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Sep 12Liked by Ben Cohen

It was truly a pleasure to read this perfectly hilarious assessment of the debate. I enjoyed this essay as much as I enjoyed Kamala Harris undressing Donald in public.

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10,000 points for using “shpadoinkle” in a sentence.

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20,000 for sneaking in a Princess Bride reference.

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We do not have the luxury of being “happy” as the Electoral College could still hand chump the country. We have to press hard in these remaining days. DO SOMETHING!

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“The Federalist’s Sean Davis demanded that David Muir and Linsey Davis (no relation) should be brought up on criminal charges.”

Not that Republicans would ever engage in the “lawfare“ that they keep accusing liberals and Democrats of.

Say it with me: Every Republican accusation is a confession. Every single one. Every single time.

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No means I’m not repeating your ridiculous and childish statement after you. Pull your head out. You’re on the wrong side of history.

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Sean Davis is demanding the debate moderators be brought up on criminal charges because they corrected Trump on his lies, and you **don't** find that ridiculous?

When juries of regular citizens are presented with actual evidence and indict Republicans, the Republicans scream "lawfare" and "witch hunt" and then, presenting no evidence at all, declare their political opponents criminal who should be charged and even executed. And you don't see that as the Republicans of accusing their political opponents of *exactly* what the Republicans themselves are doing?

How do you manage that level of willful blindness?

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Don’t know a Sean Davis. Debates don’t fall under any law that calls for punishment. Kamala is still a liar. 🤥

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And is Trump, or is your concern directed only one way?

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Sep 13·edited Sep 13

Unless the moderators’ thumbs tip the scale for Trump, they’ll complain that their thumbs are on the scale for his opponent.

Kamala had the advantage of knowing what didn’t work against Trump in the past. Her strategy became simpler: do the opposite. We have seen him for nine years. She learned from his past, while others had not. 🤔😉😊

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Great assessment of both the debate, and the probable outcome! Let's keep this ball rolling forward, and get the orange blob out of our lives, our social media, and into lockup of some sort.....finally!

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I see the mainstream media is doing everything they can to even things back out -- balancing Trump blew it headlines with Harris remains in trouble ones. I was about to click on an NYT headline that read "If Harris Doesn't Change Course Now, She Could Lose The Election" until I read who the author was, some wank named Jedediah Purdy, and that told me everything I need to know.

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Why is Jonah Goldberg, nepo baby son of Lucianne Goldberg, the woman who gave us Linda Tripp, offered any respect at all? 🤔😉😊

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Very good analysis.

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