We all know what’s going to go down between presidential contenders Mitt Romney and Barack Obama at the debates.

Neither candidate will heed the time limit, they’ll throw accusations backed up by the Congressional Budget Office, and a few slam-bam-thank-you-ma’ams will elicit applause from the audience.

And, by the end of it, we’ll have gotten no closer to the heart of where they stand on the issues.

So, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite ideas to spice up the showdown: 
 

1. Mike Darnell, president of alternative programming at Fox, had a couple great ideas for Entertainment Weekly. First, have the candidates swap wives for a week, then show the clips during the debate. 
2. Require the candidates to each pick a Kardashian to answer several questions for them. (Psst! Go for Khloe! She’s the crazy one.)
3. Have a Jim Rome-style points screen featuring results from SmackACandidate.com. Just as long as it doesn’t turn to actual violence.
4. Let Stephen Colbert be the moderator. On Good Morning America, Colbert told George Stephanopoulos he would ask the two only questions of extreme importance, like, “Boxers or briefs?”
5. Let Mitt and Barack play Rock, Paper, Scissors to see who goes first. Like Colbert said, it’s only fair.

And, if those ideas don't work ... there's always booze. 

Wednesday October 3, 2012	Watch Full Debate Video Topic: Domestic policy  Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time Location: University of Denver in Denver, Colorado (Tickets) Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney Moderator: Jim Lehrer (Host of NewsHour on PBS) The debate will focus on domestic policy and be divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes each on topics to be selected by the moderator and announced several weeks before the debate. The moderator will open each segment with a question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the topic.
Thursday October 11, 2012 Vice Presidential	Topic: Foreign and domestic policy  Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time Location: Centre College in Danville, Kentucky (Tickets) Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Participants: Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan Moderator: Martha Raddatz (ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent) The debate will cover both foreign and domestic topics and be divided into nine time segments of approximately 10 minutes each. The moderator will ask an opening question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the question.
Tuesday October 16, 2012	Topic: Town meeting format including foreign and domestic policy Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time Location: Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York (Tickets) Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney Moderator: Candy Crowley (CNN Chief Political Correspondent) The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which citizens will ask questions of the candidates on foreign and domestic issues. Candidates each will have two minutes to respond, and an additional minute for the moderator to facilitate a discussion. The town meeting participants will be undecided voters selected by the Gallup Organization.
Monday October 22, 2012	Topic: Foreign policy Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time Location: Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida (Tickets) Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney Moderator: Bob Schieffer (Host of Face the Nation on CBS) The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate and will focus on foreign policy.

Source (for schedule): 2012presidentialelectionnews.com

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