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submitted 11 months ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

I watched ABC FAKE NEWS this morning, 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?

Who's surprised he's trying to chicken out?

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[-] Geek_King@lemmy.world 117 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

If he does drop out of the debate again, I bet they could get him to recommit by going all Biff Tannen on his ass:

"What's the matter McTrump? Chicken?"

He'll bristle, and say he's no chicken and agree to debate Kamala.

In all seriousness, I was surprised agreed to debate her at all, given that he has nothing to gain. Best cash scenario, he tries the same approach he used with Biden, turning his mouth into a fire hose of lies, and Biden couldn't keep up. With Kamala, she'd just laugh at his lies, and actually refute him with facts, he'd look just awful in comparison.

At this point I doubt he'll actually show up to the debate.

[-] cowfodder@lemmy.world 86 points 11 months ago

One of the issues he has is that ABC and the Dems want real time fact checking.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 73 points 11 months ago

The nerve! Not allowing him to just stand there and lie without being challenged!

[-] vegeta@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago
[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

I never thought he'd go through with it.

[-] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

When he was clearly winning against Biden, he had nothing to gain. As he loses pace in the polling, his need to do a debate increases.

[-] IamSparticles@lemmy.zip 108 points 11 months ago

Great. Give Harris the time slot for a big town hall speech and Q&A. Every 15 minutes, read a reminder to everyone watching that Trump declined to debate.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 49 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Keep the two podiums and put a wax figure of Trump in a chicken suit behind the other one. Put the camera on it with dead air for a few seconds every time it's his turn to speak.

[-] notabot@lemm.ee 30 points 11 months ago

Use cheap, low density wax and it'll slowly melt under the studio lights over to course of the program, which would be hilarious.

[-] potpotato@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Just like Rudy!

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 25 points 11 months ago

The chicken suit is too on the nose. And a cardboard cutout is probably way cheaper than a wax statue.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

There's no such thing as "too" on the nose when it comes to needling Trump and his gaggle of dipshits.

I agree with the cardboard cutout part, though: half-assed shoddiness represents him more authentically and he deserves no better.

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[-] teft@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

Ice sculpture so as the night progresses the sculpture gets sadder looking.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 31 points 11 months ago

I am betting that she will be there whether he is or not. No reason to miss an opportunity like that.

[-] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 23 points 11 months ago

Just do the debate, give his time to a ticker that just says “trump was too scared to be here, I concede the rest of my time.” For every question.

Seems fair.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago

Christopher Hitchens once debated himself on religion when his debate opponent didn't show up. It was pretty brilliant.

I'm trying to find the YouTube video, but I can't find it.

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[-] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Have a ticker constantly running at the bottom that #1 he backed out, #2 she only agreed to consider to debate on Fox "News" after the ABC debate which he already agreed to.

[-] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 10 points 11 months ago

IIRC she didn't agree to fox news. They said something like any other debates would only be considered after the scheduled one.

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[-] SlippiHUD@lemmy.world 80 points 11 months ago

I didn't expect this meme to come up again so soon. /s

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 7 points 11 months ago

It's been such a long time I need to watch it again, but did they ever get their sausages?

5 minutes Turkish!

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[-] Lightor@lemmy.world 59 points 11 months ago

But he wants to debate on Fox. The station that was held legally liable for lying for him. The station that has to admit to being "entertainment" not news. Yeah, that's a better choice.

[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 53 points 11 months ago

Yep. Donald is too weak and cowardly.

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 26 points 11 months ago

It's the bone spurs

[-] d33pblu3g3n3@lemmy.world 46 points 11 months ago

Donald Trump is a coward. But we all knew that already.

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 43 points 11 months ago

Why did Donald Trump cross the road?

He was running away from a debate with Harris.

[-] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 38 points 11 months ago

Keep running you fucking coward

[-] 4lan@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'm so glad they don't have any time to replace him. Almost every right leaning person I know is so irritable and volatile lately. They know what's coming

[-] chaogomu@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Republicans cannot replace Trump. He's got the party by the balls. His daughter in law is the chair of the party.

He's also funneling all donations to the party into his own pocket.

When Trump loses, the Republican party will implode under all the fraud. I'm all for it.

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[-] misterundercoat@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago
[-] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 15 points 11 months ago
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[-] Wildfathom9@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago

Trump considers dropping out of having his dumb ass handed to him.

[-] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago

Orange Chicken

[-] Chickenstalker@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago
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[-] vegeta@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago

Make him afraid some more

St. Alia of the Knife

[-] teft@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago

Fear is the mind killer, as they say. And trump doesn't have much mind so it shouldn't take much fear.

[-] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago

What an absolute coward. Isn't it the conservative maga "tough guy" crowd who calls everybody pussies? Is trump not being a total pussy?

[-] Silentiea 22 points 11 months ago

Trump just upset because it turns out facts don't care about his feelings.

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 21 points 11 months ago

"What we really need is an honest debate with principled moderators on a network built on trust and seeking veracity of all claims: Fox News! Only the most Trustworthy™ will do, Sean Hannity and Laura Inbread... wait... Ingrate... No.... Ingram! Right right Ingram."

[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 16 points 11 months ago

No where near enough random capitalization to make that believable.

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 6 points 11 months ago

Very true. I honestly don't think it's random though, I believe he's branding terms. It's always a name or a concept: Crooked Joe Biden, Democrat Witch Hunt, Kamala Crash, etc... when I do it I just add the "™" to make it more obvious.

[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 6 points 11 months ago

I mean full words that are CAPITALIZED.

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[-] b161 21 points 11 months ago

He can’t do the debate because of woke. And bone spurs.

[-] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

lol what a bitch

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 18 points 11 months ago

I think literally everyone called this one.

Like, even his biggest supporters didn't expect him to not chicken out.

[-] Xatolos@reddthat.com 13 points 11 months ago

Wait, Don Old is dropping out of a debate (again) with Harris? Weird

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

Smells like his adult diapers are already full ;-)

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

he's trying to dodge debates like he dodged Vietnam and that bullet.

[-] SouthFresh@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago

What a wanker

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