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Because the Republican presidential primary has been too stodgy and dignified lately–what with all the sex-harassment eruptions, memory-lapse gaffes and “SexyBack” parodies—Donald Trump will host a GOP debate in Iowa on Dec. 27, announced conservative news outlet Newsmax. The New York Times has the details:

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Mr. Trump’s role in the debate, which will be broadcast on the cable network Ion Television, is sure to be one of the more memorable moments in a primary season that has already delivered its fair share of circus-like spectacle…. Newsmax sent candidates the invitation on Friday afternoon. It began, “We are pleased to cordially invite you to “The Newsmax Ion Television 2012 Presidential Debate,” moderated by a truly great American, Mr. Donald J. Trump.” Spokesmen for several candidates did not immediately respond to questions from The New York Times about whether they would accept.

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How can they not? Sure, if they accept, they run the risk of having America see them begging for the approval of a reality-TV host and birth-certificate-conspiracy pusher. But if they refuse, they run the risk of having the Republican base see them spurning the approval of their favorite reality-TV host and birth-certificate-conspiracy pusher. A visit to Trump has already become something of a ritual pilgrimage for GOP hopefuls; the Newsmax debate basically dares them to take the courting public. (Update: Jon Huntsman, who made a point of not going to visit Trump earlier in the campaign, refused the invite with the response, “LOL.”) http://entertainment.time.com/2011/12/02/celebrity-apprentice-donald-t
rump-to-moderate-gop-debate/ again the adult in the room, Huntsman, treated it as it deserved to be treated: "Lol. We look forward to watching Mitt and Newt suck-up to The Donald with a big bowl of popcorn," he said in an email to Business Insider. I continue to have my opinion of Mr. Huntsman go up and up; good thing the Republicans don't see him for the more sensible, adult candidate than all the others. He could be a force to be reckoned with, but as long as they're cow towing to the fringe extreme, he hasn't a chance (thank goodness!).

As if this year's nomination wasn't silly enough...tho' it might be the most entertaining debate thus far, admittedly.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/huntsman-spokesman-declines-the-donalds
-debate-invitation-2011-12#ixzz1fUIjXjWj



Read more: http://entertainment.time.com/2011/12/02/celebrity-apprentice-donald-t
rump-to-moderate-gop-debate/#ixzz1fUIMduyJ