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1. Only one side understood that it was a performance event

Sat Jun 29, 2024, 09:55 AM

Jun 2024

in an ongoing media spectacle.

What these events ‘ought to be’ is irrelevant.

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Biden's debate "performance" and our media [View all] planetc Jun 2024 OP

Only one side understood that it was a performance event Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #1

Okay. Let's jettison the word "debate" from the English language. planetc Jun 2024 #4

Both followed the rules. Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #5

There were no presidential debates until there was television. Ocelot II Jun 2024 #2

Excellent post. Thanks for posting! gulliver Jun 2024 #7

Failure to be prepared for what has been the case or trending toward it TheKentuckian Jun 2024 #8

We live in such a shallow society travelingthrulife Jun 2024 #11