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The lamestream media told you:

The recent Republican presidential debate saw candidates vying to appear as the most conservative of the lot. In various combination the crowded field of white males offered to eliminate IRS, close the borders, make tax cuts permanent, pass a fair tax, eliminate pork-barrel earmarks, stop social-security-tax increases, and institute portable health care plans, among numerous other promises.

The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that:

A debate is an event where people debate each other. The lamestream media has repeatedly and incorrectly labeled as “debates” the Republican (and prior Democrat) candidate auditions, also known as showcases or dog-and-pony shows. No debate took place during the prime time TV broadcasts falsely labeled debates.

“The promoters call them ‘debates,’ so we do too, so that’s accurate,” one newsman was overheard saying.

Reporters also failed to note that the policies promoted by the auditioners are not within presidential power to enact, a job strictly reserved to Congress. Congress could not be reached for comment on whether it might vote for any of the promises the showcasers promised.

Though the candidates differed little on “major fiscal policy issues,” they were not asked significant questions about their positions, such as, “What is the purpose of government,” or, “What are the limits on government power, has government exceeded those limits, and how would you address that if you’re elected?” Additional unasked questions can be found in The Liberty Poll.

According to the Founding Fathers, the only legitimate purpose of government is to protect our freedom, and discharge those duties specifically delegated in the olden Constitution, nothing more. Both parties have flatly rejected this as a matter of policy for decades, but no arrests have been made. Yet. Large segments of the public still seem to think the Founders had a pretty good idea.