It's not exactly Town Hall Tonight, but a study of contrasts

 After President Trump refused to do a virtual debate with his opponent, Joe Biden, each side decided to do a town hall special Thursday. Even before these programs began, NBC was taking heat from a fair number of talents, including Sterling K. Brown & Mandy Moore (This is Us), Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), Debra Messing (ex-Will & Grace), and producer Greg Berlanti, for airing Trump's town hall meeting directly opposite Biden's, over on ABC.

Not surprisingly, Trump also took umbrage with his former home network and moderator Savannah Guthrie (The Today Show), but for entirely different and predictable reasons.

"WAAAAHHHHH!! NBC hates me! WAAAHHHH!"

According to media accounts, Trump's town hall was predictable hot garbage, as he insisted on perpetuating lie after lie, even though most of his lies have been debunked many times over, proving once again that Trump has the attention span of a dead gnat, and the reactionary skills of a toddler.

Just for the sake of saying so, I'd insert a musical clip from Josie & The Pussycats from 50 years ago ("Lie, Lie, Lie"), but to then associate that with Trump would be doing the comic book icons a disservice.

Meanwhile, ABC's George Stephanopoulos, who did a town hall with America's Oldest Baby last month, moderated for Biden, who resisted the temptation to clarify his position on "court packing", as in, the Supreme Court. Biden took his shots at Trump, after the President had mocked Biden for abiding by COVID-19 guidelines and wearing a mask, something the vain Trump is unwilling to do on a consistent basis.

After Trump's town hall ended, Fox Shmooze's Spam Hannity and Laura Ingraham, among others, because they're so accustomed to conducting "softball" interviews with Trump, the kind that NY Daily News columnist Bob Raissman refers to as "twinkie munch" interviews, expressed shock and disgust that Guthrie would actually, you know, do her job, and press Trump on a number of issues, including his aversion to the truth.

To that, we say, jealous much?

The candidates will meet in a debate--we think---next Thursday, to air on Fox Shmooze and likely other outlets. Why bother? Trump's not going to change the way he sees things, especially after claiming that COVID-19 is on its way out, when it clearly isn't. Muting him, as if he was on, say for example, Around The Horn, is the best way to even things out.