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posted by martyb on Monday March 11 2019, @10:02AM   Printer-friendly
from the just-line-up-the-sights-on-your-toe-and-squeeeeeeze dept.

Here in the U.S., the presidential election season, like Christmas, seems to start earlier and earlier each time.

In keeping with this, the Democratic National Committee is making waves by announcing that it will exclude Fox News, which has the largest viewership of the major cable news networks by a considerable margin, from debate coverage of DNC presidential candidates.

Thomas Lifson outlines a number of reasons this may not be a good move.

One is that from a historical and strategy perspective:

Presidential debates inevitably favor the challengers. Trump can push them in that direction by agreeing to debates only if Fox News is included. That forces them to either accept FNC or have no debates at all. If they accept, that makes FNC the debate worth watching. The rest are discredited as Democrat "safe spaces,"

And it appears he has pounced and done exactly that from his twitter account:

Democrats just blocked @FoxNews from holding a debate. Good, then I think I’ll do the same thing with the Fake News Networks and the Radical Left Democrats in the General Election debates!

Really all either party has to do is A) not be crazy and/or B) keep their idiot mouths shut to win.

Neither of these seems to be in the cards dealt to either side, so it should be a heck of a ride.


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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 12 2019, @01:42AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 12 2019, @01:42AM (#813020)

    it's bumped by demographic segments like mothers with kids who are squeezing two jobs into their busy life. That's bad thing, for reference.

    Are mothers with kids squeezing zero jobs into their busy life a "good thing" for reference? I suppose if we are to perpetuate a cycle of dependence we need role models who only know a life on the public dole. Don't want those kids getting the wrong message.

    I've always thought we should be offering public assistance only for women who have themselves implanted with long term birth control devices and are verified monthly; a hand out with an easy way to help them break a cycle of dependence and irresponsibility. If we are successful in developing one for men, same deal.

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  • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday March 12 2019, @09:27AM

    by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Tuesday March 12 2019, @09:27AM (#813143) Homepage
    The honourable member for the Whadabout Party has spoken. Out of turn, and with the predictable ninety degree turn.
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