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This is the only question in the extract quoted. Certainly it is about race, but wasn't the question perfectly justified in the context of that particular interview, which was Trump's allusions to the racial origins of Obama, among others?So my question, sir, now that you are asking Black supporters to vote for you, why should Black voters trust you after you have used language like that?
I don’t know the specific complaints about him to which you were referring.
What I will say is that regarding a general critique of him being “obsessed with race”, I think that it’s unfair to levy that charge merely for answering a question about race.
However, I think that it is fair to levy it in response to the comments that initially prompted the question, and in response to his comments about her flipflopping racial identity.
Except that we did. President Biden was the clear favorite for democratic voters. And everyone knew that Vice President Harris was Biden's running mate, which meant that she'd take over if something happened.Its quite sad that democrat voters didnt actually get to pick their candidate this time around .
Yes, I've seen that. The Daily Show makes a point of poking fun at all politicians. And if one of them says something vaguely new agey then it's all grist for the mill. And if you do poke around and listen long enough to any speech by literally anyone there'll be an opportunity for some light hearted fun 'n' games.
But if you want to compare the rhetorical abilities of the two candictates...then we're talking chalk and cheese. Pointing out the odd faux pax by one only emphasises the inabilities of the other.
You think? Ah well...Everyone already knows how these shows work. Some are bias but The Daily Show is more down the middle. You're not really saying anything new here.
Everybody makes them. You won't have an off the cuff speech that doesn't have them. People are extemporising on multiple complex matters for minutes on end with literally millions listening to them. The vast majority of people would freeze completely. If you listen long enough then you'll find Harris saying something that she could have said a little clearer if it was scripted. A little bit more succinct. You'll find repetitive phrases. You'll find a few fillers, a mispronounced word perhaps. Maybe she'll take a side road or two before coming back to the main point. This is par for the course.These aren't odd faux pas as you're trying to spin it.
And Trump's insightful treatise on Gettysburg was a deep, meaningful commentary on military strategy?These aren't odd faux pas as you're trying to spin it. A faux pas is defined as "a significant or embarrassing error or mistake." These aren't mistakes by Kamala but deliberate attempts to sound deep and profound. i.e. a pseudo intellectual.
She seems to have a fixation on time.
I'll see you Gettysburg and raise you the War of Independence:And Trump's insightful treatise on Gettysburg was a deep, meaningful commentary on military strategy?
"The Battle of Gettysburg, what an unbelievable...It was so much, and so interesting, and so vicious and horrible, and so beautiful in so many different ways—it represented such a big portion of the success of this country. Gettysburg, wow."
-- A2SG, Sun Tzu couldn't have said it better....
You think? Ah well...
Everybody makes them.
You won't have an off the cuff speech that doesn't have them.
People are extemporising on multiple complex matters for minutes on end with literally millions listening to them.
The vast majority of people would freeze completely. If you listen long enough then you'll find Harris saying something that she could have said a little clearer if it was scripted. A little bit more succinct. You'll find repetitive phrases. You'll find a few fillers, a mispronounced word perhaps. Maybe she'll take a side road or two before coming back to the main point. This is par for the course.
But surely you have seen Trump speaking at one his rallies? Surely you must have. The differences between the two couldn't be starker. If someone said 'OK, I agree he's a lousy speaker - but I think he'll be better for the country' then I'd half agree.
This is the only question in the extract quoted. Certainly it is about race,
but wasn't the question perfectly justified in the context of that particular interview,
which was Trump's allusions to the racial origins of Obama, among others?
You have to wonder - "Where was the teleprompter?"I like this one:
Look, having nuclear — my uncle was a great professor and scientist and engineer, Dr. John Trump at MIT; good genes, very good genes, OK, very smart, the Wharton School of Finance, very good, very smart — you know, if you're a conservative Republican, if I were a liberal, if, like, OK, if I ran as a liberal Democrat, they would say I'm one of the smartest people anywhere in the world — it's true! — but when you're a conservative Republican they try — oh, do they do a number — that's why I always start off: Went to Wharton, was a good student, went there, went there, did this, built a fortune — you know I have to give my like credentials all the time, because we're a little disadvantaged — but you look at the nuclear deal, the thing that really bothers me — it would have been so easy, and it's not as important as these lives are — nuclear is so powerful; my uncle explained that to me many, many years ago, the power and that was 35 years ago; he would explain the power of what's going to happen and he was right, who would have thought? — but when you look at what's going on with the four prisoners — now it used to be three, now it's four — but when it was three and even now, I would have said it's all in the messenger; fellas, and it is fellas because, you know, they don't, they haven't figured that the women are smarter right now than the men, so, you know, it's gonna take them about another 150 years — but the Persians are great negotiators, the Iranians are great negotiators, so, and they, they just killed, they just killed us, this is horrible."
And this:
"There are systems that nobody knows about, including you, and we have some systems that nobody knows about."
And this:
"My uncle used to tell me about nuclear before nuclear was nuclear"
My point being that the democrat voters didnt get to choose her in the primaries .She was not the favorite among many.Pennsylvania would have wanted their own governor to be pres.Gav in Cal was the favorite there. There were other choices that would have made a better pic.She is the sarah Palin of your party .If you remember in the 08 election,it didnt play out so well.Except that we did. President Biden was the clear favorite for democratic voters. And everyone knew that Vice President Harris was Biden's running mate, which meant that she'd take over if something happened.
Well, something happened.
-- A2SG, not like she came in from out of the blue...she's been in the White House for Biden's entire term to date....
I'm sure. But, given the timing of Biden's stepping down from his reelection campaign, there wasn't time to hold a new round of 50 primaries. At least the party had a procedure for this sort of thing.My point being that the democrat voters didnt get to choose her in the primaries .She was not the favorite among many.
Well, whatever your views of Kamala Harris, it's a certainty she has more on the ball than Sarah Palin.Pennsylvania would have wanted their own governor to be pres.Gav in Cal was the favorite there. There were other choices that would have made a better pic.She is the sarah Palin of your party .If you remember in the 08 election,it didnt play out so well.
And Trump's insightful treatise on Gettysburg was a deep, meaningful commentary on military strategy?
"The Battle of Gettysburg, what an unbelievable...It was so much, and so interesting, and so vicious and horrible, and so beautiful in so many different ways—it represented such a big portion of the success of this country. Gettysburg, wow."
-- A2SG, Sun Tzu couldn't have said it better....
You have to wonder - "Where was the teleprompter?"
Everybody makes them. You won't have an off the cuff speech that doesn't have them. People are extemporising on multiple complex matters for minutes on end with literally millions listening to them. The vast majority of people would freeze completely. If you listen long enough then you'll find Harris saying something that she could have said a little clearer if it was scripted. A little bit more succinct. You'll find repetitive phrases. You'll find a few fillers, a mispronounced word perhaps. Maybe she'll take a side road or two before coming back to the main point. This is par for the course.
But surely you have seen Trump speaking at one his rallies? Surely you must have. The differences between the two couldn't be starker. If someone said 'OK, I agree he's a lousy speaker - but I think he'll be better for the country' then I'd half agree. But for some to put him over as even competent is beyond me. And then to criticise Harris...it just leads to a comparison between the two.
And Trump's insightful treatise on Gettysburg was a deep, meaningful commentary on military strategy?
"The Battle of Gettysburg, what an unbelievable...It was so much, and so interesting, and so vicious and horrible, and so beautiful in so many different ways—it represented such a big portion of the success of this country. Gettysburg, wow."
-- A2SG, Sun Tzu couldn't have said it better....
We both know how that will work out.I have a challenge for you both. From now until election day I want you to defend Kamala without bringing up Trump. See if you can pull it off.
Sarah was just the closest thing to an example.Probably went a little too low on the rib shot there.I disagree with her on many things.She is smarter than people think .Her years as a prosecutor proved that.I believe her job as boder szar was not good and it may hurt her in electionI'm sure. But, given the timing of Biden's stepping down from his reelection campaign, there wasn't time to hold a new round of 50 primaries. At least the party had a procedure for this sort of thing.
Well, whatever your views of Kamala Harris, it's a certainty she has more on the ball than Sarah Palin.
Still, if you don't like Harris, you're not obligated to vote for her. And, even though the circumstances of her candidacy are unusual, unprecedented even, she will still face the voters before assuming the office of President. Unlike what happened in 1974.
-- A2SG, so not the most unusual of circumstances...
Thanks, but no thanks. I won't use anything Trump says as an excuse for what Harris says. That's a tactic that I keep calling out time after time. Often to no avail. So what you won't get from me is 'Well, Trump says things much worse, so therefore you can't complain about Harris'. That's not a valid argument. You can complain about Harris if it's a genuine faux pax. You are allowed to point out any mistakes she makes.I have a challenge for you both. From now until election day I want you to defend Kamala without bringing up Trump. See if you can pull it off.
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