Interesting timing, Bill, that you posted about the military credentials of Pete and Tulsi day before the latest “debate.” But your post-mortem of that affair is quite lacking comment on what was THE revelation for me: ‘Mayor Pete’ came out of the closet (shame on me!) as a full-blown WAR HAWK. He does satisfy the Clintonian Triangulation Template. Buttigieg, when I have heard him interviewed is a complete lightweight, he is a lot of slick talking without substance. Pete “Bouillabaisse” Buttigieg would seem to be the new Corporate News Media favorite as Corporate Joe Biden continues to sink. Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.Ĭritics were quick to slam King’s “too urban” line as a racist dog whistle and his “too internet” line as a sign of how out of touch CNN analysts are with the American public.Īnd this comment: 2016 pundits: Bernie can’t get support from people of colorĢ019 pundits: Bernie’s support is skewed too people of color (urban) and too young (internet) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib are “too far-left,” “too urban,” and “too internet” to help Sen. Read this: CNN anchor John King faced swift backlash Tuesday night for pondering on national television whether endorsements from progressive Reps. As a long time Chicago Cubs fan I can see in Corporate Joe, the late season choke, Cubs fans like myself have become accustomed to. Corporate Joe Biden at least from what I have read, displayed the usual Uncle Joe was confused without a teleprompter telling him what to say. It would have been like watching the Baltimore Orioles playing the Detroit Tigers. I have to confess – I did not watch the debate. (Recall that President Obama in 2015 said that Assad had to go.) But again CNN was having none of that, and Tulsi’s point was left hanging as other candidates babbled about not serving the agenda of Vladimir Putin.Īnd there you have it: yet another debate from which the American empire and the military-industrial complex emerged as the clear victors. involvement in the area, which was, in essence, a regime-change war directed against Bashar al-Assad. With respect to Trump and Syria, only Tulsi Gabbard attempted to explain the long history of U.S. Nice try, Tulsi, but CNN was having none of that. Her attempt to challenge Elizabeth Warren on her qualifications to be commander-in-chief went unanswered as CNN cut to commercials. Few questions were directed her way, and she was often ignored or cut off as she tried to speak. I can see why the smart money is gravitating toward Elizabeth Warren.Īnother person who suffered from the debate format was Tulsi Gabbard. He often misspoke and his answers drifted off course. Speaking of Joe Biden, he didn’t perform well in this debate. that if he’s elected, he’ll turn 80 while he’s in office. Another question raised the specter of Bernie Sanders’s health after his recent heart attack, and also of Joe Biden’s age, i.e. She largely ducked the issue, insisting the rich and corporations would pay for it. The initial goal seemed to be to get Elizabeth Warren to admit she’d have to raise taxes to pay for her Medicare plan. Bush.ĬNN and the New York Times sponsored the debate, hence they controlled the questions. Opioid abuse and holding drug companies responsible for the same. How and whether to change the Supreme Court. Medicare for all versus “choice.” A woman’s right to control her own body (obviously a very important subject).
So, what was discussed? Trump’s impeachment, of course.
There was no serious discussion about ending the Afghan War, or the enormous cost of America’s wars since 9/11.
There was no discussion of America’s overseas empire of 800 military bases. There was no discussion about nuclear weapons and their proliferation (and America’s decision to “modernize” our arsenal at a cost of at least a trillion dollars). The situation in Syria was discussed in the context of President Trump’s alleged betrayal of the Kurds, but that was all. foreign policy, of America’s military-industrial complex and colossal “defense” budgets, or of climate change. I’ve seen headlines describing the debate as “the moderates versus the progressives,” with the usual scorecards about which candidates “won” and “lost,” but I don’t think any candidate “won.” And it was the American people who clearly lost.įirst, what was missing. It wasn’t really a debate since each candidate only had a minute or two to respond to questions. Last night witnessed another scrum among the top twelve Democratic challengers.
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