Posted on 02/25/2020 11:06:47 PM PST by Olog-hai
They flailed their arms, talked over each other and at one point called for backup, asking fact checkers to come to their rescue.
The last debate before a crucial stage of the primaries was an often unruly affair as the Democratic presidential contenders powered past the moderators in a scramble to take credit and occasionally dodge blame on a range of subjects. Distortions ensued. […]
JOE BIDEN: “A hundred and fifty million people have been killed since 2007, when Bernie voted to exempt the gun manufacturers from liability.”
THE FACTS: Biden vastly overstated gun deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports about 413,000 gun deaths from 2007 to 2018, a far cry from 150 million, which equates to close to half the U.S. population. […]
BERNIE SANDERS: “What every study out there — conservative or progressive — says, ‘Medicare for All’ will save money.”
THE FACTS: Not true. Some studies say that, some don’t. […]
ELIZABETH WARREN: “At least I didn’t have a boss who said to me ‘kill it’ the way that Mayor Bloomberg is alleged to have said to one of his pregnant employees.”
BLOOMBERG: “I never said that.”
THE FACTS: The woman who made the allegation against Bloomberg recounted it in a legal filing. …
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Anybody watch this shindig?
Anything stand out?
(here come the wisecracks :) )
They “fact checked” accusations against other Dems, not the false slams against President Trump. Of course.
You are entitled to your own opinions, not your own facts.
They knew this was going to be another Democratic debate that Trump won anyway.
I watched part of it.
It was a circular firing squad.
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