Vice Presidential Debate

 Challenger Kamala Harris vs. Incumbent Mike Pence, who may or may not be infected with the Trump virus:

Pence tried to talk over both Harris and moderator Susan Page, but at least he wasn't screaming.  A highlight of this debate was nearly 80 minutes into it, when a fly flew on Pence's head.  It stayed there for a few minutes until it flew off.  I am sure Twitter is having all kinds of fun with it.

The Lord of the Flies:

I wrote about the fly. https://t.co/PU6zJTj4yl

— Reid J. Epstein (@reidepstein) October 8, 2020

 

Vice Presidential Debate Replay

C-SPAN has its broadcast up on YouTube, if you can stand all of the interrupting:



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I can about predict Kaine will NOT be the Democratic Party nominee for president in 2024. I was not overly impressed with his style despite the fact he did have the facts on his side.

His demeanor is extremely off-putting.

Vice Presidential Debate Live Stream

You can find it in many places, including here:



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My view: I give the edge to Mike Pence even though he lied his ass off and Kaine has command of the facts. Kaine did better towards the end when he talked about Russia and about the Clinton and Trump foundations. It is just Pence is a lot more polished and low key, while Kaine just would not shut up. He sounds like Donald Trump, and that is not a good thing. Thank God we are not actually voting for the VPs here, so this debate will have no effect on the polls.

Pence knows he is on a losing ticket, but I think this slick performance might be the starting point of a presidential run in 2020.

Kaine is not Joe Biden. Biden can interrupt, but he is a lot smarter person than Kaine. He is not abrasive.

Kaine may have won on the substance, but Pence won on the style.

Republican National Convention Live Stream: Day 4

The final day of the festivities, mob mentality, or whatever you want to call it can be viewed live here:



Or at the official YouTube channel link.


For the most part, the festivities, until Ted Cruz arrived on the scene, were quite low-key. It made me wonder whether the Secret Service paid a call to some officials, who in turn had a talking to with the delegates.

Tuesday night bordered on inciting violence against a person who has been receiving Secret Service protection for many years. Not good.

Anyway, Mike Pence, the VP nominee for the GOP, was there giving his speech introducing himself to the American public, but he was a bit overshadowed and not by Trump:




However, it really was Ted Cruz's night. In case you missed the speech:



It was a good speech, I will admit it. It was also Ted's "I don't give a shit what you think" speech, which showed to millions the reason why he is so beloved by his colleagues in the United States Senate. It also tells people that his speech, as well as the non-attendance by many party regulars, that the GOP has written this election off and is preparing for 2020.


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Ivanka Trump introduced her dad, and, surprisingly, she gave one of the best speeches of the convention. I cannot say the same about her father, unfortunately.

Tomorrow I will post Trump's acceptance speech video. It ran about 75 or 80 minutes, which was way overlong, but even worse because it was just a bunch incoherent rhetoric. It was a lousy speech. No specifics. HRC will tear him apart in the debates because he has NO policy proposals. That is because even though Trump isn't stupid, he just doesn't have the background in government or in the military (as with previous presidents) that would even remotely qualify him for the White House. You have to have the background to be able to even discuss issues that affect millions of people. Trump is basically a third-party candidate running on a major party ticket.