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turbinetree

(24,683 posts)
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 08:42 AM Oct 2022

'Really dangerous': CNN panel shreds conservative after she rationalizes still voting for Herschel W

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'Really dangerous': CNN panel shreds conservative after she rationalizes still voting for Herschel Walker

By Brad Reed
Published October 06, 2022

Conservative commentator Alice Stewart on Thursday found herself cornered by fellow CNN panelists John Avlon and S.E. Cupp when she defended continuing to vote for scandal-plagued candidate Herschel Walker.

During a discussion about the latest allegations against Walker, including that he paid for a girlfriend's abortion and also physically abused his family, Stewart said that Georgia voters would look past everything because they are so focused on issues like crime and inflation.

"We're seeing character and ethics are not a qualifying factor for elected officials anymore," she explained. "It's unfortunate but it's actual reality... But conversations in my home state of Georgia, they're not concerned with what Herschel Walker did in 2009."

https://www.rawstory.com/herschel-walker-2658404363/

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Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
3. Bullshit
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 08:50 AM
Oct 2022

We're seeing character and ethics are not a qualifying factor for GOP elected officials anymore.

Fixed it for you, Alice Stewart.

no_hypocrisy

(46,020 posts)
4. Character and ethics don't count for candidates
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 08:50 AM
Oct 2022

unless you're a Democrat.

Exhibit 1: Chappaquiddick
Exhibit 2: William J. Clinton
Exhibit 3: Rod Blagojevich
Exhibit 4: Anthony Weiner

BannonsLiver

(16,294 posts)
12. Franken was done in by opportunists in his own party
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 09:41 AM
Oct 2022

And the desperate to be hip and relevant Twitter mob. We saw some of that here as well with the criticism of Franken.

3Hotdogs

(12,324 posts)
6. Keep in mind, the Republican talking point for this election cycle is CRIME !
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 09:04 AM
Oct 2022

Hershel Walker... did you pay for the abortion? Answer: That isn't important. Crime is important.

EVERY Republican interviewed on Sirius/P.O.T.U.S. answers questions by directing the topic to crime.

Ya see.... that's all they got.

marble falls

(57,010 posts)
7. So she's "unfortunate" and that's the "reality". She held her nose for 45, so holding it ...
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 09:14 AM
Oct 2022

... for Herschel Walker is a snap. She needs her nose fixed. And a conscience transplant.

LiberalFighter

(50,783 posts)
9. Saying that character and ethics are not a qualifying factor only applies to Republicans that
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 09:18 AM
Oct 2022

don't have any. And not all Republican voters fit into that bucket. And they have to worry about independent voters too.

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