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 @Terry Hendrix II 🏹 

Tom Woods just hosted a debate and holy cow did it become insufferable. 
 I didn’t see that one either. However when you invite a rogue moderator, have all the moderators and candidates yelling over each other at the same time, and several cut to commercials and even cut the whole thing short… it’s pretty much as bad as it can go without a murder on stage.

It’s fun watching all the big donors pull support however. 
 @Terry Hendrix II 🏹 

Oof, I meant the actual arguments. Its the current episode. 

Having a shit fest sounds like modern tv 
 I haven’t seen or heard actual arguments. The debate last night didn’t even bring up weaponization of government, which is #2 for most voters behind the economy. BTW the GDP revisions are pretty bleak today. Once reality hits people will get a fever just as they’re smacked in the face with what looks to be $150/ba oil. 
 I don't even know why they call those things "debates". It's like they're just reading tweets out loud trying to go viral with some cheap soundbite like "There you go again" or "Read my lips, no new taxes" 
 My favorite is the NPCs can’t even respond to each other only using scripted lines like an MIRC bot from the 1990s. I think Haley for example is much lampooned for attacking another generic candidate and saying the same quote more or less. It just shows they’re morons as the sound bite is clipped for context hurting them instead.

“I think you’re evil and fucking idiot! I agree with everything you just said.” 
 They barely interact with each other besides whining about the debate rules and such. Like Agora said, simply insufferable. 
 Still, last night was a new low. It’s not just the barking dogs problem either. They brought in a moderator just into insert a specific left wing talking point into the GOP. Good thing the actual candidate running for office wasn’t even there.

Hopefully Fox News can rest at the bottom of the ocean with Bud Light now they lost what little value they had. They looked at MSNBC and said “we would kill for that kind of lower overall viewership focused on the 60+ demo!”