With the general election now only four months away, it's time to begin discussion of the presidential debates between the Republican candidate and the Democrat candidate. On one side there is an elderly man who frequently becomes confused with his "facts", and on the other side is an energetic man that has displayed superior skills as an orator. But there is another interesting possibility looming. It would be a kind gesture on the part of the Democrat candidate to propose a special format for the debates.

Typically the debates have been broadcast in prime time over network television. Having the debates in prime time allows the potential for the maximum number of Americans to tune in and view them. However, this time that time slot could prove problematic for the Republican candidate, John McCain, who is the oldest person to ever run for the office of president. Most elderly people retire early in the evening and don't fare well when kept up past their bedtime. During the debates, not only is it a real possibility to find one candidate yawning, perhaps even nodding off, but keeping him up that late could produce a number of his already frequent "senior moments" during the debate which could prove embarrassing for the candidate and viewers alike.

It's not practical to consider a different time slot, which would adversely impact the number of Americans able to view the debates. But there is an even simpler solution to the dilemma. John McCain is basically running on the platform of continuing all the George W. Bush policies for a third term. By now we're all familiar with what those policies and positions are. We could propose allowing the Republican candidate to simply go ahead and retire at his usual 7pm bedtime. In his place we could have a big screen television set that replays some of George W. Bush's past speeches, which could then be debated against by the Democrat candidate.

In the morning, after having someone fix his comb-over, finishing off his glass of Metamucil, putting on a fresh Depends, and checking his PoliGrip for a secure fit, the Republican candidate could then simply open up the morning newspaper and see how he did the night before.

It would be a kind gesture on the part of the Democrat candidate to allow that unprecedented format change to occur.

I find your argument about the late time of the debates to be absolutely hilarious. Perhaps his tiredness should be displayed... what if some emergency happens after 7pm IF he becomes president?:-p Can America afford a "senior moment" during an emergency?

In all honesty though this thread must just be a joke, and u put a smile on my face. Well played.

Perfectly delivered by a card-carrying member of the leftist party of anti-discrimination, compassion, equality and fair play.

Maybe they should serve watermelon and fried chicken after the debate, huh?

The debates between Obama and McCain are going to look something like this:

HOWEVER...

Keep in mind that Kerry cleaned Dubya's clock in the debates last time around and we all see how that turned out.

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You know that commercial that Hillary put out that said "It's 3 am and your children are asleep, who do you want answering the phone in time of crisis?" Well, if McCain goes to be at 7pm, he'll be well rest to answer the phone at 3am.

I don't enjoy your attacks on McCain. That would be like someone saying "The times for the presidential debates should be fit according to Obama's muslim prayers".

I'll watch the presedential debates as long as they aren't scripted like the primaries...

oh yea! I replayed that part of Collateral a hundred times, very cool.

I think after the first debate we'll see something like this for McCain from the republicans:

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GRRRR > THat's exactly what I don't want to see. Those kinds of debates are pointless...I've participated in a few prepared debates before.

And yes, they do make a mockery of the presedential candidates and the elections...I want to see which one of the candidates and hold their ground better in an IMPROMPTU debate (well they'll kind of know the topics but..)

what if the nation suffers from a foreign military attack after 7pm?

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