In a presidential debate characterized by unprofessionalism, anger, and talking over the opponent (whether that be the other presidential candidate or Chris Wallace), one thing became clear: each candidate is willing to do anything, and say anything, to win. Trump jumped down Biden’s throat every chance he got, and actually shot himself in the foot...
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Absolute Discord: The First Presidential Debate
An Extensive Analysis Upon mounting the stage last Tuesday night, former Vice-President Biden asked President Trump, “How you doing, man?” Trump replied, “How are you doing?” To which Biden answered: “I’m well.” After the first question, Vice-President Biden thanked the president for being there. That seemed to be about as much civility as the two...
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Welcome to the Monkey House
Yesterday in Kaufmann Auditorium, in a circus of a debate that rivaled that of the New York gubernatorial race, the Cornell Democrats and Cornell Republicans squared off on the Bush tax cuts and the fiscal future of the country. The Forensics Society provided judges. The debate was broken into three segments: the Bush tax cuts,...