Back in the old days when Father Knew Best & we young guys were terribly mortified if we used a bad word in front of young girls, there was a show on TV named, The $64,000 Question. Today we ought to emulate the producers of that show to get control of the GOP Debates.
Did you just say, “Fella, that sounds very interesting, please tell me more.” Don’t worry. I will explain. I always do.
The GOP Debates Are Wild & Crazy...
Ø In the beginning the moderators announce the rules.
Ø The rules are about civility, politeness, taking turns, etc.
Ø Then the moderators make the mistake of asking the first question.
Ø There must be a window back stage because, once the first question is asked, all civility, politeness, taking turns, etc. go flying out of that window.
Ø The Folks Back Home (that’s us) are sitting in our debate watching chairs saying, “What did he say? Did he really say that? Actually he may not have said that because they were all talking at the same time & I am not sure what any of them are saying. This is awful! Why am I sitting here? I must be sitting here because it is my civic duty but, if I can’t understand what they are saying, am I duty bound to even try & do my duty?”
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How Things Would Be Different If The Debates Were Being Run By The $64,000 Question Rules...
Ø Those $64,000 Question people invented the Sound Proof Booth.
Ø The contestant was put into this booth in which he could not hear anything but what was spoken to him by the show’s host & the audience could hear the answer given.
Ø In the GOP Debates all of the candidates should be put into Sound Proof Booths.
Ø The Candidate whose booth is activated would only be able to hear what the Moderator said to him & the other Candidates would be able to hear the question & the answer given by the candidate to whom the Moderator is speaking.
Ø If any of the other candidates started shouting at the answer being given, it would make no never mind because no one could hear the shouting & the shouting candidate would look a lot silly & quite a bit crazy shouting when no one could hear him.
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There you have it... Complete Control of the Debating Process!
Above I pecked out “quite a bit crazy”. Actually this may be an over reach on my part. The Folks Back Home would never believe that a Crazy Person would ever run for President of the United States...Or would they?
Would I kid u?
Smartfella
2 comments:
I agree. I have quit watching the debates. They are not a good forum for learning. Town hall meetings are a much better format for actually learning where the candidates stand on specific issues.
Is it really true that people get the government they deserve? Is it truly? The media folks have figured the outcome for us. So do we have to get out of our armchairs and go make the inevitable happen--invite our just deserts? I guess so since, God knows, we don't want it said we stood with a loser or failed to support the winner. Just supposing we get another chance in 4 years, perhaps we ought to get Sound Proof Booths into production. OTOH, if we knew that something significant was being said, we might be responsible for the outcome. At least this way, whatever happens, we can't be blamed if it turns out badly. (What are "just deserts", anyway?)
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