Donald Trump, his opponents say, threatens democracy. Democracy in America was already in big trouble long before Trump entered politics, though. It would be a pity to believe that defeating Trump goes far enough to defend democracy.
The Final Countdown – 6/28/24 – Biden’s Debate Performance Raises Questions About Candidacy
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On this edition of The Final Countdown, hosts Ted Rall and Angie Wong discuss various topics, including the presidential debate between Biden and Trump. Scott Stantis and Robert Hornack join a panel to discuss the long-awaited U.S. presidential debates between Biden and Trump. The panel also discuss how Biden’s performance might impact his candidacy.
Later, attorney and CEO of Gill Media Steve Gill joins the show to weigh in on the latest SCOTUS decisions, including the ruling to limit charges against a January 6 rioter.
Grate Debate
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The Republican frontrunner for president could go to prison during the 2024 campaign. If the G.O.P.-led House Oversight Committee is right that Joe Biden took millions in bribes, so could the Democratic frontrunner. The debates could get…interesting.
You Can’t Become Popular Because You’re Not Popular Yet
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In presidential politics, candidates with low poll numbers don’t receive media coverage or an invitation to debates because of their supposedly low odds. But it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy: you can’t possibly break out and get discovered by the voters because no one knows you exist. Just another reason you keep seeing the same old faces year after year.
True Debate Fun
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At the second presidential debate on Long Island, 20-year-old college student Jeremy Epstein asked President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney what either of them could say to his worries that he wouldn’t be able to find gainful employment after graduation. Neither of them had anything to say–but that didn’t stop them.
Drinking Games for Recovering Alcoholics
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The presidential and vice-presidential debates leave countless subjects neglected, among them poverty, human rights, global warming and the foreclosure crisis.
Alternate Universe Republicans
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In a startling reversal of conservative orthodoxy, which is militantly capitalist, Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry–both right-wing conservatives–attack Mitt Romney for his past as a gangster capitalist.
