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hill2016's JournalSanders just says "Muslim countries" but Clinton knows the difference between the various countries
like Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, etc.
as President you do not get to ignore national emergencies just because you're not prepared for them
if you can't even handle talking about them in a debate, how can you handle them in an actual situation?
Bernie should say tonight: "This attack was a direct consequence of our actions in the Middle East."
If he takes a hawkish view ("we need to confront this evil that is affecting our friends"
, a lot of his supporters are going to have a severe case of cognitive dissonance.
When you or your allies get attacked, pointing the fingers at your past actions is not a winning
strategy. People want a flag to rally around and "do something" against these perpetrators. They are not interested in self-reflection.
When the US was attacked on 9/11, people who said maybe we shouldn't have been in the Middle East or Africa were ignored. It was all about "let's go after these people". Where do you think the "Blame America First" meme came from?
My prediction for the debates: Clinton will be declared the winner no matter what she says
based on her "national security" and "foreign policy" credentials.
Oh, and nobody will be watching it so people will just hear about another Clinton win (trifecta) in the MSM.
The national conversation in the MSM will shift from economic/social justice to terror, terror,
terror. It will suck all the energy out of the room.
Unfortunately, tragedy does a lot for ratings.
if the debates are cancelled
I'm guessing that they won't be able to reschedule until after the Thanksgiving break ...
Out of respect for the victims and I'm guessing Clinton's schedule isn't going to be very flexible.
I'm guessing the statement will read
"Out of respect for the victims of the terror attacks in Paris, we are cancelling tonight's debates. We will reschedule the debate at an appropriate date in consultation with all the candidates. Our prayers and thoughts are with the families of the loved ones."
The debates will get NO coverage in the news tomorrow
at most there will be a 30 second clip of who would have the most aggressive response to the attacks
What are Sanders' national security credentials like?
I'm guessing it's going to come up in tomorrow debates.
Considering how he screwed up the Putin question in the first debate I don't have high hopes.
The five stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
Lots of people are heavily emotionally invested in their candidates and the reactions do reflect that...
denial: those polls don't mean much! they don't poll the right people! he/she just needs to explain his platform more and there will be such a wellspring of support that puts him/her over the top!
anger: we're certainly seeing a lot of that right now
bargaining: maybe he/she will be the running mate, maybe he/she will speak at the convention, maybe he/she will have a position in the cabinet
depression: I don't want to hear about the elections
acceptance: I don't want to do this but I have to do this for the sake of my ... future
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