Democratic Primaries

oldsoftie

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164. My biggest pet peeve about politicians.

Tue Oct 15, 2019, 09:01 PM

Oct 2019

That and changing the subject to something totally different than the question.
"I believe we should work to insure everyone. But the world is facing its biggest challenge; climate change". Or some such version of that. UGH

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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*****Democratic Debate Thread#1***** [View all] nolabear Oct 2019 OP

Warren, Sanders, and Biden are ecstatic Oct 2019 #1

I think they're all of one mind on that one. 😄 nolabear Oct 2019 #2

Not a super-fan of Joe, but... Tarc Oct 2019 #3

I like that, too. Reminds me of how he listened to the other candidates at an highplainsdem Oct 2019 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Tarc Oct 2019 #42

I wish bdamomma Oct 2019 #4

Who is airing it? eom Control-Z Oct 2019 #5

CNN elleng Oct 2019 #11

Here: highplainsdem Oct 2019 #12

CNN and Hulu Mersky Oct 2019 #16

Warren, Sanders, Biden and Harris on ON FIRE tonight! Politicub Oct 2019 #6

Yes! Nt helpisontheway Oct 2019 #7

Yep. Loving it! Booker is throwing cold water on the fire ecstatic Oct 2019 #10

Booker said a lot of nothing... Politicub Oct 2019 #13

Klobuchar going straight for the jugular. nolabear Oct 2019 #14

Love love love her! Politicub Oct 2019 #19

I think Joe and Amy Baked Potato Oct 2019 #151

Biden/Klobuchar! Mme. Defarge Oct 2019 #167

True! 🙄nt helpisontheway Oct 2019 #23

So Corey votes no? nolabear Oct 2019 #9

Oh Amy bdamomma Oct 2019 #15

I hope Spanky's big ol' head is about to explode. nolabear Oct 2019 #20

Yup! Nt helpisontheway Oct 2019 #24

"It doesn't make American great again. It makes Russia great again." Great line from Klobuchar. highplainsdem Oct 2019 #17

Klobuchar goes there asap - to Syria and Putin! polichick Oct 2019 #18

Great opening. Dagstead Bumwood Oct 2019 #21

OMG I LOVE this topic! (Impeachment) ecstatic Oct 2019 #22

Pete is speaking with a lot of righteous anger. He's doing a great job, too. Politicub Oct 2019 #28

Yeah! He did great! "Mistake for REPUBLICANS!" nt ecstatic Oct 2019 #76

Go Pete! nt ecstatic Oct 2019 #25

Pete harshing the buzz. His point is good though. nolabear Oct 2019 #26

GREAT point by Pete - he's confessed to half of this shit on TV! bullwinkle428 Oct 2019 #27

I thought bdamomma Oct 2019 #29

She was gonna boycott and then she wasn't. nolabear Oct 2019 #35

she was at 2% in the polls as were a few others of these folk IcyPeas Oct 2019 #36

She was trolling for attention MustLoveBeagles Oct 2019 #48

The Nationals' pitcher strikes out the side in the first... 4139 Oct 2019 #30

LOLOL! elleng Oct 2019 #37

1 - 0!!! elleng Oct 2019 #54

...and bases loaded, everybody's safe! Only one out. spooky3 Oct 2019 #61

THANKS! elleng Oct 2019 #65

and now a long single to left scores two more! 7-0!!! spooky3 Oct 2019 #106

AMAZING! elleng Oct 2019 #146

Yes. I may switch over to the debate now. nt spooky3 Oct 2019 #147

Doing pretty well here too!!! elleng Oct 2019 #149

OY, 'they've' scored. elleng Oct 2019 #180

yes, I just switched channels. Now 7-4! Come on Nats! nt spooky3 Oct 2019 #182

Yes! underpants Oct 2019 #64

OMG 3 fielders could have caught that ball! 2 errors in one inning! nt spooky3 Oct 2019 #71

WOW! elleng Oct 2019 #73

They scored it as a hit not an error. And now another hit. I think this pitcher is done. nt spooky3 Oct 2019 #75

keep us fans posted proud patriot Oct 2019 #101

7-0 end of the 1st 4139 Oct 2019 #113

Gabbard--full Nope. nolabear Oct 2019 #31

Yeah. Miles Archer Oct 2019 #41

as Chris says on Stephanie Miller's show yellowdogintexas Oct 2019 #157

So what, Gabbard? He'll feel exonerated either way. ecstatic Oct 2019 #32

agree. trumpy said Mueller exenerated him. !! riversedge Oct 2019 #40

No comment. Politicub Oct 2019 #33

No no no no to Tulsi! Nt Ninga Oct 2019 #34

Applause for Steyer as he compares all Dem candidates to Trump: "more decent, more patriotic and highplainsdem Oct 2019 #38

I like Yang's "math" pin. lol nt ecstatic Oct 2019 #39

That was an almost too-awkward pause after Steyer's soundbite Tarc Oct 2019 #43

I disagree with Yang. The impeachment is vital to the future of th republic. Politicub Oct 2019 #44

may as well get this Hunter Biden stuff over with sooner rather than later IcyPeas Oct 2019 #45

I've been waiting to see what he would say. Politicub Oct 2019 #49

and here we go, the Biden Ukraine questions begin Celerity Oct 2019 #46

I like that bdamomma Oct 2019 #47

Amy Klobuchar---- good comments......... riversedge Oct 2019 #50

+1 MustLoveBeagles Oct 2019 #59

That was bdamomma Oct 2019 #62

Nicely done, Senator Klobuchar. KUDOS for substance and sureness command you bring. n/t MFGsunny Oct 2019 #104

Amy has always been one of my top 3. Wishing she could break out of lower riversedge Oct 2019 #139

Mine too - top 3 :: she's also making a heck of a run tonight at speaking truth to competitors MFGsunny Oct 2019 #181

Joe and Amy Baked Potato Oct 2019 #183

Am starting to bake right there with ya! Also, I see so many of these excellent people ... MFGsunny Oct 2019 #184

Yes! Baked Potato Oct 2019 #185

PREACH! Mme. Defarge Oct 2019 #170

Amy was on fire last night. lark Oct 2019 #186

Sanders makes the smart move and pivots away from ecstatic Oct 2019 #51

Joe did okay with that. Flat out did nothing wrong, I am not my son. nolabear Oct 2019 #52

Bernie looks good bdamomma Oct 2019 #53

Yes, he does. highplainsdem Oct 2019 #57

he hasn't missed a beat (no pun intended) IcyPeas Oct 2019 #83

Warren needs to do well with this tax question. nolabear Oct 2019 #55

She's dodging it again, and people can see through it. highplainsdem Oct 2019 #60

It's a false question. She talks about overall amount that famlies will pay. Politicub Oct 2019 #69

Yeah, no. That's a dodge. AkFemDem Oct 2019 #91

Not a false question. Sanders answered it. Just SAY it for Gods sake. oldsoftie Oct 2019 #159

Yes..she could not answer with a yes or no..😕 helpisontheway Oct 2019 #128

My biggest pet peeve about politicians. oldsoftie Oct 2019 #164

Sen. Amy Klobuchar: "I'd like to hear from [Pres. Trump] about how leaving the Kurds for slaughter, riversedge Oct 2019 #56

Perfect observation question everything Oct 2019 #179

Who was saying, "we shouldn't move on [from Ukraine]?" Politicub Oct 2019 #58

Booker. boomer_wv Oct 2019 #70

Figures. Politicub Oct 2019 #82

He's... boomer_wv Oct 2019 #129

He speaks with so much conviction. Politicub Oct 2019 #137

Just seemed boomer_wv Oct 2019 #153

Pete gives her another shot. nolabear Oct 2019 #63

Hunter Biden is an adult. WTF is this with Joe Biden "letting him"? riversedge Oct 2019 #66

+1000. nt ecstatic Oct 2019 #72

Exactly. highplainsdem Oct 2019 #74

+1 MustLoveBeagles Oct 2019 #88

ZACLY! elleng Oct 2019 #144

Warren talks "costs" not "taxes" - okay, if it adds up. polichick Oct 2019 #67

Pete's in the zone. n/t Dagstead Bumwood Oct 2019 #68

He wants to have it both ways and is being disengenious. Politicub Oct 2019 #79

Warren's coning off as double-speak. Dagstead Bumwood Oct 2019 #92

He's doing really well. So is Klobuchar. highplainsdem Oct 2019 #90

Amy is coming off stonger than anyone right now. Dagstead Bumwood Oct 2019 #102

He's frikkin awesome and he's my second choice. nt UniteFightBack Oct 2019 #154

Nobody mentions those that are not middle-class, elderly, or rich. Backseat Driver Oct 2019 #77

I'm not nuts about the repetitive tag lines. nolabear Oct 2019 #78

Warren's looking too evasive again. highplainsdem Oct 2019 #80

She is not...they are ganging up on her. Evergreen Emerald Oct 2019 #86

Then she should just answer the question already. AkFemDem Oct 2019 #95

She did. Evergreen Emerald Oct 2019 #141

Oh. Stop it. Jakes Progress Oct 2019 #169

They are pointing out that although Sanders admits taxes will go up, Warren won't. highplainsdem Oct 2019 #99

She should have answered yes or no. And yes they are hanging up on her. Nt helpisontheway Oct 2019 #138

She did. Evergreen Emerald Oct 2019 #143

Harris: "Our framers imagined this moment, a moment where we would have a corrupt president ... This riversedge Oct 2019 #81

Looks like it's pile on night for Warren. nt ecstatic Oct 2019 #84

she is the front runner so it's to be expected IcyPeas Oct 2019 #85

I don't think bdamomma Oct 2019 #87

start with improving the ACA, adding a public option first yellowdogintexas Oct 2019 #162

Warren needs to answer. I like her but she needs to answer. nolabear Oct 2019 #89

but she said bdamomma Oct 2019 #119

Liz's abject fear of saying the word "tax" is not a good look. scheming daemons Oct 2019 #93

Not answering makes her look weak DrToast Oct 2019 #100

Bernie's coming across better than she is. highplainsdem Oct 2019 #108

Problem there is that the media, then the GOP, will turn it into an out-of-context soundbite Tarc Oct 2019 #124

Darnit coming in late proud patriot Oct 2019 #94

These attacks on Warren's approach acknowledge that some people will be left out. Politicub Oct 2019 #96

Its a stupid republican light game to get someone to say taxes jcgoldie Oct 2019 #123

Taxes will go up that's the fact. It's up kacekwl Oct 2019 #175

Klobuchar is serious tonight! polichick Oct 2019 #97

I'm impressed by her MustLoveBeagles Oct 2019 #107

Pete and Amy doing heavy lifting for Joe on MFA Celerity Oct 2019 #98

They're doing really well. Much better than Warren tonight. highplainsdem Oct 2019 #115

she looks evasive IMHO Celerity Oct 2019 #156

i CAN'T STAND IT when they ask if medical plans will RAISE TAXES Takket Oct 2019 #103

Unfortunately this won't necessarily be the outcome drray23 Oct 2019 #148

yes, I do not understand why an advocate for MFA like Sanders or Warren do not do that Celerity Oct 2019 #155

Tell it Bernie! polichick Oct 2019 #105

Yes! The primary voters will decide which approach we support as a party. Politicub Oct 2019 #109

Was Joe right though? People need to know so we can decide. nolabear Oct 2019 #112

Welp, it's definitely a fight. They need to really talk about the costs. nolabear Oct 2019 #110

Harris just scored points bringing up reproducitve rights Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2019 #111

I am so happy she brought the topic up. It is of utmost importance. Politicub Oct 2019 #120

Preach, Harris!! Politicub Oct 2019 #114

Yes, I'm sorry they didn't give her more respect there. Hope they come back to it. nolabear Oct 2019 #121

who is moderator Marc Lacey: IcyPeas Oct 2019 #116

Agree 100% with Harris re: abortion. ecstatic Oct 2019 #117

Elizabeth Warren has damaged her candidacy, perhaps fatally, with her nonsensical Atticus Oct 2019 #118

No she isnt jcgoldie Oct 2019 #125

Everyone is saying it. She has to just own the tax issue... AkFemDem Oct 2019 #132

Disagreement with Warren equals Repub talking points---yeah, that sounds reasonable. nt Atticus Oct 2019 #171

Lol jcgoldie Oct 2019 #173

I'm sorry. I understood that she was supposed to communicate with those watching, not Atticus Oct 2019 #176

An increase in taxes of $5 to $10k edhopper Oct 2019 #130

If it's easy to understand she should be repeating it over and over. Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #160

What do you think edhopper Oct 2019 #165

She was not asked about "costs"; she was asked about "taxes". What does it mean Atticus Oct 2019 #172

she answered it saying edhopper Oct 2019 #174

She was asked about apples and answered about bananas. nt Atticus Oct 2019 #177

She was trying to prevent everyone from just yelling edhopper Oct 2019 #178

IF those are the facts, why doesn't she just explain it as you just did. Her repeated refusal to do Atticus Oct 2019 #168

Yes indeed she has, the question is way out there. Voters want to know -it's evasive not to Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #158

Not a Yang fan, but I'm loving that pin. Dagstead Bumwood Oct 2019 #122

Good for Corey. Addressing both Biden and reproductive rights. nolabear Oct 2019 #126

Great job, Booker! nt ecstatic Oct 2019 #127

Yes! The prohibitions will effect EVERY family. Politicub Oct 2019 #135

starting bdamomma Oct 2019 #131

OMG @KamalaHarris brings up women's reproductive health. riversedge Oct 2019 #133

what's the matter with this country that we can't figure out health care? IcyPeas Oct 2019 #134

Greedy politicians and gullible voters. polichick Oct 2019 #140

Big Insurance and Big Pharma nt yellowdogintexas Oct 2019 #163

They wouldn't be a problem if politicians did their job. polichick Oct 2019 #166

I wonder if Warren isn't trying for too much at once. nolabear Oct 2019 #136

Does she really believe that we don't know we're losing jobs to automation???? Kahuna7 Oct 2019 #145

She (and others) can propose/suggest, elleng Oct 2019 #150

LET'S START A SECOND THREAD nolabear Oct 2019 #142

Kamala Harris calls Trump corrupt and says he's selling out America. #DemocraticDebate riversedge Oct 2019 #152

Biden and Klobuchar have matching plans on healthcare. n/t CousinIT Oct 2019 #161