September 24 at 3:33PM
Vice Presidential Debate Negotiations Include Standing Up, with Short Bursts of Debating
The rules of the October 2nd Vice Presidential debate have been set, and the gist of it is this: the Democrats wanted Joe Biden and Sarah Palin at lecterns instead of sitting down at a table, as was the case with Dick Cheney and his last two rivals; and, since the Republicans wanted to limit the time available to question Palin on a single topic, the candidates will each only have 90 seconds to respond to questions.
Some of the demands that were not met in these negotiations include the Democrats' request for two quarts of motor oil, a comb, and a champagne glass full of green M&Ms in Biden's dressing room, and the Republicans' request that 90 seconds actually be the total amount of time Palin is required to speak for the entire debate.
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I'm just waiting for Sarah to prove her worldliness by complimenting moderator Gwen Ifill on her family's tower in Paris.
I think Palin might surprise you with her ability to soundbite for 15 minutes.
Motor oil?
Time to accept a scripted Presidential "debate" yet again?
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I think candidates should be required to spend at least 15 minutes answering a question. That way they can't soundbite us to death.