Donald Trump to Moderate GOP Debate
**Written by Doug Powers
I’d rather see Trump moderate a vice-presidential debate just to see if The Donald’s hair converging in the same room with Biden’s hair would open up some sort of bad-thatch wormhole in the universe, but hey, this is a start:
Donald Trump is pairing up with Newsmax, the conservative magazine and news Web site, to moderate a presidential debate in Des Moines on Dec. 27.
“Our readers and the grass roots really love Trump,” said Christopher Ruddy, chief executive of Newsmax Media. “They may not agree with him on everything, but they don’t see him as owned by the Washington establishment, the media establishment.”
Mr. Trump’s role in the debate, which will be broadcast on the cable network Ion Television, is sure to be one of the more memorable moments in a primary season that has already delivered its fair share of circus-like spectacle.
Trump might do a great job of spotting and calling out the Republican flip-floppers, since nobody flip-flops like The Donald.
I can’t picture Trump moderating a debate without becoming a participant in it, but Scott Pelley proved that you can do just that and somehow still maintain the title of objective moderator, so have at it, Donald!
In my mind, the winner of this debate will be the candidate who can avoid making the obvious “you’re fired” reference the longest.
And look, there’s already a “Moderator Trump” Twitter handle. That didn’t take long.
By the way, Jon Huntsman will sit this one out.
Somewhat related: Mitt Romney declines a Lincoln-Douglas style debate against Newt Gingrich.
**Written by Doug Powers
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Donald: So Mitt, Newt, how’s my hair look?
This is something I won’t watch. I can stand ‘the donald’. As for mitt not wanting to debate newt Lincoln-Douglas, WHY?
BTW a fun poll at HA on the candidates. You might want to put your vote in when the polls comes out about twice a month. You don’t have to be a memeber of HA to vote. It is telling and see how you here feel about the polls? We gals and those over 65 are a minority there.
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I would pay money to see this!!
He can’t possibly do a worse job than most of the turkeys who’ve been moderating up til now.
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. No wonder MSDNC makes so much fun of the Republicans. Just proves to the world the US of A has a reality show mentality. Heaven help us.
At least there shouldn’t be any leftist slant “gotcha” questions.
Well ain’t that just spiffy. Can’t think of any other word for it. WTF – and I do not mean win the freakin future.
One thing that I believe that the Rs are stupid about.
leftists as Republican primary moderators
The MSM mouthpieces chosen do have a spread, ‘tho. From the Left, to the extreme Flaming Left in the middle, and the Plasma class Left. Moderating a debate to educate the Republican voters regarding the candidates they have available to vote for.
Sort of like Rev Billy Graham debating appropriate biblical doctrine with Pope Benedict XVI using Richard Dawson as a moderator.
Or Thomas Jefferson debating John Adams, with Karl Marx moderating.
Look, during a party primary, the moderator should fall into one of two categories.
1) be unable to tell beliefs or affiliations by listening to them (they are fair and their beliefs do not steer the discussion).
2) their beliefs fall within the range of beliefs of the Party they are moderating the debate for. note, if this is the case, care should be taken to have a range of category two moderators to avoid “stampeding” the viewing audience in the direction the moderator prefers.
I don’t think they would let Rush Limbaugh, Dick Morris, Dana Loesch, and Andrew Breitbart moderate a Democratic Presidential Primary debate, so why should the obverse be done?
It looks like this is a start.
A Moderate ‘moderator?’
Still, better than the usual communists.
jhn1 said:
Yahtzee! And give us a kiss love? Good post John. Explain “Plasma class Left” when you’ve time. ( TV talking Leftist heads? )
Republicans are pretty much screwed no matter what when it comes to these debates…moderators for these debates are almost ALWAYS “news” people of some sort…that means there is a 99.9% probability that they are liberal/socialist/Marxist/communist/Progressive. So what can ya do.
This has to be a record number of primary debates. It will be interesting to see how many debates the democrats have in 2016 when they try to unseat the republican president.
FIFY
Doug, I love that, “…The Donald and Biden`s hair opening up a bad-thatch wormhole …” ! Oh man, The Donald`s hair is the worst I`ve ever seen on a man who can have anything, so it has to be by choice …. and it isn`t even a rug like a Baptist Televangelist ! Gee whiz !
There are the Left, the far Left, the flaming left, and even farther than mere fire, is Plasma (Photosphere of the Sun), therefor “Plasma class Leftists”. I am sure you know of Media examples
Christiane Amanpour
Joy Behar
Chris Matthews
Maureen Dowd
Ellen Goodman
…and that’s just the girls!
Debatable. (Both politically and gender wise)
Off topic…sorry, but I just read this on Drudge and my head is exploding!
So…Obama just got done telling Congress that if they don’t pass the Payroll tax cut, they won’t be going home for Christmas. His usual “leadership” style…threats and intimidation.
On the other hand, he is only the President of the United States, so has no responsiblity in all of this bickering. Off to Hawaii on another lengthy holiday! WTF!!! This man has definitely gone off the deep end. How much of this crap does he think the American People will stand? He obviously hates his job and has no idea how to do it!! He obviously hates being in the WH and can’t wait to go on another campaign trip or vacation or out golfing, or somewhere, anywhere, just so it isn’t in DC.
Mr. President…YOUR JOB LOCATION IS IN WASHINGTON DC!! Even people from Kenya know where our Country’s capitol is! What the hell are we paying this doofus for? He’s fired!!
The only thing more unbelievable is the removal of bestiality from the UCMJ…..
As Allahpundit might say, what could go wrong?
‘Wormhole’ indeed. What bothers me is a statement from Newsmax that ‘readers’ really like The Donald.
I read Newsmax. As for The Donald, I’m not a fan.
Well, Newsmax didn’t poll this reader. They have been getting a bit squishy lately, though. Got me thinking twice about renewing. On the other hand, there are some real Trump fans on this board who will be tickled pink to have him there, although I think they’d rather he was on the other side.
Interesting low flying stories of the day that I caught …
Gingrich Will Meet With Trump on Monday
And for you 3rd Partiers, GET SOME …
Whitman, Huntsman and Pasadena Phil…. There’re three to draw to. I don’t think that’s the third party Phil has in mind, though.
Hmmmmm
I wouldnt mind seeing Trump announce that he is running… Wouldnt that take the starch out of everyones underwear? lol
I don’t think that the problem is Trump moderating the debate, the problem is those participating in the debate. Once again we Conservatives have preselected ruling class clowns chosen for us to select from. Newty, Mitty, Perry, et al are not the best that could be chosen to save our nation.
Off the subject but this just in:
Date Line Dec 3, 2011 –
Di Di di Di–
Out Fearless leader has a planned 17 day vacation in the Asian Republic of Hawaii starting Dec 17 to Jan 2.
After a long couple of months of golfing, loafing, campaigning and disparaging the American people, he feels he and his brood need a break.
There is no difference wither or not the Sock Puppet is in Washington or not – Sock Puppet lives by the motto
“What, me lead?”
“What are we paying this guy for”
Great quote.
Maybe there will be a good curling match on that night. YAWN……
What really ticks me off about bho and families long vacation, mo, kids(senior staff members as they are called) and every one mo needs will be going on another AF1 type plane! The cost to taxpayers is going to be horrible! I want bho and mo OUT of our house in 2012!
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Wasn’t Ryan Seacrest available?
I’d love to see Rush one on one with Obowmao. Even if POTUS was armed with three teleprompters Rush would wipe the floor with his boney a$$. That would be entertainment!
He reminds me of Maynard G. Krebs. Work!?!
Come on guys, aren’t we expecting too much from a caricature?
Hello? Are you paying attention? Where are you now?
I see the old Ragspierre droogs just can’t grow up. Your old master got his ass kicked off of this site for doing what you guys are doing. Just sayin’.
I see the old Ragspierre droogs just can’t grow up. Your old master got his butts kicked off of this site for doing exactly what you guys are doing. And he wasn’t as vulgar as you guys. Just sayin’. Grow up.
And for you conservatives who choose not to comment anymore, the only way to get these obnoxious RINO operatives off of these threads is to crowd them out. This is about the only blog we have left for expressing conservative views and we are losing to the RINOs even here. Wake up!
Well, at least Trump won’t be actively campaigning for Obama during the debate.
Doing a little thing I like to call a job. Winning the bread. Bringing home the bacon. I’m not a retiree. I’m a 35 year old family man. Sorry that I can’t monitor this blog like a hawk. I can’t always read every post, much less every comment.
Phil, I have defended you recently. (For those who don’t remember…) Defending you is not my job. I was under no obligation to defend you then and I am under none now.
As I said,
I don’t blame you for what the other parties say. They have their own free will. Neither do I blame them for what you say. It goes both ways.
1.) It looks like you feel persecuted and want an ally. You may not realize it, but you have a way of alienating people (your blatant Texaphobia sure doesn’t help matters with me). I understand, because I have a sharp tongue and often unintentionally offend. If you are looking for defenders, you might try not alienating your potential allies.
2.) You have a tendency to say the exact same thing over and over again, ad nauseum. Certainly, some things bear repeating. Certainly many people (myself included) would find many points of agreement with what you say. However, one of the things I’m tired of is reading the same thing over and over. You do have other things to say. Say them.
3.) Don’t feed the trolls. As I indicated, I don’t believe your sparring partners are trolls. No two people have the exact same beliefs. Conservatives believe in the value of the individual, therefore there will be considerable variation between individuals. (Contrast with the Borg Collective on the left.) There will be different flavors within the grand buffet of conservatism. I still believe that they are as valid conservatives as I believe you are.
However, you believe they are trolls. Operating under that assumption, do not feed! If they are actually trolls, feeding them only encourages them. Whether they are or not, if they can’t get your goat, they just might lose interest.
4.) If you don’t respond and counterattack, but they do – it makes you look good and them look bad. It makes you look mature and them look juvenile. It makes you less likely to get banned and them more likely to get banned. Remember this.
5.) I’m not saying that you can’t defend yourself. However, (as my original point said) I am sick of seeing (it seems) every thread become Phil vs. Anti-Phil. It got old a long time ago. Spend your vitriol on ilovemycountvoncountunderoos.
I have more I could say, but I don’t want to monopolize this thread.
In summation, Phil:
I love you bro, but right now… you’re annoying the crap out of me.
OK, now that I’ve unloaded both barrels at Phil, it’s time to aim at
1.) Stop with the “Phildo” nonsense. Maybe I just have a dirty mind, but I assume you’re comparing Phil to an “adult novelty.” Seriously,
STOP IT!!!!!
It only makes you look juvenile and makes the rest of us need mind bleach. It also makes you moer likely to get the ban hammer.
I repeat my point to Phil #3.
Don’t feed the trolls. As I indicated, I don’t believe your sparring partners are trolls. No two people have the exact same beliefs. Conservatives believe in the value of the individual, therefore there will be considerable variation between individuals. (Contrast with the Borg Collective on the left.) There will be different flavors within the grand buffet of conservatism. I still believe that they are as valid conservatives as I believe you are.
However, you believe they are trolls. Operating under that assumption, do not feed! If they are actually trolls, feeding them only encourages them. Whether they are or not, if they can’t get your goat, they just might lose interest.
I could say more and probably should. To both sides. However, I was up all night working and must get to bed so I can bring home more bacon tonight.
As Mercutio said:
I hear you. My participation on this site has dwindled. I also am not retired and have another activit now besides work.
Part of my not commenting is 90% of the time we spend on this site eating our own. Obama and the Marxists are our enemy. The GOP nominees we do not agree with are not. They have a different postion and IMO are just wrong.
I decided to support Bachmann just before the Iowa straw poll. I have seen nothing that changes my postion. I select her, because she genuine Tea Party. I agree with her positions and she is articulate.
To me the tie breaker is what decisions have these candidates made BEFORE they were candidates. I look at Rom3ney and see a plethora of bad decsions. Perry same thing. Newt, who I think is a modern Ben Franklin, has also made horrid decisions, mostly in trying to “reach across the aisle.”
I do not see the same history with Bachmann. Good or bad, she is consistent. That’s the tie breaker.
Herman Cain, I like, but he’s not ready. Rick Santorum, I LOVE. He is my alternate to Bachmann.
We appear to be self polarizing. We cannot disagree, we have to destroy the GOP candidates we do not like. The Dems do not have to. We are doing it for them. And BLUNTLY that tone is set by Ms. Malkin. I do not consider it particularly bright. 90% of her comments are negative in tone. I am not sure anymore what, if anything she likes.
On this site we are taking opportunity and beating it over the head.
plymouthacclaim and flyoverman, well said.
I’m around less just because I don’t have as much time I did. Those of us still working are having to work harder.
I gues it’s Bachmann or bust at this point. (I could live with Santorum)
First off, I’m not deaf or blind and saw your original post. I may be wrong, but I never referenced Phil being a dildo in this post or any other one the entire day yesterday. Now was it because of your original post or was because he didn’t act like one?
Secondly, no offense, but I’ll call the Marxist Sympathizer a dildo any damn time I choose. For it was him and his name calling that started this crap in the first place. I even offered to stop it, until he insisted on vindication and on a path of mishandling of many facts, aka lying, an offer that has now long been rescinded.
I have one goal and one goal only. Defeat this Marxist bastard in the WH and his leftist cohorts in Congress. Some here have other ideas.
I was concerned at the outset of the campaign this year, that there were so many candidates in the field that there would be no alternative but for us all to wind up eating our young.
It is not possible to conduct an incumbent directed political campaign when you’re competing with seven, or eight other people and simply stick to attacking the incumbent.
It was inevitable they would have to attack each other to climb to the top of the heap. We are watching the decline of the political process now, because our expectations have walked us into a corner.
We have not been able to come together behind any of the candidates yet, because they all have good points and bad points. Whether or not this changes after the Primary remains to be seen.
When the General election campaign starts, our candidate will be bombarded by all the negative campaigning against him, or her by people in our own Party. It will not be pretty.
Now you know that it’s justified as to why your party is lampooned so much on the media. You bring it upon yourselves.
Or maybe, just maybe, they are partisans like you.
Can’t be, OKL. Guys like MSD are completely objective nonpartisans. They get their common sense balance and information they can trust without doubt from reading respected nonpartisan sources like the New York Times and watching tv news sources with the highest objective, nonpartisan journalistic integrity, like CNN and MSNBC.
No one has more faith in their own objective, nonpartisan opinions than guys like MSD. They have ‘open minds.’
All pundits on MSDNC should be straight jacketed and drugged. Giving the mentally ill a platform is not wise, especially given the test pattern ratings.