# VP debate (Oct 7)- Is there a watch/follow-along thread? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 8, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debate-oct-7-is-there-a-watch-follow-along-thread/922459 "2020-10-08T00:45:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 19
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debate-oct-7-is-there-a-watch-follow-along-thread/922459/361 "2020-10-09T22:19:15Z")
BREAKING: The next Presidential debate has been canceled by the Commission: > [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/t7ehl-KxqbEzn0OYZIygaNBDYITLNLhvPNqjKvPPXI9iKHx53LwRthL-Q0zB-JcFHel-fXW3lqCm-1eJKQT8RgN6ftqy0-MK2Oj4VtGhm0uiC3DOV044AY1lrpR0zT0vXjQz67XD-g=w600-h315-p-k "New item by John Thornton") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/oMpSZDCxXKTB4eGf6) ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debate-oct-7-is-there-a-watch-follow-along-thread/922459/362 "2020-10-10T14:11:47Z")
[Forgive me if this has already been posted but I can’t help but think of this famous movie scene.](https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS867US867&sxsrf=ALeKk03OvEqFIy2gbh4YfmruCb0k3yP-qg%3A1602338702453&ei=jr-BX-aXG7yxytMPjq22uAg&q=psycho+clips+i+wouldn%27t+hurt+a+fly&oq=psycho+clips+i+wouldn&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgAMggIIRAWEB0QHjoECAAQRzoJCAAQyQMQFhAeOgYIABAWEB46BQghEKABOgUIIRCrAlCT_gFYw4gCYLCYAmgAcAJ4AIAB0gGIAdIFkgEFOC4wLjGYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6yAEIwAEB&sclient=psy-ab) (Note btw the police officer guarding the door). ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debate-oct-7-is-there-a-watch-follow-along-thread/922459/363 "2020-10-10T16:19:51Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > also cannot bear the sound of trump’s voice, and the last time I listened to more than a few words from him was his debate with Hillary. I don’t watch TV news, but if a sound-bite of him comes on the radio, I turn it off and count about 20 seconds. I tried subscribing to Sarah Cooper’s YouTube channel for a while but discovered the visuals were not enough to distract me from the audio making my gorge rise. Sorry, Sarah. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debate-oct-7-is-there-a-watch-follow-along-thread/922459/364 "2020-10-10T16:23:45Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > No. With few exceptions, the villains in that one are mostly pretty competent. Also, House Lannister always pays its debts. House Trump, on the other hand… ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debate-oct-7-is-there-a-watch-follow-along-thread/922459/365 "2020-10-10T16:25:30Z")
Trump is going to try and burn it all down, so that part tracks. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debate-oct-7-is-there-a-watch-follow-along-thread/922459/366 "2020-10-10T16:27:36Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Also, House Lannister always pays its debts. House Trump, on the other hand… always makes the serfs pay the debts. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debate-oct-7-is-there-a-watch-follow-along-thread/922459/367 "2020-10-10T16:29:54Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Trump is going to try and burn it all down, so that part tracks. Yeah, he does subscribe to the Targaryen theory of government (with some Dothraki thrown in). It’s a good thing he doesn’t have a dragon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debate-oct-7-is-there-a-watch-follow-along-thread/922459.md?page=18)