A look back at memorable moments of past debates

[@ZeroSanity626]

That dukakis question still pisses me off to this day. It’s literally the definition of a gotcha question. If he says yes, he would be branded a hypocrite, but he said no, and was branded a robot and unemotional

[@mikemerrill8054]

I agree 100%. That was just not right.

[@schusterlehrling]

He should have asked if this was a treat to his family on air in front of cameras and then make clear that he would never threat the family of George Bush and not tolarate such behavior by one of hIs supporters. Here the fun ends.

[@briandelaney9710]

The best answer would have been “that would strain my convictions to the utmost but I would hope I would be true to my convictions “

[@theshoes7488]

*EDIT* I do agree he came across to robotic on my re read James but as far as your suggested answer *JAMES W* I disagree. That “hold me back” stuff is painfully over used. He should have said what he feeled (which obviously he didn’t feel like most of us). He should have said... “What kind of a question is that to ask in a public presidential debate? Get some class, and conduct yourself like you had some dignity to protect. That was a rude and uncalled for question for me AND for president bush.” *SOMETHING* like that. TERRIBLE, unfair and unethical and uncalled for.

[@henryriehl2058]

@Bryan-Michael Dungee wth man!! Why'd you have to bring race into this...

[@maxshapiro078]

Remember when Sarah Palin was the craziest person in politics? Those were the days.

[@aw4477]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@coolbeeanz7322]

Media branded her as crazy. She couldn’t come back from it

[@blakebrannon89]

Now it’s Nancy polosi

[@jeffparker6826]

It was a sign of what was to come.

[@TheBatman135]

@@blakebrannon89 lmaoo okay

[@vishnudas1907]

"you're no Jack Kennedy" "That was uncalled for" Back when insults were still taken with maturity

[@siliconeyez879]

But if we’re being honest I don’t know if the statement was funnier or his response 😭.

[@thesaladolla]

Jamal McClain bruh he was holding back tears I actually burst out laughing

[@hamburgereater]

@@thesaladolla Ikr? Funny as heck.

[@hatiroth7919]

@B 92 Don't start that.

[@HellaMobile]

@B 92 “urban culture”

[@JeffreyGillespie]

Reagan's joke was so good he had to wait for the moderator to stop laughing.

[@jerryporter6695]

Even his opponent is laughing out loud

[@alexanderstent8688]

tip o neill was a better comedian tbh

[@MrPernell27]

Yea and then someone had to whisper in his ear to remind him where he was, and what he was doing

[@johncastillo2194]

I don’t get it

[@adamko28]

@@johncastillo2194 so Mondale is obviously not young (and henceforth inexperienced) and so the joke was sarcastic about how obviously not young his opponent is, and so he says "I dont want to make it an issue"

[@justmanic9673]

Michael Durkakis question was a disgrace, you don't bring somebody's wife into a debate. That's a strawman argument as well they used.

[@cd6xc]

And he managed to blew it in the worst way possible. He should pointed that, and then said that is obvious that he would feel rage, but in the end, it's not him but the state that handles punishments. Instead, he sounded like a frozen heart bureaucrat.

[@minioop2]

Do you have any idea what a strawman is? Clearly not.

[@robicenco1]

cd6xc Yeah, he should have said "I'd feel the same rage and desire for revenge that you would if it happened to you, but in this country it's the state that dispenses justice, not grieving victims, and because I believe in the rule of law the answer, sir, is no." But it's hard to blame him for not having a perfect response scripted and ready to go.

[@eddyvideostar]

@@cd6xc This question was no accident: but was put out there for a purpose in order to find out how he would react and deal with this. This was emotionally and expertly handled: He could have gone to war with the moderator -- but stuck to his ethos and principles under pressure.

[@JewelzFin]

If someone asks you about your wife getting raped; You don’t counter with fighting drugs hahaha.

[@sherylsmallwood-valdivia5375]

I literally can't watch Sarah Palin without thinking about Tina Fey. That's how powerful her impersonation was.

[@fuckcensorship69]

ug. as bad as palin is, tina fey is even more cringe

[@Mikewee777]

Absolutely .

[@anandcp1]

wait, Tina Fey wasn't Sarah Palin? I thought Tina Fey was a stage name and real name was Sarah Palin.

[@CAMeronT100]

Literally haven’t made it her clip yet but Tina Fey is who I’m picturing 😂

[@PerhapsOOTMM]

That Dukakis question really blows my mind. Really fucked up; and people got mad at him for not getting emotional. Yeah, because we want the guy who is helping decide policy to be emotionally driven. lol

[@sanketkadam5485]

exactly and what kind of a question is that anyway? Who the hell thinks like that?

[@McDonaldsDude]

When you discuss the death penalty, you have to discuss death. You do know that right?

[@PerhapsOOTMM]

I do know that. But they opened up the debate on a very personal and targeted question very much out of appropriate tone. Look at it this way: if he would have said he would have supported the death penalty in this circumstance, they would have viewed him as having an unreliable opinion, or a self-serving stance. They kind of left Dukakis to the wolves, where he was fucked however he answered.

[@RollOnToVictory]

It bows your mind cause you weren't around in 1988 when Bush's attacks where based on Dukakis being a little weakling and not giving a shit about anything and this was gold for him.

[@MondoBeno]

Would he care? He allowed lifers to be furloughed from prison and look what happened.

[@blakezahradnik8350]

Dan Quayle: "I have as much experience as Jack Kennedy" Lloyd Bensten: *I'm about to end this man's whole career*

[@itscork]

Bensten didn’t end Quayle’s career. The word “potato“ did.

[@iamnotacat7914]

Didn't he go on to become the vice President? How was the career ended?

[@tokol2969]

Blake Zahradnik Who became Vice President tho

[@brettsinger9565]

Quayle sounded defensive almost from the get-go in that debate.

[@WhatAboutUs]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@lamarose7449]

That Dukakis question is disgusting. I don"t know anything about this guy, but he answered with a dignity I would not have found if I were in his position.

[@jackdispennett744]

It's a pretty rough question, but you do what to see how a potential president reacts under extreme pressure, if they're going to be responsible for life and death decisions of hundreds of thousands of members of the military and millions of citizens.

[@joeydoherty368]

@@jackdispennett744 It wasn’t really pressure, it was more just disrespectful. Why would someone even wonder about that since policy would be policy?

[@luisreyes1963]

That's as maybe, but Michael Dukakis was one of the weakest Democrats ever to run for the presidency.

[@dreamguest3597]

Dukakis's responded to it the wrong way. People use the your mother, your wife, and your daughter thing all the time as if it's a clever gotcha. It really tells you alot about the character of the person you're debating when they use it. The only correct reply is to point it out for the discpicable dishonest strategy to make you look bad to people who don't know better that it is and refuse to answer it

[@rosec_rose6661]

​@@luisreyes1963nah John Kerry was

[@scottlemurianboxer]

Im conservative but Dukakis was a smart man, that first question was obnoxious, and un-called for.

[@LBF522]

I did not like that question either. It was awful.

[@eddyvideostar]

@@LBF522 It was tough, but so is denying the death penalty: Dramatic, but drives home the point of duty.

[@MegaHariboboy]

@@eddyvideostar Not really. Why ask such a viciously partisan hypothetical question that you know is going to massively divide voters? Why not ask such a question to Bush. Why not ask question Bush a question such as if one of his family members would become addicted to heroin, what he would do then. It was such an unfair question for a man who was probably a better candidate than Bush.

[@MegaHariboboy]

@Discarded Chicken Strip Especially an issue that Conservatives feel so strongly about. It just allowed every conservative to attack him from all angles.

[@eddyvideostar]

@@MegaHariboboy At 8:14 minutes: To Mega Hariboby: You had replied, "Not really:" Did you mean the question was not tough? Then, if not, why use these dramatic adjectives as "vicious and partisan"? It should be acceptable to use family members in a question, in order to dig down into the soul of the candidates "goose and gander" ethos regarding deep heartwrenching situations. If one desires a certain objective, this should be acceptable all around. ---------------- If I am against the death penalty, and my wife was assassinated, I *should not* wish death upon the perpetrator. This is hard -- but simple: *One's ethos should override even the most despicable occurrences.*

[@inquisitive35]

In 2060, your grandsons will have so much fun seeing the Trump vs. Hillary episode of the series

[@mansonsacidtrip6862]

Will America even be a thing in 2060? At this point, I hope not.

[@blazingcorsair7307]

@@mansonsacidtrip6862 at this rate the world wont be a thing by 2060.

[@mansonsacidtrip6862]

@@blazingcorsair7307 True, if it isn't nuclear war it will be the enonomic and environmental consequences of our fossil fuel dependency.

[@wordforger]

"No one respects women more than I do!" *the laugh heard 'round the world*

[@etchedinstone7562]

We should be so lucky...

[@johkonut]

The words, "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" fell like a ton of bricks.

[@jeremy7931]

He ended that man’s career with that.

[@KJJ3DS]

@@jeremy7931 bUt BuSh AnD qUaYlE wOn ThE eLeCtIoN

[@randymillhouse791]

Like a ton of bricks upon the DEAF! Americans are very stupid in general.

[@L_back]

@@jeremy7931I’m no American, but I don’t think a politician is bad just because he isn’t JFK. During that debate, Quayle still didn’t have an important role in US politics. How did anybody know how we was gonna govern?

[@easyenetwork2023]

@@L_backAnd he never did anything as I recall after leaving office. Take that back, he told Pence he could not decertify the 2020 Election.

[@henrispaan9915]

Dukakis answered that dispicable question in a very dignified way.

[@frecklefingers]

Horrible question!

[@nick56677]

That question was planted in there by Reagan and Bush obviously

[@robbadlands9281]

yea, it was before my time but they did him dirty. but really, he gave the correct answer. so how much blame should be attributed to the ability of the masses to think critically.

[@Sweet.Mother.of.Cheesus]

Repugniclan politicians were already horrible people back then, too. So no surprise there

[@jcsports731]

@@Sweet.Mother.of.Cheesus shut up boomer

[@college54114]

President Reagan's accomplished little grin after he's done taking his drink of water after the "Youth & Inexperience" line is the best thing I've ever seen.

[@kbanghart]

His mind went not long after that probably

[@jimsonbrown9768]

Even Mondale loved it! Perfect.

[@robicenco1]

Jimson brown It is one of the funniest lines I've ever heard from a politician.

[@adjeiboateng6720]

"I paid for this Mike" Hahahahaha. I will never forget

[@eddyvideostar]

Drake Kinzel: Reagan was a big accomplished media/movie star in his day. He could ply his craft very well.

[@eleet321]

Then : "you're no Jack Kennedy", "that was uncalled for, senator" Now : "you have small hands and you know what they say about people with small hands" "about my hands being small meaning something else must be small, I guarantee you there's no problem, guarantee that"

[@benjisisler]

That's not a direct quote lol

[@TREYTVCLIPS]

@@benjisisler actually it is lmao, look it up

[@PlyrMava.]

@@benjisisler yeah it is

[@sign543]

I would have said, if I were Dukakis, “I think you’re question is inappropriate and an appeal to emotion. Emotion shouldn’t be how we make policy. We don’t ask the victims of crime to decide the fate of the criminal. We try to be as objective as possible.” The question was inappropriate and purely meant to get him to stumble and falter. Shame on that journalist.

[@gevansmd1]

Yes, because if our spouses are raped we should react like automaton.

[@SiniRawrz]

@@gevansmd1 You don't have to react like an automaton. You can cry your heart out at home and still be objective about the laws you pass. Imagine if we allowed emotionally unstable folk to become judges and lawmakers. It'd be almost as exhausting as having an emotionally unstable president ... *Cough, cough ...*

[@gripeotheday]

gevansmd1 if you’re a lawmaker, yes!

[@liamhackston2507]

@Jeffrey Turner as a non-Joe lover who is a Democrat, I completely agree with that latter statement

[@jenynz5334]

Excellent logic

[@flaggerify]

If Kitty Dukakis was raped and murdered..." Who came up with that question?

[@genericname9660]

The question was unfair but makes a little more sense when you understand the context of this race. Governor Dukakis refused to run a negative campaign, employing no personal attacks or attack ads on Bush Sr, which left the negatives coming in rather one-sided against Dukakis. The attack relevant to that question was that of Dukakis' opposition to the death penalty, which in the '80s certainly had more public support than in the modern day. As Governor of Massachusetts, Dukakis supported the continuation of a weekend furlough program which did not exclude those convicted of first-degree murder. A participant of this programme, William Horton (incorrectly dubbed 'Willie'), escaped and ended up assaulting a couple, stabbing and gagging the man and raping the woman, before stealing their car. Due to this horrendous mishap of the programme, it was highlighted quite prominently by the Bush campaign to signal what a Dukakis policy would do to America. So basically the question came down to: look what happened in your state, if Bush was Governor that man would be dead, if this happened to you would you still not support the death penalty?

[@maggiepebbles5197]

Generic Name

[@flaggerify]

Generic Name I see. Thanks for the context.

[@dannytat1823]

flaggerify That is the worst question to ever come out from a Presidential Debate.

[@dannytat1823]

Generic Name That is the best comment on this post.

[@cher_cherry46]

*”that was really uncalled for senator”* he said with tears in his eyes

[@samdrow8268]

No doubt he was dead inside at that moment

[@FitzgeraldMofor]

😂😂😂

[@dmitryvorobev4531]

😂😂😂😂

[@laurahoward5426]

He did cry

[@krismine99]

When Sarah Palin speaks it sounds like she's about to break into a rap

[@AgentOrange6]

King Christophis true!

[@matanbaruch7728]

I though she was about to go all Eminem when she started talking

[@arranmacdonald6897]

I cannot unread this comment. This is the most amazing observation ever

[@owenrussell4997]

She just rapped on Masked Singer 😂😂😂😂

[@alwyncurry688]

Boy you predicted it

[@jacobandersen6075]

“That was really uncalled for senator.” And pouts. 😂😂

[@rodrigobraz2]

He was right, though. That was a cheap and dishonest shot. And I'm a liberal.

[@alexnelson7258]

@@rodrigobraz2 I agree. It was just mean.

[@tvtrauma7024]

Jacob Andersen Lmao imagine if he was debating Donald Trump 😂

[@schusterlehrling]

Then Bentsen nailed it by saying that his objectives for the country were too far apart to that of JFK that the comparison was not well taken. And that is something that even Republicans would seems a good argument. So he finished the exchange that he started with a confrontation by a very reasonable logical argument. A quick attack and finishing in style. Perfect. His problem is that he was a better presidential candidate then Dukakis.

[@spencerdickson9693]

@@schusterlehrling Maybe don't compare yourself to Kennedy when your on stage with someone who served with and was friends with him... he kind of opened himself up to that. And honestly saying someone isn't on Par with JFK isn't a super crushing insult.

[@pikaso6586]

2020: We forgot that debates can be run in a civilised way

[@junior.69420]

I think the VP debate was good tho

[@moonshadow9178]

Pence curbstomped Harris badly

[@moonshadow9178]

william burgess thats the only thing you have to talk about cause Pence demolished smug looking poker face Harris 😂

[@jakkobpendragon652]

@@moonshadow9178 What are you talking about? I forget the exact number but they both dodged roughly the same amount of questions. Both had moments where they looked good, and both sometimes bad. At least it was an actual debate instead of a debacle. edit: also even though he was more reserved than Trump, Pence was still very disrespectful at times and acting like he had an extra 30 seconds-1 minute per point.

[@moonshadow9178]

Jacob P Pence answered most questions masterfully, Harris answered most questions by dodging them and bringing the “Trumps fault” to the table multiple times, which was very childish considering she had no actual evidence to back them up cause they dont exist. Yes it was a major difference from the Trump/Biden debate I agree. Hmm, Pence was disrespectful? The moderator kept giving Harris ample time to answer, while giving Pence barely any time to answer despite most of the time he had to counter-act the lies of Harris as well as answer the questions. Harris acted extremely smug and condescending towards Pence despite being given more time than Pence to answer questions. Pence acted very cool and level headed,Harris acted very smug and condescending. If you ask me the disrespectful one, and by far, was Harris. Pence even praised Harris and was very calm and collected to the moderator as well, even saying multiple times “thank you” when it was his turn to answer the question. Harris couldnt counter anything Pence said and was left fumbling for words. Some of the lies she said were so outrages like the Charlottesville lie that Pence had to cut and enter the convo, anyone in his position would have done the same thing, its a debate. Watch the video from a neutral standpoint, dont pick a side just listen to both of their responses carefully.

[@jamesthemaniac3293]

Oh god...I forgot Sarah Palin was a thing.

[@joycemesa4539]

her or Trump, who's worse?

[@jamesthemaniac3293]

palin. fewer people realized how dangerous she was.

[@joycemesa4539]

jamesthemaniac I can leave my 14 year-old sister with Sarah Palin and think she'd be safe. But I couldn't leave her with Trump. So to me Trump is too dangerous.

[@danjacobs2423]

+jamesthemaniac how can u forget Sarah palin 😂😂

[@jamesthemaniac3293]

Jebuscristo i'm not saying trump isn't dangerous. just that more people know how much of a blazing fucktard he is.

[@AryaArcana]

Tina fey did great

[@bdof1]

Lisa Ann did better

[@joset.garcia8714]

Tina is the best!!

[@tomservo75]

The fact that Palin was quoted as saying she could see Russia from her house was actually said by Fey, and NEVER by Palin herself, and that Americans fell for it, shows how far we've sunk in our duty to be informed. Anyone who can't tell the difference between SNL and real news is too stupid to vote!

[@taylorbrock4635]

@@tomservo75 If "too stupid to vote" were a disqualifier, Democrats would not win another national election.

[@MI-ls6th]

@@tomservo75 There's a difference?!!?!? kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJi1cmulidBrn8k

[@tylercurp3938]

WHO LET THAT DUKAKIS QUESTION GO THROUGH? Jesus Christ.

[@juliodelgadillo2320]

Yea he took that very well

[@redpugie6235]

@@juliodelgadillo2320 he really didn't

[@lalumpypotato7329]

was just about to make a comment about how shockingly inappropriate that kitty dukakis hypothetical was.

[@theodoreroosevelt4678]

It was blatantly biased and crude.

[@technole]

CNN

[@lettherebelamp5102]

"Senator you're no Jack Kennedy." Savage

[@mssrus]

Yep: Quayle never ONCE cheated on his wife.

[@djelalniyazi4090]

what hapened to that nomine who said that they lost the election.

[@JaxxStarr81]

Quayle also never became president. Proving that his opponent was right- he certainly was no Jack Kennedy!

[@GrahamSiggins]

Am I the only one who thought that was a stupid retort, completely based in rhetoric? Quayle simply compared the amount of experience that he had with the amount of experience Kennedy had. Bentsen twisted it and used it against him, as if Quayle had compared their goals/merit.

[@kbanghart]

Graham Siggins nope. It WAS all rhetoric, and it worked.

[@mikebobo5844]

Dan Quayle talked like I do when I’m presenting without practicing or reading my lines

[@SoxPox]

Thats basically exactly what was happening lol

[@davidl570]

To say Quayle was an idiot would be an understatement. Dunno WTH Bush was thinking when he picked him for his running mate! He makes Dubya look like a genius, which is definitely NOT easy.

[@tricky9131]

No interruptions 2 minutes to respond Respect for time, the mediator, and your opponent. This is what we need

[@grantmourning189]

Yea, when truth was spoken so interruptions meant you lied

[@ghostkid252]

Vote out all currently serving Republicans then tell GOP voters to enact some quality control on their representatives and we can return to this ✌ Source: Donald Trump and literally every single Republican in the House and Senate.

[@alonsofrancescutti4956]

Nah, it's all about rethoric. If we wanted a real debate, each candidate would have to have at least 10min for each topic and 5min for questions.

[@stanmccormick8543]

Only one problem: People still don’t answer the actual question in this format

[@christinetuttle5428]

Whoever made this collection of clips doesn't understand the definition of "moments."

[@JFKjr-gp7lf]

A couple we're were Kool but for the most part they suck

[@gonzalo4658]

lol

[@Skullivander]

I think the definition of moments has just changed. In the past a politician didn’t survive on what the most meme-able phrase they could get in was

[@bonkers4226]

@@Skullivander she means 4 minutes is not a moment Its a video in itself

[@Conorize]

@@bonkers4226 Eh. It's a moment in the context of a longer debate.

[@blew1t]

"you are not jack kennedy" "hey cmon man that was uncalled for :-("

[@Mark-yy2py]

thetrashslingingasher ‘but, but I didn’t cheat on my wife.’.

[@aaryamannambiar6677]

The Trump vs Biden debate will only be memorable for all the wrong reasons...

[@coseacaso1842]

Imagine going from choosing between Romney and Obama to Biden and Trump lmaooo

[@daynefuxa4132]

I wanna go to where we made the wrong turn, times were so different back then. We were more together as one I feel

[@NEO-TROPOLIS]

Because they basically don’t exist, Trump ran away from debating.

[@Makermook]

@@coseacaso1842 -- We've fallen so, so far in only a few short years.

[@SarahChicharro]

Trump was the problem in the 2020 debate. He cut Biden off and was disrespectful. Biden was trying and was kind, patient.

[@Lapusso650]

Sarah Palin's answer was complete gibberish. She had no idea what she was supposed to say

[@sadorrangel9166]

She was more concerned with getting those 3rd graders at Gladys Wood their extra credit

[@johannk1523]

She sounded like a Midwest mom trying to be cool and "do one of them raps" for her kids.

[@robicenco1]

It was kind of fluid gibberish, though - had a good flow.

[@Orf]

Gab gab gab gab. Talking loud and fast but saying nothing.

[@jesuschrist9513]

Something something something my grandma was something school

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

"That was really uncalled Senator." He looked so dejected, like his dog had just died

[@johnroscoe2406]

Even though Bentson was right, he obviously worded that as a knife first; accurate assessment second. Quayle was justified in saying it was uncalled for, even if true.

[@matthewscrugham6057]

6:53 You can tell Lloyd Bentsen knew how savage his line was going to be and he was relishing the moment.

[@MitchellWiggs]

Sarah Palin’s dad and brother are school teachers, let that sink for a moment.

[@BRUTUALTRUTH]

hahahahahahaha

[@daghul4785]

The sink is staying outside, I refuse to let it in.

[@twothirty]

The mind truly boggles

[@jacorymatthews5024]

and she’s an idiot let that sink in

[@williambilyeu9801]

Immediately after the Biden-Palin debate, a man from Delaware called to report that the restaurant and tavern that Biden asked people to visit had been closed for 30 years. Again Biden didn't know where he was.

[@brakenandtaken8814]

Who’s here after watching 2020 debate...

[@jking6554]

Seriously hahah

[@melissahughes5056]

I am

[@cassiocm]

This could have been transmitted from another planet

[@marlenemitchell-kavanaugh3644]

I’m here because I want to remember what a professional debate was all about....

[@joebuckfan]

I didn't think I would ever see Biden debate someone stupider than Palin, but here we are

[@alvinalvarado7550]

Who else got this recommended after the most incoherent debate in us history ?

[@neoneherefrom5836]

just u bruh but imma give u dat like

[@enigmawstudios4130]

Nope, me too

[@enigmawstudios4130]

@William Mcfierson because they were talking gibberish

[@stevengu1253]

Trump kept interrupting, Biden lost his train of thought, and we're all left here rather clueless and looking at the greatness of the past and wondering how did we ever come to this point.

[@enigmawstudios4130]

@@stevengu1253 we got here by experimenting with the wrong candidate, and before that by blindly assuming people in power had our best interests in mind. We, the people, got here out of complacency. By assuming we didn't need change. And by waiting too long to wake up to incessant corruption.

[@Kanza535]

The "you're no Jack Kennedy" line was savage as fuck

[@miked2513]

yup never-mind that it was a solid non sequitur

[@mws755]

Dropped the mic lol

[@esmintexas]

Mortifying

[@narcissistectomy5134]

2008: Palin’s rhetoric and “shout out” to an elementary class is so very cringy. 2017: Covfefe

[@noahdehaan7233]

Lmao. And Mr. Covfefe got elected😂

[@wanjalemrunmayee4691]

That guy is a bloody covfefe.

[@mws755]

Yeah she's an embarrassment

[@costihaig4132]

That first one was gold. Mondale and the moderator laughing, the sip of water, the little smirk. Just gold

[@sethvanpelt5707]

Back when we could all get along :(

[@sub-zero5433]

ronald regan’s destructive economic policies crippled the usa for decades and we still haven’t recovered. for that reason I can’t laugh at his funny debate moment

[@raultennis5904]

03:23 Jimmy Carter: "Mr Ford has not held a press conference with tough questions in over 30 days. His last press conference had no sound". LMAO!

[@Saidoromo2024]

😂

[@julianvargo9997]

The more recent the debates, the dumber they get.

[@UnusualAI_]

^but also the more entertaining

[@DrBenson21]

Agreed. Everyone is trying to sell soundbites over substance. It's the collective dumbing down of us all - not just the USA but all developed nations.

[@RandomAwesomeism]

not exactly, I think they have ups and downs. It's just especially bad recently

[@kingofrivia1248]

Since trump i follow american politics - so it definitely makes it interesting XD

[@joseamador255]

Just not pretentious anymore.

[@chanceamania4147]

I’m not even in here, what a joke

[@deboseajones5258]

Your dad was talking about the death penalty... fitting for you both

[@BoloMIESTER]

You were busy not preparing for 9/11

[@Seahorsie_]

Smh mr. President

[@ryanosbaldeston2052]

Oh a time when the candidates could smile and laugh together

[@jordane1350]

Everybody should have a sense of humour, but probably better to not have the two parties too friendly

[@TWHowl]

I recently was wondering about that. The two party system seems overly generic and inept considering the impossibility of just two sets of ideals accurately representing the views of 300 million people. I was aware of the age of the two party system, the whigs vs democrats, for example, but I was unaware that our gov't was established, by our founding fathers, with this system in mind. Surely, then, there must be some use to it?

[@jordane1350]

Maybe so, but for that idea to even stand a chance, the two sets of ideals have to differ substantially.

[@JorgeGomez-um9qb]

@@TWHowl There's a lot. The logic behind the two party system is that you first, favours gobernability of the country and not diversity, second, you diminish a lot the cost to inform people about politics (if you have 10 parties, that's much more difficult), and finally, it makes big groups of voters much more used to cooperate, because in a multy-party system you really have not much incentives (or at least they're not so big) to cooperate with people who you do not agree in your party, you just can go and create another party with 80% similarities but this little differences, with a two party system, you must cooperate or lose.

[@CrnogorskiNacionalista]

Doge

[@popeyes2712]

who’s here to watch some of the best presidential moments instead of this year’s presidential debate?

[@caitmonsta]

I am so discouraged and disheartened watching the degeneration of public discourse...

[@slickmashable]

Me

[@jeangreygal]

🤦🤦

[@neoneherefrom5836]

Stop looking for validation on the internet.

[@Seriouslydave]

i wish obama could moderate the next one. it would be hilarious

[@quinnthomas3464]

Sarah Palin: "Oh jee golly whillakers, Joe!"

[@JohnHWelch63]

That's typical of the average Hockey Mom! LOL

[@raleighsfarm1529]

The Dukakis death penalty question was unconscionable.

[@londondeer]

"Doggone it" Thank Christ she was never Vice President

[@londondeer]

Woah, I never even realized that Thanks for the heads up, I fixed it.

[@londondeer]

Vincent Cuttolo​ Hey, thank you so much! That seriously made my night, thank you so much for being mature about it. If everybody was as appreciative as you are, we'd definitely be a step closer to helping the entire world.

[@robicenco1]

Vincent Cuttolo Guys, do you even KZbin? Don't be nice to each other! Trouble is, no one knows what the original comment said now. "Dog gonnit"?

[@mansonsacidtrip6862]

@Vincent Cuttolo That was literally the most wholesome exchange the internet has ever seen. It's adorable.

[@wordforger]

She opened the floodgates for Trump...

[@foxxy-3748]

Quayle got so butthurt that it looks like he was holding back tears when he said “That was very uncalled for, senator...”

[@andan04]

At 6:43, you can see the moment Lloyd Bentsen realized that Quayle had just set the homerun ball on the tee for him.

[@smala017]

andan04 His eyes lit up lol

[@halleck3]

Yep, he was totally waiting for that.

[@williamthomas5215]

You know that Quayle-Bentsen “you’re no Jack Kennedy” line would’ve won the presidency if that were between two candidates for it. That’s almost, if not, equal to Reagan’s “youth and inexperience” line. Or Trump’s “because you’d be in jail”. It’s just the small line after a long monologue/answer that makes the crowd erupt. Truly an iconic line and well-deserved too because Dan Quayle is no Jack Kennedy.

[@mikewigoo2433]

Lmao Gerald Ford with the worst take of all time actually

[@Lokswarp]

Yeah that was quite embarassing

[@TheGoldenutz]

To quote one man "YOU BLEW IT"

[@ДАДОВ-в2ч]

@Sir Knight Errant Actually he was right about Romania too, in 70-s their leader against USSR's approval have so much trade deals with US. Other socialist countries were less independence in international politics, but they have their politics in their countries just like in Eastern Germany with sexual free politics against conserviteve family politics of USSR and etc.

[@jackdispennett744]

The Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla (future Pope John Paul II) laughed so hard while listening to Gerald Ford that his miter fell off...

[@olivererz6197]

He was actually just expressing the official US policy to Eastern Europe at the time

[@sasmitpokharel]

"Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" haha that was awesome

[@douglasmartin5492]

Sasmit Pokharel It was petty. It didn't have any substance.

[@yashaswees]

The problem with this statement, while it is witty, is that it is unsubstantiated. The whole purpose of the statement was to undermine the answer of his opponent not by offering facts but by sly humor. His mere serving with Jack Kennedy does not in itself legitimize his statement unless he gives a concrete argument based on that knowledge. Sure, it rings great in our ears but the ones who are to make choices based on that should be able to look beyond it.

[@robbybonfire9944]

I would have responded: "You are right, Senator, I am no Jack Kennedy - I did not bungle the Bay of Pigs Invasion; I did not put our nation on the brink of nuclear disaster during the Cuban Missile Crisis; I did not get us involved in an unwinnable Viet Nam War at the cost of tens of thousands of young American lives; and if that is not enough, I did not steal the 1960 election via fraud at the ballot boxes in Illiinois and Texas; plus, I am faithful to my wife." So let the word go forth, I am no Jack Kennedy!

[@amanonplanetearth78]

Robby Bonfire Wrong Kennedy

[@carsonsmith8362]

Italianmobster lmao right

[@cfs7338]

Jimmy Carter's response to Ford was absolutely devastating.

[@etchedinstone7562]

He was so confident; he knew he won the debate at that moment.

[@bringinthedope5929]

@@etchedinstone7562 jimmy got swagger, just seen a interview, amazing to see him 94 and still walking talking confident and clever, lmao excuse the grammar

[@mansonsacidtrip6862]

@@bringinthedope5929 I agree, and seeing Carter comment on the Trump administration is interesting as well, the Carter presidency is really underrated by people today, he accomplished a lot.

[@tidefalcon1631]

Carter's presidency was devastating, too

[@helicopter_traffic]

What was the blooper?

[@Lumposaurus]

The first one by Reagan was probably the best one. He definitely got a laugh from everyone. I saw the Dukakis one live and his response was just so formal and bloodless that it made him seem like an emotionless robot.

[@lm8348]

It was a good approach to the debate by Reagan considering the context, but the question to Dukakis/Bush was a particularly vile ‘gotcha’ question designed to make Dukakis come off poorly.

[@doug3819]

It's funny after the election for people that don't remember Ford and Carter hated each other, in years later they were friends, go figure !

[@zendakk]

And this inability to grasp that an adult can see through the intent behind the question and stay objective and nuanced instead of giving a soap opera level "emotional speech" is why you show-obsesded Americans have all these ridiculous clowns making it in politics. Good job, keep it up and thanks for the entertainment value.

[@sub-zero5433]

@@zendakklmao u probably live in brazil

[@zendakk]

@@sub-zero5433 Spoiler alert: You're off by a major ocean and a hemisphere. Still curious why you think Brazil is the most probable assumption. Run us through your calculations :)

[@nicholaskazantzidis]

Your no jack Kennedy ! That was in a pre mic drop era but wow that would compete with the best of all mic drops! And the Dukakis question was just in appropriate.

[@oopsibrokethecow]

"We just have an honest difference of opinion..." Wow, what the happened that this sort of respect went array?

[@rosec1345]

We elected a showman, someone solely focused on selling himself. Watching him is like watching WWE, all fake and vulgar.

[@TheRedGlint4427]

It's amazing to watch debates where the candidates aren't constantly interrupting one another

[@randymillhouse791]

"Knock Knock? Who's there? The interrupting Cow. The interrupting C "MOO!"

[@crazychicken8290]

lol i get it@@randymillhouse791

[@samreagan6292]

the Dan Quayle "you're no Jack Kennedy" line is so great once you hear the question Quayle was answering.

[@admiralaokiji7889]

I swear while politics are thought to be boring, presidential elections provide the best drama on tv. 2016 had some of the best comedy I had ever seen in my life.

[@paigep7745]

same lol

[@UnusualAI_]

I'm excited for 2020

[@MJAce85]

Just wait till trump vs Biden

[@diamondsprince]

@@MJAce85 Trump is going to verbally abuse sleepy Joe on stage for 2 hours and I'm here for it

[@ThorHC11]

@@diamondsprince So, uhh... about that... Kinda turned out that they both just took mediocre swings and misses at each other and made a mockery of the whole event.

[@daisydottie9252]

joe actually sounds coherent in this lol

[@BJRUThere]

I was thinking the same thing. I don't know how someone could watch a clip like that and compare it to Joe Biden now and still be able to vote for him in good conscience. I mean come on man. the guy can hardly put a sentence together...

[@david4925]

Why does he keep running. No one wants him lmao

[@davidhammer28]

@@david4925 Well, he will probably drop out very soon. Both the Iowa caucus and NH primary results were devastating for him. He's out, and I am glad that he is out.

[@alberteinstein3325]

this joe wins the 2020 nomination in a land slide

[@valvevac-systemchecker3773]

@@davidhammer28 Bernie sanders is also a little on the senile side wouldn't you agree

[@TeddyxxMexx]

I'm still amazed how palin was chosen has a VP.

[@FA_2_Pilot]

TeddyxxMexx he lost the election because of her.

[@nick56677]

It was SlackJawed McCains attempt to grab the female vote. He was already doomed to start in 08 with Bush tanking the economy and 2 wars. So in desperation he was aiming for the female vote, and when choosing Palin it was the final nail in RINO McCains coffin

[@cocochanel1399]

Watch the movie game changer. Can’t blame it all on one person for her failure.

[@johnf.kennedy1551]

Rachel Maxwell McCain would’ve lost either way given the situation no Republican would’ve won. 8 years, 2 wars and on the brink of a depression there would be no way another republican would be elected. Dems blew out republicans in the 2006 midterms it was a long war coming

[@Mikewee777]

McCain was suffering from a combination of brain cancer and PTSD . His patience for the unbearable is why he was steamrolled against Bush jr.

[@davidleedutton]

Poor Dan Quayle. He was such a dim bulb. I almost felt sorry for him.

[@davidleedutton]

Not sure about his intelligence, or his character. A writer friend of mine was present during the "potatoe" incident in Trenton, NJ. Quayle blamed the mistake on the school.

[@dannytat1823]

David Dutton He did it to himself. My father always told me, you don't have to tell people you are the boss, people should know. When you have to tell people that you are the boss, then you have failed as a boss.

[@Mbazzcommoner]

The guy was a real potatoe

[@secondstring]

Bush 41's first mistake of his presidency.

[@secondstring]

Donald Trump - Yes, but too bad his boss had already lost the race by then.

[@oxeexo6540]

Back when men & women debated like men & women. Facts and composure. Now it's like watching a mom try to break up 2 kids fighting in the wal mart.

[@BS_stuG]

"You're no Jack Kennedy." Savage.

[@ScottHoe101]

Jawel Zimbabwe Why is your name Zimbabwe when your profile pic is filled with white people...

[@daleludtke7803]

@@ScottHoe101 you know white people live there too right?

[@thekillers1stfan]

That one was devestating

[@gunsnstuff4040]

......and Quayle still became VP.

[@MeMe-wt2le]

I know, Lloyd Bentsen passed away in 2006, but his wife is 92 yrs old and is almost 100! 👍🏻

[@douglasrau5094]

It’s refreshing, to see each side be able to get out what he/she wants to say, without the other person talking over him/her.

[@chrisp4170]

You've got to remember in Carter vs. Ford that this foreign policy debate was stretching the limits of Ford's knowledge of geography. None of those European countries had teams in the NFL, after all..."You're no Jack Kennedy", has still got to be one of the greatest one liners in these debates ever, though.

[@thoughtsonpaper2]

This is a really good sample of debates from the past 40+ years. Jimmy Carter gets crap for being a one term President... but he was clearly the more thoughtful potential leader when compared to Ford in that exchange. Reagan was just as I remember him at age 5-13. Though I had no political opinions at that time... he reminded me of my grandfather who always exuded a control of any situation. This is really all a President has to do. Act like you're in control and usually you get the best results. The American people just want to have that confidence in their leader.

[@Brandon-os3qr]

It’s amazing how many of the questions used to be about qualifications. Look how far we’ve come since then.

[@stoytrivia1126]

Sara Palin really doesn't sound much different than the contestant in the Miss Teen South Carolina pageant. I was just waiting for a "therefore, such as"

[@ModMINI]

"If I win as Miss Teen South Carolina, I will work tirelessly to spread world peace and end hunger."

[@flynnrider4354]

Palin's answer is the best example of saying everything while saying nothing

[@noahcombs4481]

“You’re no Jack Kennedy” is one of the sickest burns in debate history.

[@TonyShyaka]

Now compare this with the Trump Biden fiasco

[@magnatenews2879]

Decent men are not in politics

[@wallacebell4311]

Magnate News You are half way right............ Trump is simply a disaster!!!

[@RammaCriCkeT]

Trump Fiasco* Biden basically got talked over for 90 minutes.

[@KnuxMaster368]

Tony Shyaka The line from the first debate that is going to be memorable is, “You just lost the left”.

[@laughable6650]

I’m a solid leftist so I don’t like either of them but we can’t pretend that fiasco was two sided. It was an hour and a half of Trump interrupting.

[@kurtisseaboldt5294]

The little head shake from Bentsen after Quayle delivers the JFK line. He knew right where he was going.

[@MRGsSIDEKICK]

8:20 worst question ever asked, tasteless, classless. That journalist should be fired.

[@thomasevans8778]

I think it was quite some time ago

[@caitlinh.5606]

He’s probably dead now.

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

​@@thomasevans8778😂

[@d.cannaboom9769]

Back when debates were civilized and respectable. Make debates great again! 🤣

[@76JStucki]

Dukakis....I just can't stop staring at his eyebrows...

[@jpslim7279]

Joel Stucki - because you’re a shallow person.

[@isbakernation]

Jp Slim what?

[@Fluffisnoterm]

They’re like eye-mustaches

[@fr_T_T]

First time I saw him I thought he's Armenian

[@cecilevans9247]

Listening to Jimmy Carter...damn. What a great time in U.S. history where candidates could intelligently discuss issues. The glory days.

[@BedlemTheGoliath]

You could see it in Lloyd Bentson's eyes when Quayle invoked JFK.. he was ready to take the man down a few pegs.

[@kookiemonster9172]

Most memorable debate moment: WRONG!

[@kaushikiyer4881]

"No puppet.. No puppet.. You're the puppet"

[@vinylguy6453]

"Nobody has more respect for women than I do" that one was a good knee slapper

[@NixonRules963]

Kookie Monster "Of course I condemn! of course I condemn!"

[@matthewwinters5430]

No it's, "because you'd be in jail"

[@TheRealBeatMaster]

*SNIFF*

[@cohortConnor]

I mean to be fair Dan Quayle never claimed he WAS JFK. He just said he had the same amount of experience as he did when both of them entered their elections.

[@romilrh]

Bensten was basically saying that even though you may have as much experience as JFK, you have never even come close to operating at the level of JFK during that experience, so don't compare yourself to him just because a statistic of yours matches his.

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

Get over it

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[@anthony94172]

I agree with your sentiments

[@vikrantsubakade9281]

senator, you are no jack kennedy.

[@wnichols4265]

Are we still supposed to feel sorry for Peter pumpkinhead

[@maxgilliland7944]

Quayle is how i sound when trying to add to my word count on an essay

[@jonathanlocke6404]

Sarah Palin: "I come from a house full of schoolteachers"...Wow...You can't even tell...

[@jakewhite3338]

Wow, amazing to see how coherent Biden was back in 2008.

[@EPSTomcat11]

The level of substance and intellect has dropped steadily over the years. Sad....

[@benbetterby6456]

Does anyone know what happened?

[@thegrasswhistle5238]

@@benbetterby6456 republicans got dumber, somehow

[@anandsharma7430]

I just realised that Barack Obama has copied Michael Dukakis' style of talking.

[@nathanvarghese4148]

@Lion Pride ??

[@gonzalo4658]

lolma

[@the-point-bearer6689]

And he did it quite better.

[@Nirvanaman]

"You're no jack Kenedy" GET WRECKED SON

[@buch1224]

This year's debates are going to be full of bloopers . Most memorable.

[@JakeobE]

Mostly full of bloopers from the Comedian in Chief Donald Drumpf

[@Hagfan789]

Sorry Jake, Mr.Trump wiped the floor with your Hillary the other night.

[@JakeobE]

Hagfan789 According to REAL polls, he lost like usual. Just listen to Trump and vote on November 28th, will you? Don't believe what the liberal propaganda says, vote on November 28th.

[@Hagfan789]

Jake Evan Did you watch the debate? Didn't think so. Then you would know. Voting day is November 8th genius.

[@JakeobE]

Hagfan789 lmao, are you a deaf fucking idiot? Trump just said in a rally to vote November 28th for him. Looks like your candidate has proven to be a joke for the 150th time.

[@kurtisseaboldt5294]

The most regrettable moment in Bernard Shaw's wonderful career. And one of the highlight's of Dukakis's career.

[@gevansmd1]

Lloyd Bentsen was not only NOT a friend of John Kennedy, he tried to have him thrown off the 1960 ticket in favor of Lyndon Johnson.

[@sanyang66]

Even Ronald Reagan's opponent had to laugh. That was a really good one.

[@A_levs]

After the election, Mondale actually cited that moment in the debate as the moment he realized he was going to lose.

[@michaelbailey702]

“Ronald Reagan’s opponent.” Poor Walter Mondale😂

[@gregmezera6571]

I've worked with a lot Poles over the years and every single one of them basically considered the Russians an occupying force, and they looked to us for help. Ford completely blew that one and he was VP for the 4 years right before his statement. It's really strange to get Cold War politics that wrong at that point in time. I know that and I wasn't even alive then and am not a history buff.

[@rich00cap]

The look on Benson's face at 5:44 when he realised Quale had served him up the perfect opportunity to deliver his "You're no JacK Kennedy line. Killed him stone dead.

[@nate-ox5lw]

6:43

[@JohnnyCage333]

"Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew Jack Kennedy, Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."🥳👏🏻🥳👏🏻🥳👏🏻Beautiful!🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@SplendidFellow]

Nowadays Dan Quayle seems like a brilliant and presidential genius

[@JohnMossSF]

Choose better role models.

[@Lokswarp]

I think Ford would have had a better president still somehow

[@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV.]

Thanks...u made me laugh out load....not easy to do...i was having a bad day and u made me happy ;]

[@rax816]

Poor Kitty Dukakis 😿😿😿

[@manglow4642]

Remember when people respected each other

[@shockalockabocka]

Omg I just busted out laughing after at Palin’s first few sentences. What was that?

[@danjacobs2423]

Can anyone actually understand palin

[@saintjabroni]

matt jacobsen lol

[@nerfherder1986]

matt jacobsen Palin sounded like a Rhodes scholar compared to Trump.

[@lydiapopple3716]

Unfortunately she was speaking the language shared by Alaska and my dear home MN. Every words she said made and actual complete sentence in those two states.

[@cocochanel1399]

nerfherder1986 god bless America- brilliant comment!!

[@alexandercrush]

13:45 Biden confused if she’s insulting or complimenting his wife