RadioActive wrote:

No word on AM640's plans, but I haven't heard them promote anything.

I hope they don't carry it. Somebody needs to offer something for the uninterested audience. Just like election night, there never seems to be any other option in traditional media.

I wonder which network will land David Frum as a commentator.  Frum has been appearing more on CNN of late, as has Brian Stelter who was let go by the network a few years back.  Stelter had been appearing from time to time on both CBC News Network and CTV News Channel since getting the boot, but I have noticed he has been slowly coming back as a pundit with his old employer.

Still lots of options if you don't want to watch the debate or are not into politics.  Jays will be playing the Yankees tomorrow evening.  But for most, the lure of the drama and potential comedy of the debate will be too much to resist. 

The real winner tomorrow evening could very well be CNN.  Lots of exposure for the number 3 US news channel.  If Dana Bash and Jake Tapper handle the debate well, could pay off for them leading up to the election in November. 

I look forward to the debate with trepidation and optimism.
I don't know if people here have paid attention to Trump's recent rally appearances but they are spectacularly bizarre. By contrast Biden's appearances since his State of the Union victory have been rock steady and consistent.
I can't believe that he has not been prepped for the debate with extreme preparation and strategy.
Whereas Trump is simply out of control.
He cannot be managed, which is why in his recent 34 criminal convictions he was not allowed by his defense team to testify, because as some experts noted, his team understood he cannot help lying, it's just that pathological.
We know that Trump's cult member base can never be moved, but a solid sane Bident performance stacked up against a deranged and delusional Trump just might convince Americans that they simply cannot accept insanity in a president no matter how uninspiring and elderly his opponent might appear.


 

I will be watching because I do love a good train wreck.

paterson1 wrote:

I likely won't watch the whole debate but will watch the analysis after.  For the recap of how Biden and Trump did I will likely flip around a bit.  Often CNN's pundits are too one sided.  CBC News Network is usually more balanced and their representatives from the Republican and Democratic party more sane and not as confrontational with each other.  Maybe they behave better on a foreign network?

It's almost like comparing American and non-American coverage of the start of the Iraq war in 2003. I remember seeing some of the U.S. networks' reporting, and then flipping to the BBC's coverage and noticing that the Beeb had a much different perspective.

This clip of the U.S. debate with the two politicians morphed back into kids is a hoot.

https://x.com/JerasIkehorn/status/1806258127995572364?t=kraXAlLdxW5eKWevJasGOA&s=19

I'm going to do a riff on pinto's idea and watch The Newsroom. On DVD (going old school)

Last edited by betaylored (June 27, 2024 4:45 pm)

My dream, wholly improbable of course, is that no one watches, the ratings tank spectacularly, and the parties are forced to hold fresh conventions. The whole thing reminds me of cartoon - I can't recall the name - where both candidates turn out to be aliens from the same planet, on the same mission...

The Simpsons - Kang and Kudos as Bill Clinton and Bob Dole.

"It's true we are aliens. But what are you going to do about it? It's a two party system."

Last edited by BowmanvilleBob (June 27, 2024 7:17 pm)

Not sure if Canadians can see this, but Jon Stewart will be doing a live show immediately after the debate ends. 

Jon Stewart hosts 'The Daily Show' live after presidential debate