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Debating Duo

Whether the election fever has abated can be debated. What with the second of third presidential debates just concluding amidst a gaggle of shortlisted countrymen and women asking away prescreened questions to the incumbent and the wannabe. What have we learned from this recent spectacle? That all television channels dedicate 90 minutes of their air time to top two contenders for the top job and pass on an opportunity to earn monies from Mcdonalds, Honda, Mattress Discounters and Franklin Templeton Funds? How many rational people actually get up and drop everything that they would have done like pick up groceries and fill gasoline in their guzzlers and instead watch the broadcast about someone that can forecast the future of the entire broadcasting business with its burgers and pillows and tires and its likelihood of success? What does this get us? Frankly it looks like two errant school kids called to the principal's office to confess their sins. Nothing wrong in calling these trouble mongers to the principal but without a cane the principal really is lacking in the proverbial tooth. Mere tongue does not a whiplash make. Since there is no punishment for lying both candidates can brazenly proceed to paint fantasies with no basis in reality. Lets look at the jobs debate or debacle. If machines and computers get smart to do jobs humans did or do not want to do then there is no justification to say we can create those jobs. We will in fact have to invent new jobs for the taking which shall we say is no easy undertaking. That will require people to go to school and learn some new tricks so they can make a multi trick pony that can give new rides and charge a pretty penny. THat will create jobs not debates.
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  1. RajendraOctober 17, 2012 at 4:59 PM

    Are you recommending that the whole circus with all its acts needs redesign? You may be right..old tricks have probably outlived their pull...

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