Rather than having them stand up behind their equal-height podiums in identical blue suits without a hair out of place, let's sit 'em down and put them on lie detectors. I know it's not foolproof, but it would certainly change the dynamic of the whole thing. The followup questions would rock, too. "Senator, the polygraph indicates that you're being deceptive...."
2006-11-20 09:18:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Finally, someone else who thinks that debates should be more than 90 minutes of free political commercial time!
My idea was to limit the answers to any question to remarks that could be googled or fact checked on the spot for accuracy. Follow up questions would challenge any deviation from facts.
As you stated in your question, my scenario is also not foolproof, but debaters being held to answer factually, instead of grandstanding on whimsical catch phrases, might I dare say it,... inform the electorate?
2006-11-20 09:42:54 · answer #1 · answered by navymom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Polygraphs are to easy to fool they only monitor your heart rate now a little sodium penothal and a little creative questioning and i think we would find out all we needed to to decide who the next president should be.
2006-11-20 17:26:55 · answer #2 · answered by rabidchipmunk 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Polygraphs are not dependable. Their use has only resulted in our spy services being populated by sociopaths who can out lie the machine.
2006-11-20 17:21:16 · answer #3 · answered by Clown Knows 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
So tell me, Rich B, what would be wrong with Washington being a ghost town? If all the slimey, crooked, corrupt politicians were gone, maybe this country could return to its roots.
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2006-11-20 17:32:07 · answer #4 · answered by -RKO- 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It wouldn't work, I'm afraid.
Psychopaths like Clinton can beat polygraphs all day long.
Old experienced convicts can too.
2006-11-20 17:23:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
We would end up with a government of no leaders. Imagine what that would mean! Cool? Well, not sure. Washington would be a ghost town.
2006-11-20 17:20:34 · answer #6 · answered by Rich B 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It would have gone off the scale when Bush said he couldn't think of one thing he would have done differently.
2006-11-21 01:46:13 · answer #7 · answered by txwebber 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they all have to be somewhat disceptive. Also, the speechs are opinion and mostly pomp.
2006-11-20 18:07:52 · answer #8 · answered by captaincarney 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Many of them are such good liars that they would pass.
2006-11-20 17:29:58 · answer #9 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋