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The Michael Berry Show

People Say That There Aren't Any Great Lines In Presidential Debates Anymore

The Michael Berry Show

KTRH

Society & Culture, News, Politics

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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0:00.0

The Michael Berry show let's talk about the debate last night

0:05.3

Now I don't I don't know that you're gonna have out of the crop of folks who were debating last night. I didn't watch it. I don't watch much of anything anymore because it takes a lot of time.

0:18.5

I was watching the Oppenheimer movie, but our team is very good and they put it all together and then they cut it up into

0:26.3

pieces and I'll give you my thoughts in a moment about that but one of the things

0:32.4

the commentators keep saying about these

0:34.8

debates is that there are no great lines or no great lines and part of the

0:41.1

reason for that is there's nobody capable of delivering a great line.

0:47.0

You remember in 1984 Ronald Reagan is running for re-election, and Mondale is saying that Reagan is too old.

0:58.0

And Reagan, using humor, the great communicator, said this.

1:01.9

You already are the oldest president in history and

1:04.4

some of your staff say you were tired after your most recent encounter with Mr.

1:08.4

Mondale. I recall yet that President Kennedy had to go for days on end with very little sleep during the Cuba missile crisis.

1:17.0

Is there any doubt in your mind that you would be able to function in such circumstances?

1:22.0

Not at all, Mr. Truid and I,

1:24.3

and I want you to know that also I will not

1:27.2

make age an issue of this campaign.

1:29.5

I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience.

1:36.3

He was at the time 73 years old.

1:48.0

73 years old. 73 years old.

1:51.0

Joe Biden is 81.

1:55.0

Joe Biden is 81 years old.

2:03.8

And presently running for re-election, he will not be the Democrat nominee, and if he is, he won't

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