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anyone watching the gop debate?

  
By:  John Russell  •  3 years ago  •  34 comments


anyone watching the gop debate?
it is the wildest one yet

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What are political junkies going to do for entertainment when these clowns are gone?

Nothing can compare to Ramaswamy attacking his "rivals" like a mad dog . 

Chris Christie slammed him to the mat tonight though in a shouting match. 

Check your local stations.

I do think the moderators will try to get some hold on this though before these people kill each other. 


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JohnRussell
Professor Principal
1  author  JohnRussell    3 years ago

Chris Christie is "winning" this debate by a mile. 

 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
2  author  JohnRussell    3 years ago

This is what happens when you put far right lunatics on a presidential stage. 

 
 
 
Kavika
Professor Expert
3  Kavika     3 years ago

I'm going to wait for the recap or when they pull Ramaswamy and put him in a restraint jacket.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
4  author  JohnRussell    3 years ago
digby
@digby56
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It's just so gross to see these four duds tearing each other apart in a death match for second place. It's pathetic.
 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
5  author  JohnRussell    3 years ago

Ramaswamy just said that Nikki Haley "will send your kids to die so she can buy a bigger house", the implication being that she would war profiteer . 

 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
6  author  JohnRussell    3 years ago

This debate just allowed a question to be asked of the candidates by the far right conspiracy nut Trump lapdog Tom Fitton. 

What a disgrace. 

 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
6.1  author  JohnRussell  replied to  JohnRussell @6    3 years ago

Bobblehead Desantis just praised the far right conspiracy site Judicial Watch. 

 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
6.1.2  author  JohnRussell  replied to  Texan1211 @6.1.1    3 years ago

Judicial Watch is banned on Newstalkers

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  • Overall, we rate Judicial Watch Questionable based on extreme right-wing bias, promotion of conspiracy theories, and an abysmal fact-check record.
 
 
 
JohnRussell
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6.1.3  author  JohnRussell  replied to  JohnRussell @6.1.2    3 years ago

The person who runs a far right conspiracy site was allowed to ask two questions at the Republican debate tonight. Alex Jones must have been busy. 

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
Professor Principal
6.2  Sean Treacy  replied to  JohnRussell @6    3 years ago

 far right conspiracy nut

Lol. When he sues Republican adminstrations is a "far right conpsiracy nut" too?

I swear there must be a quota of mandatroy adjectives for progressives to use.  "Far right," "fascist" "Maga Republican" just get used willy nilly with no regards to reality. 

 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
6.2.3  author  JohnRussell  replied to  Sean Treacy @6.2    3 years ago

Make your next seed here from Judicial Watch and lets see what happens. 

 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
6.2.5  author  JohnRussell  replied to  Texan1211 @6.2.4    3 years ago
Following the January 6 insurrection attempt at the U.S. Capitol, Media Matters analyzed the social media presence of conservative activist group   Judicial Watch   and its president, Tom Fitton, who has spread baseless conspiracy theories about “ voter fraud ,” called to   overturn the 2020 election result , and exploited social media to push   debunked claims   about “dirty voting rolls.”

Across multiple popular social media platforms, Fitton pushed conspiracy theories relating to Smartmatic or Dominion Voting Systems in repeated attempts to undermine the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election. Similar conspiracy theories relating to Smartmatic or   Dominion Voting Systems   have   proliferated   throughout   the right-wing media landscape , and conspiracy theorists have been met   with   lawsuits .  

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton repeatedly pushed conspiracy theories targeting Dominion Voting Systems, Smartmatic | Media Matters for America
 
 
 
JohnRussell
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6.2.7  author  JohnRussell  replied to  Texan1211 @6.2.6    3 years ago

Tom Fitton runs Judicial Watch. 

 
 
 
JBB
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7  JBB    3 years ago

Nikki Who?

 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
7.1  author  JohnRussell  replied to  JBB @7    3 years ago

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New meme template just dropped. Go nuts.

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JohnRussell
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8  author  JohnRussell    3 years ago
Jonathan Allen
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Ramaswamy now embracing every conspiracy theory except a faked moon landing.
 
 
 
Trout Giggles
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8.1  Trout Giggles  replied to  JohnRussell @8    3 years ago

be patient it's coming

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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9  author  JohnRussell    3 years ago
Justin Baragona
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Just to give you a taste of how much this NewsNation debate is pandering to the right-wing fever swamps, they've enlisted Tom Fitton -- yes, TOM FITTON -- to ask the candidates questions about "election integrity."
 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
10  author  JohnRussell    3 years ago

Time mercifully ran out on this travesty. 

 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
11  author  JohnRussell    3 years ago
We knew going into this debate that the Republican presidential primaries are not real. Trump is the Republican nominee. I do think though that if Chris Christie had been the Chris Christie who showed up about half the time in this debate that would have been significant. He would have consolidated the admittedly very small Never Trump group within the GOP. That doesn’t matter a lot. But he would have raised some doubts among Republicans about what Trump’s first term was actually like and also forced more conversation about what Trump is promising in a second term. That would have been significant. It would have forced more stuff into the public conversation. It would have forced the other Republican candidates to address Trump’s craziness more clearly. It wouldn’t have defeated Trump. But it would have made a difference by breaking the GOP code of silence about Trump.

Chris Christie promised a campaign that went nonstop berserk on Trump. Christie is credible when he promises going berserk. But he just didn’t do it. It was quite a moment during the first GOP debate when he just went totally low energy. I was genuinely surprised. At least expected it to be pretty entertaining. But the fight just wasn’t in him. Tonight for the first time that Christie showed up. This is the last debate. So it’s obviously too late.

If there was any more confirmation needed Nikki Haley is just wholly incapable of stepping into the role of 2nd place front runner. Just not there. Not even to move into double digits to make the race into a two person race. Not happening. Move on. Vivek Ramaswamy is just a feral, malignant twit. He manages to get worse. I genuinely wondered whether one of the other candidates was going to physically attack him.

Besides Christie the rest of the candidates and the debate itself had about the energy and mood you’d expect if it were a primary in which literally no one on the stage had a chance to win. Because of course that is what it is.

A Few Concluding Thoughts - TPM – Talking Points Memo
 
 
 
shona1
Professor Quiet
12  shona1    3 years ago

Arvo..Ahhh got to love American politics..🤣🤣

Meanwhile in Australia a lovely Summer's day..🐨🐨

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Trout Giggles
Professor Principal
12.1  Trout Giggles  replied to  shona1 @12    3 years ago

stop bragging

I understand that a cyclone is bearing down on Australia. Are you in its path?

 
 
 
shona1
Professor Quiet
12.1.1  shona1  replied to  Trout Giggles @12.1    3 years ago

Morning trouty...ahh yes we have cyclone Jasper kicking off the Queensland coast and heading towards that State at the moment..

No I live in the State of Victoria so it's thousands of kilometres away from me..we don't get cyclones in Victoria...thank goodness...but we cop the bushfires and no doubt being Summer here we will be in for it...

 
 
 
Tacos!
Professor Guide
13  Tacos!    3 years ago

I didn’t watch the whole thing, but I have seen these clips of Christie going off on Trump, and also the other candidates for supporting him. Very well said. Sadly the tribe doesn’t want to hear it.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
14  Buzz of the Orient    3 years ago

I'm not watching the debate, but the conflict of comments is entertaining. 

 
 

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