Open Thread | So….There Was A Debate..

Yeah….there was a debate.
The ABC Moderators showed how Tapper and Bash were clowns.šŸ˜’šŸ˜’

They didn’t even fact check all his lies, but enough lies…

Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) posted at 9:39 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
From start to end, Kamala Harris has just delivered what is easily one of the most successful Presidential debate performances in all of American history.
(https://x.com/BeschlossDC/status/1833696775552594201?t=jsi9Zhx5ae2G4iH5xWcvDw&s=03)

God-is Rivera (@GodisRivera) posted at 8:57 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
The fact that a competent and qualified Black woman has to go up for a job against a clearly incompetent and unhinged man is such a spot on representation of so much of the experience of being a Black woman in this world #Debate2024
(https://x.com/GodisRivera/status/1833686302429978784?t=eMYq3sE6ZwKFAwRiTe6dJQ&s=03)

Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) posted at 9:13 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
Vice President Harris looks at Trump: “You’re not running against Joe Biden. You’re running against me.”
(https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1833690205091680620?t=qmkDMLmpKs_Ca_0mXt17UQ&s=03)

Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) posted at 11:08 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
America got to see tonight the leader I’ve been proud to work alongside for three and a half years. Wasn’t even close. VP Harris proved she’s the best choice to lead our nation forward. We’re not going back.
(https://x.com/JoeBiden/status/1833719291046248908?t=YbpkKhSSgvz71GwOLimmpA&s=03)

Magdi Jacobs (@magi_jay) posted at 9:29 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
ā€œI have concepts of a plan!ā€ -Donald Trump
(https://x.com/magi_jay/status/1833694359830585537?t=rYtrsktxmzKYG4vSWzcXiQ&s=03)

Florida Chris (@chrislongview) posted at 9:31 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
SHE DROPPED ALL HER PLANS AND HE JUST SAID HE DOESN’T HAVE ANY PLANS BECAUSE HES NOT PRESIDENT YET.

every mouthbreather on here has been screaming about policy pages missing from her website and their cult leader just admitted he has ZERO PLANS.
(https://x.com/chrislongview/status/1833694801524330524?t=YspjXyVHRzuIGhnYrWYdUA&s=03)

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Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline) posted at 11:42 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
Trump’s most self-damaging lie of the night…

ā€œHe said Democrats and everyone wanted Roe v. Wade overturned. Here’s the problem with that lie: it was his worst lie of the night because he was lying to the voters about the voters. He was lying about you, and you know it.ā€ā€¦ https://t.co/Zr8bivxp3a
(https://x.com/cwebbonline/status/1833727836290724231?s=02)

Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) posted at 8:54 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
Vice President Harris: “Donald Trump was fired by 81 million people.”

“Clearly, he is having a very difficult time processing that.
(https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1833685572008972733?t=T7qhKiANufnCAZCYVAPvUA&s=03)

Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) posted at 9:24 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
Vice President Harris, looking right at Trump: “I think the American people want better than that. Want better than this.”
(https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1833693022816780799?t=-wFV_6y1dm2DSKO4I-206Q&s=03)

Jen “We aren’t going back ” Rubin 🄄🌓 (@JRubinBlogger) posted at 8:50 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
This is possibly the best debate performance I ever saw. She has been unflappable and factual. He is reduced to ranting.
(https://x.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1833684465274499158?t=2rWqJJkVQRb9br28Fn0teg&s=03)

Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) posted at 9:25 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
HE TOOK THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE BAIT.

Honestly, he’s the dumbest person on earth.
(https://x.com/TheRickWilson/status/1833693300366471535?t=es-A5AQzokAHeMdmj1h_rw&s=03)

Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) posted at 9:14 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
Trump can’t say he wants Ukraine to win. He’s Putin’s bitch, just as much as Tm Pool and Benny Johnson are his whores.
(https://x.com/TheRickWilson/status/1833690498323607844?t=z1i4zTLUMz4HEWqDzKyr8A&s=03)

Daniel Dale (@ddale8) posted at 9:22 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
Kamala Harris – who has a Black father, was raised in a Black community, went to Howard University for college, and was president of the Black Law Students Association in law school – has never “put out” that she was “not Black.”
(https://x.com/ddale8/status/1833692683954512383?t=QcMfbcSodjUBq7hwm60kjw&s=03)

Symone D. Sanders Townsend (@SymoneDSanders) posted at 9:21 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
Trump just admitted to negotiating with a terrorist organization.
(https://x.com/SymoneDSanders/status/1833692366466666913?t=S-fkUc1ZQfTdk0E6e4x2Kw&s=03)

Salome Strangelove (@salstrange) posted at 9:05 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
There is no sane-washing him now. It all poured out of his own mouth on national television.
(https://x.com/salstrange/status/1833688407689543935?t=xn_IkEPoNuKYGNkJA8amqw&s=03)

Florida Chris (@chrislongview) posted at 9:00 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
OH MY GOD HE IS CONFUSING GAZA WITH UKRAINE.

THE MEDIA HAS TO CALL THIS OUT.
(https://x.com/chrislongview/status/1833686955454042171?t=R1xySofDziU2KFQQk6pHrg&s=03)

Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) posted at 9:19 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
Harris: ā€œThis…[looks Trump up and down with disgust]…former president invited the Taliban to Camp David.ā€
(https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1833691818615021829?t=n9pucbes7wWu47fESg2QqA&s=03)

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37 Responses to Open Thread | So….There Was A Debate..

  1. rikyrah says:

    Acyn (@Acyn) posted at 9:25 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    Lawrence: Imagine in that moment, the panicked workings of the mind of that raging racist being corrected on the debate stage last night by two black women. The racism that Donald Trump grew up with, told him, promised him, that that kind of thing could never happen to him. https://t.co/3X0PdMDJLe
    (https://x.com/Acyn/status/1834055656678326597?t=xbqycWQ2KD2hGE8jSbVfoQ&s=03)

  2. rikyrah says:

    Margaret and Helen šŸŒŽšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡øšŸ¦… (@HelenPhilpot) posted at 9:16 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    It was truly better than any of us ever imagined. I mean I was simply hoping for a few Kamahlah’s and maybe a windmills cause cancer, but she got him to literally holler ā€œThey are eating the dogs! They are eating the cats!ā€ https://t.co/cDn0dE985x
    (https://x.com/HelenPhilpot/status/1834053497177706766?t=yt49VKck4bUCCVQNVEjyqA&s=03)

  3. rikyrah says:

    Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) posted at 7:44 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    Speaker Johnson’s government funding proposal underfunds the Department of Veterans Affairs by $12 billion.

    That means veterans exposed to burn pits and who developed cancers and other diseases would struggle to get the care they need.
    (https://x.com/SenSchumer/status/1834030295131034107?t=F-kKVQ3CH3LLfEb94M7fxA&s=03)

  4. rikyrah says:

    Candidly Tiff šŸŖ·šŸ’› (@tify330) posted at 9:09 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    .@Lawrence is so funny. In true Khive fashion he is pulling receipts and calling out the media Kamala haters. He is like we been knew she was ready, thanks for finally catching up. I love him!
    (https://x.com/tify330/status/1834051687570452964?t=F9I76KFDtP539UWA-X5yCg&s=03)

  5. rikyrah says:

    Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) posted at 1:11 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    New letter from election officials to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy: ā€œWe implore you to take immediate and tangible corrective action to address the ongoing performance issues with USPS election mail service. Failure to do so will risk limiting voter participation and trust in https://t.co/LOhNtVWTxU
    (https://x.com/GeoffRBennett/status/1833931264333938771?t=RQZ1ukVFHQMW54-0-lFTFA&s=03)

  6. rikyrah says:

    Kamala’s Wins (@harris_wins) posted at 11:02 AM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    BREAKING: Kamala Harris’ campaign has raised more than $55 million in the last 24 hours. Kamala Harris’ debate performance is inspiring energy and confidence in the Democratic Party. The same cannot be said for Trump and the Republicans.
    (https://x.com/harris_wins/status/1833898880611795417?t=q-5nbKMqLM8RXyw9VpFt4A&s=03)

  7. rikyrah says:

    New democrat….. unless dems act like wimpsšŸ˜Ž (@reesetheone1) posted at 5:57 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    Meh I’m Good.

    I like low black unemployment

    Higher black median Incomes.

    Protected civil rights
    Protected voting rights
    Protected union rights….

    All shit a billionaire republican don’t care about.

    Licking Trump’s balls won’t make a black man wealthy.
    (https://x.com/reesetheone1/status/1834003450993996241?t=spsbk1kozy01zEseHyoLBw&s=03)

  8. rikyrah says:

    Florida Chris (@chrislongview) posted at 4:46 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    I’ve gotten texts from 6 non political friends asking why the fuck he said people are eating cats.

    They’re incapable of not acting weird and they wonder why normal people call them weird. This is why!
    (https://x.com/chrislongview/status/1833985442582028564?t=65baOCwRTKF0Sp6Gjy8fWw&s=03)

  9. rikyrah says:

    The Editorial Board (@johnastoehr) posted at 7:27 AM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    For a moment let’s forget about the debate’s effect on the election. Harris did something to a Trump no one has done. She minimized him, put him in a box, made him look small. She shattered his ego. Let’s recognize that accomplishment.
    (https://x.com/johnastoehr/status/1833844763755258316?t=Uue1Ba57wzMQ5ZxiIqSKTQ&s=03)

  10. rikyrah says:

    Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) posted at 5:33 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    It’s really the most consistent theme from the right wing post Swift’s endorsement. She did something they didn’t like so they’re nod/wink threatening her with sexual assault and violence.
    (https://x.com/ElieNYC/status/1833997286889705550?t=FTg3tipq1giPZV53WUXItQ&s=03)

  11. rikyrah says:

    Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) posted at 6:28 AM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    “There was a woman on that stage last night who could absolutely be the President of the United States. And there was a man who should not be. And so what are we [as a country] going to do?” — Jon Meacham on the contrast in the 2024 election https://t.co/u6USeUi8kF
    (https://x.com/Morning_Joe/status/1833830051487391752?t=P5QfW2JG2YWjhD7mDKvgUw&s=03)

  12. rikyrah says:

    Matt Murphy
    @MattMurph24
    Trump literally said about VP Harris last night “that she put out” and it’s not really getting any national news coverage.
    1:09 PM Ā· Sep 11, 2024
    https://x.com/MattMurph24/status/1833930858820239421

  13. rikyrah says:

    Mueller, She Wrote
    @MuellerSheWrote
    NEW: Neilson says 67.1M people watched the debate – pretty close to my prediction of 70M. I love that so many people watched Donald get dog walked.
    4:59 PM Ā· Sep 11, 2024
    https://x.com/MuellerSheWrote/status/1833988767490998589

  14. rikyrah says:

    Qondi (@QondiNtini) posted at 7:52 AM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    Told you all that ā€œsorority partyā€ comment was the end of him

    It was heard loud and clear
    (https://x.com/QondiNtini/status/1833851026790596958?t=9n-9UCZji2SKl5J35eXmAA&s=03)

  15. rikyrah says:

    Jen “We aren’t going back ” Rubin 🄄🌓 (@JRubinBlogger) posted at 11:08 AM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:

    brilliantly put, from my colleague @michele_norris : “He who angers you conquers you. Wrong pronoun in this case, but she angered him. She goaded him. She pummeled him with facts. She pulled him off course. And she did it in a way that was fully authentic. But here’s the thing: He, too, was authentic. Both people showed up as themselves, and the contrast could not be more clear.”
    wapo.st/3XHIODK

    (https://x.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1833900422202790309?t=NdUB_ObzsHUZ2frDyPmflg&s=03)

  16. rikyrah says:

    scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) posted at 9:50 AM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    The media standard circa 2 months ago was that a bad debate performance = disqualification from holding the office of president of the united states. Does that media standard still apply after last night or was that a one-time, Joe-Biden-only rule? šŸ¤”
    (https://x.com/scarylawyerguy/status/1833880904403402802?t=Uo9_-eNtZDXvFlzf0O32xw&s=03)

  17. rikyrah says:

    Portia ā™ļø McGonagal (@PortiaMcGonagal) posted at 1:24 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    This IS who she’s been all along, but the white male dominated media has had blinders on and been too busy being in love with themselves, dismissive, insecure, and focused on mansplaining.
    (https://x.com/PortiaMcGonagal/status/1833934679524999578?t=N9wvye-VyEchVlDBEtowgg&s=03)

  18. rikyrah says:

    Ian Sams (@IanSams) posted at 1:30 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    Former Reagan, Bush 41, Bush 43 aide writes in The Atlantic:

    “I’ve been watching presidential debates since 1976, and I’ve even been peripherally involved in a few. And I’ve never seen a candidate execute a debate strategy as well as Harris did.”

    https://t.co/HKRiEBgG1V
    (https://x.com/IanSams/status/1833936267622465920?t=JiDYF2dt_P4hxOhF1aXbVQ&s=03)

  19. rikyrah says:

    Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) posted at 1:31 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    It is easy to figure out what kind of deal Trump and Pompeo offered the Taliban: don’t kill Americans for 18 months, to give us political cover and after that, we will be fine if you kill as many Afghans as you want.
    (https://x.com/NormOrnstein/status/1833936437055521055?t=eb8-0fjts95vj_lfN7ozPQ&s=03)

  20. rikyrah says:

    Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) posted at 11:19 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
    It’s such a minor point but I cannot stop thinking that Trump casually calling the head of Taliban “Abdul” is a perfect mix of his ignorance, racism and senility in just a single word.
    (https://x.com/juliettekayyem/status/1833722062671933812?t=7oBMXt5MqE4YsGN3XuJ7DQ&s=03)

  21. rikyrah says:

    Skeptical Brotha šŸ’›šŸšŸŒˆšŸŖ· (@skepticalbrotha) posted at 2:29 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    It will be especially sweet when Kamala Harris wins North Carolina even after the Republican NC Supreme Court put their partisan thumbs on the scale and removed RFK jr from the ballot after the deadline.
    (https://x.com/skepticalbrotha/status/1833950982042014032?t=XVfs463xS35ejqy7jkjDkw&s=03)

  22. rikyrah says:

    rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) posted at 2:32 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    I LOVE how @taylorswift13’s endorsement of @KamalaHarris is driving nutcase Trump supporter @megynkelly crazy. Please, more! More! More!l ‘This Is Disgusting… F You!’ Megyn Kelly Loses It Over Taylor Swift’s Endorsement of Kamala Harris https://t.co/hHCuRtRt0s via @mediaite
    (https://x.com/rolandsmartin/status/1833951817836736979?t=yPw0PYMlad40AHkh5vHWGQ&s=03)

  23. rikyrah says:

    Jack Lobel (@jackplobel) posted at 0:10 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    ā€œThis weekend, @Swifties4kamala will host its first official phone bank in partnership with @VotersTomorrow. Members of the coalition will spend two hours on Saturday, Sept. 14 calling unregistered student voters in Wisconsin and Georgia, two swing states.ā€https://t.co/2Qb8VbQBSk
    (https://x.com/jackplobel/status/1833916036803887432?t=ac68A1hRMPzf_4cm6IGaaw&s=03)

  24. rikyrah says:

    Andrew Weissmann (weissmann11 on Threads/Insta)🌻 (@AWeissmann_) posted at 11:41 AM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    When do we start to reckon with the fact that we have grossly misjudged Kamala Harris – and deal with what it says about us and how we propose to learn from that error?
    (https://x.com/AWeissmann_/status/1833908815726530815?t=kZB02WVdsp4-YzA9F03-4w&s=03

    Uppity Black Faerie Gothmother of Metal šŸ–¤ (@FountainPenDiva) posted at 0:37 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    #mouthypolitics101

    YOU misjudged Kamala Harris.

    YOU chose misogynoir.

    YOU bought the legacy media’s bs about her.

    YOU ignored Black women telling you her story is ours.

    Do. Better.
    (https://x.com/FountainPenDiva/status/1833922759921221722?t=_7QyaNvFjzSK8AdSzl_nZA&s=03)

  25. rikyrah says:

    Rachel Bitecofer šŸ—½šŸ¦†šŸŒ“šŸ„„šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø (@RachelBitecofer) posted at 3:24 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    For nearly 3 years I had journalists ask me about Kamala’s supposed weaknesses and for 3 years I’ve told them they were manufactured by the Right to Hillary Clinton her and that actually she had immense political talent and I hope they’re thinking about that today.
    (https://x.com/RachelBitecofer/status/1833964862504149092?t=KdQTa-Q5cEPgHS0WFwKKYA&s=03)

  26. rikyrah says:

    philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) posted at 8:57 AM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    Fearless Fund, the VC firm that invests in women of color, agreed to end its small business grant contest for Black women business owners, ending a discrimination lawsuit

    Fearless Fund was sued, accused of discriminating against non-Black businesspeople
    https://t.co/eKJYzBcFX8
    (https://x.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1833867513660080421?t=gy2Fy3M8TWcSXuapASoXrg&s=03)

    Hi I’m Solomon (@solomonmissouri) posted at 11:38 AM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    The grants were up to 20K … and helped 40 black women start and expand businesses since 2019…

    Think about how sinister this lawsuit is…
    (https://x.com/solomonmissouri/status/1833907905525080517?t=rPICvnis5_Is9QjtjT9oTA&s=03)

    EP šŸ¤Ž (@KingErin_) posted at 2:15 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    Especially when ā€œBetween 2009 and 2017, only 0.0006% of venture capital funding went to businesses started by Black womenā€

    It’s insanely sinister.
    (https://x.com/KingErin_/status/1833947460726661462?t=OetQJLLGRTgBWNc3qmLlRQ&s=03)

  27. rikyrah says:

    Jen “We aren’t going back ” Rubin 🄄🌓 (@JRubinBlogger) posted at 3:06 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    the cadre of pundits refusing to give Kamala her due are telling on themselves. they cannot bring themselves to say on every metric the Black, Asian American woman is better. EVERY ONE
    (https://x.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1833960297918595357?t=3L1OLd1I9TGqiG02EBO-JA&s=03)

  28. rikyrah says:

    President Kamala’s Hand (Again) (@myronjclifton) posted at 3:14 PM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    Like the story The Emperor Has No Clothes

    Kamala Harris exposed his vacuousness and ended the myth of Trump. She exposed him as the belligerent oaf he is.

    She showed the country & world he’s nothing more than grievance, and an inept politician and empty man.

    An exposed loser
    (https://x.com/myronjclifton/status/1833962235187937432?t=2-n_wp_fmJJHvjQvUXf4EA&s=03)

  29. rikyrah says:

    Josh Cowen (@joshcowenMSU) posted at 10:26 AM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    BREAKING: South Carolina Supreme Court throws out the state’s fledging voucher scheme:

    Taxpayer funds can’t bailout SC private schools.
    https://t.co/ehJGU0xst6. https://t.co/rGO6UIFjkh
    (https://x.com/joshcowenMSU/status/1833889955438850366?t=fXyHR1oRVGgt3zm8PGxASA&s=03)

  30. rikyrah says:

    DFW Sports 4Life (@Kennymack1971) posted at 9:16 AM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    He’s not doing a second debate unless he can stack the deck overwhelmingly in his favor. Equal footing she whooped his behind and it wasn’t even a question that she did.
    (https://x.com/Kennymack1971/status/1833872359993872408?t=NUN5WAhsWuUrTOshNxDF4g&s=03)

  31. rikyrah says:

    John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) posted at 11:08 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
    The phrase, “I have the concept of plan” will go down in history as one of the most ridiculous (yet sadly revealing) statements any presidential nominee has ever spoken.

    It shows how completely inept he is and how little there is to him.
    (https://x.com/johnpavlovitz/status/1833719243394740261?t=Vpk_3X1gxaCJRpEnqrYWgg&s=03)

  32. rikyrah says:

    Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) posted at 10:53 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024:
    It needs to be said over and over and over again.

    The Haitians who have flocked to Springfield, Ohio, are not illegal immigrants! They are here legally and have moved to the city because of all the job openings in recent years. The town itself urged immigrants to move there!
    (https://x.com/justinbaragona/status/1833715391714980092?t=QkkF3GkhKGmbPP9LDMmi9g&s=03)

  33. rikyrah says:

    Qondi (@QondiNtini) posted at 0:37 AM on Wed, Sep 11, 2024:
    This is why Republicans spent decades and millions upon millions of dollars trying to stop her šŸ”„

    And still she rises

    Prosecutor šŸ‘‰šŸ¾ DA šŸ‘‰šŸ¾ AG šŸ‘‰šŸ¾ Senator šŸ‘‰šŸ¾ Vice President šŸ‘‰šŸ¾ President (soon with our help) https://t.co/n9hoqdwv3Q
    (https://x.com/QondiNtini/status/1833741552084025705?t=GFrMUJIYBBnn3mm_ezF_tw&s=03)

  34. rikyrah says:

    Good Morning, Everyone😊😊😊

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