Vance and Walz agree to a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News

Ratings will be interesting. If it’s an indication, in THFSG the Harris/Trump had roughly 17 pages of discussion during the debate. VP debate, just over 2 pages.

 

Hold on, people actually watched it?

 

I think it was a good job by both candidates. They both avoided ad hominem attack and treated each other with respect.

Both were articulate, with Vance being a little more polished.

I think the biggest thing for Vance is he showed that he’s a decent human being. I know that doesn’t fit the TH narrative, but his empathetic reaction to learning that Walz’s son witnessed a shooting was spontaneous and authentic.

 

I turned the presidential debate off after 1 question. I gave this a shot out of curiosity and it was legitimately enjoyable. @92gator is absolutely correct.

 

I was surprised that Walz did not respond to Vance's claim that America is a country of builders, doers (what is this, a Home Depot commercial?), ... with a simple statement, "America is a country of immigrants. Every man, woman, and child in the U.S. is either an immigrant or a descendant of one, and that includes the native Americans."

 

I agree.
Both did better than I expected.

 

After Coach Cotex said he was friends with school shooters he didn't need to defend anything.

 

92 should drink rum more frequently when posting.

 

I heard that, but I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. That’s not what he meant to say. I know if I was up on stage for 90 minutes, I’d probably misspeak more than once.

 

All I heard is confirmation that Walz is a liar, being in China in this case when he wasn't and could have been one of his many other lies, that he is a knucklehead, that he has become friends with school shooters, and men should stay out of the abortion debate as no restrictions should apply right up to delivery which means babies can be murdered so long as the physician and mother agree. (shaking head)

EDIT: Of course, the Vance theme all debate was to rightfully say your day 1 was when you were sworn in as VP. Harris can't be trusted to do in the next administration what she was unwilling to do in the Biden/Harris administration.

 

Colbert is on now and his monologue is almost entirely mocking Vance and praising Walz, with only a couple good nature jabs at Walz thrown in for “balance.” His audience is overwhelmingly cheering his mocking of Vance.

 

I first thought Vance was expressing empathy but then thought maybe he repeated it because he wanted to call it into question.

 

Well Colbert hates trump so no surprise there.

 

Sorry, I have to disagree. I thought Vance’s response was spontaneous and sincere. He looked genuinely taken by surprise.

Edit: NPR seems to agree.

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/01/nx-s1-5135686/tim-walz-son-gus-shooting-jd-vance-debate-2024