Debate Moderator Fact Checks
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Anonymous
DP. Partially because Harris lobbed some false accusations at him that he wound up defending. Had they ALSO fact-checked her, that would not have happened. And before you ask, her false were posted by another poster this afternoon. |
Anonymous
+100 |
Anonymous
Nah. She attacked him with his record. Sorry you don’t like hearing it. She’s been fact checked by multiple reputable sources, and the verdict is: she told ( mostly) the truth. Trump was gingerly corrected on 3 outrageous lies. Cry more. |
Anonymous
I mean if MAGA is going to continue to spin, spin, spin to make excuses for him, it is what it is. His lies are so egregious that he needed to be fact-checked. |
Anonymous
DP. The above lists instance in which Harris was lying, but not called out on it. I don’t object to the fact-checking of Trump - but Harris should have been as well. Perhaps then Trump wouldn’t have had to keep jumping in to defend himself against her false accusations. And as for changing opinions and “values,” you have no problem giving Harris a pass on her changing views on various issues (notably - fracking, decriminalizing border crossings, and the EV mandate). You give her the benefit of the doubt that she has simply “evolved” in her thinking. I choose to do the same with Trump. |
Anonymous
Sure. But fact-checking one candidate and not the other is the very definition of biased moderation. |
Anonymous
I’ve bolded the only pertinent word in your childish post. Do better. |
Anonymous
Only if their lies are equal in scale and kind |
Anonymous
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Vice President Kamala Harris claimed in the debate Tuesday night that there are no U.S. troops in active war zones, a statement that obscures how thousands of American service members fight in conflicts around the world. U.S. sailors and Marines have been defending ships and regional partners from constant attacks by Yemen’s Houthis since last fall. There are at least 3,400 U.S. troops tasked to assist and train local forces to defeat Islamic State in Iraq and Syria—where they have come under repeated attacks. The Biden administration also is quietly moving aircraft and commandos into Western Africa to combat terrorists. And yet Harris boasted during the debate that “there is not one member of the United States military who is in active duty in a combat zone in any war zone around the world, the first time this century.” Congress is the only branch with the authority to declare war, a power it hasn’t exercised since 1942, which means the U.S. hasn’t officially been at war since the end of World War II. But the U.S. has been in combat plenty of times over the decades—from Korea to Vietnam and most recently Iraq and Afghanistan—and there is no question U.S. forces today are in harm’s way. Just last month, the U.S. and Iraq launched a joint raid against Islamic State that saw seven American troops get injured. https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/harris-trump-presidential-debate-election-2024/card/u-s-troops-are-involved-in-combat-despite-harris-s-debate-claims-j5b3ST4WCoIish5ScTPg |
Anonymous
Wrong. If you want to claim impartiality, then be impartial. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
Actually, most people don’t think this is anything other than difficult, painful, and complex decisions. That’s why they should be made by a woman and her doctor and anyone else that she would like to involve— not by politicians, and particularly not by politicians who are unlikely to get pregnant themselves but who are all too willing to legislate the behaviors of others within the confines of their own skewed beliefs. I would address your comments more directly— but you left a lot out, perhaps deliberately. “Babies born alive following botched abortions “ sounds truly heartbreaking and horrific. What’s missing, when you lump them altogether is the details about each individual situation and experiences. Babies mature enough to be born alive suggests horrendous complications— along the lines of pregnant girls whose bodies would be irreparably damaged by the birth process, or babies whose conditions would result in torturous deaths shortly after birth. It would be informative if you could provide some links to the actual concerns behind the numbers. |
Anonymous
Muir was too busy talking to small town city managers to get prepared for questions on US troops in combat. Only so many hours in a day, people. |
Anonymous
Really? I’ll keep reading in case you’ve addressed this in a later post, but where are you getting the data to support your “vast majority of America hate(s)” Biden’s policies? Many Americans— including me — love most of Biden’s policies, but are rightly concerned about someone 4 years older than he is now in the President’s seat. If he were younger, we’d be all in. Part of the reason I’m excited about Harris is because I hope she’ll get 8 more years to put some of the priorities that she shares with Biden more firmly in place — while implementing her own priorities over time. So, data? You jump from “undecided voters” who need to be convinced to “vast majority of Americans “ who you claim “hate” Biden’s policies, with absolutely nothing to support your assertions. Got anything? Anything at all? |