08-12-2020, 12:33 PM
(08-12-2020, 12:15 PM)hollodero Wrote: OK, I do not see her getting destroyed there. She gets attacked, on things like her stance on (or her role in prosecuting) marijuana, a stance that according to Harris apparently has changed by now.
Wow, we must be watching two different clips.
Quote:And that sure can be brought up (but Gabbard is not the ideal person to do that, since her own stances "evolved" similarly regarding same-sex marriages, she was quite opposed to gay rights for a long time).
Sure, just like Obama. In this regard I'm apparently the perfect liberal, as I've been for same sex marriage my entire adult life (ask bfine, we used to argue about it all the time in the early 2000's). I didn't have to "evolve" or a have a talk about it with my daughter. Except now, to many, I'm a racist right winger, maybe other people "evolved"?
Quote:I mean, sure Harris has a record and not everyone is happy about it, but having it brought up imho is not akin to getting "destroyed".
You could clearly see Harris had zero response and just had to absorb it with a grimace. Seriously, it's as close to a perfect take down as you'll ever see in these debates.
Quote:What I find more fascinating is that you liked Tulsi Gabbard of all people. She has a F rating from the NRA, she advocates a common rifle weapons ban and universal background checks, permits and whatnot. She sounds like your political nightmare on that topic alone, imho. Why do you like her?
Like is a relative term. She's by far more preferable than the other Dem candidates. No, I don't like her stance on firearms, but I do like that she is pragmatic and not married to party orthodoxy. It's similar to why I really like 2000 era John McCain, although his stances were much more in line with my own, he spoke his mind and wasn't afraid to go his own way if he felt strongly enough about something. That character trait alone, being so rare in a US politician, is worthy of admiration.
