# The Official 2012 SDMB False Presidential Debate Thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-2012-sdmb-false-presidential-debate-thread/618360>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [April 10, 2012, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-2012-sdmb-false-presidential-debate-thread/618360 "2012-04-10T11:08:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-2012-sdmb-false-presidential-debate-thread/618360/101 "2012-10-24T20:35:33Z")

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So, ladies and gentlemen, I think the debates have kind of stalled out, as some of us thought they would.

I’m prepared to answer any more questions you have, as best I can. I have no more business trips coming up, so I should be able to dedicate more time to any pointed topics you think might contribute to my earning your vote.

Tripler  
I am still in the running.

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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-2012-sdmb-false-presidential-debate-thread/618360/102 "2012-10-25T14:43:47Z")

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Agreed. It’s looking like Tripler in a forfeit.

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**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-2012-sdmb-false-presidential-debate-thread/618360/103 "2012-10-25T15:33:06Z")

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> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#):
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> Agreed. It’s looking like Tripler in a forfeit.

Don’t start talking to an empty chair just yet.  
I am more than happy to resume this debate.  
How many questions do we have remaining?

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**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-2012-sdmb-false-presidential-debate-thread/618360/104 "2012-10-31T02:15:37Z")

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> [@DMark](#):
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> Don’t start talking to an empty chair just yet.  
> I am more than happy to resume this debate.  
> How many questions do we have remaining?

I dunno **DMark** , but I’d hate for this to come down to rock, paper, scissors.

Tripler  
Best 2 out of 3, no takebacks.

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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-2012-sdmb-false-presidential-debate-thread/618360/105 "2012-10-31T20:06:02Z")

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All right, then.

Here’s one from me, candidates:

In the wake of the Arab Spring, the continued civil war in Syria, Iran’s ongoing efforts to join the nuclear community and the general level of unrest in the Middle East…what would your foreign policy be in the region? And why?

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