The Debate Poem by Michael Walkerjohn

Scenario -> Televised debates at the
Presidential level since Kennedy / Nixon
are an entertaining spectacle at best…

Actions:The debate begins under the
‘old house' rules, but quickly drops
into the proverbial gutter…

Actions:One candidate takes the ‘floor'
dismisses the commentators and with
the agreement of every other candidate
including the current president of ‘this'
united states…

Actions:Each member of the debate is
given three minutes to formulate
three questions; three specific one
subject questions and has three
minutes of clock time per question
to answer those three questions…

Actions: One candidate ask the
Question of "Who would like to
begin this debate" And
volunteers to speak last…

Actions:Hopefully and within three
minutes of commercial and political
commentary all candidates have
agreed to the order in which each
will speak each question then
politely and in due order answer
each question. (time is kept
on an official computerized
clock that is shown to the
television audience… There
are to be no counter discussions
and no name dropping during
each candidates time…The
studio audience is asked to
remain cool, calm, and collected…
to be ladies and gentlemen willing to
‘listen' without making any verbal' responses.
Note: The broadcast screen is split into as
Many boxes as there are candidates and
‘fixed' on the ‘face' of each candidate…
Now then… let ‘them, ' the candidates
Fail or succeed entirely on their own merits…

IAM that candidate asking all others
To volunteer to be first and volunteering
To speak last…

These are my questions
(1)
To All citizens of these United States of America

Are you ready for any-thing?

Answer- - No good citizens, none of you; are ready for any-thing? ? ?

(2)

To All citizens of these United States of America

Would you adjust your lifestyles to save your Republic? ? ?

Answer- - I do not believe, that any of you; would make that
Sacrifice of your personal lifestyle to save any one else… You
May only try and save your selves? ? ?

(3)

Good citizens of these United States of America

Are any of these candidates on this stage worthy of your trust? ? ?

Answer- - Folks, of all ages and born in the U.S.A., or legally
naturalized through the current structured immigration systems
protocols… None of US on this stage have earned your trust…