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Old 11-02-2012, 08:55 AM   #1081
Spexxvet
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Originally Posted by Flint View Post
But is that even the point? I thought the point was that our society is so dumbed-down that a sitting president is regarded as having 'scored points' in a debate because he had better 'zingers' than the opponent. I mean, are we electing a stand-up comedian? Do we need to know if he can juggle, or make balloon animals?
Yes, since Reagan's "there you go again", it's been about the zingers, unfortunately.
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