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Thursday, September 28, 2023

2d GOP Presidential Debate More Like Food Fight Than Policy Discussion

Well, that's two hours wasted. I made the mistake last night of watching seven GOP Presidential hopefuls interrupt and talk over each other instead of providing specific answers to the questions. The FOX moderators refused to blow the whistle as this free-for-all went on for two hours, even though they had the power to cut the mikes of candidates who incessantly operated and insisted on going beyond their time limits. All they managed to do was make themselves look as childish as frontrunner Donald Trump.  

Though there are serious issues facing this nation, one moderator diminished the forum when she asked  candidates who they would vote "off the island," as though this was some reality TV show. I'll credit Ron DeSantis for recognizing the stupidity of that question.

Who looked best? In my view,  they all looked pretty bad out there. 

For the second time, Donald Trump has won a debate despite skipping it. 

21 comments:

  1. What a waste of time. I too watched the debate along with my wife. What a disgusting display of wacko's seeking the highest office in America. The greatest comment made was when Christie referred to Trump as DONALD DUCK. Fox news ought to be ashamed of that two hours.

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  2. Trump will be our next president no more politicians because they are scum.

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  3. The people are reelecting Donald J Trump in 2024. What a time to be alive and witness history of monumentally stupid decisions by voters

    To be fair both parties have idiots and we are doomed either way

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  4. Thought Haley came off strong and informed. DeSantis was a lot like your boy McClure, trying to project a real personality but coming across as a real emotionless stiff. The more he tried to not be mechanically monotone the worse he was. There was no real personal connection with people. His forced semi-smiles were cringe worthy.

    The rest are not even close to the nomination. However, Christie is entertaining, so I hope he hangs around.

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  5. Trump has again stymied the rest, even when absent, lets face it, the republican grass roots do not trust any of these people. Haley is for sure a perpetual war candidate, Desantis should serve his term as a just reelected governor, He is doing a good job.

    The fact is most republicans do not want to allow the media and the corrupt justice system to be a winner and the ones picking candidates.

    Trump has been tested in the fire, and myself, I want Americans to make the choice between old Joe, or his stand in, and Trump.

    As for the country, it is already sideways at 100 miles an hour, when it hits something it will be just a lot of debris.

    If the voters or the manipulators think old Joe is better, go for it. Either way we will all be witnesses to the inevitable impact.

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  6. Pense came off good as did Scott until he got into the screaming match with Haley who did herself no good. VR - comments too slick, too canned, no real experience. My gut says don't trust him. Christie the pettiest of the petty. DeSantis was good, but.................... The guy from ND actually made some sense.

    Trump, like most childish bullies is really a coward. He is running away scared of his betters on the stage.

    biden/trump, if this is the best, we can do we are in deep kimchi as a nation.

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  7. I’m sure very few of the MAGAts you attract here on your blog even saw the debate Bernie.

    Because to them, it’s not about policy making, it’s about white supremacy and assuring that a black president never gets elected again. Their behavior is pushback for the audacity that a member of a marginalized community aspires to make a difference to working folk.

    They’ll ignore any politician actually wanting to improve the conditions of the working class over their WHITENESS.

    Because it’s always been about white supremacy, even if they have to burn our entire democracy down by voting for a fascist dictator in Trump.

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  8. No one on that stage is as competent and capable of rebuilding America as is Donald Trump. Of course, those who believe America doesn’t need a ‘refresh,’ a return to some better place, well then, keep doing what you’re doing. This nation is failing, and a collapse will be painful, even for you. Continuing a Biden Administration will not do.

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  9. The general slavishness to Trump says it all. This party derves to sink ever farther into the mud.

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  10. Re your last line, Bernie, the things you wrote above it are precisely why Donald Trump skipped one of these TV "debates" for the second time. Whether you like him or not, you might want to admit he is not stupid.

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    1. "I never understood wind. I know windmills very much. Gases are spewing into the atmosphere. You know we have a world, right? So the world is tiny compared to the universe. So tremendous amounts of fumes and everything. "
      Donald Trump, Stable Genius

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    2. I don’t know who says more dumb shit, Biden or Trump lol.

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  11. 11:23 AM you are 1,000 percent correct. Donald Trump is not stupid. He hires lawyers so he can get away with rape, inciting an insurrection in Washington, Steal and deal Top secret documents, and the list goes on to 90 plus indictments. He isn't stupid the people who vote for him are stupid. What a waste of your most treasured right......your vote.

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  12. Lifelong republican and I don't need to see any debates. Know who I'm voting for. Let them all play on stage.

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  13. Republicans don’t care about politics anymore, they care about having power by any means necessary and doing the bidding for corporate interest.

    It boggles my mind how all these poor white people who vote for Trump don’t comprehend that they have nothing in common with Trump and his cronies, and that he will do nothing their lives better.

    Trump had the audacity to rally in front of NON-UNION auto workers during an official union strike. A complete asshole move, but the poor white working class will still vote for him.

    Yeah, we lost democracy a long time ago…

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  14. Politics is dead, and these debates are useless. The right has been contaminated by Trumpism and there should be no more future presidential elections because of the threat of insurrection. The best the democrats can do is keep control of the federal government and the military because if they lose that, you can guarantee that this country will become an authoritarian regime.

    Mark my words.

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  15. Trump will be the nominee, and just like 2020, he will lose.

    He won't win Pennsylvania, Michigan or Wisconsin and without them, he has no chance at winning the Electoral College vote.

    This is like watching Lucy hold the football for Charlie Brown... You know its going to happen, but the GOP is going to try it again.

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  16. I am waiting for the Dem candidates for president to get organized and debate Biden.

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  17. Lying Dog-Faced Pony SoliderSeptember 28, 2023 at 3:45 PM

    Trump wins again by not legitimizing any of this.

    GOP Debate update: Univision sent the anchor with the thickest accent imaginable to moderate.

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  18. Notably, former President Donald Trump opted to speak with auto workers in Michigan on Wednesday evening rather than participate in the second GOP debate.

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  19. It's unfortunate as Pence is best qualified but unfortunately Republicans won't give him a chance due to Trump.

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