Democratic Debate Night, Oct 15, 2019

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CNN is the only network hosting these debates that doesn’t provide any kind of embeddable live feed, so you’ll have to watch along on your teevee box as we discuss the latest debate.

They’re arguing more than usual tonight because the leaders are beginning to emerge and the underdogs need to try to leave a bruise on Warren, Sanders or Biden.

CNN moderator really wants to hammer on a very simplistic view of the cost of health care. They know there’s more context than just whether taxes go up, but they’re just relentless with this. And now other Dems are doing it too, to attack Warren.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 16, 2019

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Skip Intro Oct 15, 2019 • 5:37:07pm

And Trump laughs.

Charles Johnson Oct 15, 2019 • 5:39:05pm

Ha! Cory Booker just read the riot act to CNN, and no reaction at all from the moderators. Go ahead Cory. https://t.co/RdPDayU1Om pic.twitter.com/GS9oZuYjYo

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 16, 2019

First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Oct 15, 2019 • 5:39:28pm

Now that we’re well into the 23rd year of the 2020 Democratic primary, I don’t know if I can take it tonight.

Backwoods_Sleuth Oct 15, 2019 • 5:41:31pm

What Cory just did is so important so don’t miss it.

He said men shouldn’t be allies bc women are our daughters and sisters, it’s because WOMEN ARE PEOPLE #DemDebate

— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) October 16, 2019

HappyWarrior Oct 15, 2019 • 5:41:54pm

re: #3 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce

Now that we’re well into the 23rd year of the 2020 Democratic primary, I don’t know if I can take it tonight.

I can’t believe we have the rest of the fall, winter, & spring. And then we have the summer and fall.

Backwoods_Sleuth Oct 15, 2019 • 5:42:24pm

Interesting turn from NJ.

Booker made a dig at moderators by saying: We are literally using Trump’s lies.

Booker says Joe Biden should not have to defend himself against Trump’s Ukraine allegations and that only Trump and the GOP were enjoying watching Dems talk about Ukraine.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) October 16, 2019

Dread Pirate Oct 15, 2019 • 5:44:21pm

Still landing at Prestwick.

Charles Johnson Oct 15, 2019 • 5:44:47pm

I was just typing this but Kyle beat me to it. https://t.co/jotmlcIRlN

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 16, 2019

Charles Johnson Oct 15, 2019 • 5:45:33pm

re: #7 Dread Pirate

Are we thinking these are the nukes from Turkey?

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 5:49:12pm

I really wish Steyer would spend his billions electing other Dems. He really brings nothing to the presidential race but hot air

Targetpractice Oct 15, 2019 • 5:50:23pm

“I would eliminate the capital gains tax…” *record scratch*

Freudian slip there, Joe?

HappyWarrior Oct 15, 2019 • 5:50:49pm

re: #10 BeachDem

I really wish Steyer would spend his billions electing other Dems. He really brings nothing to the presidential race but hot air

Seriously. Use your money for good. It’s nice you’re a successful businessman but we’re literally seeing why we shouldn’t elect businessmen with no elected experience time and again.

TedStriker Oct 15, 2019 • 5:51:13pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

Are we thinking these are the nukes from Turkey?

Nah, it’s the deal with USAF crews laying over at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, just so they have to stay at Trump’s nearby Turnberry resort.

Targetpractice Oct 15, 2019 • 5:53:11pm

Hey, did you guys know that Pete is a mayor in the Midwest?

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BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 5:53:18pm

Almost an hour in and Tulsi hasn’t told us that she’s been in the military. PROGRESS.

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 5:53:54pm

re: #14 Targetpractice

Hey, did you guys know that Pete is a governor in the Midwest?

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mayor

First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Oct 15, 2019 • 5:54:04pm

re: #12 HappyWarrior

If he’s supposedly burning $100 million on this? He would have a greater impact on the economy and do more real good for people if he just literally handed $1000 cash to 100k random people.

HappyWarrior Oct 15, 2019 • 5:54:48pm

re: #17 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce

If he’s supposedly burning $100 million on this? He would have a greater impact on the economy and do more real good for people if he just literally handed $1000 cash to 100k random people.

It’s pure ego. Lots of businessmen fancy themselves saviors.

Targetpractice Oct 15, 2019 • 5:54:53pm

re: #16 BeachDem

mayor

*facepalm* Mea culpa.

Blind Frog Belly White Oct 15, 2019 • 5:55:36pm

re: #17 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce

If he’s supposedly burning $100 million on this? He would have a greater impact on the economy and do more real good for people if he just literally handed $1000 cash to 100k random people.

Or, $100K to 1000 random people!

Blind Frog Belly White Oct 15, 2019 • 5:55:59pm

re: #18 HappyWarrior

It’s pure ego. Lots of businessmen fancy themselves saviors.

Jesus, don’t they, though?

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 5:56:30pm

re: #19 Targetpractice

*facepalm* Mea culpa.

Nah-you’re a oka—I’m just being pedantic.

b.d. (It's All True) Oct 15, 2019 • 5:56:42pm

re: #14 Targetpractice

Hey, did you guys know that Pete is a mayor in the Midwest?

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The brain cell that remembered that John Edward’s dad worked at a mill is now storing that nugget.

HappyWarrior Oct 15, 2019 • 5:58:40pm

re: #23 b.d. (Lock Them Up!)

The brain cell that remembered that John Edward’s dad worked at a mill is now storing that nugget.

That gets me thinking at another example of how Susan Sarandon is a fraud. She backed Edwards in 2008 and Edwards had been very hawkish in Iraq.

Ace Rothstein Oct 15, 2019 • 5:58:57pm

re: #21 Blind Frog Belly White

My mother justifies Trump’s behavior as “All businessmen act that way.” Total bullshit, of course, I don’t ever act that way.

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 5:59:15pm

re: #23 b.d. (Lock Them Up!)

The brain cell that remembered that John Edward’s dad worked at a mill is now storing that nugget.

It’s the same brain cell that knows Kasich’s father was a mailman and Boehner’s ran a bar (and that Tulsi was in the military)

Blind Frog Belly White Oct 15, 2019 • 6:00:33pm

re: #25 Ace Rothstein

My mother justifies Trump’s behavior as “All businessmen act that way.” Total bullshit, of course, I don’t ever act that way.

I’ve known a number of businessmen and businesswomen, and NONE OF THEM act that way. NOBODY acts that way!

Dread Pirate Oct 15, 2019 • 6:00:42pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

Are we thinking these are the nukes from Turkey?

No, just more emoluments.

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 6:02:06pm

I like Castro, but I almost liked Lin Manuel Miranda as Castro even better.//

First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Oct 15, 2019 • 6:02:52pm

The Cory Booker Vice Presidential Campaign is proceeding apace, I think.

HappyWarrior Oct 15, 2019 • 6:03:46pm

re: #30 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce

The Cory Booker Vice Presidential Campaign is proceeding apace, I think.

I wouldn’t mind him with Warren or Biden.

Joe Bacon 🌹 Oct 15, 2019 • 6:04:09pm

I had to shut it off.

Fuck the billionaires.

It’s time to pass a Maximum Wage where nobody nets more in a year than 80% of the salary of the President.

If you can’t make ends meet on $320K a year tighten your belt!

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 6:04:53pm

I’m trying to remember the clusterfuck Republican debates from 2016 and I don’t recall them discussing/being asked any substantive questions at all—mostly dick-measuring and bombast. And yet, the vulgar talking yam is president. Now I’ve really depressed myself.

Blind Frog Belly White Oct 15, 2019 • 6:05:25pm

Turns out President =/= King.

There’s frustration inside the White House over the depositions on Capitol Hill. They have no counsel there, don’t see transcripts & learn about what was said from reports. Despite the 8-page letter, they’ve been unable to prevent officials from showing up https://t.co/B2aN7RQhly

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 15, 2019

Targetpractice Oct 15, 2019 • 6:05:28pm

So, at the first break, it seems Warren has become tonight’s punching bag. The field is now focusing less on how more liberal they are than Joe and now trying to portray themselves as more “moderate” than Liz.

Blind Frog Belly White Oct 15, 2019 • 6:06:00pm

re: #33 BeachDem

I’m trying to remember the clusterfuck Republican debates from 2016 and I don’t recall them discussing/being asked any substantive questions at all—mostly dick-measuring and bombast. And ~~yet~~ therefore, the vulgar talking yam is president. Now I’ve really depressed myself.

FTFY

Targetpractice Oct 15, 2019 • 6:06:26pm

re: #34 Blind Frog Belly White

Turns out President =/= King.

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Drip, drip, drip.

Blind Frog Belly White Oct 15, 2019 • 6:06:49pm

re: #35 Targetpractice

So, at the first break, it seems Warren has become tonight’s punching bag. The field is now focusing less on how more liberal they are than Joe and now trying to portray themselves as more “moderate” than Liz.

Really trying to all fit through the same needle, huh?

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 6:06:50pm

re: #36 Blind Frog Belly White

FTFY

That makes it even MORE depressing.

Blind Frog Belly White Oct 15, 2019 • 6:07:46pm

re: #37 Targetpractice

Drip, drip, drip.

All I can think of is “Swingin’ bachelors, are you tired of the stead ‘drip, drip, drip’ of gonorrhea?” from Cheech and Chong.

Targetpractice Oct 15, 2019 • 6:08:01pm

re: #38 Blind Frog Belly White

Really trying to all fit through the same needle, huh?

Ayep. The discussion about health care remains the same debate over how much “choice” voters should have, with only two of the twelve on the stage actually having the balls to suggest doing away with health insurance.

Blind Frog Belly White Oct 15, 2019 • 6:08:08pm

re: #39 BeachDem

That makes it even MORE depressing.

But ti does define the problem nicely, I think.

Blind Frog Belly White Oct 15, 2019 • 6:08:55pm

re: #41 Targetpractice

Ayep. The discussion about health care remains the same debate over how much “choice” voters should have, with only two of the twelve on the stage actually having the balls to suggest doing away with health insurance.

I think they should say they don’t plan to abolish it, just make it seem really stupid and expensive by comparison.

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 6:09:01pm

OK, finally the ELEPHANT in the room—Syria and the idiocy of the yam.

Charles Johnson Oct 15, 2019 • 6:09:08pm

Why do Democrats want to demonize billionaires?

Insert sarcasm disclaimer here.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 16, 2019

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 6:10:31pm

And here’s Tulsi!

Targetpractice Oct 15, 2019 • 6:11:30pm

It’s so amazing: Putin isn’t in the room, and yet he’s speaking live from the stage.

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 6:11:41pm

and again I say FUCK YOU, TULSI (but did you know she’s a veteran?) Now she’s going after Bakari—don’t go after Bakari, Tulsi.

First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Oct 15, 2019 • 6:12:12pm

re: #40 Blind Frog Belly White

~~Peter Rooter, that’s the name~~

sagehen Oct 15, 2019 • 6:12:58pm

Am I the only one who’s fed up with the Medicare-for-All idea?

If we were starting from scratch then sure, it’d be worth considering. But the idea of trying to totally transform such a big part of the economy, half the country is pretty damn satisfied with their current coverage, the people who work for insurance companies (or who work in the insurance processing part of a hospital or a doctor’s office), to have all those people adjust practically overnight to a whole new system where just putting the records into a computer would be a 3-5 year process… sorry, that’s just a non-starter.

Strengthen Obamacare, add a public option, expand medicare at the state level… and then let ordinary forces gradually reconfigure the industry over 10-30 years.

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 6:13:48pm

Ha. Pete going head to head with Tulsi—and HE’S a veteran too!

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 6:14:54pm

No, Tulsi—that’s not what Pete’s saying at all, you putin puppet.

Targetpractice Oct 15, 2019 • 6:15:23pm

Could you sound a little more stilted, Tulsi?

goddamnedfrank Oct 15, 2019 • 6:15:30pm

Listen, I’m not even watching this shit show because I’m not a masochist, but there’s one thing I’m sure of, and it’s that Tulsi sucks

— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) October 16, 2019

Charles Johnson Oct 15, 2019 • 6:19:08pm

And yet, she acts exactly like one. https://t.co/Dp0HoUbkIy

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 16, 2019

Charles Johnson Oct 15, 2019 • 6:19:21pm

Would somebody please ask Tulsi Gabbard to stop saying “regime change war?” Enough already. We got it.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 16, 2019

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 6:20:24pm

re: #55 Charles Johnson

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Bakari Sellers really got under her skin. Good.

The Pie Overlord! Oct 15, 2019 • 6:25:41pm

OH HAI! I am offline for 2 days & everything has gone to feces.

My Whirlpool dryer (which I have had for 30 years) has a busted starter. Should I call the appliance service to fix the starter or buy a new dryer? I guess that depends on if a new starter costs as much/more than a new dryer.

Joe Bacon 🌹 Oct 15, 2019 • 6:27:39pm

re: #58 The Pie Overlord!

OH HAI! I am offline for 2 days & everything has gone to feces.

My Whirlpool dryer (which I have had for 30 years) has a busted starter. Should I call the appliance service to fix the starter or buy a new dryer? I guess that depends on if a new starter costs as much/more than a new dryer.

Grandma Bacon had an old style Maytag wringer washer that worked for 40+ years until it died in 1984. We called the Maytag Repairman…and he had no spare parts for it…they stopped making the parts 25 years before…

Charles Johnson Oct 15, 2019 • 6:27:58pm

Wait, did Kamala say “Dude gotta go and we will stop this madness?” Because yeah! https://t.co/RdPDayU1Om

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 16, 2019

Charles Johnson Oct 15, 2019 • 6:28:46pm

In the middle of this Democratic debate, Trump just vetoed the Senate bill that would end his emergency declaration to get money to build his wall. pic.twitter.com/1DaBICNMsG

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) October 16, 2019

Hecuba's daughter Oct 15, 2019 • 6:28:51pm

re: #25 Ace Rothstein

My mother justifies Trump’s behavior as “All businessmen act that way.” Total bullshit, of course, I don’t ever act that way.

A friend who is a small businessman (and supported Bernie in 2016 during the primaries) has said to me that he knows many small businessmen exactly like Trump: boastful, arrogant, dishonest, and racist. And Trump isn’t the only businessman who lies on his taxes. Many such companies conduct business off books

More businessmen act like Trump than you may realize. Over 40 years ago, the consulting firm that I worked for sent me to a small client to get specifications on a project; the client was involved in providing insurance to union workers. The owner was very secretive and wanted basically to conceal his records from oversight. A couple weeks later our company was paid a visit by the federal task force on organized crime. It’s too bad that task force didn’t spend time investigating Trump’s business.

Kilroy was here Oct 15, 2019 • 6:29:08pm

re: #58 The Pie Overlord!

OH HAI! I am offline for 2 days & everything has gone to feces.

My Whirlpool dryer (which I have had for 30 years) has a busted starter. Should I call the appliance service to fix the starter or buy a new dryer? I guess that depends on if a new starter costs as much/more than a new dryer.

It an OEM part is available maybe. But it is some knockoff then you’ll just be delaying buying a new machine. *Average age of a dryer is 13 years so you did well.

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 6:44:16pm

Good answer, Julian.

Dave In Austin Oct 15, 2019 • 6:44:43pm

I get my WALL!!!!!

You get your papers. But only 2 of them.

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 6:48:21pm

Steyer says the problem is rich people/corporations are breaking the government, so he will be a billionaire president telling other billionaires what to do…or something.

Targetpractice Oct 15, 2019 • 6:51:32pm

re: #66 BeachDem

Steyer says the problem is rich people/corporations are breaking the government, so he will be a billionaire president telling other billionaires what to do…or something.

Hey, it worked with Trump…right?

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BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 6:52:39pm

re: #67 Targetpractice

Hey, it worked with Trump…right?

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Well…only if you buy that trump is actually a billionaire…

jaunte Oct 15, 2019 • 6:55:41pm

We interrupt your political debate coverage to bring you this Pseudoneoponera ant which, when threatened, emits large quantities of foam from its butt. pic.twitter.com/ZkxxLN0sqS

— Alex Wild (@Myrmecos) October 16, 2019

jaunte Oct 15, 2019 • 6:56:46pm

The Pseudoneoponera ant will henceforth be referred to as The Gaetz.

b.d. (It's All True) Oct 15, 2019 • 6:58:00pm

This should be fun and not awkward at all:

New: Speaker Pelosi’s office confirms that the Speaker will attend the WH meeting tomorrow on Turkey/Syria.

— Alex Moe (@AlexNBCNews) October 16, 2019

Targetpractice Oct 15, 2019 • 6:59:23pm

Hey guys, did you know Tulsi was in the Army?

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b.d. (It's All True) Oct 15, 2019 • 6:59:54pm

re: #72 Targetpractice

Hey guys, did you know Tulsi was in the Army?

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Which one?

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 7:00:51pm

re: #72 Targetpractice

Hey guys, did you know Tulsi was in the Army?

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Glad she got to share that. // Oh, now Tulsi wants to take over the questioning of other candidates, but she’s told NYET and they go to commercial.

Hecuba's daughter Oct 15, 2019 • 7:02:40pm

re: #68 BeachDem

Well…only if you buy that trump is actually a billionaire…

He may be now thanks to the money coming into his coffers from our government and other governments around the world.

Charles Johnson Oct 15, 2019 • 7:03:15pm

Biden has stumbled a few times but overall he sounds much sharper tonight.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 16, 2019

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 7:03:39pm

re: #75 Hecuba’s daughter

He may be now thanks to the money coming into his coffers from our government and other governments around the world.

My guess is he’s still underwater from his bad business decisions and multiple loans.

Charles Johnson Oct 15, 2019 • 7:05:13pm

Marc Lacey is bad.

Targetpractice Oct 15, 2019 • 7:07:06pm

re: #76 Charles Johnson

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The pressure’s eased up on him, which isn’t a wholly good thing.

Ace Rothstein Oct 15, 2019 • 7:08:20pm

Somebody get the hook for Steyer, please.

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 7:11:12pm

Booker, bringing home truths—look at the people on this stage, ask about THEIR health and ignore the most unhealthy elephant in the room—the vulgar talking yam (that’s a total paraphrase, ala Adam Schiff, y’all.)

Yeah Sure WhatEVs Oct 15, 2019 • 7:11:53pm

re: #68 BeachDem

Well…only if you buy that trump is actually a billionaire…

Narrator: trump isn’t a billionaire.

Hecuba's daughter Oct 15, 2019 • 7:12:05pm

re: #77 BeachDem

My guess is he’s still underwater from his bad business decisions and multiple loans.

His assets may be substantially less than his liabilities — but without serious government financial investigation, it’s not clear we will ever have access to that information. There are voters (such as my brother) whose loyalty is premised on his constant claim that he is a brilliant successful businessman. If the fraud could be unveiled, he may lose some of these voters.

goddamnedfrank Oct 15, 2019 • 7:13:43pm

Wow. I don’t usually do this, but Andrew Yang is extremely wrong here: Bing is a great search engine for porn if you’re trying to find content across a wide variety of sites. Really sad to see him fuck up like this.

— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) October 16, 2019

Yeah Sure WhatEVs Oct 15, 2019 • 7:14:10pm

re: #83 Hecuba’s daughter

His assets may be substantially less than his liabilities — but without serious government financial investigation, it’s not clear we will ever have access to that information. There are voters (such as my brother) whose loyalty is premised on his constant claim that he is a brilliant successful businessman. If the fraud could be unveiled, he may lose some of these voters.

Doubt it. Trumpism is a cult and the god king can never do any wrong, he can only be wronged.

Ace Rothstein Oct 15, 2019 • 7:14:13pm

“Shut down that site”? I think Kamala meant to say shut down Trump’s twitter account.

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 7:16:02pm

re: #83 Hecuba’s daughter

His assets may be substantially less than his liabilities — but without serious government financial investigation, it’s not clear we will ever have access to that information. There are voters (such as my brother) whose loyalty is premised on his constant claim that he is a brilliant successful businessman. If the fraud could be unveiled, he may lose some of these voters.

If seeing his bankruptcies and losing lawsuits won’t do it, seeing his taxes won’t either—he’s a proven loser (casinos, airline, water, steaks, etc.) fraudster (Trump U) and his fans won’t hear it. Stupid or hateful or both—that’s who supports him (and I have a brother and SIL in that group, so I’m not just throwing stones.)

Ace Rothstein Oct 15, 2019 • 7:18:01pm

re: #83 Hecuba’s daughter

The yam has a $50M loan to himself that can’t be accounted for.

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 7:18:46pm

Why can’t Yang find a shirt that fits him? (let’s get to the really important stuff///)

Ace Rothstein Oct 15, 2019 • 7:19:06pm

Abortion is nobody’s business but the woman’s. Next topic.

goddamnedfrank Oct 15, 2019 • 7:19:29pm

Do people watching this shit realize they could be doing something more enjoyable, like cleaning, or planks?

— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) October 16, 2019

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 7:22:51pm

Shut up, Tulsi.

Targetpractice Oct 15, 2019 • 7:23:14pm

re: #91 goddamnedfrank

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I’d watch paint dry, but it’s dark outside.

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 7:26:00pm

I think I dislike Tulsi more than I do any other candidate.

Ace Rothstein Oct 15, 2019 • 7:26:57pm

One of the many problems we have in this country regarding politics is that everything has to fit on a bumper sticker.

Charles Johnson Oct 15, 2019 • 7:27:17pm

Honestly I can’t agree with Kamala Harris that Twitter should shut down Trump’s account.

BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 7:28:24pm

re: #95 Ace Rothstein

One of the many problems we have in this country regarding politics is that everything has to fit on a bumper sticker.

But hey, look at all the monster SUVs—more room for bigger bumper stickers!

jaunte Oct 15, 2019 • 7:28:32pm

re: #96 Charles Johnson

Seems like he would just go to an alternate megaphone like Gab.

jaunte Oct 15, 2019 • 7:28:59pm

Or just call in to Fox more.

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goddamnedfrank Oct 15, 2019 • 7:29:49pm

I’ve lost 50 lbs so far this year only to just now realize that Levi Strauss has been lying to me this whole time and my waist has actually been two inches bigger around than I thought.

Which is seriously rude af and worse than a dozen Hitlers.

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goddamnedfrank Oct 15, 2019 • 7:31:04pm

re: #96 Charles Johnson

Honestly I can’t agree with Kamala Harris that Twitter should shut down Trump’s account.

I think they should but also that it’s a weird ass issue to campaign on.

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Targetpractice Oct 15, 2019 • 7:31:08pm

Ah, there’s the foot-in-mouth Joe we’re all familiar with.

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Patricia Kayden Oct 15, 2019 • 7:31:58pm

re: #91 goddamnedfrank

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I haven’t watched any of the debates. I’ll watch when our nominee takes on Trump.

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Ace Rothstein Oct 15, 2019 • 7:33:31pm

re: #103 Patricia Kayden

You’ll never see a debate where the nominee takes on Trump, because Trump will never agree to one.

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The Pie Overlord! Oct 15, 2019 • 7:33:48pm

Literally laughed out loud when Joe said insurance companies hate his plan as much as they hate Medicare-4-All. Fucking howling. Text “Joe” to “nice try, bud.” Holy shit.

— Cody Johnston (@drmistercody) October 16, 2019

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Targetpractice Oct 15, 2019 • 7:33:57pm

Joe getting a bit testy.

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goddamnedfrank Oct 15, 2019 • 7:34:45pm

re: #103 Patricia Kayden

I haven’t watched any of the debates. I’ll watch when our nominee takes on Trump.

Exactly. Also, I’ve already decided I’m voting for Kamala because I feel like she’d be the best against Trump in a debate and that the four people ahead of her in the polls are skating on white privilege.

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Joe Bacon 🌹 Oct 15, 2019 • 7:35:59pm

re: #107 goddamnedfrank

Exactly. Also, I’ve already decided I’m voting for Kamala because I feel like she’d be the best against Trump in a debate and that the four people ahead of her in the polls are skating on white privilege.

I love Kamala but Trump will turn the racism and sexism up to 12.

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calochortus Oct 15, 2019 • 7:36:50pm

re: #108 Joe Bacon 🌹

I love Kamala but Trump will turn the racism and sexism up to 12.

Maybe, but I’m not going to let Trump dictate my vote.

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Charles Johnson Oct 15, 2019 • 7:37:24pm

Sure would be nice to spend at least a little bit of time on climate change.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 16, 2019

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Patricia Kayden Oct 15, 2019 • 7:37:26pm

I see his point but Trump has hurt himself by tweeting and I wouldn’t want to close off his ability to commit self harm.

I’m kinba gobsmacked by white people who roll their eyes at the idea of stopping Trump from using Twitter to intimidate witnesses and spread racist propaganda.

— Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) October 16, 2019

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BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 7:39:54pm

re: #109 calochortus

Maybe, but I’m not going to let Trump dictate my vote.

I go back and forth between Kamala and Elizabeth. Would love to know who they’d pick as Veep.

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Patricia Kayden Oct 15, 2019 • 7:40:35pm

re: #107 goddamnedfrank

Love Warren and Harris. Either will be an excellent President. I probably will vote for Harris in the primaries and will be excited to support our eventual nominee against Trump next November (which can’t come quickly enough).

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goddamnedfrank Oct 15, 2019 • 7:43:56pm

re: #108 Joe Bacon 🌹

I love Kamala but Trump will turn the racism and sexism up to 12.

Maybe, I just don’t think it would work as well against her. Given where we are now it might be hard to believe, but there are still limits. Trump excels at attacking people who create an opening through their own behavior, and I just don’t see where Kamala has done that in quite the same way that Biden, Bernie, and Warren have.

Also, assuming he even deigns to debate her, and that his presidency survives the next six months (both big ifs), she’s a rhetorical assassin in a one on one setting.

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The Pie Overlord! Oct 15, 2019 • 7:44:07pm

Warren/Booker
Harris/Buttegieg
Klobuchar/Castro
Sanders/Biden = go home
Tulsi/Steyer/Yang = go hide

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The Pie Overlord! Oct 15, 2019 • 7:45:22pm

re: #114 goddamnedfrank

Maybe, I just don’t think it would work as well against her. Given where we are now it might be hard to believe, but there are still limits. Trump excels at attacking people who create an opening through their own behavior, and I just don’t see where Kamala has done that in quite the same way that Biden, Bernie, and Warren have.

Also, assuming he even deigns to debate her, and that his presidency survives the next six months (both big ifs), she’s a rhetorical assassin in a one on one setting.

Wingnuts have created bogus scandals for Kamala: some guy she dated 20 years ago, and her supposed record as CA AG.

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Hecuba's daughter Oct 15, 2019 • 7:47:17pm

re: #107 goddamnedfrank

Exactly. Also, I’ve already decided I’m voting for Kamala because I feel like she’d be the best against Trump in a debate and that the four people ahead of her in the polls are skating on white privilege.

As Ace said above, ain’t no way Trump is debating anyone. Of course, in 2016, he lost the debates to Hillary but that proved irrelevant, his supporters are a cult. He sets the narrative and ignores what others have to say. And his supporters filter out anything that disagrees with Trump’s rhetoric. In any case, debates aren’t an effective way of uncovering the truth — unless there is someone who fact checks speakers in real time and prevent them from continuing with lies. Having an opponent conduct fact checks makes it an unpersuasive he said - she said conflict. Trump is spectacular at lying without facing any repercussions.

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Patricia Kayden Oct 15, 2019 • 7:47:31pm

re: #116 The Pie Overlord!

It’s not just wingnuts. There are leftists who hate her too, unfortunately. They call her a cop and claim that she threatened to jail parents if their kids skipped school.

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goddamnedfrank Oct 15, 2019 • 7:47:35pm

re: #116 The Pie Overlord!

Wingnuts have created bogus scandals for Kamala: some guy she dated 20 years ago, and her supposed record as CA AG.

Outside of wingnut circles there’s not much traction on either of those fronts from what I can see. Whereas I’m seeing a LOT of Democratic voters who have very serious, well researched and articulated problems with Warren, Biden, and Sanders.

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BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 7:48:12pm

re: #116 The Pie Overlord!

Wingnuts have created bogus scandals for Kamala: some guy she dated 20 years ago, and her supposed record as CA AG.

And don’t forget her trainer who thought he was trying out for a TV show, courtesy of the two biggest morons on the planet—Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman.

And I repeat—shut the fuck up, Tulsi.

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calochortus Oct 15, 2019 • 7:48:59pm

re: #116 The Pie Overlord!

Wingnuts have created bogus scandals for Kamala: some guy she dated 20 years ago, and her supposed record as CA AG.

“Some guy” was Willie Brown a mover and shaker in CA politics. Also, he was married (he and his wife were separated and had been living separate lives)

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goddamnedfrank Oct 15, 2019 • 7:49:25pm

re: #118 Patricia Kayden

It’s not just wingnuts. There are leftists who hate her too, unfortunately. They call her a cop and claim that she threatened to jail parents if their kids skipped school.

Those are mostly extreme far left Jacobin types. None of them are reliable general election voters unless Bernie is the nominee, and even then I have doubts. Either way I’m not factoring their bullshit into my decision making paradigm.

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Ace Rothstein Oct 15, 2019 • 7:49:38pm

re: #117 Hecuba’s daughter

If there are debates, the Democratic nominee should refuse it if whatever networks don’t do a fact-checking ticker in real time on the bottom of the screen.

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GlutenFreeJesus Oct 15, 2019 • 7:51:55pm

re: #96 Charles Johnson

Honestly I can’t agree with Kamala Harris that Twitter should shut down Trump’s account.

I would have rebuked her by saying “His posts are evidence of crimes. Daily. Let him keep going, please.”.

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Patricia Kayden Oct 15, 2019 • 7:52:12pm

re: #104 Ace Rothstein

You’ll never see a debate where the nominee takes on Trump, because Trump will never agree to one.

Hmmmm. I would think that someone as cocky and egotistical as Trump would be eager to tear down the Democratic nominee. After all, he can spend the entire debate insulting his opponent, lying and yucking it up for the Deplorables. He doesn’t actually have to answer any of the questions.

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The Pie Overlord! Oct 15, 2019 • 7:53:13pm

re: #125 Patricia Kayden

Hmmmm. I would think that someone as cocky and egotistical as Trump would be eager to tear down the Democratic nominee. After all, he can spend the entire debate insulting his opponent, lying and yucking it up for the Deplorables. He doesn’t actually have to answer any of the questions.

We already saw his “debate style” in 2016.

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Patricia Kayden Oct 15, 2019 • 7:54:06pm

re: #123 Ace Rothstein

I’d feel sorry for anyone who has to fact check Trump during a debate in real time. It’s not like he’s only going to tell a few lies.

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BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 7:56:52pm

My review (I know you’ve all been on the edge of your seats in anticipation)

I think Elizabeth, Kamala, Cory, Amy and Pete did well.
Joe and Bernie at least didn’t trip on their dicks.
Julian and Beto—not bad, nothing new.
Yang, Steyer, and Tulsi need to go away NOW

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goddamnedfrank Oct 15, 2019 • 7:56:54pm

re: #125 Patricia Kayden

Hmmmm. I would think that someone as cocky and egotistical as Trump would be eager to tear down the Democratic nominee. After all, he can spend the entire debate insulting his opponent, lying and yucking it up for the Deplorables. He doesn’t actually have to answer any of the questions.

There’s also a lot more actual ammo to throw at him this time around. He has a record to run on, myriad lies to try to defend, the official statements of his own intelligence agencies to refute, and his own flagrant criminal actions to deal with.

On top of all that he’s falling apart cognitively in a way that’s no longer possible to ignore.

If he’s still in office he might agree to a debate, but it would be a huge mistake.

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BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 7:57:32pm

re: #127 Patricia Kayden

I’d feel sorry for anyone who has to fact check Trump during a debate in real time. It’s not like he’s only going to tell a few lies.

Daniel Dale is up to the challenge!

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jaunte Oct 15, 2019 • 7:59:30pm

Is it just me, or is it weird that we’ve learned this week that the president of the United States is a crook & Democrats in this debate aren’t uniting to hammer that point home while so many people are watching?

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) October 16, 2019

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calochortus Oct 15, 2019 • 7:59:59pm

re: #128 BeachDem

My review (I know you’ve all been on the edge of your seats in anticipation)

I think Elizabeth, Kamala, Cory, Amy and Pete did well.
Joe and Bernie at least didn’t trip on their dicks.
Julian and Beto—not bad, nothing new.
Yang, Steyer, and Tulsi need to go away NOW

Actually, I’m interested since I only heard part of the debate.
How did Bernie look? Did he hold up throughout?

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Joe Bacon 🌹 Oct 15, 2019 • 8:00:16pm

re: #114 goddamnedfrank

Maybe, I just don’t think it would work as well against her. Given where we are now it might be hard to believe, but there are still limits. Trump excels at attacking people who create an opening through their own behavior, and I just don’t see where Kamala has done that in quite the same way that Biden, Bernie, and Warren have.

Also, assuming he even deigns to debate her, and that his presidency survives the next six months (both big ifs), she’s a rhetorical assassin in a one on one setting.

If you think MAGATS who hated Obama won’t double down on Kamala, sad to say they will. The white trash base will crawl over ground glass to vote straight Republican.

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Charles Johnson Oct 15, 2019 • 8:00:40pm

CNN just showed an anti-immigrant ad by “NumbersUSA,” one of the offshoots of the white nationalist-linked hate group FAIR.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 16, 2019

Pretty fucked up to see an ad from a white supremacist hate group during the Democratic debate. Just sayin’, @CNN. Pretty fucked up.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 16, 2019

I don’t care about their unlikely friends, but maybe that’s just me, @CNN.

I’m more concerned about the white supremacist anti-immigrant ad you aired during the commercial break.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 16, 2019

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calochortus Oct 15, 2019 • 8:01:11pm

re: #133 Joe Bacon 🌹

If you think MAGATS who hated Obama won’t double down on Kamala, sad to say they will. The white trash base will crawl over ground glass to vote straight Republican.

They won’t go vote for Biden or Gabbard or whomever either, so I can’t see where it matters.

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BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 8:01:35pm

re: #132 calochortus

Actually, I’m interested since I only heard part of the debate.
How did Bernie look? Did he hold up throughout?

He was “calm Bernie” instead of “shouty Bernie.” It was a nice change. Actually, I thought he looked a lot better at this debate, post-heart attack, than he did at the last debate where I thought he looked like he was going to stroke out at any minute.

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calochortus Oct 15, 2019 • 8:02:24pm

re: #136 BeachDem

He was “calm Bernie” instead of “shouty Bernie.” It was a nice change. Actually, I thought he looked a lot better at this debate, post-heart attack, than he did at the last debate where I thought he looked like he was going to stroke out at any minute.

Good. I don’t want Bernie as the nominee, but I wish him well healthwise.

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BeachDem Oct 15, 2019 • 8:02:34pm

re: #134 Charles Johnson

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The showed a couple of them, actually. Gross.

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goddamnedfrank Oct 15, 2019 • 8:07:05pm

re: #133 Joe Bacon 🌹

If you think MAGATS who hated Obama won’t double down on Kamala, sad to say they will. The white trash base will crawl over ground glass to vote straight Republican.

OK, but how many suburban independents will they turn off in the process? I say make the contrast as stark as possible, so that there’s no excuses and no cover afforded, no more “economic anxiety.” Fuck them.

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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel Oct 15, 2019 • 8:07:52pm

Tulsi: “nyet! я не русский актив!

— Wolfworks (@Wolfworks) October 16, 2019

(“No! I am not a Russian asset!”)

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The Pie Overlord! Oct 15, 2019 • 8:08:44pm

re: #133 Joe Bacon 🌹

If you think MAGATS who hated Obama won’t double down on Kamala, sad to say they will. The white trash base will crawl over ground glass to vote straight Republican.

Hillary lost Michigan not because of Trumporrhoids but because of Jill Stein.

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Joe Bacon 🌹 Oct 15, 2019 • 8:08:53pm

Tulsi isn’t a Russian Asset.

But she is a Russian Ass…

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goddamnedfrank Oct 15, 2019 • 8:09:33pm

Seriously, the white trash base are unreachable. Nothing we can ever do will get them to see reason, so why should we care about what might motivate them? Especially when it amounts to surrendering to their atavistic bullshit.

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The Pie Overlord! Oct 15, 2019 • 8:09:52pm

Booker: “We’ve got 1 shot to make Donald Trump a 1-term president…Tearing each other down because we have a different plan…is unacceptable. I have seen this script before. It didn’t work for us in 2016 and it will be a disaster for us in 2020” #DemDebate https://t.co/aG2PqPTihT pic.twitter.com/HrlQvEhksX

— CNN (@CNN) October 16, 2019

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goddamnedfrank Oct 15, 2019 • 8:18:27pm

enough mayor pete & beto. if i wanted to see two middle aged white men who have disappointed me argue about guns i would have gone to my extended family thanksgiving for the LAST 15 YEARS

— Erin democracy banshee Ryan (@morninggloria) October 16, 2019

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retired cynic Oct 15, 2019 • 8:19:55pm

re: #128 BeachDem

My review (I know you’ve all been on the edge of your seats in anticipation)

I think Elizabeth, Kamala, Cory, Amy and Pete did well.
Joe and Bernie at least didn’t trip on their dicks.
Julian and Beto—not bad, nothing new.
Yang, Steyer, and Tulsi need to go away NOW

And CNN agreed with you, except that they refused to even mention Kamala’s name, which just burns my a$$.

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retired cynic Oct 15, 2019 • 8:33:58pm

I’ve killed the thread. Guess I’ll go to bed!

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Dread Pirate Oct 15, 2019 • 8:35:04pm

Mulvaney wasn’t on call but was briefed after by Rob Blair, his foreign policy aide, who told him of Crowdstrike but not Biden. He pushed for Sondland to be on prep call though Bolton opposed. He quizzed Eisenberg, NSC lawyer who ordered transcript moved. https://t.co/90kRurSvMe

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) October 16, 2019

When Mulvaney asked John Eisenberg why transcript was moved to special server, Eisenberg said he ordered eyes to be limited but not the specific server move. When other aides argued Mulvaney’s order to cut foreign aid was illegal, he said that it was not. https://t.co/BsZnpkbv5f

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) October 16, 2019

Mulvaney’s office is not running Ukraine review in WH, first reported by NYT, but people internally say lots of focus is on John Eisenberg, who ordered memo to be hid. Mulvaney quizzed him about it last month. Mulvaney had insight into many happenings too. https://t.co/90kRurSvMe

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) October 16, 2019

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A Three Hour Tour Oct 15, 2019 • 8:38:56pm

re: #147 retired cynic

I’ve killed the thread. Guess I’ll go to bed!

I have to wake up at a time I often go to bed (4:00 am) to get my wife to the airport by 5:30 tomorrow morning to check in for a flight to a conference she just reminded me she had reservations for on Sunday night, so I’m also gonna try to call it an early night.

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Dread Pirate Oct 15, 2019 • 8:42:11pm