
so then that means he wasn't on the team when they played Ohio, and Joe has a history of exaggerating a bit..
Remember the three degrees claim??
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/315700/great-moments-vice-presidential-lying-jonah-goldberg

 

[Beninator]

As long as this is a sports message board, let's not forget that a few weeks ago Paul Ryan kind of...well...exaggerated his marathon time. I like to run..or should I say I attempt to run.. and I know my personal best for a mile... I know marathon runners. They KNOW their competitive times that they have run within minutes... Not HOURS!:wink:

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/05/opinion/pearlman-ryan-marathon/index.html

 

[tornado]

making a one second error on a marathon time that he wasn't bragging about anyway.....
is a bit different than trying to bully someone you are having an argument with by saying "I have three degrees" when you have only one, IMO.

 

[BradleyJD]

If this isn't the clearest indication we have problems in American politics, I don't know what is.

People arguing over which candidates lie less, and when something was or was not identified as a terrorist act.

Neither candidate is going to cut spending....look at the money they are raising and spending in their campaigns:-o

 

[tornado]

I would have loved to have been there to hear the Lincoln-Douglas debates...

 

[SFP]

If this isn't the clearest indication we have problems in American politics, I don't know what is.

People arguing over which candidates lie less, and when something was or was not identified as a terrorist act.

Neither candidate is going to cut spending....look at the money they are raising and spending in their campaigns:-o

Pretty much how I feel. I also hope but doubt it if in the next debate there is a question regarding Special Interest, Citizen United v FEC and campaign reform. The media is also in on it and that is part of the problem. The guys who own the television stations in Ohio must love their revenue stream every 4 years!

 

[Beninator]

making a one second error on a marathon time that he wasn't bragging about anyway.....
is a bit different than trying to bully someone you are having an argument with by saying "I have three degrees" when you have only one, IMO.

Hoping that this post has a typo!?!?

 

[Beninator]

I also hope but doubt it if in the next debate there is a question regarding Special Interest, Citizen United v FEC and campaign reform.

The topic for the next debate is foreign policy, so those type of questions look doubtful.