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View Poll Results: Will you watch the presidential debates? Why or why not?
I will watch at least one debate and am an undecided voter 0 0%
I will watch at least one debate but already decided who I am voting for 12 70.59%
I may watch one, but it will not affect my decision 3 17.65%
I will watch it for its entertainment value- for all the Bushisms and Kerryisms 1 5.88%
I will not watch the debates because they are meaningless 1 5.88%
I will not watch any debates because I do not plan to vote 0 0%
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Old 09-30-2004, 05:14 PM
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Default Will you watch the presidential debates- why or why not?

Do you plan to watch the presidential debates and what will you be watching for/how do anticipate it will affect how you vote?
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Also, what are the key issues, in your mind on which you will be evaluating each candidate's responses?
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I'm not watching because I don't have cable.
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Old 09-30-2004, 05:48 PM
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I'm not watching because I don't have cable.
What a cop out . . . since it will be on everything exept the WB and, perhaps, the Home Shopping Network.

Fess up - you'll just be getting your toes ready for tomorrow's birthday extravaganza.
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Old 09-30-2004, 05:52 PM
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No, no stations come in at all. It's been like 5 or 6 months without it, I think. $40 more each month for pedicures...lol.

I am dying my hair this evening to prep it for highlights and errand-running with Mr. Brooke, should you so care. Dinner at the Fishtown Wawa, of course.
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I have no cable either but I did get an antenna for 30 bucks or so and I get several of the news channels reasonably well. They did not come in at all prior to the antenna. YMMV in Fishtown. It's fuzzy but so is shrub so it's possible that the rf interference and his irrationality and repetition will completely cancel each other out. If that fails i'll find a bar. I have to see the debates. I've not always voted in my life but i've always watched the debates. I just hope there is no stupid game on tonight!
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I have cable, but they will say nothing meaningful. They will dance around the issues in a way that they think will draw the strategic number of electoral votes. I already voted for Kerry by absentee ballot anyway. Am I allowed to say that?
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I'm watching it right now, and it's almost painful how uncomfortable the President looks. If he says, "Wrong war, wrong place, wrong time" once more i'm turning it off.
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We need to start a no Cable Coalition.

I got the rabbit ears and get in a few stations reasonabily well from time to time, but as I mentioned in the South Philly forum, we wander out to the park to watch the debate with like I would guess at least a 100 people , truley an exciting experience.
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What park is this? I know Mario Lanza has movies occassionaly but i've not noticed fliers for the debate. Does someone role a t.v. out there hows that work?
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