This was the most substantive presidential debate thus far, much better than the first one or the VP debate. Will Trump’s effort to make the “laptop from hell” into a major news story even for liberal outlets succeed? Seeing Biden defend himself by invoking his reputation for honor wasn’t an ideal retort. Biden seemed fairly sharp early on but faded badly as the night went on. Biden was like a tired heavyweight trying to hang on in the final round of 15. And then he knocked himself out in the final minutes by saying he wants to shut down the oil industry. Reminds me of the first Ali-Frazier fight where Ali got flattened by Frazier in the last round, sealing his defeat. I will be curious to see how much damage Biden suffers in oil extracting states.
Both candidates said plenty of things that made me cringe. As I noted in today’s “‘Choose Your Liar’ Democracy” piece, the one certainty this year is that an honest man will not win the election.
Will Biden's claim- "I have not taken a penny from any foreign source ever in my life" – vex him in the coming days & years? Hell, I couldn't make that claim & I'm no political insider. #Debates2020
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 23, 2020
NBC’s Kristen Welker was a far more competent and effective moderator than anyone I have seen this year. I was concerned that the mute button would blight the evening but that didn’t happen.
Biden was like a tired heavyweight trying to hang on in the final round of 15. And then he knocked himself out in the final minutes by saying he wants to shut down the oil industry. #Debates2020
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 23, 2020
How will the impact of Biden's statement on planning to shut down the oil industry compare to 1976 Gerald Ford's blunder 'Soviets don't dominate Poland"? #Debates2020
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 23, 2020
zero emissions by 2025? is that a new standard?
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 23, 2020
Biden brags about the "fastest growing jobs" now. In the 1990s, prison guards was among the fastest growing job – thanks to Biden
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 23, 2020
Biden boasted in 1994 that “every major crime bill since 1976 that’s come out of this Congress… has had the name of the Democratic senator from the State of Delaware: Joe Biden.” Biden’s role in jailing of hundreds of thousands of Americans is forgotten https://t.co/rPmeJ5MuEM
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 23, 2020
Biden "co-wrote the 1994 crime bill which The New York Times noted last year “contributed to the explosion of the prison population.” Biden had no sympathy for anyone who violated any law Congress decreed: “Lock the S.O.B.s up!” #Debates2020 https://t.co/rPmeJ5MuEM
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 23, 2020
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