Skeeter <skeeterweed@photonmail.com> wrote in
news:66ce8a90$0$2873005$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com:

> In article <XnsB1DBD4517369D629555@185.151.15.160>, noemail@aol.com
> says...
>>
>> Skeeter <skeeterweed@photonmail.com> wrote in
>> news:66ce5d9a$1$2756$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com:
>>
>> > 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-seat
>> >> >> >>> ed- 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 isn�?t smart enough to repeat the
>> >> >> >>> messaging points her handlers want her to memorize, that�?s
>> >> >> >>> their problem," Miller said. "This seems to be a pattern
>> >> >> >>> for the Harris campaign. They won�?t allow Harris to do
>> >> >> >>> interviews, they won�?t allow her to do press conferences,
>> >> >> >>> and now they want to give her a cheat-sheet for the debate.
>> >> >> >>> My guess is that they�?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
>> >> >> >>> Trump�?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 Trump�?s handlers
>> >> >> >>> prefer the muted microphone because they don�?t think their
>> >> >> >>> candidate can act presidential for 90 minutes on his own,"
>> >> >> >>> said campaign senior comms adviser Brian Fallon. "We
>> >> >> >>> suspect Trump�?s team has not even told their boss about
>> >> >> >>> this dispute because it would be too embarrassing to admit
>> >> >> >>> they don�?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
>> >> >> >>> ABC�?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 Carl�?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 Kamala�?s best friend, who heads up ABC, do likewise.
>> >> >> >>> Where is Liddle�? George Slopadopolus hanging out now? Will
>> >> >> >>> he be involved.
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> They�?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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Donald Trump Will Skip the Fox News Debate
>> Jan 26, 2016
>> http://tinyurl.com/zxh3td5
>>
>>
>>
>> Donald Trump skipped the GOP debate again.
>> September 28, 2023
>> https://tinyurl.com/bdd8thh5
>>
>>
>> Haley and DeSantis Slam Trump for Skipping GOP Debate
>> jan 11 2024
>> https://tinyurl.com/bdhxsus8
>>
>>
>> Trump says he won't take part in Republican debates
>> August 20, 2023
>> https://tinyurl.com/ycxjsas3
>>
>>
>> Why is Donald Trump skipping another
>> Republican presidential debate?
>> Nov 08, 2023
>> https://tinyurl.com/4s6azv5k
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>

Bingo.

Trump has been dodging debates
ever since he got into politics.

Are you proud of that?