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(DIR) Post #AZ2ZTDYeKBLufcDirY by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:01:00Z
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The #GOP candidates’ debate getting underway. The media on site for the Fox News/RNC event is restricted to watching from the Fiserv Forum players’ parking garage.
(DIR) Post #AZ2ZTERF3D1NOvlJxI by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:04:47Z
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The ding-ding 'your time is up' still sounds too much like a doorbell -- dogs all over America will be triggered as they were in 2016. #GOPDebate
(DIR) Post #AZ2ZTFDo8drxpYU6ee by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:06:32Z
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"Our country is in decline," are the opening words spoken by a candidate at this first #GOPDebate -- #Florida Gov. DeSantis.
(DIR) Post #AZ2ZTGCQVGMIrYqW8m by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:13:20Z
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Political novice 38-year-old Vivek Ramaswamy is called a "blank slate" by Brett Baier. He responds that "it's going to take an outsider" to turn around America.
(DIR) Post #AZ2ZTHS3qcSWkLAW9I by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:14:20Z
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"I don't care about polls" says Nikki Haley when she is told by co-moderator Martha MacCallum that Ramaswamy is beating her in the polls.
(DIR) Post #AZ2ZTIZXgI2ODpg0Rs by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:15:51Z
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"I'm incredibly proud of the record of the Trump-Pence administration," says former VP Mike Pence. "I'm unquestionably the best prepared...in this race."
(DIR) Post #AZ2ZTJfbbETvcvWMXQ by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:17:41Z
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"Drill, frack, burn coal and raise nuclear" pledges Ramaswamy, saying he'll declare war on the federal bureuacracy.
(DIR) Post #AZ2ZTKYYIwQyNLEFBQ by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:18:31Z
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Pence taunting Ramaswamy saying "I'll go slower" to explain things to him and "we don't need to bring in a rookie."
(DIR) Post #AZ2ZTLVkkpmzKwvWSW by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:19:39Z
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"We're just going to have some fun tonight," Ramaswamy tells Pence. "Do you want a super PAC puppet or a patriot who speaks the truth?"
(DIR) Post #AZ2ZTOMIAT0IATWVd2 by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:20:53Z
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Doug Burgum, the governor of North Dakota, who injured his Achilles tendon quips: "I think I took it too literally when they said go to Milwaukee and break a leg."
(DIR) Post #AZ2ZTQWI8GBss4DWUa by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:22:35Z
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After more than 20 minutes in to the debate, the former Arkansas governor, Asa Hutchinson, gets in his first words reminding folks he was also "head of the DEA."
(DIR) Post #AZ2ZTRjnbWaceFXpBY by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:24:51Z
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"The climate change agenda is a hoax," says Ramaswamy. Many in the audience boo.
(DIR) Post #AZ2ZTT8eOc3wzcBBYm by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:25:51Z
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"I've had enough already of a guy who sounds like ChatGPT," says former NJ governor Chris Christie of Ramaswamy.
(DIR) Post #AZ2ZTU8gfxgc61CjFw by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:29:15Z
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Nearly a half hour in to the #GOPDebate and the only one who has uttered the word "Trump" is Mike Pence and it was to tout that administration's accomplishments.
(DIR) Post #AZ2ZTV2hJiUOtjPSYi by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:32:18Z
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DeSantis did say Trump “coddled” Anthony Fauci and should have fired him.
(DIR) Post #AZ2ZaOLwaSbIB4hMLA by dkbgeek@noc.social
2023-08-24T01:27:13Z
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@w7voa Chris Christie: The enemy of my enemies.
(DIR) Post #AZ2b0LHYj6Ac8ZaM4W by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:47:06Z
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"Climate change is real, by the way," interjects the Joe Biden Twitter (X) account.
(DIR) Post #AZ2b0LvGLTvg7iA3xQ by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:48:46Z
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Another clash between Pence and Ramaswamy who are talking over each other.
(DIR) Post #AZ2bPkRyI1KvQxZPSy by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:34:10Z
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"We need to stop demonizing this issue" of #abortion, says Haley. "Let's find consensus."
(DIR) Post #AZ2bPlEBOltvqU7uc4 by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:37:05Z
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"Consensus is the opposite of leadership," Pence rebuts Haley.
(DIR) Post #AZ2bPm2AOvsqLVVpWS by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:38:38Z
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"No Republican president can ban abortions" due to the political reality in Congress, responds Haley. "You have to be honest with the American people."
(DIR) Post #AZ2bPmk7lV2sXq4w2S by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:39:40Z
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"We should not have a federal abortion ban," Burgum flatly declares, citing the 10th Amendment.
(DIR) Post #AZ2bPnNpNsnwWyedvM by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:40:26Z
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"What is going to work in New York is never going to work in North Dakota," adds Burgum.
(DIR) Post #AZ2bPo6UhoX8lVYJXs by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:42:19Z
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"We cannot let states like California, New York and Illinois have abortions on demand," says Sen. Scott who calls for "at minimum a 15-week limit."
(DIR) Post #AZ2bnQjnERqtFLCN3Q by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:51:43Z
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First attack on Trump comes from Asa Hutchinson.
(DIR) Post #AZ2bnRUERmzzZMvSRE by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:52:45Z
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And the next segment will be about "the coming trials of Donald Trump," says co-moderator MacCallum as Fox goes into a commercial break.
(DIR) Post #AZ2bnSKLK2gOAzJ4fA by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:57:27Z
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Trump is "the elephant not in the room," says co-moderator Brett Baier.
(DIR) Post #AZ2bnT3McehAQcN1pw by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:58:14Z
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Hutchinson and Christie are the two who do not raise their hands when asked if they'll still support Trump if he's convicted.
(DIR) Post #AZ2boKyc8WyvfWYzvk by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:59:01Z
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"The conduct (of Trump) is beneath the office of president of the United States," says Christie. "Booing is allowed but it doesn't change the truth.:"
(DIR) Post #AZ2cJg7JaTREDAZskS by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T01:59:54Z
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The party in power is using its police force to indict its political opponents, says Ramaswamy.
(DIR) Post #AZ2cJgpyuPAQRhTYMy by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:00:53Z
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Now Christie and Ramaswamy are talking over each other.
(DIR) Post #AZ2cJhb856sgnvXCrI by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:01:30Z
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Ramaswamy trying to characterize Christie as an "MSNBC contributor."
(DIR) Post #AZ2cJjRzC4kuY9Gvsu by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:02:37Z
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"Absolutely he did the right thing," replies Sen. Scott when asked if Pence did the right thing on Jan. 6, 2021.
(DIR) Post #AZ2cKh1pgRUDKPUtRw by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:03:50Z
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DeSantis trying to avoid answering the same question.
(DIR) Post #AZ2cLy7ZcS1Ed5n5rk by mjk_4mjk@mastodon.ie
2023-08-24T02:04:16Z
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@w7voa Christie worked (works) for ABC. Ramaswarmy is an idiot. Joe Scarborough (former longtime Republican) and Nicole Wallace (worked in George Bush's White House) work for MSNBC.
(DIR) Post #AZ2cNQXZRUI53me7sm by Robyn780@newsie.social
2023-08-24T02:01:44Z
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@w7voa so is a Governor threatening to punch people in the face and screaming at school teachers. Anyhoo….
(DIR) Post #AZ2cP3avj1zSTRzjdo by mjk_4mjk@mastodon.ie
2023-08-24T02:02:06Z
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@w7voa Brett Baier wanted Fox News to lie about the Arizona vote in 2020 (to help Trump). Baier is awful. 2022: "Bret Baier Wanted Fox to Rescind Arizona Call, ‘Put It Back’ in Trump’s ‘Column’", https://www.thedailybeast.com/bret-baier-wanted-fox-news-to-rescind-arizona-call-put-it-back-in-trumps-column
(DIR) Post #AZ2cTuTv2EENes1t0C by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:05:16Z
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"I think Mike did his duty. I've got no beef with that thing," DeSantis finally exclaims under pressure.
(DIR) Post #AZ2cUMrdVdq7gXLDrE by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:06:13Z
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Hutchinson, to boos, says Trump "morally disqualified" from being president again and brings up the 14th amendment. "I'm not going to support somebody who is convicted of a serious felony."
(DIR) Post #AZ2d0EtOgPLwEDMWwK by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:06:55Z
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"Mike Pence stood for the Constitution," says Christie, standing next to the former VP. "He deserves our thanks as Americans."
(DIR) Post #AZ2d0FkDW1bUs24iGm by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:08:09Z
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"I do think Vice President Pence did the right thing," responds Haley. But let the American people decide whether Trump should be president again. "Trump is the most disliked politician in America. We can't win a general election that way."
(DIR) Post #AZ2d0GX8a8jfJkxmWO by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:09:40Z
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"We'll give fair consideration to any pardon request" from Trump if he becomes president, says Pence, noting there would have to be contrition.
(DIR) Post #AZ2d0HKlbcQzngBPsW by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:10:57Z
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"No one is above the law," says Pence of Trump. "I chose the Constitution and I always will."
(DIR) Post #AZ2d0s9MiyIbz28KkC by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:12:36Z
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"I would not" support an increase of funding to #Ukraine, declares Ramaswamy. "The Russia-China alliance is the single greatest threat we face."
(DIR) Post #AZ2f0XlOilJofDtSyG by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:14:39Z
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"If we don't stand up against this type of autocratic killing in the world, we will be next," says Christie of Putin's war on #Ukraine.
(DIR) Post #AZ2f0YZNivIjAFHNse by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:15:12Z
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Pence also makes a vehement defense of supporting Ukraine, tangling again with Ramaswamy.
(DIR) Post #AZ2f0ZNMj5HdfGfIn2 by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:15:59Z
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"He is a dictator and a murderer," adds Pence of Putin and chastises his former boss, Trump, for admiring the Russian president.
(DIR) Post #AZ2f0aFFUkNwMNsKmG by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:16:54Z
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"Ukraine is not a priority for the United States of America," says Ramaswamy. "You cannot start another no-win war."
(DIR) Post #AZ2f0axuog78aum0Om by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:18:19Z
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#Ukraine is "a pro-American country that was invaded by a thug," says Haley. "A win for Russia is a win for China. Ukraine is the first line of defense for us."
(DIR) Post #AZ2f0bk7vQg90RKVXs by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:19:15Z
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"You are choosing a murderer over a pro-American country," Haley tells Ramaswamy.
(DIR) Post #AZ2f0cS5HzqBCltc3s by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:19:46Z
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"You have no foreign policy experience and it shows," adds Haley, a former US ambassador to the UN.
(DIR) Post #AZ2f0dLjx4MNzNw3oO by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:21:13Z
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"I am not going to send troops to Ukraine but I am going to send them to our southern border," says DeSantis.
(DIR) Post #AZ2f0eAmtHC2XhopNY by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:27:35Z
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"I will do it on day one," says DeSantis of sending US special forces across the border to #Mexico to target drug cartels.
(DIR) Post #AZ2f0f6DRl89PoggtM by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:30:17Z
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"We will partner with the Mexican military," promises Pence if he becomes president.
(DIR) Post #AZ2f0fvGNxxny8ZSSW by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:32:57Z
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"The Chinese are engaging in a war against us" by sending #fentanyl to the drug cartels, says Christie.
(DIR) Post #AZ2g8tlYtpH3AtWBpA by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:42:12Z
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"Let's teach our kids to build things again," says Haley during a round of questioning about #education.
(DIR) Post #AZ2g8yr3yne4xP89aq by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:42:36Z
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We're now in the 30-second "lightning round" of answers.
(DIR) Post #AZ2g90rUWBAzBJLWXQ by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:43:56Z
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"We don't need a president who is too old (Trump and Biden) and we do not need a president who is too young (Ramaswamy)," says Pence.
(DIR) Post #AZ2g93gG2OyNvL75we by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:44:29Z
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"I do think we need somebody of a different generation to lead this nation," replies Ramaswamy.
(DIR) Post #AZ2g9DSRgbrmFOjCnw by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:45:47Z
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US Department of Education getting attacked by the Republican candidates more than any government agency, except for perhaps DoJ.
(DIR) Post #AZ2g9FGSy7TLqp8fPU by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:46:26Z
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Sen. Scott says "we have to break the backs of the teachers' unions."
(DIR) Post #AZ2ikiQBj8bstzgHwG by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:47:58Z
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"I get the UFO question?" says Christie halfway into the question.
(DIR) Post #AZ2ikj6jAydb1vaGFE by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:49:16Z
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Closing arguments coming up as this first debate begins to wind down.
(DIR) Post #AZ2ikjq6SGvxIeoUyG by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:56:35Z
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Country is in trouble and the solution is not four more years of either Biden or Trump, says Hutchinson in his closing statement.
(DIR) Post #AZ2ikkYlmCf9XBiAam by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:57:41Z
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"If God made you a man you play sports -- against men," says Scott in his closest statement.
(DIR) Post #AZ2iklJCzXoFrDRFya by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:58:42Z
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"Beating a Democratic incumbent is not easy," says Christie, noting the last time it happened it was by a Republican governor in a blue state. "I'm the one who can win this race if you give me the chance."
(DIR) Post #AZ2ikm6U2LE0K2UbmS by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T02:59:20Z
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"I will beat Joe Biden and he knows that," says Haley in her closing remarks.
(DIR) Post #AZ2ikmwEvucouYhwS8 by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T03:00:20Z
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"Joe Biden has weakened America at home and abroad," says Pence in his closing statement. "Different times call for different leadership."
(DIR) Post #AZ2iknhO6cL5GmlawS by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T03:02:07Z
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"Fossil fuels are a requirement for human prosperity," says Ramaswamy in his parting comment, talking about "winning the revolution of 2024."
(DIR) Post #AZ2ikoNZZm5DNcVHhA by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T03:02:55Z
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"We will send Joe Biden back to his basement," promises DeSantis in his closing comment. "2024 is make or break."
(DIR) Post #AZ2ikqEmfQF18wPIH2 by w7voa@journa.host
2023-08-24T03:08:26Z
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And let the spinning begin.
(DIR) Post #AZ2mghJqHcjU8q3JhY by rogue_corq@nafo.uk
2023-08-24T02:10:28Z
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And there you have itFrom @w7voahttps://journa.host/users/w7voa/statuses/110942157574829507