Arnold will NOT get questions in advance....

[onehandle]

Just On CNN.

Arnold and the other candidates will NOT get the questions in advance for the ONLY debate he will participate in (Arnold was demanding this). Ha ha...Arnold is screwed.

P.S. If you don't already know, Someone hit him with an egg as he worked a crowd.

[hang a left]

1. I don't believe it

I think they are lying liar's lies

[jos]

2. Maria, my mighty heart is breaking!

:nopity:

[Pert_UK]

20. If you need me, I'll be in the Humvee.....

PML!

Nice one!

P.

[Wednesdays]

3. Betcha he'll cut a deal...

somewhere.

[onehandle]

4. I am such a loooooserman....

[Sean Reynolds]

5. Does that guy in the red afro have boobs?

:shrug:

[Flubadubya]

12. It's the bearded lady...

from the California Circus... Ahnuld, you know, is the "strong man." That's his prop.

[Sean Reynolds]

15. LMFAO

I wouldn't doubt the freaks would get behind Ahnuld!

[LittleApple81]

6. In case you haven't seen this other thread...

Molly Ivins says that he looks like a condom full of walnuts!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=270287

[Demobrat]

7. Yeah, right.

And Bush won by a landslide.

[realFedUp]

8. The Debate of Low Expectations

Arnold is pulling the classic Bush move here....

Believe that Arnold is not capable of debating...
that he's too stupid...that his accent prevents
him from putting long sentences together (although
he's been in this country for 30 years and more)

So, Arnold gets a pass of low expectations
and then when he finally debates, he gets rave reviews
for offering a few good ideas that in reality
can't be legislated. He gets rave reviews for showing up...

[w4rma]

9. They'll give him softball questions instead. (n/t)

[LiberalFighter]

23. In Arnold's case...

it would be helium filled balloon questions

[ahimsa]

10. Yes, he will, according to this CNN story

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/09/03/arnold.recall/index.html

Earlier, aides to Schwarzenegger announced they were seeking a change in the format of the September 24 debate -- the one debate that Schwarzenegger has said he will participate in. The aides proposed that the questions for that forum not be released in advance, but sponsors of the debate said the format was not open to negotiation.

[pruner]

17. I have no doubt that when they made the request…

they knew damn well that the format was not open to negotiation.

[onehandle]

18. Hmm...

Either I heard it wrong or they said it wrong. crud.

[ILeft]

11. Maybe Arnold will borrow Dubya's earpiece?

That way he can be fed answers just like Chimpy the masterdebater.

...and if that doesn't work he can borrow Dubya's codpiece.

[EFF BrandyWine]

19. LOL.

n/t

[Cocoa]

13. this will be slightly more difficult for him than college was

how much work does anyone believe Arnold put in toward his correspondence degree from UW-Superior?

[LiberalFighter]

24. Was it correspondence or did he actually attend classes?

nt

[dfong63]

14. imho it is completely reasonable to have the q's known in advance

in the real world, being governor isn't about giving impromptu answers to surprise questions. the real job of being governor requires deep policy analysis and long thought and preparation. i see nothing wrong with giving all the candidates the opportunity to prepare their positions and statements. there should also be the opportunity for some unscripted followup questions, too, though.

[FredScuttle]

21. Sure, sure.....that's why

we give applicants who take state bar exams the questions beforehand, or give medical students the questions before they take their MCATs....wait a minute, no we don't. We test them to ensure that they are prepared and capable to deal with difficult issues.

Are you fucking kidding me? The very point of this debate exercise is to test how the candidates think on their feet and how they handle difficult situations. If Arnold gets a tough question, well...tough shit. Answer it and show the public how you deal in a crisis situation.

Your reasoning helped elect Reagan and the current dolt occupying the WH.

[corarose]

16. Yeah, I believe that like I believe Jr won the selection.

They will give the dumb ass the questions before hand and we all know it.

[realFedUp]

22. differing reports

tonight I heard that questions would be handed out
prior and another that it still wasn't definite...

Arnold's getting plenty of time to rehearse...