REPUBLICAN VS. DEMOCRAT
Democrat debater can't possibly win.
It's rigged against the good guys (Democrats), hopeless.
All debate is useless, the liars always win.
It's cute that you think Hannity might be putting this together for the benefit of the country.
Come off it! Who cares what his motivation is? Haven't you ever heard of people doing a good thing even if they have a tainted motive? Why isn't it good to encourage something being done that's good for society, even if those doing it are doing it from greed or selfish motives?
Shortest answer is that there's no use "debating" people currently at war with reality.
translation: never debate anyone you disagree with, because obviously they're outside "reality" if they're on the wrong side -- so what's the use ever of having a debate? The side who is wrong is deluded and can't ever be converted --- so what's the use?
What about the audience for the debate? You think the whole audience too, millions of them, are also "at war with reality" and therefore deluded? Even if your opponent is disconnected from "reality," isn't it good to have the debate, so the audience can see that one side is deluded or dishonest? Isn't that itself a benefit? The purpose is not mainly to convert the person you're debating, but others listening. You think all of them are hopelessly lost and could never change?
The right doesn't give a shit whether their words are true so what's the point in the left debating them?
"The Left doesn't give a shit whether their words are true so what's the point in the Right debating them?"
Some callers to Hannity have not only expressed this idea, but probably have spoken those exact precise words -- it's been said so many times.
Why do you give a shit that the other side doesn't give a shit? Do you have something true to say or not? Why can't you tell the truth even if the other side doesn't "give a shit"? Isn't there a point to telling the truth, and trying to convince someone, especially if millions are listening? You figure because some of them "don't give a shit" that therefore there's no point in telling the truth? Maybe there's 100 or 1000 who do "give a shit" -- so why isn't it worth it to try to reach them? even if a million others "don't give a shit"?
Why are you giving these pathetic reasons why a debate should not take place?
Much like you don't care that crime rates tend to be higher in red states and cities tend be more liberal places anyway your statement is kinda pointless.
And so therefore there should be no discussion of it? no attempt to find the answers? to get the facts straight? Everyone should just listen to the Left or Right Demagogue of their choice, with no one ever hearing any claim to the contrary? One-side only you claim is always best, because some people "don't care" or someone's statement is "pointless," and so debates should be banned by the Media?
Probably this debate will address crime and "red" vs "blue" states, and someone will learn something about it which they would not learn otherwise, because for once they will hear something opposite to what their Left- or Right-wing guru has been preaching to them. You can't see the value in that?
Any debate is rigged against Democrat. Why?
Because the Democrat is too stupid.
can't possibly refute Republican lies!
Moderator: The current rate of inflation is 3.2%, down from it's high of 8.9%. How would continue to improve this in order to reach the Feds goal of 2%.
Progressive: The administration has been doing a good job so far in reigning in the inflation rate so I would continue in a similar manner. The economy is strong so lets not rock the boat if we can help it.
Republican: I believe the Biden Inflation Rate is closer to 98.4%. American are fed up because every person in the country is currently unemployed because of the illegals streaming across the border. If we don't win the next election then Biden will continue to traffic children through pizza restaurants and drive us further into this economic depression we've been in since the minute he took office. Also, Trump won in 2020! Laptops!
as my father would say "it's a battle of wits against an unarmed opponent"
What a whining crybaby argument against having a debate! You really believe Ron DeSantis is going to say the above Republican argument and
win the battle by saying this? You really believe he will come away the winner, having this unfair advantage against an "unarmed opponent" (Gavin Newsom) who will be unable to refute this? You really think Newsom is that stupid? that ignorant? Do you believe ALL Democrats are so ignorant and stupid that they could not refute these phony numbers? Really?
Pay attention: This debate is going to be
FACT-CHECKED by the different "truth squads" on both sides. And there's no way either debater could possibly get away with fabricating false numbers like you're suggesting here.
Is this what Democrats / Progressives generally believe? that Republicans have this
unfair advantage because every Democrat is an "unarmed opponent" who would be unable to refute the above nonsense by a hypothetical Republican?
And so this is why no Democrat should ever debate a Republican, because they are hopelessly outgunned, being unable to stand up to Republican lies like the above? If that's true, then Democrats are even more
SICK than the Republicans are claiming.
Why are Democrats / Progressives saying such pathetic reasons why a debate like this is only bad for the country? in effect, all debate is vanity.
Debate can only benefit the liars.
The truth always goes down in flames! in any debate.
And this is why the debate is not good for the country. And also rotten, because Hannity is rotten. And anyone rotten can't do anything except something rotten. Got it.