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[EveHammond13]

1. that was ugly. this in-fighting makes me queasy. it all goes to the GOP war machine.

[Skittles]

6. I prefer the candidates who do not sink to this level

[Demsrule86]

43. Harris brought it on herself....did she think her record was not going to be examined?

Her time as AG and DA is a liability for her campaign and if she did win the nomination would continue to be a liability.

[Skittles]

50. she is very intelligent

of course she knows her record will be brought up

[treestar]

56. Should be more than that

For her to get dished what she served.

[Demsrule86]

74. Why didn't she have a better answer? What Tulsi said is all true...and project innocence has

reported stuff too. She needs to deal with this or she could never win a general.

[ancianita]

90. Yet, with two chances she has not explained the situation she was in. She should've taken a lesson

from Biden.

She went there again and deserved getting it back. Yet all she would say is, "I'm proud of my record." Not informing people about her situation the way Biden did every single time.

She's going to have to answer to her mistakes as AG. This issue won't go away because she ignores it or brushes it off.

She has to defend herself as well as she prosecutes others. All offense and no defense -- at least among her candidate peers -- weakens her otherwise solid campaign.

[brush]

61. Harris can afford to ignore Gabbard as she won't be around for the third debate.

[trueblue2007]

10. this in-fighting makes CNN really happy. All CNN wants is high ratings. I won't watch CNN again

[EveHammond13]

15. I never watch. Never. It's MSNBC or Progressive Voices via the @TuneIn app

[awesomerwb1]

38. What took you so long?

[treestar]

57. Exactly

It is all entertainment. There is no chance of any discussion in depth of any issue.

[bigtree]

2. Kamala ignored her

...Kamala ignored the charges and talked about her overall record. Didn't get drawn into the weeds. Good focus.

Link to tweet

[hlthe2b]

4. Kamala has not once addressed any accusations. She just deflects them, including

the ridiculous rehash of busing.

Not defending either one, but she isn't answering and the moderators are letting her by with it.

[bigtree]

8. she doesn't need to on this stage

...and it's not true that ('answers' can't be found) to these old questions.

It was the moderator who prompted her response on busing, and she was consistent with what she said before.

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[hlthe2b]

11. I didn't say the comment you just made. At all. Why did you accuse me of that?

I made the observation that she is deflecting and moderators are moving on. That is an effective tactic, but no less true.

[bigtree]

20. calm down

...I didn't actually mean 'you' specifically, can't find the answers to the old questions.

There's no need for her to rehash those on this stage, and Gabbard failed to bait her.

[uponit7771]

35. +1, This !!!! There's nothing about any of their past that is disqualifying

[Demsrule86]

76. Really...50 year old busing shit must be dealth with...by Biden but her far more recent stint as

DA and AG is not relevant? I beg to differ. She will have to deal with this. How could she be our nominee if she doesn't? I promise you Trump will beat her with it day after day.

[Greywing]

16. I really liked Bennett's response and the passion he continues to show

the value of education

[hlthe2b]

21. Yes.. it was a good response. Bennett came from education background in CO.

[Greywing]

27. I know he did ... a Denverite here

[hlthe2b]

30. ahh....

back at ya...

[Demsrule86]

44. She talked around the question because what Tulsi said was true...I examined the record after the

first debate...she can't keep avoiding the subject forever...

[JI7]

3. can someone at least mention what was said ?

not everyone is watching

[still_one]

9. same here, and glad I am not watching it either, and based on

the impressions I am reading here, I am glad I am not watching this "gotcha" circus

[Indygram]

18. I summarized it for you on the debate thread

It was bad. I think it's going to hurt her.

[jberryhill]

23. It was some kind of samurai sword

Zip. Right through her.

[msongs]

5. the lgbt community in hawaii could share some stories about tulsi nt

[Skittles]

7. feel free to share

[msongs]

17. she opposed and ran against practically all equality for gays issues. til suddenly she chose to run

for congress and her old true beliefs were electorally inconvenient.

[Skittles]

24. i'm not up to speed on her but

I was under the impression her anti-gay past was influenced by her father - but you're saying she was anti-gay as an adult? UGH - no excuse for that

[yardwork]

55. She was definitely anti-gay as an adult, quite recently.

Nasty, bigoted statements.

[dsc]

64. as an office holding adult

[blm]

13. Come sit by me

and Skittles.


😏

[Skittles]

25. you know the old saying

if you don't have anything nice to say about someone you're probably a lot of fun to talk to*

*not necessarily a good campaigning tactic

[oldsoftie]

33. HAAAAAAAAA!

[MustLoveBeagles]

47. That reminds me of this scene in Steel Magnolias

[Skittles]

52. that's right

[lapucelle]

40. ...

[EffieBlack]

93. Interesting you say you're for Sanders but all of your posts since joining DU a half hour ago

have been going all in defending Tulsi Gabbard - with all kinds of material at the ready.

What’s up with that? And does Bernie know he’s being two-timed?

[SunsetDreams2]

12. No she didn't..

Not even close

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[SaschaHM]

14. Tulsi is jumping at the chance to attack another black president on Fox News

That Assadist cheerleader couldn't keep herself from scurrying to Trump tower fast enough when that sentient piece of orange feces called and she was already disqualified because of her Fox News commentary before that.

That being said, Harris should have had a stinger to hit back with since some 1% would try to improve their lot.

[pangaia]

19. Gilli is like novice stand up comedienne...

[tishaLA]

22. Nope. Swing and another miss

It was as if she had literally no idea about Sen Harris' record on the death penalty

[Sunsky]

70. I agree

Sounded like she has invested a lot of time reading right wing talking points. I loved how Sen Harris addressed this, answer then move on. No time wasted on bs.

[pangaia]

26. Well, I tried watching.

I don;t get it.
Must just be me as these are mostly pretty smart people up there. and lots of smart people here at DU.

CNN successfully trying to get everybody yelling at each other...
And then most of them cutting each other up is terrible for me to watch...

I'll just check in here.. see what happened..

[Jakes Progress]

45. I question their ability to govern,

because they are so easily duped and led. They leap into whatever rightwing trap is laid for them. It's like the Democrats (some on that stage) who rushed to fulfill the republican fantasy of getting rid of Al Franken because he was so effective. The set the trap and these guys fought each other to be first to put their foot in the jaws.

[pangaia]

69. good description from what little I saw.

[aaaaaa5a]

28. Watching Kamala tonight I am reminded of Mike Tyson:

Everybody has a plan until they get hit.


Harris hasn’t been the same since.

Knockout.

[bigtree]

39. swing and a miss

...

[Demsrule86]

46. Biden did well...he stood up for himself against her continued crap.

[a kennedy]

29. And thank you.....we're watching "battle bots" on Science Channel.....

this concept started on Public Television years ago, and now it’s been transported to prime time on science channel with gawd damn advertisements. Still fun to watch.

[nini]

31. Tulsa sounded like a twitter bot

Someone should throw Assad and her homophobic past at her.

[JI7]

32. well, considering.......

[Claritie Pixie]

34. She's been well-trained.

[guillaumeb]

36. Do you consider this to be a good thing? eom

[left-of-center2012]

37. Harris looked like she'd been punched in the gut

Not a good look.

[Demsrule86]

48. Her time as DA and AG is very problematic ...she can't defend it.

[ismnotwasm]

58. Yes, she can

[silentEcho]

67. I think so, too. I think this is an horrible attack on an accomplished woman candidate.

That she cannot justify rising to AG. What is that?

[Demsrule86]

77. Why didn't she then? She evaded the issue...I don't know how you eplain witholding vital evidence in

a death penalty case which is what she was accused of...and this is not new either.

[ismnotwasm]

82. Because it's a fucking debate

Not a “what I did as a prosecutor” per Tulsi Gabbard

[Princetonian]

41. Unlike Harris' attacks on Biden, Gabbard stated facts.

There are news articles.

[lapucelle]

81. She stated distortions of facts.

Appeal of Court Ruling on California’s Death Penalty

Press Release Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Issues Statement on Appeal…

SAN FRANCISCO -- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today issued the following statement on the decision to appeal the U.S. Central District of California court's ruling on the state’s death penalty. The court found that California’s death penalty is unconstitutional on the grounds that it takes too long for courts to consider and rule on defendants’ challenges to their convictions and sentences.

"I am appealing the court's decision because it is not supported by the law, and it undermines important protections that our courts provide to defendants. This flawed ruling requires appellate review."

https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-kamala-d-harris-issues-statement-appeal-court-ruling-california

It was crucial to appeal the judge's death penalty ruling because it was based on the premise that "the appeals process takes too long".

Why on earth would any lawyer interested in preserving civil liberties want that precedent to take root in state criminal law?

[Princetonian]

86. Gabbard is on target: "U.S. judges see 'epidemic' of prosecutorial misconduct in state" (LA Times)

"Federal judges called upon state Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris to respond to reports of a pattern of prosecutorial misconduct going undisciplined in state courts."

Also:

'Judge Alex Kozinski asked Vienna if his boss, Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris, wanted to defend a conviction “obtained by lying prosecutors.” If Harris did not back off the case, Kozinski warned, the court would “name names” in a ruling that would not be “very pretty.”'

https://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-lying-prosecutors-20150201-story.html

Notice the big photo of Harris??

[lapucelle]

92. What I noticed was this paragraph.

Kozinski, who in the past has spoken out about an “epidemic” of prosecutorial misconduct, asked Vienna whether Harris was aware of the case. Vienna indicated she probably was not. Kozinski told him to get her attention within 48 hours. Harris would need to take action if her office wanted to avoid an embarrassing ruling, Kozinski said.[/div

[Jakes Progress]

42. Useful idiots.

That's what they call the stupid republicans that don't know they are doing putin's bidding.

So what do we call Democratic candidates that rush to do the republican's job?

[apcalc]

49. Ugly. Why? I don't trust Gabbard, consider her a " plant".

[Claritie Pixie]

59. Watching her and listening to her is interesting.

She is quite robotic when she speaks.

[blm]

62. Same here

[nini]

85. I agree

I don't trust here farther than I could throw her. She was considered for the trump cabinet after all.

[ismnotwasm]

51. The fuck she did.

[uponit7771]

75. +1

[treestar]

53. Disappointed we have this negativity

Negativity always wins. The others have no choice to hit back. That’s why Kamala should not have started it. No pity for her when she gets it back.

[evertonfc]

54. harris

I love Harris and she would be effective versus Trump. What worries me is the "San Francisco liberal " ads that are already written.

[Skittles]

60. Trump is an "east coast elite"

[evertonfc]

66. agree

I agree but the West coast liberal still plays in middle America. Unfortunately.

[StarfishSaver]

63. That didn't happen in the debate I watched

[aaaaaa5a]

65. Not a fan but I'm objective

Gabbard is having a great night.

[democratisphere]

68. LOTS of baggage.

Glad it is being exposed.

[madville]

71. That was pretty brutal, Kamala looked dazed

She couldn't even refute anything Tulsi said with any facts, just saying that's not true or that's false. She was a good prosecutor but is now trying to hide from her record as such.

[Sunsky]

72. Wishful thinking on your part nt

[Claritie Pixie]

73. She has no plans. She talks a lot but no substance.

I also fail to see how her time as a captain in the military makes her the foreign policy expert she wants us to believe she is. Now she's fear-mongering about nuclear war.

[Green Line]

78. This

[Sunsky]

84. I hope she will exit

She tried to gain some relevance but failed miserably. Bye Tulsi.

[nbsmom]

88. Don't let the door hit you on your way out, Tulsi

Kamala may have gone hard after Biden in the first debate, but Gabbard was intentionally going after the rising candidate—one of the other WOMEN on the stage.

Don't think that's gonna help her national poll rankings, though.

Buh-bye, you Russian plant.

[4139]

79. I was listen to the radio, i think the 'referee' should have given Harris two standing 8 counts

...she did not sound good after Tulsi tattooed with those haymakers

[oasis]

80. The t-shirts are out: "I was that grown up prosecutor".

[Glorfindel]

83. Is it really OK, in your estimation, to refer to "the girls" by their first names?

Doesn't that make them of less worth than "Biden" or "Sanders?" Just asking.

[crazytown]

89. Sanders is universally known as Bernie

as for VP Biden, his twitter avatar is Joe 2020.

[EffieBlack]

91. Ok

Welcome to DU.

[BannonsLiver]

96. This hyperbole is juvenile and silly

What a strange and creepy way for one to express themselves.

[Tarc]

97. Gabbard is a 1-percenter trying desperately to qualify for debate round 3

Swing and a miss.