Will Trump blow off the debate?

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Callarogus shark media from Washington, DC, where CNN interrupts this joke for a

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message from our sponsors. This is
ballot today, a look ahead to the

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debate. Will Trump even show up? Will RFK show up even though he's

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not invited? Let's hit this well, well, well, folks, it

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seems like former president and recently convicted
felon Donald Trump is feeling a bit lonely

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on the debate stage. In a
shocking twist, Trump has expressed his desire

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to have Robert F. Kennedy join
him and President Joe Biden in their upcoming

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CNN debate. I guess misery really
does love company. Trump, speaking to

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his buddy Sean Hannity on Fox News, claimed he would love to have Kennedy

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in the debate, despite acknowledging that
the third party candidate hasn't met CNN's polling

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criteria. It's almost as if Trump
is trying to create his own little debate

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club where everyone gets a participation trophy. But here's the thing. CNN has

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set some pretty straightforward rules for the
debate. No crowd, no talking over

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each other, and no third party
candidates who haven't reached a certain threshold in

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the polls. Apparently Kennedy's numbers are
about as popular as a root canal without

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anesthesia. Trump, in a rare
moment of clarity, agreed that there should

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be a threshold for candidates to participate, saying it should be probably I think

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they have it at like twenty or
twenty five percent or something. I'm sorry,

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but since when does Donald Trump care
about rules and thresholds. This is

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the same guy who tried to overturn
an election because he didn't like the outcome.

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Meanwhile, Kennedy is crying foul,
accusing the Biden and Trump campaigns of

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colluding to keep him off the debate
stage. I hate to break it to

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you, Bobby, but it's not
a conspiracy. It's just that not enough

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people want to hear you ramble on
about vaccines and five G towers. So

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as we gear up for the highly
anticipated Biden Trump showdown, let's all take

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a moment to appreciate the fact that
we won't have to endure a third wheel

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on the debate stage. And who
knows, maybe Trump and Kennedy can start

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their own podcast where they can discuss
their favorite conspiracy theories and complain about the

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unfairness of it all. I'm sure
it would be a real hit with the

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tinfoil hat crowd. I'll be happy
to do a promo swap with you.

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Don It looks like CNN is about
to turn the hallowed presidential debates into a

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rip roaring ad fest extravaganza. That's
right, folks, for the first time

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in modern history, when Biden and
Trump take the stage to trade batty insults

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and half baked policy proposals, you'll
also get a heaping dose of sweet sweet

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commercialism. Can't you just picture it? The two steptuagenarian candidates are in the

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middle of a heated exchange about insert
literally any issue here, voices raised,

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fingers waggling furiously. Then bam,
we cut to a grizzled cowboy telling you

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that only Tiallis can give you the
recharge you need. After watching these two

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relic relics go at it, it's
almost poetic, really, the clashing of

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democrats these ideals against the crass realities
of corporate media's balance sheets. Though I

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guess we should just be thankful CNN
didn't go for full blown idiocracy style immersion

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by having Gunny from The Hunger Games
pop up and try to sell us a

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latte between Biden's signature gaffes babysteps America. But hey, you can't really blame

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CNN for cashing in on this prime
ad real estate. Have you seen their

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ratings lately? Sadder than Kevin McCarthy's
latest public humiliation. If slapping some truck

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commercials in between Don and Joe's verbal
spitwads helps CNN's being counters sleep at night,

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so be it. Though, the
real comedic potential comes from imagining the

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other networks trying to monopolize the commercial
windfall. Just picture Fox News selling exorbitantly

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priced spots to I don't know,
tactical sunglasses companies and Doctor Oz's latest snake

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oil panacea Guaranteed. They bill it
as the premium, fair and balanced advertising

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experience, And can you image sagine
the field day MSNBC would have scoring ad

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revenue from every Ben and Jerry's franchise
and Subaru dealer within shouting distance. It

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would be a crunchy capitalist's dream come
true. Then again, we all know

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the real winners here are the American
public, who finally get to experience the

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grand tradition of presidential debates, enhanced
by the same crass consumers spectacle as literally

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every other aspect of modern life.
So grab some popcorn, folks. This

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debate's going to be a real crap
show. But let's give CNN some credit

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for at least laying down a few
ground rules to maintain a bare minimum of

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credibility, like banning other networks from
peppering in their own biased hot take farts

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between commercial breaks. Sure it's a
low bar, but these days, I'll

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take any shred of impartiality I can
get from the media industrial complex. So

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get ready to be advertised at like
never before when Biden and Trump hit that

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debate stage America. Hey, at
least we're guaranteed some comedy between the gaff

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tastic stumbles and deranged ramblings from the
two leading contenders. Just be sure to

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stay hydrated and please no flash photography
during the sialis ad breaks. The masterful

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political strategist James Carvill is throwing some
serious shade at the potential Biden Trump debates.

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According to the Reagan cajun himself,
he doesn't think Trump will actually show

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up to debate Sleepy Joe in classic
Carvill style. He's not mincing words either,

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as he told Bill Crystal and I
quote Trump doesn't do anything that's not

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in his perceived self interest ouch telling
it like it is about the ultimate self

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interest. Ro politician Carville makes a
fair point, though, Why would Trump

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willingly step into the lions den and
risk getting put on the defensive by Biden,

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especially with that pesky hush money trial
still looming. As Carville astutey noted,

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Trump already weaseled out of testifying with
no consequences, so backing out of

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a debate is probably an easy call. You can just hear Trump's excuse already

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CNN can't host, They're too mean
to me. It won't be fair evoking

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his perpetual victim narrative to wiggle out
of yet another obligation. Smooth move,

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mister president. But let's be real. Does anyone actually think Trump relishes the

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idea of being fact checked and challenged
in real time on a debate stage.

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His mo is rewriting reality with unabashed
falsehoods, not getting pinned down by pesky

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things like facts and coherent policy positions. Even Trump's initial acceptance of the debates

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reeked of his typical bravado and bluster. Let's get ready to rumble, he

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declared, probably picturing an adoring magacrow
chanting his name rather than, you know,

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an actual substantive policy debate. Still, you've got to admire Carville's shrewd

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political instincts here. He knows Trump's
mercurial decision making process better than most.

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If backing out saves Trump a potentially
damaging night, the Reagan cajun expects him

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to do just that with zero compunction, And really, what consequences would Trump

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actually face? His bass would probably
eat up the rig debate narrative, and

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he's already demonstrated a Houdini level ability
to escape accountability Scott Free. Of course,

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we've seen this movie before from Carville, who's candid too many preachy females.

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Comments about Democrats drew plenty of blowback
recently, but you can't accuse the

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guy of pulling punches. Love him
or hate him. James Carville is bringing

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that signature Louisiana spice to his predictions
for the twenty twenty four debates. My

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gut says he's probably right. Trump
may just decide the risk isn't worth the

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potential reward of getting embarrassed on national
TV by Old Joe. Maybe if Trump

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doesn't show up, CNN will let
RFK debate so they can still run.

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The commercials portions of today's program will
created with the help of AI. Maybe

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CNN could offer a commercial free version
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