Walz Runs From Scary Question

[Ana the Ist]

I saw this and was honestly surprised.

Tim Walz accused of running away from Gaza hostage question

Video footage indicates that it is unclear whether Walz heard the question but that hasn't stopped criticism on social media.

www.newsweek.com

He literally fled the scene as if the reporter told him there's a sniper on the roof with a rifle pointed at him.

For context, Walz was at a state fair (I think) being asked hard hitting questions like "How about this weather we're having?" and "What's your favorite color?" before a reporter asks him something and he flees the scene so quickly you'd think he was told he's been selected to fight overseas for his country.

The question wasn't exactly that difficult. It was asking him what he thought of the 6 hostages who died in Gaza recently?

Now, he could have done the political thing....he could have said he didn't have all the information at the time and would get back to the reporter once he did. He could have given just some blanket condemnation of terrorism. He could have said how he really felt and chosen a side on one of the many issues dividing the left because it appeals to various tribes that don't genuinely share values.

I thought tales of this man's cowardice were overblown.

Apparently not.

 

[JosephZ]

From the article in the OP.

It is unclear from the video whether Walz heard the question.

Later on Sunday, Walz issued a statement condemning Hamas as a "brutal terrorist organization."

"The anguish of losing a child is something no family should have to endure. Gwen and I send our deepest condolences to the Goldberg-Polin family, after Hamas' murder of their son Hersh," reads a post on Walz's X account. "Hamas is a brutal terrorist organization – and we condemn their continued atrocities against both Americans and Israelis in the strongest possible terms."

 

[Hammster]

From the article in the OP.

It is unclear from the video whether Walz heard the question.

Later on Sunday, Walz issued a statement condemning Hamas as a "brutal terrorist organization."

"The anguish of losing a child is something no family should have to endure. Gwen and I send our deepest condolences to the Goldberg-Polin family, after Hamas' murder of their son Hersh," reads a post on Walz's X account. "Hamas is a brutal terrorist organization – and we condemn their continued atrocities against both Americans and Israelis in the strongest possible terms."

Yeah, he heard it.

 

[JosephZ]

Yeah, he heard it.

If you watch the video, the first reporter's question isn't heard very loudly. The second can be heard better, and the ones at the end a little better. If the person videoing is close to the reporter, then the question will be clearly heard in the video. If they are a bit further away, they will not be heard very well. There's no way to tell how close Gov. Walz is to the reporter asking the question, or how well he would have been able to hear them with all of the background noises from the fair.

 

[rjs330]

If you watch the video, the first reporter's question isn't heard very loudly. The second can be heard better, and the ones at the end a little better. If the person videoing is close to the reporter, then the question will be clearly heard in the video. If they are a bit further away, they will not be heard very well. There's no way to tell how close Gov. Walz is to the reporter asking the question, or how well he would have been able to hear them with all of the background noises from the fair.

Oh man are you trying to justify his response. It's brilliant. I've watched the video several times. It's obvious he heard the question. He didn't want to answer it. Probably becauae it would have been off rhe cuff. He needed to get to his people so he could craft an acceptable answer.

 

[iluvatar5150]

Oh man are you trying to justify his response. It's brilliant. I've watched the video several times. It's obvious he heard the question. He didn't want to answer it. Probably becauae it would have been off rhe cuff. He needed to get to his people so he could craft an acceptable answer.

It’s not “obvious.” It’s inconclusive. The woman who asked that question started her question at the same time as another man. It’s hard to tell where either of them are, but it looked to me as if Walz looked at the man, since he started first. Then, before she finished, some aide in a white shirt told him to go. Given that those two people were considerably louder in the mic than the other questions, it stands to reason that they were closer to the mic, and probably farther from him.

A different angle would be helpful.

 

[Hazelelponi]

Yeah, he heard it.

He just needed his handlers to tell him how dead American and Israeli hostages are supposed to make him feel...

Had he given an off the cuff moment his reaction may not have been appropriate.

Let that sink in.

 

[rjs330]

He just needed his handlers to tell him how dead American and Israeli hostages are supposed to make him feel...

Had he given an off the cuff moment his reaction may not have been appropriate.

Let that sink in.

Exactly!

 

[wing2000]

...smells like d-e-s-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n

 

[Hammster]

...smells like d-e-s-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n

I agree. They desperately had to provide cover.

 

[wing2000]

I agree. They desperately had to provide cover.

...from a fly buy question at the county fair.

 

[Hammster]

...from a fly buy question at the county fair.

One he was afraid to answer.

 

[wing2000]

One he was afraid to answer.

And didn't hear.

But of course you claim to know otherwise.

 

[Hammster]

And didn't hear.

But of course you claim to know otherwise.

Yeah.

 

[Ana the Ist]

If you watch the video, the first reporter's question isn't heard very loudly. The second can be heard better, and the ones at the end a little better. If the person videoing is close to the reporter, then the question will be clearly heard in the video. If they are a bit further away, they will not be heard very well. There's no way to tell how close Gov. Walz is to the reporter asking the question, or how well he would have been able to hear them with all of the background noises from the fair.

Sure....we know the Democratic Party candidates are willing to answer hard hitting questions like "what happened when Biden called you?" and "what happened when Harris called you up to offer you the VP position?" in their CNN "interview".

They're so brave they even showed up to the interview together.

I bet Hamas is shaking in their boots at the prospect of a Harris/Walz WH. They probably donated to their campaign to get on their good side.

 

[Ana the Ist]

...from a fly buy question at the county fair.

Perhaps he had a cold, or was overprepared.

 

[wing2000]

Perhaps he had a cold, or was overprepared.

...or he had fried pork chop on his mind.

 

[Pommer]

...or he had fried pork chop on his mind.

I was about eight years old when I was told, “When Daddy asks ‘does anyone want that last pork chop?’, the correct answer is ‘no’!” Fortunately, I was a slow learner.