I sat through the whole thing myself. It wasn't all that informative. It
was just entertaining. The trouble was that it drug on too long. That
detracted from the entertainment value and toward the end I started
thinking about things that would be more entertaining. Since I had stuck
with it that far, though, I decided that I may as well tough it out to
the end. It was kind of like the three stooges show. This time the
stooges were Bernie, Marty and Hilly. Hilly pulled the biggest gaff. She
really should have expected that someone would call her out on that
claim that ISIL was currently using a video of another stooge, Donny, as
a recruiting device.
On 12/20/2015 2:00 PM, R. E. Driscoll Sr wrote:
All:
I watched and listened to the show of shows. Bernie was rampaging. Hillary was at her slickest best. And the third candidate was extremely glib. My opinion is that no one person won anything but all were heard.
Pax Vobiscum
R. E. (Dick) Driscoll, Sr.
On 12/20/2015 10:30 AM, Miriam Vieni wrote:
Well, here's my story. I couldn't watch the first debate because I only pay
for basic cable so I don't think that CNN is included in that. I didn't
attempt to watch the second debate because I never bothered to find out what
channel was broadcasting it. The reason I didn't bother to find out is that
I, too, think the debates are just a show and have little to do with the
actual mechanics of choosing candidates, electing them, or the governance of
our country. I'd rather read a good book. But this time, I thought maybe I'd
watch at least part of the debate. I even knew what channel it was on and
what time it started. But when I pressed the on button on my remote, nothing
happened. I don't know why. We put new batteries in it a while back and I
never use it so the batteries should have been fine. So much for the debate.
I read summaries of it on Truthdig and Alternet this morning, which is quite
sufficient. But someone does have to find out why the TV that I never use,
wasn't working.
Miriam
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[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 9:48 AM
To: blind-democracy
Cc: Virginia Jarvis
Subject: [blind-democracy] I tried...I really, really tried to listen...
Say what you want about last evenings debate, and yes, it was better than
the republican clown show, but it is still a part of the Two-Headed Monster,
The Corporate Empire.
I really tried to listen to the differences between the three combatants,
but in the end they will knuckle under and find ways of justifying our
Corporate Empire's need to dominate the World.
We once talked about the Industrial/Military Complex . But it has morphed
into what I now call, The Military/Corporate/Greed-Driven, Empire.
"Times they are a changing", far faster than our ability to adjust to the
World we now live in. While Corporate Giants duke it out for dominance, we
wander about with one foot back in the Mister Rogers World, and the other
foot in Lah Lah-Land.
But just for the record, and so folks can later on say, "I told you so!",
here is my spin.
The Republican Party is scared
that Donald Trump just might become their presidential candidate. So in
back rooms, formally, smoke filled back rooms, the Corporate Masters of the
Republican Party, have decided to set up a backup plan.
That plan would be to quietly support Hillary Clinton. She is already
mostly under their control...maybe all under their control, so they would
avoid the disaster which would surely occur if Trump were elected, and they
could continue quietly bleeding the American Public dry. The old adage,
Divide and Conquer, is only good if you can control the divisions. Trump
and his radical backers are threatening to split this nation wide open,
filled with angry little divisions, unwilling to join forces with any other
division. The nation could well fall into disarray. While, on the one
hand, the Empire no longer needs the United States of America, on the other
hand it cannot afford to lose the appearance of its power base.
Which brings me back to why I could not view the entire debate last night.
It, along with the Republican Side show, are nothing more than a
distraction. More entertainment without substance. Frankly, I'll get more
substance from watching Seattle beat up on Cleveland, later today.
Carl Jarvis
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