"...the only thing poor about them is their judgement."
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"Donald Trump has the impulse control of a grease fire."
Trump campaign is canceling hundreds of thousands of dollars in advertising in Fla, NC, OH, possibly other states, per two buying sources.— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 7, 2016
The immediate media response to the debate was to grant Mike Pence the victory, largely on style points. Kaine was “trying too hard,” wrote The Washington Post. The same paper’s Chris Cilizza called Pence the winner because he “repeatedly turned to the camera when he answered questions, making clear he understood that the real audience wasn’t in the room but watching on TV. The Indiana governor was calm, cool and collected throughout — a stark contrast to the fast-talking (and seemingly nervous) Kaine.”
Kaine interrupted too much and tried to say too much. Pence was folksy, down-to-earth, and used his previous experience as a radio show host to deftly deflect Kaine’s attack lines.
But there’s one major problem with this analysis: It ignores the fact that when Pence wasn’t misrepresenting the statements of his running mate, he told one lie after another.--and--
If journalists and pundits have one responsibility to the body politic it is to make clear that when a politician is lying, we call it a lie — not give them credit for lying with style.Yay
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NEW VIDEO: We. Have had. Enough. The "other" angry group in this election: those of us who believe in democracy. pic.twitter.com/9TLfBtJFkl— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) October 6, 2016
We have Clinton's lead up to 5 points now. https://t.co/WLXtJodIzD pic.twitter.com/rcbE00H4iY— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 6, 2016
Then this guy starts trying to say the Nazi's didn't intentionally gas 6 million Jews, another man agrees. I ask if they are together. "No" pic.twitter.com/42Iy10ttyW— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) October 6, 2016
[Hillary Clinton digs around in her purse] Dammit I know I have those receipts somewhere OH HERE THEY ARE pic.twitter.com/rr55w6cmQp— shauna (@goldengateblond) October 5, 2016
#VPDebate...... When Tim Kaine would bring up Trump and his policies.. Mike Pence would be like... pic.twitter.com/V8U3JTa07S— Susan Hunt (@StSusanHunt) October 5, 2016