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Strypey | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I'd really like to see an election debate where the host has a button to turn off each speaker's microphone. As soon as any of them starts delivering a scripted talking point, they immediately lose the floor to the next speaker. By having their mic turned off if they don't yield to the host.

Imagine a cross between a debate and an episode of The Weakest Link.

#elections #ElectionDebates
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c8cef0a1 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @58db300d 

Can they each be seated above a dunk tank and the audience is given a handful of tennis balls to deploy as they see fit?
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Strypey | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @28619218 @f6ddecc9 
> Can they each be seated above a dunk tank and the audience is given a handful of tennis balls to deploy as they see fit?

Even more fun than the dunk than, give the audience a mute button each. If a supermajority (eg 60%) of them press it while a speaker is talking, their mic is muted, and they lose the floor.
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c8cef0a1 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @58db300d 

How about instead of a mute button a fart sound button. Then as the audience gets restless they keep pressing the button more and more until the wind blows the speaker away. 

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7cf87041 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @58db300d I was just saying I'd like RNZ to pre-record (or delay) interviews with the understanding that any time the interviewee repeats their talking point verbatim, it gets deleted.  The audience has heard your f***ing talking point already
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Strypey | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @28619218
> The audience has heard your f***ing talking point already

Exactly. Talking points are a way of avoiding the question, while using up limited debate time. This is why I propose the button. Then even the live audience wouldn't have to put up with that.

The panel discussion after that TV3 debate revealed that Seymour spoke the most during that debate. But they all agreed he was mostly waffling talking points and losing the audience

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Strypey | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @28619218
> The audience has heard your f***ing talking point already

Exactly. Talking points are a way of avoiding the question, while using up limited debate time. This is why I propose the mute button. Then even the live audience wouldn't have to put up with that.

The panel discussion after that TV3 debate revealed that Seymour spoke the most during that debate. But they all agreed he was mostly waffling talking points and losing the audience.

@f6ddecc9