Evaluation of Klown Debate number one

Yesterday, June 26, was the first Democrat Klown debate. The only thing missing were the funny hats. I suppose those may be coming with debate number two. I didn't watch the whole thing but I did see that the Madcow was relatively restrained. Chuck Clod however was his usual pesky self. I watched the final section whereupon (don't you love that word?) each Known gave a 45 second precis of the reason we, the American serfs, should vote for one of them--hell, why stop at one vote--just learn Spanish, get your back wet, and vote as many times as needed to get your favorite Neoliberal, neoconservative douchebag elected.

Please note, dear reader, that I exclude Tulsi from this mob as she is definitely anti-war and has the chops, being the only one of that mob to have seen military service. The rest of the crowd have no issue sending somebody else's kids off to war, whereupon such intrepid volunteers will be rewarded with amputated limbs and a healthy dose of PTSD.

So in the 45 seconds, when given the chance to make a complete fool of themselves, several leapt at the opportunity. Foremost, because he is the tallest Clown was Bill de Blah blah. The penultimate question was "what is Amerika's biggest threat. Mayor Bill, to be distinguished from Mayor Pete, was shrill about the Russians, Russians, Russians being the worst threat to our country. Several other clowns were still insisting that T-rump was a Putin puppet. Apparently they didn't get the news that Müller said "no collision, no obstruction." If I wanted a message sure to sink the electoral chances of any Klown Kandidate who runs against El Trumpo it would be Russia, Russia, Russia. Most non-political people are more concerned about their own finances than 12 GRU agents who never stepped foot in the U. S. of A. But no matter.

The Dems used to be a party of lots of intellectual people in elected office. The dumbing down of the party as a whole began with Bubba K who mesmerized the base with a beautiful case of "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil." The fine art of fraud, conspiracy and betrayal has been perfected by the Evil Queen, aka Medusa. HRC's talent is spewing poisonous venom in all directions at once. This venom affects even those of her erstwhile friends, such as ex-law partners such as Vince Foster (who amazingly committed suicide with two GSW's to the back of the head and no blood or brain at the "crime scene").

Beto was especially clownish in believing he has an ice cube's chance in Hell of winning any prize except Boob of the Year (Booty). This prestigious award will be bestowed upon all Known Debate entrants except for Tulsi and perhaps Bernie.

One interesting comment came from Liz non-Cherokee Warren who praised the $25 persister community college where her higher education began. She obliquely mentioned (because none of these pols ever directly face issues) her ability to get into further higher education with other stipends (i.e., her "native American Heritage"). By the way, did I mention that Liz, in an attempt to live down her 40 year fraud of ethnicity has been adopted (for a reasonable donation) by the Kickapoo Indian tribe. She is now known to some by her Kickapoo Indian name "Wesquiw". The derivation of this name, translated into English is "white-eyed squaw in wigwam".

Julian Castro was impressive and did not bite on Russia, Russia, Russia. Even Mayor di Blah Blah sounded reasonable for a bit. Then there was Jay Inslee who is built like a defensive tackle and came across with the grace of a polite but hungry lion, practically snarling. He was able to restrain the flow of saliva over his lower lip.

Then there was this guy, a congress critter from Maryland, standing next to Smiling Jay, eminently forgettable--see, I forgot already. He did make a couple of good points and seemed reasonable. Once his name recognition rises above the current 0.001%, he might actually go somewhere--but it won't be Known Debate numero dos. (We now have to speak Spanish, which several debaters did, in front of the partially Hispanic Miami audience. I can't wait for the Camel to speak Espanol, just like Spartacus did at debate numero uno)

So the big question is who will be swept off stage to well-deserved oblivion before debate Nummer Zwei.

Please, dear Communitzrians, let your votes be now recorded with your opinions about Known Talk number 1. Did anybody win? Did anybody lose?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrwf-sIcr0M]

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Alligator Ed's picture

How many Contestants in the the Known Kavalcade raised their hands endorsing M4A during the debate?

Take a guess--they're free. The number is between zero and ten.

Tic, toc--time's up.
The number is ONE (Mayor di Blah Blah).

So if anyone is under the illusion that M4A will become a reality before 2024, please register at our new Alligator U. Sanitorium, where our staff of unlicensed therapists, using the latest techniques gleaned from years of use at Abu Ghraib, and we will quickly (or not so quickly) retrain your brain with the correct political knowledge of reality.

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Benny's picture

@Alligator Ed Liz did also. Whether it's her story and she's sticking to it is another thing once she gets into the room with the Turd Wayers.

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One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will. To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.--Tennyson

Alligator Ed's picture

@Benny it wasn't very high, whereas Mayor di Blah Blah's hand almost touched the ceiling. I couldn't see Wesquiw's elevated appendage from my view of the Konfrontation.

I have summoned John Travolta to give Liz a lesson on raising one's hand.

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@Alligator Ed actually gave a full throated defense of the policy, not that I trust she’ll continue to do so as she’s waffled on it over the past month or two.

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Not Henry Kissinger's picture

@Alligator Ed @Alligator Ed

Lester asked,

"Who here would abolish their private health insurance in favor of a government run plan?"

which could be read a few different ways.

Most likely scenario for M4A implementation in the US is still a hybrid system ala Switzerland or Australia, where the government provides basic care and the private insurers supplement.

Asking whether we should go full on public and abolish private insurance entirely is a lot different than asking whether a candidate supports M4A in the first place - with or without private supplemental.

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The current working assumption appears to be that our Shroedinger's Cat system is still alive. But what if we all suspect it's not, and the real problem is we just can't bring ourselves to open the box?

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@Not Henry Kissinger

Most likely scenario for M4A implementation in the US is still a hybrid system ala Switzerland or Australia, where the government provides basic care and the private insurers supplement.

You are absolutely correct. Private Insurers know their days are doomed once the public slowly realizes what is at stake here. So, wishing to remain in their lucrative business, they are willing to sacrifice half their current base, for whom in their base's perspective the insurance sucks. The ones continuing private insurance will largely consist of employee-based insurance--bought for the employees by a business which picks the plan destined for its labor force--If this operates anything like Congress, then there will be definitely much better coverage for upper-ups.

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WoodsDweller's picture

... most memorable for his resemblance to the late Tim Conway.

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"The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function." -- Albert Bartlett
"A species that is hurtling toward extinction has no business promoting slow incremental change." -- Caitlin Johnstone

@WoodsDweller I couldn’t put my finger on it last night.

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Necessary to throw in wet backs and "illegal" voting by said to "vote as many times as they can?" Seriously?

As for the staggering ignorance of democrats I think we all agree there but let's be real honest and admit repubs ain't much better. I get you hate dems as I do but the constant subtle ommission of the "stupid party" sure doesn't help your case.

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Only a fool lets someone else tell him who his enemy is. Assata Shakur

Alligator Ed's picture

@lizzyh7 during the reign of King No Neck the First, Richard J. Daley. The advice given by Dem precinct captains to their constituents was "vote early and vote often"

Pointing out the sins of the Dems is not the same as forgiving the sins of the Repugs. But, gosh and golly, poor JtC doesn't have enough bandwidth to include all the sins of the Duopoly, even in the last 12 years.

If you wish I would be receptive to reading about Republican flaws--such as, say, Mitch McTurtle's reticence in letting Barry pass any legislation. And we could talk about Mrs. McTurtle with her Chinese connections because she is of Chinese descent. Please propose any recent Repiugnant sins and I will gladly comment upon them.

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@Alligator Ed

But, gosh and golly, poor JtC doesn't have enough bandwidth to include all the sins of the Duopoly, even in the last 12 years.

I bet he dreams about having that sort of bandwidth, especially if he also had storage and computing resources to match!

At that point he could run Daily Kos* as a sideline! Smile

* Daily Kos is a serious hog of bandwidth and computing resources on both ends.

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"US govt/military = bad. Russian govt/military = bad. Any politician wanting power = bad. Anyone wielding power = bad." --Shahryar

"All power corrupts absolutely!" -- thanatokephaloides

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@lizzyh7
the "just learn Spanish, get your back wet," there is also "white-eyed squaw in wigwam."

Casual racism, is perfectly fine, here on c99.

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Alligator Ed's picture

@hecate I am all about casual. So now, one with your PC leanings contends that nothing is allowed to be humorous on c99 because it might offend someone's fee-fees? Perhaps you would find a nice position on Google's algorithm team.

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@Alligator Ed ever read that's how it starts to become more overt? First a "harmless" little joke, and anyone offended by said little harmless joke is simply too sensitive or God forbid a rabid SJW. Just a little joke after all, what possible harm can it do? Sure, "those people" are to be laughed at by those of us superior to them, what harm, eh?

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Only a fool lets someone else tell him who his enemy is. Assata Shakur

Alligator Ed's picture

@lizzyh7 I am feeling the outflowing of censorial opinion. Who is the arbiter of what is harmless, lizzy? When do we stop sliding down the proverbial slippery slope to full-on censoring unless we speak the SJW language of victimhood and guilt? Are you on for reparations? How many slaves did your family own?

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mimi's picture

@lizzyh7
liked them a lot, because they were such overt racists and not those behind the curtains whispering evil doing do-gooders. Have mercy with the alligators. They might be an endangered species soon, if life gets too seriously unfunny for them.

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@Alligator Ed
it's "humorous," is it? How about blackface? That's a real laff riot. Perhaps in your next essay, you can go there. About your speed.

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C45g3YP7JOk]

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Alligator Ed's picture

@hecate he's black. Okay, hecate, I get it. So black folks can get away with calling each other "nigger" because they're "entitled". But I, as a green denizen of my own admittedly swampy environment, am not allowed to breach the precious rules of PC politeness? Ha and ha.

Now tell me a joke--any joke--which will not injure the precious sensibilities of any of our readers. Please, go ahead. I'll wait for your PC joke.

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@Alligator Ed
at the same time. Which splatters on the pavement first?

A: Who cares?

Har har.

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The earth is a multibillion-year-old sphere.
The Nazis killed millions of Jews.
On 9/11/01 a Boeing 757 (AA77) flew into the Pentagon.
AGCC is happening.
If you cannot accept these facts, I cannot fake an interest in any of your opinions.

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@Alligator Ed @Alligator Ed
seriously. I am not joking. And that's the truth.

Non-casual alligators are not good for a healthy faint-of-color Mickey Mouse. I am all for revolver TV and Teddy Bears, actually I am considering to FedEx you a little black Bear and a browny Kitty Cat, so you can share your big crocodile tears with them while learning your PC lessons once and for all.

Sigh, I vote for having six year terms for Presidents to give my fee fees more time to recover from abuse. (had to look up fee fees and the dictionaries too are not what they once were. They adjusted to the PC times and all gave me fake explanations)
/*mamba*
See, JtC also had to learn his PC lessons, I remember the little cutsy browny smiley funny face, that was there in the very beginning of the existence of C99p. No more fee fees abuses allowed now. mamba is gone.

Instead of fee fee I recommend fou fou. That's a completely colorless and spiceless dish, which can only be eaten together with a spicy hot sauce that would even casual alligators jump out of the swamp and bite you.

[video:https://youtu.be/6oOFXlK4ioY]

I like the fou fou(s) a lot. Especially the French ones.
Dirol

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Alligator Ed's picture

@mimi I wouldn't worry about my fee fees if I ate for fous. That dish is probably as tasty as poi, which you may have eaten on your visits to Hawai'i. If you did, would you eat it again?

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mimi's picture

@Alligator Ed
but fou fou is just that: fou like a cool French Travolta man. hmm, I am biased to French men.
Oops ...

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@hecate And lately there's more of it too. Sickening.

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Only a fool lets someone else tell him who his enemy is. Assata Shakur

QMS's picture

Best guess the DNC won, MSM came in second and the american people last in this round.

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question everything

mimi's picture

@QMS
and we needed one here, badly. Wink

Why didn't they put Tulsi and Bernie at the same panel tonight? That would not have been fun, but probably more politically correct than all the rest of the kabuki theater.

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Centaurea's picture

@mimi put Tulsi with Bernie for the first debate.

It allowed her to shine on her own and make a clear distinction between herself and the other candidates on the stage with her.

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