In article <XnsB1DBD4517369D629555@185.151.15.160>, noemail@aol.com
says...
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> Skeeter <skeeterweed@photonmail.com> wrote in
> news:66ce5d9a$1$2756$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com:
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> > In article <XnsB1DB87887DD17629555@185.151.15.190>, noemail@aol.com
> > says...
> >>
> >> Skeeter <skeeterweed@photonmail.com> wrote in
> >> news:66cde560$1$1787$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com:
> >>
> >> > In article <XnsB1DB5433DADCA629555@185.151.15.160>, noemail@aol.com
> >> > says...
> >> >>
> >> >> Yak <yak@inbox.com> wrote in news:vakgh8$2vli3$2@dont-email.me:
> >> >>
> >> >> > On 8/26/2024 4:40 PM, pothead wrote:
> >> >> >> On 2024-08-26, John Smyth <smythlejon2@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> >>> Here we go again.
> >> >> >>> Trump should walk from this one.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> <https://thepostmillennial.com/kamalas-campaign-demands-seated-
> >> >> >>> deb ate -with-notes-for-sept-10-abc-event-report>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> 'Kamala's campaign demands seated debate, with notes, for
> >> >> >>> Sept. 10 ABC event: report'
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> '"The Harris camp, after having already agreed to the CNN
> >> >> >>> rules, asked for a seated debate, with notes, and opening
> >> >> >>> statements. We said no changes to the agreed upon rules."'
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> 'Kamala Harris wants to change the rules of the upcoming,
> >> >> >>> Sept. 10 presidential debate to be held on ABC. Instead of a
> >> >> >>> normal, standing debate, Harris wants the candidates to be
> >> >> >>> seated, and instead of both candidates speaking
> >> >> >>> contemporaneously, drawing on facts and figures they know, she
> >> >> >>> wants to have notes, as though it's some kind of open-book
> >> >> >>> test in a freshman lecture class.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> The Trump campaign's Jason Miller spoke to Politico Playbook,
> >> >> >>> saying "Enough with the games. We accepted the ABC debate
> >> >> >>> under the exact same terms as the CNN debate. The Harris camp,
> >> >> >>> after having already agreed to the CNN rules, asked for a
> >> >> >>> seated debate, with notes, and opening statements. We said no
> >> >> >>> changes to the agreed upon rules."
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> "If Kamala Harris isnÂ?t smart enough to repeat the messaging
> >> >> >>> points her handlers want her to memorize, thatÂ?s their
> >> >> >>> problem," Miller said. "This seems to be a pattern for the
> >> >> >>> Harris campaign. They wonÂ?t allow Harris to do interviews,
> >> >> >>> they wonÂ?t allow her to do press conferences, and now they
> >> >> >>> want to give her a cheat-sheet for the debate. My guess is
> >> >> >>> that theyÂ?re looking for a way to get out of any debate with
> >> >> >>> President Trump."
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> Harris has not held a press conference, done or committed to a
> >> >> >>> long-form interview, barely takes reporters' questions, and
> >> >> >>> has only agreed to one debate against TrumpÂ?one she
> >> >> >>> apparently wants entirely on her terms.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> Harris has also said she wants "hot mics," which her campaign
> >> >> >>> said was, in essence, to catch Trump saying something off
> >> >> >>> hand, something critical, that she could use against him. "Our
> >> >> >>> understanding is that TrumpÂ?s handlers prefer the muted
> >> >> >>> microphone because they donÂ?t think their candidate can act
> >> >> >>> presidential for 90 minutes on his own," said campaign senior
> >> >> >>> comms adviser Brian Fallon. "We suspect TrumpÂ?s team has not
> >> >> >>> even told their boss about this dispute because it would be
> >> >> >>> too embarrassing to admit they donÂ?t think he can handle
> >> >> >>> himself against Vice President Harris without the benefit of a
> >> >> >>> mute button."
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> Trump has been amenable not only to the ABC debate, which he
> >> >> >>> agreed to with President Joe Biden, who has since been pushed
> >> >> >>> off of his party's ticket, but he agreed to all of Biden's
> >> >> >>> terms for their CNN debate on June 27, which preceded the
> >> >> >>> Democrat Party's replacing Biden with Harris. Fallon claimed
> >> >> >>> that Miller's assertion about the requested rules change was
> >> >> >>> false. "All three parties (Trump, Harris and ABC) have agreed
> >> >> >>> to standing and no notes, and we never sought otherwise," he
> >> >> >>> said.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> However, as Politico notes, "At the time they accepted ABCÂ?s
> >> >> >>> invitation, the Harris campaign did so while making clear to
> >> >> >>> the network that the rules themselves were up for debate. And
> >> >> >>> if this current snag is any indication, that debate is far
> >> >> >>> from settled."
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> "I watched ABC FAKE NEWS this morning," Trump said on Sunday,
> >> >> >>> "both lightweight reporter Jonathan CarlÂ?s (K?) ridiculous
> >> >> >>> and biased interview of Tom Cotton (who was fantastic!), and
> >> >> >>> their so-called Panel of Trump Haters, and I ask, why would I
> >> >> >>> do the Debate against Kamala Harris on that network? Will
> >> >> >>> panelist Donna Brazil give the questions to the Marxist
> >> >> >>> Candidate like she did for Crooked Hillary Clinton?
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> Will KamalaÂ?s best friend, who heads up ABC, do likewise.
> >> >> >>> Where is LiddleÂ? George Slopadopolus hanging out now? Will he
> >> >> >>> be involved.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> TheyÂ?ve got a lot of questions to answer!!! Why did Harris
> >> >> >>> turn down Fox, NBC, CBS, and even CNN? Stay tuned!!!"
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> Actually Kamala's strategy is a good one especially for the low
> >> >> >> information voter who gets her news from CNN, MSNBC, NPR etc.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Hear me out.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> So, if Trump says nope I am not agreeing to those terms then
> >> >> >> the media will portray him as a weak chicken.
> >> >> >> In fact that is already happening.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> If Trump agrees to the terms, Kamala will cheat like a card
> >> >> >> counter in Vegas only without the intelligence.
> >> >> >> She will have the questions and answers ahead of time and that
> >> >> >> is what her notes will contain. Kamala's strategy is to stay
> >> >> >> away from the media and do teleprompter canned speeches because
> >> >> >> that is all she is capable of. Kamala is incapable of thinking
> >> >> >> extemporaneously. When she tries she ends up creating a word
> >> >> >> salad that makes no sense. But Trump needs to smoke her out so
> >> >> >> that is where the debates come in. So it's really lose-lose for
> >> >> >> Trump if he agrees to her terms IMHO.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> And as far as Kamala is concerned does she think she can pull
> >> >> >> this same sort of crap with Xi? He will destroy her and the USA
> >> >> >> along with her.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > That's correct. However, what Trump should do is say 'okay, I
> >> >> > agree to that, but only if you debate me on Fox under the
> >> >> > original terms of the ABC debate, which you are now changing.
> >> >> > Otherwise, we debate on ABC under the already established terms.
> >> >> > Your move, cackling coot'
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Trump agreed to the debate,
> >> >> then he pulled out of the dabate,
> >> >> then he agreed to the debate, and
> >> >> now he preparing to pull out of
> >> >> the debate.
> >> >>
> >> >> Is this the sort of "decisive
> >> >> leadership" we can expect from him?
> >> >
> >> > They want to keep changing the rules. No rules and Trump would bury
> >> > her like he did Joe.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Trump will bail out of the debate,
> >> as he has done so many times before.
> >
> > No he hasn't. Liar.
>
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> Donald Trump Will Skip the Fox News Debate
> Jan 26, 2016
> http://tinyurl.com/zxh3td5
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> Donald Trump skipped the GOP debate again.
> September 28, 2023
> https://tinyurl.com/bdd8thh5
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> Haley and DeSantis Slam Trump for Skipping GOP Debate
> jan 11 2024
> https://tinyurl.com/bdhxsus8
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> Trump says he won't take part in Republican debates
> August 20, 2023
> https://tinyurl.com/ycxjsas3
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> Why is Donald Trump skipping another
> Republican presidential debate?
> Nov 08, 2023
> https://tinyurl.com/4s6azv5k
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> Presidential debate in Miami canceled after
> Trump refuses to participate virtually
> OCT 8 2020
> https://tinyurl.com/2nm72vbw

Look at the dates. Damn you try but fail.