As we close in on the Presidential debate… lemme tell you about the weirdest presidential debate …ever.

1976…

But before we go there… let’s take the time machine back to 1960.  Nixon vs Kennedy.   And as you learned in history class… Nixon was sweating… Kennedy looked young and handsome… and people loved him.

So impactful was that debate… for the next 16 years… Presidential candidates refused to debate.  Til Ford and Carter took the stage in Philadelphia in 1976….

With the world watching and 7 minutes left in the debatye… this happened… and listen for the thump.

Dead quiet.  The audio got cut.  And while the technicians tried to figure out what broke…. the two candidates stood at their lectures… each of them fidgeting slightly … refusing to get off the stage and look weak.   So there they stood like mannequins for 28 long minutes.   It’s was AWKward… beyond words.

Then the sound came back.  Jimmy Carter resumed the debate.  and didn’t make a joke about it.

The most anticipated debate in a generation was as exciting as watching paint dry.  We expect tonight might be a little different.

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