$20,000,000 for Bernie v Donald Debate

Submitted by UnBlinkingEye on Fri, 05/27/2016 - 9:53pm

'Bob Arum’s Top Rank Promotions has offered to promote a proposed Donald Trump vs. Bernie Sanders debate, pledging to donate the proceeds, a minimum of $20 million, to charity.'

“It’s the debate of the century between two of the top pound-for-pound politicians in the country — Mr. Trump, the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee and Senator Sanders, the Democratic candidate,” Mr. Arum said in a press release. “We have two contenders ready, willing and able to go mano a mano over the most important issues facing the United States. And I am ready to promote it.”

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Submitted by UnBlinkingEye on Fri, 05/27/2016 - 9:56pm

Come on Donald, close the deal.

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Submitted by Heart of the Rockies on Fri, 05/27/2016 - 10:14pm

Bob Arum, from Wikipedia

Robert "Bob" Arum (born December 8, 1931 in New York City) is an American lawyer, boxing promoter and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Top Rank, a professional boxing promotion company based in Las Vegas. He also worked for the US Attorney's Office for the southern district of New York in the tax division during his legal career before moving into boxing promotion.

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Submitted by Heart of the Rockies on Fri, 05/27/2016 - 10:15pm

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Submitted by UnBlinkingEye on Fri, 05/27/2016 - 10:26pm

Just trying to get the Chicken out of the coop.

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Submitted by Heart of the Rockies on Sat, 05/28/2016 - 8:01am

make me extra alert.

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Submitted by UnBlinkingEye on Fri, 05/27/2016 - 10:29pm

How do you put quotes in the blue background?

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Submitted by GreyWolf on Fri, 05/27/2016 - 11:54pm
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... and then hit the button with the "quotes sign" on it, it is the way people signify it is a quote online, just like in an article (or essay, etc.) where longer quotes are often in a blockquote box.

The reason is to signify that the author is quoting somebody else, to clarify, "Somebody else said this" by the use of the quote marks (in a sentence) or a block quote [box] for longer quotes, and also, importantly, to give credit, or shame, to who deserves it, the original author.

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Submitted by UnBlinkingEye on Sat, 05/28/2016 - 12:43am

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Submitted by Heart of the Rockies on Sat, 05/28/2016 - 8:02am

on the right of the icon bar.

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Submitted by ZimInSeattle on Fri, 05/27/2016 - 10:24pm
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Bloviating Orange Billionaire

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Submitted by KenInCO on Fri, 05/27/2016 - 10:40pm
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...the media already treats politics like a ridiculous sporting spectacle. I think we can find a more appropriate sponsor than a boxing promoter with long standing business ties to Trump. Don't know if they're friendly or what Arum's politics are, but this just has no place in Presidential politics.

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Submitted by UnBlinkingEye on Fri, 05/27/2016 - 10:51pm

a debate everyone wants to see. Would it be better if Koch brothers or Adelson offered to put up the money? Trump is hiding out, Bernie says game on, and they will both pick the venue.

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Submitted by Heart of the Rockies on Sat, 05/28/2016 - 8:03am

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Submitted by AtlToPDX on Fri, 05/27/2016 - 11:03pm

Fit's Trump's huckster profile to a "T." He'd have his animals in the crowd, but Bernie would filet him.

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Submitted by GreyWolf on Sat, 05/28/2016 - 12:01am
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Submitted by UnBlinkingEye on Sat, 05/28/2016 - 12:51am

Both afraid of Bernie in the GE. Trump will demolish Hillary. Bernie easily beats Donald.

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