# 13 October 2015 Democratic debate (for commentary during & after) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 14, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593 "2015-10-14T00:20:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/1 "2015-10-14T00:20:26Z")
Okay, we’re about 10 minutes away from the debate on [CNN.com](http://CNN.com). Popcorn? Check. Soda? Check. Comfy chair? Check. I even have a pizza ready to put in the oven during halftime. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/2 "2015-10-14T00:38:33Z")
God god, that intro was obnoxious. I so hate CNN. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/3 "2015-10-14T00:43:01Z")
Well that was a terrible rendition of the anthem. ETA: Holy fuck, another commercial break? ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/4 "2015-10-14T00:46:18Z")
Did the GOP debate have the national anthem? Why does the GOP hate America? ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/5 "2015-10-14T00:47:16Z")
_Finally_ the commercials are over. Get on with it, people! > [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > God god, that intro was obnoxious. I so hate CNN. **THE NEW SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER . . .** ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/6 "2015-10-14T00:57:10Z")
Sanders is coming across as _angry_. I don’t mind the anger too much, but I wish he’d stop yelling at us. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/7 "2015-10-14T00:59:55Z")
Hillary Clinton wins the introductory round, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/8 "2015-10-14T01:02:55Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Sanders is coming across as _angry_. I don’t mind the anger too much, but I wish he’d stop yelling at us. If you are waiting for the smiley, happy-go-lucky Bernie, you are gonna be waiting a loooooong time. I actually think the dour, serious demeanor is part of his appeal. Straight talk and all that, y’know? ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/9 "2015-10-14T01:52:13Z")
“Secretary Clinton, do you want to respond?” “No.” * * * “The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails” Praise Og, the audience woke up. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/10 "2015-10-14T01:58:46Z")
Am I crazy or are these five actually _discussing_ issues rather than attacking each other and regurgitating talking points? I may be drunk but it seems that way to me. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/11 "2015-10-14T02:02:40Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > If you are waiting for the smiley, happy-go-lucky Bernie, you are gonna be waiting a loooooong time. > > I actually think the dour, serious demeanor is part of his appeal. Straight talk and all that, y’know? No, I’m okay with that; I just wish he wouldn’t yell at us. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/12 "2015-10-14T02:03:03Z")
I am told one of the questions was “Do black lives matter, or do all lives matter?” Is that so? Any idea how I can find the answers they gave? The debate website seems to have just a few clips on it, none including that. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/13 "2015-10-14T02:04:16Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > Am I crazy or are these five actually _discussing_ issues rather than attacking each other and regurgitating talking points? > > I may be drunk but it seems that way to me. You’re not crazy; these folks are much more in line with each other than the GOP candidates are with each other. They agree with each other a lot and they are saying much more substantive things than what was said in either of the two previous GOP debates. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/14 "2015-10-14T02:07:13Z")
Oh there are canned talking points being used, but in a context of relevant issues. Which these days sounds refreshing. And their talking points aren’t about one another being weak losers or what their faces look like. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/15 "2015-10-14T02:08:56Z")
Oh no, Lincoln Chafee just…went down in flames with that explanation of that vote. That was painful to watch. ---
**Author:** ![canned\_mayhem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@canned\_mayhem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/canned_mayhem)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/16 "2015-10-14T02:13:21Z")
Hearing Hillary cackle in her Kim Jong Un costume is probably gonna give me nightmares. I keep waiting for someone to drop a house on that evil creature. It was entertaining watching them read off the teleprompters though. When they cut to the crowd a few times I could still see the words under the promoters. Amateur hour lmao… ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/17 "2015-10-14T02:18:06Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > Oh no, Lincoln Chafee just…went down in flames with that explanation of that vote. That was painful to watch. Aye, he blew that one. * * * Anderson Cooper is doing a pretty good job of calling them all out when they aren’t answering the question that was asked, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/18 "2015-10-14T02:19:33Z")
Whoa! Martin O’Malley: “…Donald Trump; that carnival barker in the Republican Party…” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/19 "2015-10-14T02:20:20Z")
“…that carnival barker, Donald Trump…” So O’Malley just figured out how to be sure to a boost. Insure Trump will attack you this next week. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593/20 "2015-10-14T02:24:19Z")
It’s a tremendous carnival, the greatest carnival ever 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-october-2015-democratic-debate-for-commentary-during-after/734593.md?page=2)