{"id":15115,"date":"2020-09-29T20:25:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T00:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=15115"},"modified":"2020-09-30T09:11:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T13:11:40","slug":"trump-biden-first-debate-comments-carping-caviling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/29\/trump-biden-first-debate-comments-carping-caviling\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump-Biden First Debate Comments, Carping, &#038; Caviling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first Trump-Biden debate is tonight. Here is my running commentary via Twitter &amp; maybe a little Facebook thrown in &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>RECAP: <span class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id\" dir=\"auto\">I would score this Trump 60%, Biden 40%. Trump needs to score knockdowns to close the apparent polling gap and I don&#8217;t think he did that tonight. I expect that Trump, as he did in 2016, will be sharper in the 2nd &amp; 3rd debates. My hunch is that Biden won&#8217;t be able to do any better. He often seemed flustered tonight.\u00a0 I wasn&#8217;t expecting civility tonight, and I wasn&#8217;t disappointed. My own views are colored by my views on the specter of Biden imposing a national lockdown &amp; keeping schools shutdown. <span class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\">Neither candidate was honest and neither candidate showed affection for either the Constitution or limited government. <\/span> I would far prefer to see a pro-freedom candidate making a strong case on the prez debate stage. But that won&#8217;t happen this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/biden-mock-campaign-poster-no-you-cannot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15128\" src=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/biden-mock-campaign-poster-no-you-cannot-800x434.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/biden-mock-campaign-poster-no-you-cannot-800x434.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/biden-mock-campaign-poster-no-you-cannot-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/biden-mock-campaign-poster-no-you-cannot-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/biden-mock-campaign-poster-no-you-cannot.jpg 1022w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>+ Post-debate comments by pundits, media, etc.:\u00a0 Biden talking as if\u00a0 he would put hundreds of millions of Americans under house arrest but that is a non-issue.\u00a0 In the same way, the vast majority of the media coverage this year has ignored or derided civil liberties while championing government lockdowns that failed to stop COVID from spreading.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am the Democratic Party&#8221; announces Biden<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden&#39;s line on lockdowns &#8211; &#39;People want to be safe&#39; &#8211; is perhaps the most chilling line of the night.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Debate2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Debate2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/1311134661700091906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump focusing on the perils of Biden imposing a national shutdown is very effective. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Debates2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Debates2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/1311118595238264837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden&#39;s prattle on justifying school shutdowns is some of the worst BS of the night. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Debates2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Debates2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/1311119347755163648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That &quot;three and a half million dollars from the mayor of Moscow&quot; &#8211; I will be curious to see how that sticks with viewers. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Debates2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Debates2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/1311122164557414400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden: &quot;Antifa is an idea, not an organization.&quot;  Will this line haunt him? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Debates2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Debates2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/1311126596309393409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump focusing on the perils of Biden imposing a national shutdown is very effective. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Debates2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Debates2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/1311118595238264837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div data-contents=\"true\">\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"c4pk8\" data-offset-key=\"52q4g-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"52q4g-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"52q4g-0-0\">Trump focusing on the perils of Biden imposing a national shutdown is very effective. <\/span><span data-offset-key=\"52q4g-1-0\">#Debates2020<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump is doing to Biden tonight what Biden did to Paul Ryan in 2012. Looking ugly early <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Debates2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Debates2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/1311113049558994946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump&#39;s counterpunching could be lethal tonight.  Biden is looking a little slow already <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Debates2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Debates2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/1311112161700216832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Very appropriate to have military surrounding scene where 2 politicians will wrangle over who will be Elective Dictator for next 4 years <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Debates2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Debates2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FWqZF7IONB\">https:\/\/t.co\/FWqZF7IONB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/1311097071399829506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have not been able to find anyone who will wager that tonight&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Debates2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Debates2020<\/a> will restore Americans&#39; faith in our political system<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/1311093806163546113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DebateTuesday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DebateTuesday<\/a>: &quot;Politicians nowadays treat Americans like medical orderlies treat Alzheimer\u2019s patients, telling them anything that will keep them subdued. It doesn\u2019t matter what untruths the people are fed because they will not long remember.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V3HpqxCCe2\">https:\/\/t.co\/V3HpqxCCe2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/1311003733778722818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Trump-Biden debate is tonight. Here is my running commentary via Twitter &amp; maybe a little Facebook thrown in &#8211; RECAP: I would score this Trump 60%, Biden 40%. Trump needs to score knockdowns to close the apparent polling gap and I don&#8217;t think he did that tonight. 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