#debate
#debate is the test of #radicalization.
At the #GOP #Debate, #Candidates Promised a #Federal #GenderAffirming #HealthCare #Ban
So called "#Christians" #MikePence and #VivekRamaswamy took the #strictest #positions on #treatment for #trans #youth.
https://www.them.us/story/mike-pence-vivek-ramaswamy-presidential-debate-trans-youth
#GOP #candidates outlined #sweeping #antitrans #agenda at second #presidential #debate.
None of the other five #Republicans onstage criticized #MikePence and #VivekRamaswamy’s proposals, which would amount to a major #federal #intervention in #American #adults’ ability to work with their #doctors to decide what #medicaltreatments are #appropriate for themselves and their #children.
#Factcheck: #Republican candidates spar on #immigration, #crime, #economy in second #debate
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/sep/28/second-gop-presidential-debate-fact-check/
The GOP Says It’s a Working-Class Party. Last Night’s Debate Exposed That Charade...#GOP..#whitenationalism..#debate https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-gop-says-it-s-a-working-class-party-last-night-s-debate-exposed-that-charade/ar-AA1hpsDR?cvid=441ab187fbfd4b00f586212de607968a&ocid=winp2fptaskbar&ei=7
What I got out of the second #Republican #Debate:
https://theprogressivecafe.substack.com/p/what-i-learned-from-the-second-republican
(Spoilers: Not much, but maybe something or maybe nothing)
"It’s vitally important that voters be able to observe Trump standing on stage for two plus hours, answering questions, etc. to assess if he is mentally competent to be commander in chief. And the sooner voters can do that the better it is for our nation.
However, none of the media outlets even touched on this [following the debate Trump refused to attend]."
~ Dean Obeidallah
#Trump #debate #CognitiveDecline #MediaFail
https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trumps-refusal-to-participate-in
Last Night’s #GOP Presidential #Debate Was Completely Nuts
After most debates, it’s customary to ask who won or lost. In this case, the question is basically irrelevant: the candidates all seemed to lose something just by being there, much as the audience lost two hours of their lives by watching. Even at the superficial level of spectacle, the whole thing was an absolute dud.
https://jacobin.com/2023/09/last-nights-gop-presidential-debate-was-completely-nuts
#Transphobia #rules #education #segment of 2nd #GOP #debate.
#MikePence, #NikkiHaley, #RonDeSantis, and #VivekRamaswamy #offered the '#phobic #comments.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/09/transphobia-rules-education-segment-of-2nd-gop-debate/
Beau on the #Republican #debate: "If you skipped it...wise decision."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQakZ3LpJEg
#Who #Won (and #Lost) the Second #Republican #Debate.
Happily, I am well-positioned to answer this #question. Here’s who won and lost the first round of the GOP’s #battle for #secondplace.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #AntiSemitism #Racism #Xenophobia #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/09/who-won-and-lost-the-second-republican-debate.html
Newsom and DeSantis will debate for 90 minutes on 2023 November 30
Ladies and gentlemen and bots of #mastodon !
May I present to you the winner of the #Republican #debate!
There ought to be a rule that if a #candidate doesn't bother showing up for a #debate, they don't get to attack other candidates over what they said there.
#Trump would break the rule anyway, of course.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4227506-trump-campaign-targets-haley-after-debate/
Their probable nominee is a convicted fraudster & likely felon with a sentence that NO right wing nutjob president can pardon. Is all they can do is name calling?
After watching this 💩 for years, I'm still amazed daily at the corruption & endless stupidity. #Debate
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/28/1202248808/second-republican-debate-trump-desantis-haley-ramaswamy
5 takeaways from the Republican presidential debate, from ABC News.
I haven’t said much about the GOP #debate because there is not much to say. It consisted of equal parts squabbling, bickering, condescension, and evasion—with a dash of “ick factor” from Mike Pence.
None of the candidates took on Donald #Trump's #corruption, criminality, #misogyny, and full-throated #fascism.
#roberthubbell #republican #debates #election
https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/a-resolution-in-plain-sight
Let's see--after the monster had killed everyone he loved, Victor chased it to the arctic and died and was set afire on an ice floe.
The monster floated off on the floe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irx4hb8Sddo #trump #republican #debate #desantis
I do not recommend anyone watch the second republican presidential debate
I tried to just to laugh at the inevitable stupidity that would ensue, but holy shit I had to stop watching
The amount of pure unadulterated cringe you’d be exposed to could be considered a health hazard
Only watch the highlights. Maybe you will be able to stomach it in small doses. But that’s a BIG maybe
I can’t believe these wastes of air are all trying to become president
"As His Rivals Argue at the Church of Reagan, Trump Kicks Dirt on the Gipper’s Grave"
That was without a doubt the worst #debate I have ever watched. The moderators should feel a deep and eternal shame, and every candidate except for Christie and maybe Pence should be banned from running for office over their inability to avoid jumping into the mud and wrestling at the slightest provocation.
I can’t get enough of Chris Christie during this debate! 😂
“I have respect for every single man and woman on this stage because… VIVEK PUT YOUR HAND DOWN FOR A SECOND, WOULD ‘YA?”
#Politics #GOPDebate #RepublicanDebate #GOP #Republicans #Debate #ChrisChristie #VivekRamaswamy
I swear to god this is true and I am not making it up to make fun of Fox or the Republican primary process: the last question they asked all of the candidates was “Write down the person on this stage who you think should be voted off the island”.
I'll give the candidates this one moment of credit: except for Christie, who picked Trump, they unanimously declined to participate. #debate
Ramaswamy with perhaps the most memorable and to-be-remixed line of the night:”WE DID NOT HUNGER FOR A SINGLE MAN” #debate
Ron DeSantis just promised to win in January of 2023, so look out for him and his time machine. #debate
Last break. Haley ran away with this one with desantis a distant second. Let’s wrap this up thanks for following along yall #Politics #RepublicanDebate #debate #USPolitics
Christie: "We need to make sure that people understand that we're not just pro-life for the nine months that baby is in the womb, but we're pro-life for life. We have to be there for people and make sure they know they have worth.”
Imagine that. #debate
DeSantis once again making up some absolute horse apples about Democrats supporting abortion up to the moment of birth. It'd be neat if anyone ever fucking called him on that shit. #debate
Please ask these candidates a single question about global warming or climate change or anything in the vicinity. They keep talking about an "all of the above" energy strategy and it seems like the obvious next question. #debate
Haley delivered a beautiful anti-DeSantis diatribute about what he did on Day Two as governor, and it is actual political malpractice that there isn't a Haley campaign-controlled “DeSantis Day Two” website for viewers to find after she said "go look it up”. #debate
Where I fucked up on tonight's #debate was not going into it already tipsy. I haven't had a chance to get there since and this is excruciating.
There are also constant “Who do YOU think is WINNING the #DEBATE?" interstitials.
And the answer is "Donald Trump". Everyone who is on this debate stage looks dumber by the minute.
The Birch Gold Group appears to have bought roadblock ad coverage on Rumble for this debate. "Get a free info kit on gold! There's no pressure, just information.”
I bet. #debate
If someone dropped a revolver on the stage and turned the lights out for 30 seconds, we'd suddenly be watching the Who Killed Vivek Ramaswamy? show.
I cannot exaggerate how much Nikki Haley and Mike Pence HATE Vivek Ramaswamy. #debate
Chris Christie out here shilling for AI, smh. #debate
Ah. We've entered the Anti-Trans Ten Minutes Hate at the Republican primary #debate. I will not be repeating a single one of the hateful things these monsters have to say on this subject.
They're wrong, they're hateful, and their policies kill children.
Christie: “The public school system is no longer run by the public; it is run by the teachers' unions. And when the President is sleeping with a member of the teachers’ union, nothing is going to change.”
woof
#debate highlights so far:
- Christie calls Trump “Donald duck”
- appx 4 minutes of air time wasted with 3 or more talking over each other
- cameraman hangs on candidates after they wrap their statements and attempt to show realistic facial expressions
Hailey: “When I'm president, we'll break all of it: from the insurance company, to the hospital, to the pharmaceutical industry…”
I believe you. #debate
DeSantis has promised to go after the Mexican drug cartels with the US military, which remains a fucking wild thing to say. #debate
Republicans are really fuckin afraid of crime. Like, terrified. #debate
First break! Here are the highlights. This debates worse. Moderators have already lost control. Vivek being attacked. Haley sticking to the script. Scott seems destined to destroy Vivek. Desantis fine. All candidates keep talking over one another. Thanks for following along y’all! #Politics #RepublicanDebate #USPolitics #debate
I have no idea what's going on now because I think the Rumble stream has well and truly died. Reminder: I am watching this on Rumble because it's not available on YouTube, and because Republicans would rather have their own broken thing than a shared thing that works. #debate
OMG Nikki Haley said "we need to secure our northern border!! From who? The moose? People smuggling maple syrup?
Haley: “If Congress doesn't keep the government open, they should not get paid.”
That's the first reasonable thing I've heard all night. #debate
The moderators have absolutely zero control over this debate, predictably. #debate
Also this audience keeps cheering when they call our Trump. I’m not sure this is a representative audience.
Ooooo Ron Desantis realized Trump is going to win the election!
Less than 10 minutes into the Republican #Debate and it’s already out of control
I truly do not understand how Chris Christie is the most likable person on this stage. #debate
Nikki Haley could have been president if this was the Republican Party of 2000.
Mike Pence passionately makes zingers to audience that wanted to hang him in hopes they will like him if he tells a joke.
Not that I really need to say it, but of course all of the Republican candidates are unapologetically anti-union.
Weirdly, none of them have mentioned the recent success of the writers' strike. Can't imagine why. #debate
Pence: "Look, I do disagree with something Tim Scott just said: Joe Biden doesn't belong on the picket line, he belongs on the unemployment line.”
He then awkwardly waited for applause that didn't really come along. Oof. 😬 #debate
Vivek Ramaswamy is listing things again at 100x speed.
Ramaswamy: “Victimhood is a choice.”
I didn't catch any of the rest of his statement because Rumble can't keep a stream alive for longer than five seconds at a time. #debate
My Rumble stream has died three times so far in this debate, so I may be swimming against the current on this one. #debate
Scott: "Every county in America is now a border county in Joe Biden's America.” #debate
First question: “Would you fire thousands of striking auto workers, Tim Scott?”
Aaaaaaand we're off to the racism. I mean, races. #debate
Tonight's #debate candidates are:
• Florida State's Walking Id Ron DeSantis
• Resentful Sacrificial Victim Mike Pence
• Real Candidate from a Sane Timeline Nikki Haley
• Every Republican Senator's Black Friend Tim Scott
• Your Friend From High School Who You're Pretty Sure Just Started Doing Speed But Won't Admit it Vivek Ramaswamy
• The Candidate from Sontar Chris Christie
• Chess Club President and Debate Team Captain Jeremy Burgum
It's worth remembering that Donald Trump has so far declined to attend either #debate and yet has not led in any poll of the Republican Field by less than 38%.
For all intents and purposes, you can AND SHOULD ignore tonight's debate. Trump will be the Republican nominee for president in this election.
But here we FUCKIN go.
I can't believe I've installed Rumble just so I can watch the Republican #debate. The things I do to myself.
Also worth noting: some of my favorite vtubers are currently showing off new accessories for their avatars, so if I get bored during the debate I might just start tweeting about vtubers on the #debate tag.
I would probably be the only person to find that funny.
I regret to inform you all that there will be another Republican primary debate tonight at 9pm Eastern, and that I will once again be live-posting it on the #debate hashtag—at least, for as long as I can manage to stay tipsy and/or interested.
You Have Been Warned.
Agree. She and her ilk are in #Congress to PERFORM, not to do the peoples' business.
When #performance crowds out serious #debate and #compromise, you know we are in trouble!