I am proud and happy that I know you both.
ETA: and Happy, too!
No, she made an attempt to make a connection with the audience, and then admonished* them * when it didn’t work as planned. It would’ve been equally ridiculous had any of the men on stage done it too.
Regarding Bullock’s “Nucular”: Yeah that drove me crazy too. It’s also a sign that he’s either too dumb to hire good consultants or too dumb to listen to them if he did. A word mispronunciation that is so blatantly associated with the mannerisms and administration of such a shitty president in such recent history, should have been immediately flagged during his debate preparations as something to avoid.
“But that’s just the way I pronounce it, I can’t help it!” “You better learn to say it correctly or people are going to think of George W. Fucking Bush, goddammit. Now practice!”
That exchange clearly never took place.
I see why Bullock won…in Montana.
I’ve never really bought into the idea that the individual state or city that a candidate was governor or mayor of really mattered very much when that candidate is running for president. No city is perfect. No state is perfect. Unless the individual in question presided over an unambiguous CATASTROPHE in city or state governance, I do not think the majority of Americans are even going to be thinking of any internal matters within the city or state of that candidate when it’s time to vote in the general election. The candidate’s job is to sell the country on big-picture ideas with inspiring charisma that gets people excited.
I think Pete has that charisma without question, and while I don’t think his chances of taking the nomination are that high, I do think his chances of beating Trump if he somehow did, would be quite favorable, based on his charisma and his ability to discuss big-picture issues without it sounding like empty platitudes.
I agree that Warren has a clear path to 4 more years of Trump.
I’m sorry, I forgot my winkie, ;). And my recommendation to never take anything I say without a tongue numbing amount of salt.
Not only did you forget your winkie, you wrote “I’m not joking”.
Oh. Now I’m extra embarrassed. <-(real) I guess I was serious and being a sexist idiot, which is pointed out to me regularly. I’ll continue to work on it. Thank you for rubbing my nose in it; it’s the only way I’ll learn. Truly seriously. 
This. It was SO bad, and it drives me nuts that no one in the media seems to mention it but inexplicably keep piling on Beto. :smack:
This is quite delusional. In what way are they going to ‘Eat him alive?’ Republicans consider him and Warren their greatest threat.
You missed the most important bit of the whole debate – Tim Ryan neglecting to put his hand over his heart for the National Anthem.
Nope. If the GOP got to choose their opponent, they’d pick Sanders/Warren or maybe Warren/Sanders. The extreme left just doesn’t get how completely out of touch with mainstream America those two are.
They’re not out of touch, I’ve heard this crap before with Trump, and then he won.
‘Extreme left’ is now wanting healthcare free at the point at use. Warren and Sanders are about as extreme as FDR, that other traitorous ‘commie-pinko’
Somebody edited John Delaney’s Wikipedia page to indicate that he had been murdered by Elizabeth Warren.
Really? I was joking to my wife that one of them might pull a Colin Kaepernick, but I didn’t think anyone really did anything like that.
I think you might be…serious?? 
I understand that the National Anthem is traditional at professional sports games. No reason for it, really (we’ve had threads on this) but it’s at least traditional.
I’ve never seen it at a debate before, and I don’t like it. It’s as if they’re trying to compete with Trump’s flag humping. The candidates did a pretty good job having an adult discussion of issues, but CNN (or the DNC) seemed to want to make a mockery of the whole thing. God help us if this becomes the norm.
I think you think it’s a joke???
Buttigieg mentioning over and over again how young he is.
It is quite stunning, though, to think that the oldest Democratic candidate in a race is more than twice as old as the youngest. That’s definitely got to be a historical first.
The question is, would Pence consent to be in a room alone with Buttigieg?
Am I the only one that liked Hickenlooper? A big part of his message is that he actually enacted progressive policies. And that he did it in a purple state.
I wish the governors in general were getting more traction. I consider it a slightly better resume point than senator for president. Granted, none of the governors currently running are charismatic.