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    | episodeNumber   = 488
    | length          = 02:11:49
    | airDate         = October 2, 2020
    | episodeType     = [[:Category:Present Day|Present Day]]
    | appearance      = [[Owen Shroyer]], [[Joe Biden]], [[Kurt Vonnegut]], [[Chris Wallace]], [[Lester Holt]], [[DeAnna Lorraine]], [[Bill Maher]], [[Dan Lyman]], [[Jim Hoft]]
    | oocDrop         = Dead cats are not the military
    | previousEpisode = [[487: September 28, 2020]]
    | nextEpisode     = [[489: October 2-4, 2020]]
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Today, Dan and Jordan take a look at Alex Jones' coverage of the first presidential debate of the 2020 election. The debate itself was a mess, and Alex's show was basically the same thing, but with a few extra childish sound effects and blood-based accusations.

==Tidbits==

*New recording equipment
*Owen taunts Joe to debate
*Owen lays down preemptive narratives
*Cleaved in the land
*Owen is trash
*Owen makes fun of the on-site covid testing
*Who was the first televised debate?
*Debate is blocking all signals
*Owen wants the debate to be canceled
*Alex saves Owen
*What is a flathrag? Coneheads reference
*If [[Donald Trump|Trump]] loses, it's time for civil war
*Trump lost $4 billion in 4 years
*Biden is a puppet
*Me puppet you puppet
*Alex is drunk
*Ancestor talk
*Alex knew [[Kurt Vonnegut]]
*Kurt Vonnegut, InfoWarrior
*Biden running is a satanic ritual
*[[Chris Wallace]] is evil, fuck [[Lester Holt]]
*Alex doesn't care about Trump's taxes
*Is Alex on coke?
*Guest: [[DeAnna Lorraine]]
*DeAnna: I hope Trump has one-liners
*Caller prays on air
*Alex makes DeAnna pray
*Caller Char can't handle being on air with Alex and DeAnna
*Char named her kid after Alex, the others are Orin and Aryan
*Caller plugs his own channel, is an InfoWars guest
*Democrat mail in ballots
*Debate time
*Chris Wallace is a big old swamp
*Debate coverage: shit on Wallace, fart noises
*Biden got plumped with 10 bags of blood
*Ignore the questions, just attack
*Trump isn't hitting Alex's narratives
*[[Bill Maher]] wants to crash the economy
*Trump won by talking about [[Hunter Biden]]
*Biden's drugs are running out
*Trump is too pro-Israel
*Alex can't follow the debate
*Wallace won't ask tough questions... that was a good question
*Whoops, Trump acknowledges climate change
*DeAnna learns a new word
*Alex leaves for a bit
*Biden is Cornpop
*Ballots!
*Trump loves counting ballots
*Trump signals that election is going to be illegitimate
*What a debate!... ad pivot
*Trump did a good job given the circumstances
*Alex gives his debate strategy
*Biden doesn't tip
*Guest: Dan Lyman
*Alex is eating
*If Alex could run, he would, but the devil prevents him
*Caller: Why didn't Trump attack the covid 19 hoax?
*We're all Trump surrogates
*Guest: Jim Hoft
*Jim: Biden looked bad
*Jim: Biden is a mean name caller
*Voicemails

==Notable Bits==

*Me Puppet You Puppet

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