TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFar t   It is now 6:40 PDST. I just turned off the highly advertised “presi dential debate.” Two journalists who I once respected, allowed Trump to refuse answering direct questions and offer his own fallacious agenda. Jake Tapper and Dana Bash failed to use their mute buttons and force the most infamous liar in history to continue lying to the American people and attack a real American president.   Trump refused to answer questions about his position on abortion, immigration reform, and his support of Vladimir Putin ’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. No surprise for this reporter. Watching this farce was an insult to my intelligence.   DEBATE BY DEFINIT ION   A debate is a discussion of a singular subject or subjects in which both sides are expected to offer their fac t- based opinions about the issue.  If a debat e is to happen, opposing sides are required to defend their positions with evidenc e which will influence the outcome.     None of this happened on T