I’ve watched most of the presidential debates over the course of my lifetime. I’ve missed a few due to other commitments. I remember, for instance, having to listen to the Quayle-Bentsen debate, of lasting memory, in the car as I drove home from something or other.
But I’ll be giving this debate a pass.
As Bill Meyers pointed out recently the entire debate process has been corrupted, but that’s only part of my reasoning.
It’s my blood pressure. It’s actually pretty good, but I don’t see any compelling reason to put it at mortal risk. Despite the Lauer debacle, you can count on the moderator letting Trump off easy, if for no other reason than that he won’t have the slightest idea how to deal with the Donald. It also doesn’t help that Trump’s been playing the refs, as Republicans always do. Trump is even more effective than the average Republican at that sort of thing.
Despite some tentative move towards cleaning up its act, the media as a whole has been setting the table to declare Trump the winner if he makes it through without totally melting down. By that standard, he might still lose, but it’s going to take a mighty effort on his part. High school debaters are expected to know what they’re talking about, but not people running for President, particularly Republicans. At this point, the Republican passes so long as it is an open question whether he is legally competent or not.
Anyway, getting back to my blood pressure, I have found from past experience that when I yell at the people in the television, they totally ignore me, so the best course of action is to let other people watch for me. For this type of thing, hearsay evidence is fine, so long as you call the right witnesses. I’ll be hitting the blogs Tuesday morning, for informed opinions about the Monday night media fail.
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