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Undertoad 09-09-2004 10:36 AM

Write your own debate question
 
It looks like there will NOT be a Presidential debate featuring an audience of only swing voters because of a genuine lack of proven swing voters.

Your challenge: write a compelling debate question that is generally non-partisan, contains no personal attacks, and will draw interesting information out of both sides.

lookout123 09-09-2004 10:43 AM

Along the southern border of the US hundreds of people line up each night to cross into the US illegally. While we frequently hear talk about homeland security and protecting Americans at home, an increasing number of Arab nationals are found mixed in with the south american border crossers. What specific plans do you have to deal with the border problems, if you are elected?

Happy Monkey 09-09-2004 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad
It looks like there will NOT be a Presidential debate featuring an audience of only swing voters because of a genuine lack of proven swing voters.

Oh, is that why Bush is pulling out?

smoothmoniker 09-09-2004 11:33 AM

Given the high likelihood of the next President having the opportunity to nominate at least one new Justice to the Supreme Court, what role do you think the high court should have in interpreting the constitution in application to issues not conceived of by the framers?

lookout123 09-09-2004 11:34 AM

I'm sure excuses will be made about the 2 debate limitation but the reality is that Bush can gain nothing in a debate forum. he is not a good impromptu speaker and he knows that the kerry camp and the media are waiting with bated breath for moer bushisms. the last thing his campaign needs is another example of him misspeaking as the favored soundbyte for the next 2 months.

lookout123 09-09-2004 11:36 AM

With the realization that America's military is understrength in coping with the current deployment tempo, what specific plans do you have for a force restructure?

lookout123 09-09-2004 11:39 AM

We've been hearing for months the rhetoric about lowering taxes vs raising taxes. what plans do you have for tax rates in the next 12-18 months?

lookout123 09-09-2004 11:41 AM

Third Rail Question
 
With the impending retirement of millions of baby boomers the Social Security is in a very precarious position. There has been talk for some time of raising the SS retirement age again to compensate. If you are elected, are you prepared to address the issues inherent within the Social Security system? How?

Skunks 09-09-2004 02:46 PM

I'm too young to vote, so I don't really care or know much about The Issues; whoever wins, I will have had no say in it. There seems to be little point in having an ulcer about it. But, I do enjoy a good laugh. What's your favorite joke?

glatt 09-09-2004 02:48 PM

That's the "Boxers or briefs" question of the new generation.

lookout123 09-09-2004 02:56 PM

ok, we have a few questions. what time will Mr's Bush and Kerry be logging in to anwer? and what cellar names will they be adopting?

TheSnake 09-09-2004 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123
Along the southern border of the US hundreds of people line up each night to cross into the US illegally. While we frequently hear talk about homeland security and protecting Americans at home, an increasing number of Arab nationals are found mixed in with the south american border crossers. What specific plans do you have to deal with the border problems, if you are elected?

Great question lookout123. I want to know the same thing. If you look at 9/11 and how it happened, you'll see that terrorists sneaked into the coutry illegally, went to our pilot schools, and learned how to fly our planes. I would like to see all of our troops removed from Iraq and told that they do indeed have a mission, and that is, to line up on the border and stand there with guns in their hands.

They hate us over there because we constantly meddle in their business and back different coutries (i.e. Israel).

xoxoxoBruce 09-09-2004 08:29 PM

I'd like to know what Patriot III will entail. :eyebrow:

lookout123 09-09-2004 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
I'd like to know what Patriot III will entail. :eyebrow:

oh yeah! i love mel gibson movies.

TheSnake 09-10-2004 11:37 AM

The US has been using brute force methods for so long that they've forgotten that other things work.

Bruce, Ogden Nash is great. "Celery" is one of the greatest poems ever written in my humble opinion.


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