My Take on the Debate

By Rich Kozlovich

 

The title, "My Take on the Debate", is a misnomer.  I never saw it.  In point of fact, I generally don't watch debates.  The last debate I watched was the debate for the Mayor of New York City, with William de Blasio, one Republican, and four or five other Democrats, none of whom were qualified.  Guess which Democrat was the most impressive?  Believe it or not, Anthony Weiner!  Yeah, that Weiner!  So, why did William de Blasio win the election?  

 

First off, unlike his fellow radical Democrats (there were no moderate Democrats in this election) he never really answered any question put to him.  So he looked calm, self assured, reasonable, just mouthing platitudes and logical fallacies.  Since all the rest seemed to out of touch with reality, he seemed the most rational.  Ergo, he avoided looking insane, unlike the rest of them.  Not very impressive,  but assuring.  And was elected.   Wow!  Was that a mistake!  

 

Well, actually that depends on your perspective.  It was clear a Democrat was going to be elected no matter what, and all the rest of the Democrats seemed stunningly defective and wouldn't have been any better that Bill de Blasio if they were elected, and believe it or not, they might have been even worse, if you can imagine that.  

 

He won because, it wasn't much of a contest.   But, can you imagine if he had actually told everyone what he believed and would do? Yeah, I can.  They would have elected one of the other lunatics the Democrats offered instead.   

 

Before that, I watched the debate between Vice Presidential candidates, Geraldine Ferraro and George Bush.  A debate that almost everyone viewed as a draw, except for one female reporter who went on in rapturous ecstasy about how Ferraro really won that debate.  The other reporters smiled, rolled their eyes, shook their heads, and one asked if they had all seen the same debate.  

Other than that, I've avoided debates like the plague.  I just can't stand the horsepucky.  But most of all, I really despise the moderators.  

So then, "My Take" is based on reports I read that came out Thursday,  and it certainly appears as if Trump crushed Biden, or maybe it could be better said, Biden crushed Biden, but this one, by Andrea Widburg, one of my favorite writers, is probably the best report.  Please enjoy!

A calm, masterful Donald Trump made mincemeat of Joe Biden  By Andrea Widburg 

The moment Donald Trump and Joe Biden appeared on the stage, Trump was in control. He looked robust, while Biden appeared frail and slow. Trump’s dominance extended beyond looks. He ably defended his record against attacks from both Biden and the moderator, Kristen Welker. He also politely, but insistently, pressed Biden on his decades of failure, the damage he caused to the black community, and his corrupt dealings with his son, Hunter. It was a rout.

Those expecting Trump to be a bit of a madman, as he was during the first debate, were disappointed. Trump, having achieved his goal during the first debate of forcing Biden to alienate some of his base, no longer needed the madman tactic. This time, Trump was charming, polite, and endlessly upbeat about America’s prospects. Biden, meanwhile, literally said that America was “about to go into a dark winter. A dark winter.”  

As expected, Welker was a biased moderator. To her credit, she asked Biden about China and Ukraine, although she left the topic as quickly as possible. Otherwise, as with Chris Wallace and, during the town hall, Savannah Guthrie, every question that Welker posed to Trump came from a Democrat, not a neutral, position.

Even more irritating than the premise of her questions, though, was Welker’s determination to cut Trump’s rebuttals off immediately while letting Biden answer at length. Indeed, when Trump reminded Biden that Hunter walked out of China with $1.5 billion and started discussing the newly released emails, Welker frantically interrupted Trump to ensure that Biden wouldn’t have to try to answer the question.

Welker also argued constantly with Trump, something she never did with Biden. Candy Crowley apparently set a new standard for moderators getting into it with Republican candidates and we may as well get used to it........More Here.......