+Lon Horiuchi that's odd. i'm a liberal who uses uber, and so is everyone i know. and i also have a bunch of liberal friends who work there. your silly little theory isn't holding much water.
+TheHehe1223 Yeah ! Imagine him driving you home . He would nag you for having a good time or hand out Jehovah`s Witness tracts or invite you to his Tuesday John Birch meeting.
+chronicman06 -- There is nothing wrong with man on man sex and it does not make you a weirdo! Try it sometime, but I am sure you thought of that lol...
+TheHehe1223 *Cruz's lie started the firestorm to cover Trump's and Carson's lies.* Hillary's first question was about her flip-flopping. The second was about her Benghazi emails. But say "media bias" and the brainwashed trolls all nod their heads in agreement. *So Hillary, Trump, Carson and Cruz are ALL psychos*
Skipper Tripper OR...I just dont feel like talking about it. Sorry im not your dog that does what hes told on command. If im not in the mood to discuss it, then im not going to discuss it.
+Skipper Tripper Gutting out citizen united, raise taxes on the top 1% back to pre-reagan era,resurrecting glas-stegall act, breaking up too big to fail banks, levelling the playing field by making elections publicly funded, investment in rebuilding the crumbling infrastructure, raising the minimum wage, bringing back tuition free public colleges, bringing about a single payer universal healthcare system, bring about paid family leave, demilitarizing the police in favour of community policing, tearing down the private prison system, legalizing marijuana and then some! Those are *some* the reasons why The People support Sen Bernie Sanders. (www.feelthebern.org)
Skipper Tripper oh a government hating republican. -citizens United is legalized bribery, it allows corporations to pour billions into the political process, it doesn't help people, who ever gave you that idea ? Do you really think these corporations care about the average American ? Power to the already powerful wealthy not the people! -Raising taxes on the rich will help big time, don't think it will wipe out the debt overnight but the deficit can be. The tax level sanders is proposing is lower than the what used to be during the pre-Reagan era and America was doing great with a healthy middle class. How much of new income generated by the growing economy do you think went to the middle class in the last 15 years ? it's close to ZERO! -Ever realize why big government favors these banks ? Banks-pump-money-into congress ring any bells ? The banks are bigger than what they used to be and they need to be broken up! Glas-Stegall has already been reintroduced by Sanders and Warren. sanders does not want bigger government he wants *effective * government you know the one that actually works for the American people and not just the super powerful. -publicly funded elections means that the candidate with the actually support of the *people* and not the special interests have more funds to further his campaign. Look at how successful Sanders has been at raising money for his campaign. The playing field will be fairer and vast amounts of money won't be spent on trying to prop up candidates with less than 1% of the vote. This also means there will be less corruption in the political process. -Rebuilding the crumbling infrastructure is not big government controlling everything, it's going to be a massive nationwide effort much like in the days of FDR with his New Deal, he was building roads, bridges, railways, waterways, dams etc the highway system is one achievement of it. Small business what is that ? They cannot come close to initiating such an undertaking. -Never heard of the days when America led the world with free public college ? how did we pay for it then ? Maybe if we don't have students graduating with mountains if debt we would have a stronger workforce that have the money to further invest in their future than spend the rest if their lives paying down their debt. Is $65 Billion too much to make every public college tuition free ? -(www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/01/heres-exactly-how-much-the-government-would-have-to-spend-to-make-public-college-tuition-free/282803/) was it too much when the US spends $660 billion on defense and recently raised that amount by the new budget deal passed in congress ? There will be a Wall Street speculation tax of less than 3% which will more than pay for college and will help in reducing the kind of risk taking that got us the 2008 crash. -A universal healthcare system like that proposed by sanders will be far more cost effective than the mess in states. Europe, Canada, Japan have single payer systems and they work brilliantly. -(www.pnhp.org/sites/default/files/Funding%20HR%20676_Friedman_7.31.13_proofed.pdf) privatizing healthcare and using profit motive is immoral, healthcare should never be about profits. A single payer system will ensure that every American regardless of income can get quality healthcare without breaking their banks with giant medical bills. It might even put America ahead of at least the next 36 nations than have better healthcare systems than the US. - (www.businessinsider.com/best-healthcare-systems-in-the-world-2012-6?op=1&IR=T) -what kind if logic is that ? Demilitarize police but since socialism militarise it again ? Sanders wants the demilitarization of the police and encourage *community* policing where the police actually become a part of the community and not like a private military corporation. What I think you have backwards is almost everything from socialism to your logic. -Abolishing the private prison system is not the same as big government. it means private corporations make money off of putting people in prison. You talk so much about this big government problem, maybe if that government actually works for the Americans people you wouldn't be so weary of it. -Sanders want to *decriminalize* marijuana and that's a good thing but his policy won't work because he is not going to legalize everything drug out there!? one at a time.
+Skipper Tripper here we go.... Donald Trump is a joke. He is a real estate mogul, was never in a government position (such as Senator or Representative), and (let's face it) is just plain rude. He does not actually answer any questions posed to him. "Building a wall" and "making Mexico pay for it" (I still haven't worked out how he plans on doing that) are not answers to problems. He would be TERRIBLE at foreign relations (like I said, he's so rude), cannot fact check himself once, is Islamophobic, and the list just goes on and on.
+artsy_artist132 I have yet to hear one Legitimate reason why people don't like Trump? Not even saying He would have my vote, but it's amazing people just bash without giving any honest reasoning why?
+artsy_artist132 "He would be TERRIBLE at foreign relations" "is Islamophobic" "I still haven't worked out how he plans on doing that" I am guessing you haven't seen his platform yet. You are telling me that the guy who disagreed with the War in Iraq and says he will quote "Get along well with Putin" will be a bad president because of shit you do NOT understand? Are you underage or too busy having your head up Clinton's ass to not put such blatant strawmen on everything-Trump?
+Rude. Yup. He'd bomb Mexico and China, get a hummer from Melania in the Lincoln Bedroom, grab some souvenir White House stationery and head right back to New York City.
they need to stop complaining about the moderaters...if you can't take that without losing your cool, how can you be president? imagine a democratic debate with Fox moderators
+Skipper Tripper Nice projection. I bet you believe "trickle down" economics actually works and a "small government" dictates who you can marry and what women can do with their own bodies. Do you think evolution and global warming are liberal conspiracies and that Carly was telling the truth about the supposed Planned Parenthood video? I also wonder if Jesus would agree with the GOP gutting social programs and desire to bomb anyone who disagrees with us. It's as if right wingers have never read the New Testament.
+Skipper Tripper Please tell us what are the questions asked that you are so hung up about, and tell us what this "liberal agenda" the media tries to push.
Skipper Tripper "colleges are just liberal propaganda indoctrination camps" Wow, so much projection! So teaching facts, literature, critical thinking skills and established scientific theories is propaganda/indoctrination? You may want to look up what those terms mean because you seem very confused. Sorry, but religion is indoctrination and the right wing is the one trying to denigrate science and push creationism and prayer in school and voodoo "trickle down" economics in addition to trying to pit people against each other - the "makers"/"takers", the evil gays, lazy blacks and illegal immigrants trying to take your job! The war on Christianity! Obama's an America-hating Muslim! Hillary issued a "stand down" order in Benghazi! Obama is going to confiscate your guns! Global warming is a global liberal hoax! The U.S. was founded as a Christian nation! It's amazing how many lies the GOP spews. Sadly, you've fallen for the right wing propaganda and don't realize it.
Skipper Tripper Sounds like you've been a victim of conservative media doing the same thing to you. If media was biased based on government subsidies then the media would switch sides every time the other party holds a majority in government. Yet, no matter who's in power we have the same biases in the same media outlets.
+stiimuli I didn't watch it but in regards to the thing about Zuckerberg, Becky Quick was right, and simply not, er, quick enough to support herself. The fact is that Trump criticized Zuckerberg on his own website.
+DoubIeRose Still cant believe the gop picked mitt romney like he was going to be able to have a chance at beating obama. This is how good people get screwed out of the white house every year. People are so afraid to pick the candidate they actually agree with in exchange for a candidate they think might have a chance at beating the opposition. What still baffles my mind is some group in power thought the sleezeball mitt romney would appeal to any of the republicans or moderates. Thanks to the gop we got obama twice.
Chris S. Of course, he was superior to anything the Republicans fielded and appealed to the changing demographics of the country, something that Republicans still don't get. They actually think that leaning farther to the right than they have ever gone will get them somewhere. I am enjoying this campaign very much.
+srercrcr It should have said "+srercrcr I don't know. I think the disrespectful attitude will just make the more fundamentalist Republican supporters go "how rude!" and not actually listen to the answers. It would have been much better if they'd been polite." TH-cam's edit button doesn't work. Fundamentalist = right-wing loonies.
I believe it was all planned to attack the media. Trump did it and he shot to the top. Carson has received $2 mill since the debate. Wake up. Theyre fooling you. Watch Cruz. They ask him a question, he goes right into a tirade....using language that was obviously scripted. Theyre not making of fool of me.
I don't know what is worse and really can't believe it comes down to Clinton or Trump... Either way it's like watching the beginning of a low budget, pre-apocalypse zombie movie... Or the fall of Rome
The whole time the moderators where just trying to instigate a fight between the candidates. And then they asked about fantasy football and should it be regulated, that's a stupid question, as a voter idgaf about fantasy football. Then later that day on FOX the anchor lady said "they were talking about fantasy football apparently since I guess they had nothing to talk about" Just proves how Marco Rubio was right about how Democrats have the biggest super PAC ~ mainstream media. Those weren't hard question like people say they were, they were bullshit questions that they would never ask the Democrats in a debate, lets see if in the next democratic debate they ask the same "difficult questions"
+Luis López The local stations are typically affiliates. BTW, the DFS thing wasn't bullshit. It's a relevant question about illegal gambling and taxation had it been chosen to be answered adequately. That said, it was a softball question and probably didn't deserve to be in the debate, but it's existence proves there were softballs, and if they were so deadset on fucking over Republicans, they wouldn't have asked it, so it completely contradicts this notion of a liberal media. If anything, it shows a sensationalist and paper-thin media. Not a liberal one.
+Luis López I think they kind of are asking BS questions to the Democrats too though. Remember the debate where Sanders had to jump in and stick up for Hillary? Sounded a lot like what candidates were forced to do here as well. I think the media is struggling to try and appear tough on candidates, because they're terrified to be painted as always lobbing softball questions that are easy to deflect (what with their long reputation for incompetence). The irony is that, by overdoing it, they're making it even *easier* for candidates to deflect questions.
Too late, section 45 and rule 49041235jefvjw4trh of the internet states in formal law code of the supreme justice's law: no taksie backsies dudes, out there, it's out there man.
+EPIC MOMENTS He may have spoken honestly, but he was wrong -- his immigration plan *is* critical of zuckerberg. www.vox.com/2015/10/29/9637096/trump-immigration
David Davidson Trump is an idiot, and his policies are what ensures he will never be president. Oh, don't worry, I'm not going to waste any more time picking on you poor Trump supporters. I said my piece, and it was funny as fuck. I know you're butthurt over the fact that your candidate is everyone's punching bag and the laughingstock of the dozen or so republican choices, and I don't see any point in rubbing that in any more than I already have. I mean, he's literally falling behind someone who is actually mentally unstable. How hilarious is that? I'm tearing up just thinking about it, from laughing so hard. And just yesterday I saw a pumpkin on someone's porch they had stuck a Trump wig on! They called it a Trumpkin! I don't think everyone has had this much fun in an election season since the founding of our nation. I'm gonna mute this post now. You'll doubtless post some passionate, hate filled, racist retort, but let's be honest. Nothing you say is going to be relevant. I'm still going to have a blast making fun of Trump trying to get elected. I don't need to criticize his policy, because he doesn't have any chance of being president. He's just around to pull votes away from the republican candidate when he decides to run as an independent. Now if you'll excuse me, there are more videos I need to post hilarious anti-Trump comments to. Adios!
+Joe Sherman He has the right to do whatever. It's not your place to make prescriptions for him. And the same could apply to you; if you think he is such a low life, why are you bothering with him? I'm not trying to go after you here, just pointing some stuff out. Either way, Trump is something of a fool, but only in certain areas. He is a really excellent businessman, and he is the single most straightforward, honest Republican running. That being said, he's somewhat crazy everywhere else.
+LightYagami100000 yet youre here enjoying a video using your American technology on an American website from an American TV show. ungrateful foreigner.
***** you have nothing to back any of that up. but i didn't back up my original post so thats fine. but this website is certainly American and this show. and your clothes probably.
***** alright. well youtube is American and the late show is American and the late show is American. everyone in the world chows down American culture. yet everyone in the world says they hate America. or they say bad things about it like you. another thing: why are you so nasty.
***** thanks for telling me that im demented and that most Americans, cause you know them and have been here, are also demented and deluded. i said "ungrateful foreigner" because you said something bad about America when you know almost nothing about it and its people. "youtube is an international company". its an American company that offers its services all over the world. dont try to slant a fact like that. and did you just justify terrorism and 9/11? i hate you. i was trying to be nice but i hate you. "obnoxious, irritating and people are just fucking tired of your shit." that perfectly describes you. not me.
It's so indicative of the Republican debates when the "greatest weakness" given by Ted Cruz is "I don't drink." Wait, that's a weakness? What? Is this how far we've sunk?
Anybody catch that stealth joke with him wondering if the toilet flushes clockwise or counterclockwise? Colbert has gotta be one of the fastest comedic minds out there.
Hey Stephen, how much does the Democratic party pay you to spout this nonsense? You claim that the moderators were unfair, but then poke fun at the candidates for defending themselves due to what was an unfair debate? They did the right thing here by speaking out. Come on now.
Stephen Colbert is funny and makes me laugh,however, this story about him bashing CNBC was just an excuse to show his true colors by really bashing the Republicans on stage. I guess late show not doing so well so he went back to the Stephen Colbert Report. Making fun of serious issue not Funny.
+Richard Rothschild Can you imagine if Carson was president for 2 hours? He'd immediately fix it so the Bible supersedes all laws and make sure he couldn't be un-elected.
I think the winner of this debate was Marco Rubio. I'm not a republican, but I think he was very well spoken, had a lot of time to make his points, and the questions for him were relatively easy (the hardest one was the one about skipping votes, but he was able to ignore it). I think it will be a race between Rubio and Carson in the end, and I think that Rubio will win because he's more charismatic and a better speaker than Carson.
+Alexandre Pinho You should know that Rubio`s personal finance history is a lot worse than came out in the debate . How can people like Trump or Fiorina (multiple marriages ) or people like Trump (4- 5 corporate bankruptcies ) or people like Christie ( a glutton ) or people like Huckabee (who does not know the constitution ) even make it on the stage for the leadership of a conservative party . Conservatism is all about personal responsibility whether for your health or family or managing your finances. I have not looked at the Democratic candidates but some of these Republican candidates are not very impressive.
Letterman is sitting in retirement right now and just shaking his head in disappointment on how Colbert has turned the show into 10+ minutes of political commentary and anti-Trump comments every.single.night.
Loved the hat Stephen. Basically the debate went this way. Jeb, blah, blah, Donald Trump, blah, blah, blah, build a wall, Ben Carson in soft talk, blah, blah, blah. The moderator than asked, "Ben could you speak up so we can heard you?" Ben, blah, blah.
Wow, Colbert is good at dancing around the proverbial elephant in the room, but that doesn't take much talent. The point is the moderators argued over and over with candidates, tried to correct them as if THEY, THE MODERATORS have ALL the answers, which isn't at all the job of a moderator. A moderator is supposed to introduce issues and questions and yes, sometimes it SHOULD be in a challenging way, but they're not supposed to repeatedly spar with the candidates and attempt to belittle them. Meanwhile, we all know the next Dem debate will be yet another endless parade of softballs. Of course, NO ONE would dare go off the deep end and ask say Hillary if we're supposed to give credibility to ANY claim of sexual assault (which I agree with) then why did she make life hell for the supposed "trailer trash" (her term, not mine) women who accused her husband of sexually assaulting them? Why hire nasty PI's to shoot nails into tires, kill their pets, trash them endlessly in the media and on and on? Oh that's right, because its a whole different deal if woman claims to have been raped by Bill, then she gets NO CREDIBILITY at all and better start watching her back!
I don't get you guys in the US. Disrespectful questions? WTF? So a realistic and hard question is disrespectful now? You can't ask a former CEO of a big company what went wrong when she's trying to become president? The candidates were scared as fuck of the questions and they never answered straight. 'Trying Ben Carson to do maths'. No that's called explaining what his tax polices are. What's wrong with that?
This is what I love about Stephen, he may be one of the only media personalities to cover politics without his bias coming through...I dont care what side youre on, that was some funny stuff XD
+Hugo Hormazabal I've suggested that elsewhere. To be perfectly fair, let's have the Dem candidates answer hard questions from media sources opposed to them.
RAND PAUL talked about the issues and was actually criticized for doing so. He and his father are the best choices the GOP can ever make but the GOP has made the dumbest choices in the past so I wouldn't put it past them to make another one. I hope the party dissolves if/when they do and fail to win the election again. It's time the Libertarian Conservatives to showcase what the founding fathers were all about.
***** Once I saw the delegate convention where large groups of people were calling for ron paul and boehner was reading off a teleprompter that mitt romney won the vote I knew it was a farce. What is the point of delegate votes if the winner is predetermined by the higher ups in the party? I now find myself between a rock and a hard place as the gop is run by insane paid for neo conservatives and the democrats are run by liberal lunatics. Is there even a party for conservatives anymore? Both parties have an unstable budget and both parties want expansion of government and even more laws. Also interesting theory about trump.. I guess if there was anything positive about his presidency it would be that. Wouldnt that be something.
A backstage room where a guest/performer can hang out, audition, tend to personal and professional business, etc. before it’s time for them to go on/perform. All the shenanigans you hear about diva celebrities throwing a fit about not having room temperature water takes place in a green room.
Cruz' answer was probably the most appropriate fake answer to that interview question a politician can make. The other most appropriate is, "Well, I never lie, so, I can only do the right thing, which can be bad for me." Completely false, and exactly the kind of answer any job applicant would make.
Let's be honest. At least Donald Trump would accurately embody the way the world perceives the United States. Maybe he's the president this country deserves.
Was there one of these done for the Democratic debate or is that fair and balanced? CNBC showed themselves to be real jerks at the beginning of this debate; they changed their tunes when called on it and the public kept applauding. It's no secret that the media is liberal biased and that a great many people have been persuaded.Still a great deal of truths were told about the issues facing the country.The first question btw, seemed bogus but it brought up seeing how they responded and I'm fine with those who refused to play the game of responding to it. I liked how Trump immediately stated that first question was not asked nicely and Cruz' calling the interviewers on what they were doing. We're really in a bit of trouble when politics are not just ran by politicians but also by journalists who are supposed to be impartial, objective and unbiased.Yet I'm still optimistic.The journalists were booed a few times including when they repeated a question to Carson that had already been answered. They didn't have their facts straight which was embarrassing and I wonder if Rick Santorum was planned all along or they had to bring him in to ask some real questions.One big truth: we have a bipartisan debt.This channel gave Rand Paul even less chance to talk.I got to like Trump a little better when he emphasize that he's OK with immigrants if they come in legally.
+steelnerve I remember the days where he parodied the bi partisan nature of America. Now he has clearly become a bi partisan pandering douchebag. The parallels between him and steward are pretty undeniable.
I watched the debate after the fact using this: www.rollingstone.com/politics/new/21-hilarious-and-wtf-moments-from-the-gop-debate-20151028 And it was glorious
Know what was boring? The Democratic debate. The 3rd debate was the best one yet. Democrats get bored by facts. They want to hear emotional sob stories all night rather than talk about issues.
Becky Quick probably was the winner of the debate because when she later found her source of Trump's criticism of Mark Zuckerberg, it turned out to be Donald Trump himself, who no more than a few minutes earlier had praised Zuckerberg, denying and condemning any criticism of the man. And in doing so she showed us all that Donald didn't even know what was on his own webpage or that perhaps his allegiances change day by day. In real time we got a spectacular demonstration that the gentleman doth protest too loudly. It was, regrettably, most Fox-like of Colbert (whom I admire) to be so loose with the facts and attack Becky for not knowing her source instantly, but she did carry on and get it right. So is this Colbert's War on Women?!
I enjoyed watching Cruz and Rubio tear into the pompous jokes of moderators. They didn't bother asking tough questions. They thought they could get away with insulting and demeaning commentary, and they got owned. Especially Harwood. Kasich and Bush just took it like puppies.
I like some of Bernie's policies, and I'll probably end up voting for him, but his payment methods for maintaining/expanding social security involve charging certain wealthy owners a percentage that is irrelevant to how much they get out of it, to my understanding. Taxing the rich only goes so far, and he's basically given no indication he'd be able to pass a single law with a conservative Congress. I also like O'Malley, because he's a bit more realistic about similar policies, but he's behind in the polls. I want a candidate with the non-conformist attitudes of Trump and Sanders but middle-ground, genuinely reasonable and inoffensive policies ---- No multibillion dollar walls, no outrageous corporate tax hikes *I want to tax executives of businesses more, but keep taxes on the corporations themselves low if not lower, and focus on closing loopholes*. I want tough negotiations with Putin and Assad to eradicate ISIS and limit their harm on non--terrorizing organizations in Syria (honestly if I was president I'd cut a deal with Putin and let him bring down the Assad regime himself, handing Putin Syria on a silver platter, because in my opinion, Putin is controversial but Assad has massacred his own people with chemical weapons, which makes him expendable). I want protections against free trade. I want a higher minimum wage, but lower welfare for the inexcusably unemployed *enough to live on uncomfortably, but nothing more so that a higher minimum wage would be more appealing to such people* I want America to be coal-free in 20-30 years, whether it's replaced by natural gas, renewables, or nuclear power. I'm generally socially left-leaning, and I'm Christian. On gun control, I'm all for background checks and improved early-life mental health diagnoses/treatment/social help programs, but no weapon bans. Most mass shooters are socially isolated men in their teens-early 20s, not convicted felons; we need to start diagnosing and influencing those people away from violence and towards sociability before they become violent. Will ANYONE here, sell me on a candidate that fits my needs, because the Reps and Dems do not seem to meet them. That's my political resume. Go on, shoot. Change my mind if you like.
It's like Ted Cruz was auditioning to be my Uber driver.
+fidorover I think that's his calling.
+fidorover That sounds like an Uber horror story waiting to happen.
+Lon Horiuchi that's odd. i'm a liberal who uses uber, and so is everyone i know. and i also have a bunch of liberal friends who work there. your silly little theory isn't holding much water.
+Zapp Rogerstein uber is trash along with their employees. I know, i deal with them daily.
Capo Capo good for you, you know everyone there. must be nice to be so popular.
Ted Cruz may not make a good president, but he would be a great designated driver.
+TheHehe1223 Yeah ! Imagine him driving you home . He would nag you for having a good time or hand out Jehovah`s Witness tracts or invite you to his Tuesday John Birch meeting.
+TheHehe1223 It might take a long time to get home, though, since he only turns right.
+TheHehe1223 : The designated driver shouldn't make you want to drink.
+chronicman06 -- There is nothing wrong with man on man sex and it does not make you a weirdo! Try it sometime, but I am sure you thought of that lol...
+TheHehe1223 *Cruz's lie started the firestorm to cover Trump's and Carson's lies.* Hillary's first question was about her flip-flopping. The second was about her Benghazi emails. But say "media bias" and the brainwashed trolls all nod their heads in agreement. *So Hillary, Trump, Carson and Cruz are ALL psychos*
Ted Cruz is a strange little man
It's like he got choked up mid sentence.
Skipper Tripper I used a label because of the words I hear coming from him
Skipper Tripper "the substance of what he has said"=words
Skipper Tripper To be honest, I'm not in the mood to get into it on social media yet again.
Skipper Tripper OR...I just dont feel like talking about it. Sorry im not your dog that does what hes told on command. If im not in the mood to discuss it, then im not going to discuss it.
I stand with Sanders!
amen
+Skipper Tripper Gutting out citizen united, raise taxes on the top 1% back to pre-reagan era,resurrecting glas-stegall act, breaking up too big to fail banks, levelling the playing field by making elections publicly funded, investment in rebuilding the crumbling infrastructure, raising the minimum wage, bringing back tuition free public colleges, bringing about a single payer universal healthcare system, bring about paid family leave, demilitarizing the police in favour of community policing, tearing down the private prison system, legalizing marijuana and then some! Those are *some* the reasons why The People support Sen Bernie Sanders.
(www.feelthebern.org)
+Skipper Tripper How about go straight to the source to see why everyone supports him, go watch some of his speeches.
Skipper Tripper oh a government hating republican.
-citizens United is legalized bribery, it allows corporations to pour billions into the political process, it doesn't help people, who ever gave you that idea ? Do you really think these corporations care about the average American ? Power to the already powerful wealthy not the people!
-Raising taxes on the rich will help big time, don't think it will wipe out the debt overnight but the deficit can be. The tax level sanders is proposing is lower than the what used to be during the pre-Reagan era and America was doing great with a healthy middle class. How much of new income generated by the growing economy do you think went to the middle class in the last 15 years ? it's close to ZERO!
-Ever realize why big government favors these banks ? Banks-pump-money-into congress ring any bells ?
The banks are bigger than what they used to be and they need to be broken up! Glas-Stegall has already been reintroduced by Sanders and Warren.
sanders does not want bigger government he wants *effective * government you know the one that actually works for the American people and not just the super powerful.
-publicly funded elections means that the candidate with the actually support of the *people* and not the special interests have more funds to further his campaign. Look at how successful Sanders has been at raising money for his campaign. The playing field will be fairer and vast amounts of money won't be spent on trying to prop up candidates with less than 1% of the vote. This also means there will be less corruption in the political process.
-Rebuilding the crumbling infrastructure is not big government controlling everything, it's going to be a massive nationwide effort much like in the days of FDR with his New Deal, he was building roads, bridges, railways, waterways, dams etc the highway system is one achievement of it. Small business what is that ? They cannot come close to initiating such an undertaking.
-Never heard of the days when America led the world with free public college ? how did we pay for it then ? Maybe if we don't have students graduating with mountains if debt we would have a stronger workforce that have the money to further invest in their future than spend the rest if their lives paying down their debt. Is $65 Billion too much to make every public college tuition free ? -(www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/01/heres-exactly-how-much-the-government-would-have-to-spend-to-make-public-college-tuition-free/282803/)
was it too much when the US spends $660 billion on defense and recently raised that amount by the new budget deal passed in congress ? There will be a Wall Street speculation tax of less than 3% which will more than pay for college and will help in reducing the kind of risk taking that got us the 2008 crash.
-A universal healthcare system like that proposed by sanders will be far more cost effective than the mess in states. Europe, Canada, Japan have single payer systems and they work brilliantly. -(www.pnhp.org/sites/default/files/Funding%20HR%20676_Friedman_7.31.13_proofed.pdf)
privatizing healthcare and using profit motive is immoral, healthcare should never be about profits. A single payer system will ensure that every American regardless of income can get quality healthcare without breaking their banks with giant medical bills. It might even put America ahead of at least the next 36 nations than have better healthcare systems than the US. - (www.businessinsider.com/best-healthcare-systems-in-the-world-2012-6?op=1&IR=T)
-what kind if logic is that ? Demilitarize police but since socialism militarise it again ? Sanders wants the demilitarization of the police and encourage *community* policing where the police actually become a part of the community and not like a private military corporation.
What I think you have backwards is almost everything from socialism to your logic.
-Abolishing the private prison system is not the same as big government. it means private corporations make money off of putting people in prison. You talk so much about this big government problem, maybe if that government actually works for the Americans people you wouldn't be so weary of it.
-Sanders want to *decriminalize* marijuana and that's a good thing but his policy won't work because he is not going to legalize everything drug out there!? one at a time.
Skipper Tripper Well you are not thinking critically and independently.
If Trump was president for 2 hours I would still be scared
+Skipper Tripper You CANNOT be serious.
+Skipper Tripper they aren't real questions lol.
+Skipper Tripper here we go....
Donald Trump is a joke. He is a real estate mogul, was never in a government position (such as Senator or Representative), and (let's face it) is just plain rude. He does not actually answer any questions posed to him. "Building a wall" and "making Mexico pay for it" (I still haven't worked out how he plans on doing that) are not answers to problems. He would be TERRIBLE at foreign relations (like I said, he's so rude), cannot fact check himself once, is Islamophobic, and the list just goes on and on.
+artsy_artist132 I have yet to hear one Legitimate reason why people don't like Trump? Not even saying He would have my vote, but it's amazing people just bash without giving any honest reasoning why?
+artsy_artist132 "He would be TERRIBLE at foreign relations"
"is Islamophobic"
"I still haven't worked out how he plans on doing that"
I am guessing you haven't seen his platform yet. You are telling me that the guy who disagreed with the War in Iraq and says he will quote "Get along well with Putin" will be a bad president because of shit you do NOT understand? Are you underage or too busy having your head up Clinton's ass to not put such blatant strawmen on everything-Trump?
If Trump was president for 2 hours I would still be scared
+Rude. Yup. He'd bomb Mexico and China, get a hummer from Melania in the Lincoln Bedroom, grab some souvenir White House stationery and head right back to New York City.
+fidorover XD
***** i agree with that !!!
+Rude. A two year old can do a lot of damage in 2 hours .
+Rude. Indoctrinated worm.
they need to stop complaining about the moderaters...if you can't take that without losing your cool, how can you be president? imagine a democratic debate with Fox moderators
Democrats refuse to do a Fox debate. At least Republicans agree to do debates on liberal channels. Democrats pout and say no.
+Skipper Tripper Nice projection.
I bet you believe "trickle down" economics actually works and a "small government" dictates who you can marry and what women can do with their own bodies. Do you think evolution and global warming are liberal conspiracies and that Carly was telling the truth about the supposed Planned Parenthood video?
I also wonder if Jesus would agree with the GOP gutting social programs and desire to bomb anyone who disagrees with us. It's as if right wingers have never read the New Testament.
+Skipper Tripper Please tell us what are the questions asked that you are so hung up about, and tell us what this "liberal agenda" the media tries to push.
MajorOcelot no these guys pouted...they knew the "moderators" will be biased, shows me their ability to think ahead
Skipper Tripper "colleges are just liberal propaganda indoctrination camps"
Wow, so much projection!
So teaching facts, literature, critical thinking skills and established scientific theories is propaganda/indoctrination? You may want to look up what those terms mean because you seem very confused.
Sorry, but religion is indoctrination and the right wing is the one trying to denigrate science and push creationism and prayer in school and voodoo "trickle down" economics in addition to trying to pit people against each other - the "makers"/"takers", the evil gays, lazy blacks and illegal immigrants trying to take your job! The war on Christianity! Obama's an America-hating Muslim! Hillary issued a "stand down" order in Benghazi! Obama is going to confiscate your guns! Global warming is a global liberal hoax! The U.S. was founded as a Christian nation! It's amazing how many lies the GOP spews.
Sadly, you've fallen for the right wing propaganda and don't realize it.
CNBC really screwed the pooch on this debate. It was a disaster.
+stiimuli CNBC and Colbert are hacks
Somehow Im not surprised.
It really was! Messy, trashy, a train wreck! Data all wrong too -- they seem to be all scared too.
Skipper Tripper
Sounds like you've been a victim of conservative media doing the same thing to you.
If media was biased based on government subsidies then the media would switch sides every time the other party holds a majority in government. Yet, no matter who's in power we have the same biases in the same media outlets.
+stiimuli I didn't watch it but in regards to the thing about Zuckerberg, Becky Quick was right, and simply not, er, quick enough to support herself. The fact is that Trump criticized Zuckerberg on his own website.
I miss Ron Paul
+DoubIeRose
I'm terriblly dissapointed with his son
+DoubIeRose Was he funnier than all of these guys?
+DoubIeRose Still cant believe the gop picked mitt romney like he was going to be able to have a chance at beating obama. This is how good people get screwed out of the white house every year. People are so afraid to pick the candidate they actually agree with in exchange for a candidate they think might have a chance at beating the opposition. What still baffles my mind is some group in power thought the sleezeball mitt romney would appeal to any of the republicans or moderates. Thanks to the gop we got obama twice.
+DoubIeRose What's wrong with Rand?
Chris S. Of course, he was superior to anything the Republicans fielded and appealed to the changing demographics of the country, something that Republicans still don't get. They actually think that leaning farther to the right than they have ever gone will get them somewhere. I am enjoying this campaign very much.
I have respect for Colbert for being the ONLY one in the mainstream media to call out the CNBC moderators for their unprofessionalism.
To their credit, CNBC got the candidates to agree on something.
Thank you CNBC. We got to see how horrible the Republicans are.
+starlinguk "fundamentalist Republican reporters"? Are you making these terms up as you go?
+srercrcr It should have said "+srercrcr I don't know. I think the disrespectful attitude will just make the more fundamentalist Republican supporters go "how rude!" and not actually listen to the answers. It would have been much better if they'd been polite." TH-cam's edit button doesn't work. Fundamentalist = right-wing loonies.
+starlinguk Oh!! TeaTurds!!!
+srercrcr no, you got to see how garbage CNBC is
I believe it was all planned to attack the media. Trump did it and he shot to the top. Carson has received $2 mill since the debate. Wake up. Theyre fooling you. Watch Cruz. They ask him a question, he goes right into a tirade....using language that was obviously scripted. Theyre not making of fool of me.
This comment section is like a window to the past wow
ikr
Yup
I don't know what is worse and really can't believe it comes down to Clinton or Trump... Either way it's like watching the beginning of a low budget, pre-apocalypse zombie movie... Or the fall of Rome
why not go with bernie sanders?
I am leaning towards Sanders.. But I honestly believe he has no chance against the Clinton Machine..
My Name is Mud not unless you vote for him. Why worry for him not having a chance when a persons vot can help GIVE him a chance!
ConfrontationalRealist .....are you high?
Fall of Rome, more like it.
"The knight in shining Bronzer"
I'm dead
The CNBC debate shows what happens when the moderators think the candidates are all morons. I think the candidates were correct to go after them.
The whole time the moderators where just trying to instigate a fight between the candidates. And then they asked about fantasy football and should it be regulated, that's a stupid question, as a voter idgaf about fantasy football. Then later that day on FOX the anchor lady said "they were talking about fantasy football apparently since I guess they had nothing to talk about" Just proves how Marco Rubio was right about how Democrats have the biggest super PAC ~ mainstream media.
Those weren't hard question like people say they were, they were bullshit questions that they would never ask the Democrats in a debate, lets see if in the next democratic debate they ask the same "difficult questions"
+Luis López you watch FOX NEWS? lol
+11lesdoon Yes, they are the best for weather forecasting here in Houston.
+Luis López
The local stations are typically affiliates.
BTW, the DFS thing wasn't bullshit. It's a relevant question about illegal gambling and taxation had it been chosen to be answered adequately. That said, it was a softball question and probably didn't deserve to be in the debate, but it's existence proves there were softballs, and if they were so deadset on fucking over Republicans, they wouldn't have asked it, so it completely contradicts this notion of a liberal media. If anything, it shows a sensationalist and paper-thin media. Not a liberal one.
+Luis López I think they kind of are asking BS questions to the Democrats too though. Remember the debate where Sanders had to jump in and stick up for Hillary? Sounded a lot like what candidates were forced to do here as well.
I think the media is struggling to try and appear tough on candidates, because they're terrified to be painted as always lobbing softball questions that are easy to deflect (what with their long reputation for incompetence). The irony is that, by overdoing it, they're making it even *easier* for candidates to deflect questions.
My biggest weakness is... Kryptonite!
Hey bad guys don't be looking at this!
Too late, section 45 and rule 49041235jefvjw4trh of the internet states in formal law code of the supreme justice's law: no taksie backsies dudes, out there, it's out there man.
Sir Francis Ok...lol
"Even in New Jersey you'd be considered rude" Hahahahahaha
4:43 ..... thats gonna be used against him someday :3
Donald Trump was the only one who answered the first question honestly, which was refreshing, whatever you think of the man.
+EPIC MOMENTS He may have spoken honestly, but he was wrong -- his immigration plan *is* critical of zuckerberg. www.vox.com/2015/10/29/9637096/trump-immigration
+EPIC MOMENTS Did his answer involve his addiction to spray tans? Because it should have.
ConfrontationalRealist Oh my, What a clever response.
David Davidson Trump is an idiot, and his policies are what ensures he will never be president. Oh, don't worry, I'm not going to waste any more time picking on you poor Trump supporters. I said my piece, and it was funny as fuck. I know you're butthurt over the fact that your candidate is everyone's punching bag and the laughingstock of the dozen or so republican choices, and I don't see any point in rubbing that in any more than I already have. I mean, he's literally falling behind someone who is actually mentally unstable. How hilarious is that? I'm tearing up just thinking about it, from laughing so hard. And just yesterday I saw a pumpkin on someone's porch they had stuck a Trump wig on! They called it a Trumpkin! I don't think everyone has had this much fun in an election season since the founding of our nation.
I'm gonna mute this post now. You'll doubtless post some passionate, hate filled, racist retort, but let's be honest. Nothing you say is going to be relevant. I'm still going to have a blast making fun of Trump trying to get elected. I don't need to criticize his policy, because he doesn't have any chance of being president. He's just around to pull votes away from the republican candidate when he decides to run as an independent.
Now if you'll excuse me, there are more videos I need to post hilarious anti-Trump comments to. Adios!
+Joe Sherman He has the right to do whatever. It's not your place to make prescriptions for him. And the same could apply to you; if you think he is such a low life, why are you bothering with him?
I'm not trying to go after you here, just pointing some stuff out.
Either way, Trump is something of a fool, but only in certain areas. He is a really excellent businessman, and he is the single most straightforward, honest Republican running. That being said, he's somewhat crazy everywhere else.
This is a nice throwback to very early Letterman.
Makeshift Mulder how so?
This IS all a joke - on the American people.
+LightYagami100000 as a north american i agree
+LightYagami100000 yet youre here enjoying a video using your American technology on an American website from an American TV show.
ungrateful foreigner.
***** you have nothing to back any of that up. but i didn't back up my original post so thats fine. but this website is certainly American and this show. and your clothes probably.
***** alright. well youtube is American and the late show is American and the late show is American. everyone in the world chows down American culture. yet everyone in the world says they hate America. or they say bad things about it like you.
another thing: why are you so nasty.
*****
thanks for telling me that im demented and that most Americans, cause you know them and have been here, are also demented and deluded.
i said "ungrateful foreigner" because you said something bad about America when you know almost nothing about it and its people.
"youtube is an international company". its an American company that offers its services all over the world. dont try to slant a fact like that.
and did you just justify terrorism and 9/11? i hate you. i was trying to be nice but i hate you.
"obnoxious, irritating and people are just fucking tired of your shit."
that perfectly describes you.
not me.
He made the late show become epic again
An epic fail, indeed
No bias here guys. I checked.
Ted Cruz may not make a great friend, but he would make an excellent Uber driver.
He's provably leave slime on all the seats 🤮
....Before either of us die, I want to bro hug Stephen Colbert.
I came back to see what people were like before Trump was President of the United States.
#BUILDTHEWALL #Trump2016
+Mr. Flawless #fuckoff #dontbeignorant
+sanedem ignorant of what?
sithersproductions Hate and inhumane means of being.
sanedem like?
sithersproductions *return to sender*
It's so indicative of the Republican debates when the "greatest weakness" given by Ted Cruz is "I don't drink." Wait, that's a weakness? What? Is this how far we've sunk?
2 hours? I wouldn't even trust that Buffoon as president for 2 minutes!
I'd gladly give him two terms at this point.
hey its me Ted Cruz ur Uber driver
Anybody catch that stealth joke with him wondering if the toilet flushes clockwise or counterclockwise? Colbert has gotta be one of the fastest comedic minds out there.
#TedCruz2016
America do you want a good designated driver?
Vote Ted Cruz
Donald Trump: "My biggest weakness is being so effective people are scared of how much progress I'll make". How bloody pretentious.
everything is legal in new jersey....
Hey Stephen, how much does the Democratic party pay you to spout this nonsense? You claim that the moderators were unfair, but then poke fun at the candidates for defending themselves due to what was an unfair debate? They did the right thing here by speaking out. Come on now.
Stephen Colbert is funny and makes me laugh,however, this story about him bashing CNBC was just an excuse to show his true colors by really bashing the Republicans on stage. I guess late show not doing so well so he went back to the Stephen Colbert Report. Making fun of serious issue not Funny.
NO! Don't even give Donald Trump 2 hours as president.
Donald trump will win don't be mad.
+Richard Rothschild Can you imagine if Carson was president for 2 hours? He'd immediately fix it so the Bible supersedes all laws and make sure he couldn't be un-elected.
+dsmithers944 thats why hes mad, though he wont win by the smart people of the US, thats for certain. #berniesanders2016
gordogunso Your Bernie probably isn't going to win either, but that's not reason enough not to support him.
dsmithers944 and being a racist dumbass helps you trump supporters how?
I think the winner of this debate was Marco Rubio. I'm not a republican, but I think he was very well spoken, had a lot of time to make his points, and the questions for him were relatively easy (the hardest one was the one about skipping votes, but he was able to ignore it). I think it will be a race between Rubio and Carson in the end, and I think that Rubio will win because he's more charismatic and a better speaker than Carson.
+Alexandre Pinho You should know that Rubio`s personal finance history is a lot worse than came out in the debate . How can people like Trump or Fiorina (multiple marriages ) or people like Trump (4- 5 corporate bankruptcies ) or people like Christie ( a glutton ) or people like Huckabee (who does not know the constitution ) even make it on the stage for the leadership of a conservative party . Conservatism is all about personal responsibility whether for your health or family or managing your finances. I have not looked at the Democratic candidates but some of these Republican candidates are not very impressive.
Chrispy Creame Christe.
God, this was funny.
those moderators were cancer
Sanders 2016!
It's easy to blame CNBC but lets not forget how terrible all of the candidates are. It was both combined that made it ridiculously stupid.
True
I've always hated Fox News, and I still do, but now I can see that the liberal media is just as insulting and manipulative.
Everything is legal in Jew Jersy.
Letterman is sitting in retirement right now and just shaking his head in disappointment on how Colbert has turned the show into 10+ minutes of political commentary and anti-Trump comments every.single.night.
With jon stewart not around... Stephen is the only one who can fillin for jon...!!! Please keep doing such awesome shows... for another 50yrs... :P
I'm still voting for Trump
RUBIO 2016
funny how he didn't call the Democrat boring and there were 3/5 of the candidates no one knew their name.
+omar zekry What?
Loved the hat Stephen. Basically the debate went this way. Jeb, blah, blah, Donald Trump, blah, blah, blah, build a wall, Ben Carson in soft talk, blah, blah, blah. The moderator than asked, "Ben could you speak up so we can heard you?" Ben, blah, blah.
Colbert, you are still fucking firing shots at all possible targets. It's still the man I can't get enough of.
Wow, Colbert is good at dancing around the proverbial elephant in the room, but that doesn't take much talent. The point is the moderators argued over and over with candidates, tried to correct them as if THEY, THE MODERATORS have ALL the answers, which isn't at all the job of a moderator. A moderator is supposed to introduce issues and questions and yes, sometimes it SHOULD be in a challenging way, but they're not supposed to repeatedly spar with the candidates and attempt to belittle them.
Meanwhile, we all know the next Dem debate will be yet another endless parade of softballs.
Of course, NO ONE would dare go off the deep end and ask say Hillary if we're supposed to give credibility to ANY claim of sexual assault (which I agree with) then why did she make life hell for the supposed "trailer trash" (her term, not mine) women who accused her husband of sexually assaulting them? Why hire nasty PI's to shoot nails into tires, kill their pets, trash them endlessly in the media and on and on? Oh that's right, because its a whole different deal if woman claims to have been raped by Bill, then she gets NO CREDIBILITY at all and better start watching her back!
I don't get you guys in the US. Disrespectful questions? WTF? So a realistic and hard question is disrespectful now? You can't ask a former CEO of a big company what went wrong when she's trying to become president?
The candidates were scared as fuck of the questions and they never answered straight. 'Trying Ben Carson to do maths'. No that's called explaining what his tax polices are. What's wrong with that?
Like, what the hell? You people are auditioning to the MOST IMPORTANT JOB IN THE WORLD, YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE QUESTIONS.
If you can read this, then you're not blind
I've lived in New Jersey my whole life and I've never met anyone who liked Christy.
so the late show has become political satire...sigh
Did not expect that hilarious skit at the end!
yo they did rand paul so dirty with that cell LMFAO
It's a WWF smackdown. LOL
I'm so scared y'all Trump might win
ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!! I love this Colbert guy!!--Tom Reilly
Green room envy.
Stephen Colbert funny as always!
'The knight in shining bronzer' hahahhaha
This is what I love about Stephen, he may be one of the only media personalities to cover politics without his bias coming through...I dont care what side youre on, that was some funny stuff XD
OMG laughing so hard love this!!!!
I'm a democrat but I'm starting to consider voting for trump.....scary
stupid*
fixed it for you
Although he is still funny, I have seen both of his criticism of parties.... and seriously no one can say you were fair and partial.
+Simon Cameron I have lost a lot of respect for him
Why did the moderators on the democrat debate give so many easy questions? How come don't the democrat candidates agree to a Fox News debate?
+Hugo Hormazabal I've suggested that elsewhere. To be perfectly fair, let's have the Dem candidates answer hard questions from media sources opposed to them.
They are all comic book villians, politicians and media!
Colbert gets dumber with age. Perfect mouthpiece for CBS.
+captainbillshatner He's no Jon Stewart, that's for sure.
Tbh vote Trump or you're a traitor.
aw boo hoo. they got tough questions
Oh boohoo, those poor babies being asked legitimate questions.
Not really, a lot of the evidence that the moderators used to try to frame the candidates were either biased or false
we get it Franzen, you vape
RAND PAUL talked about the issues and was actually criticized for doing so. He and his father are the best choices the GOP can ever make but the GOP has made the dumbest choices in the past so I wouldn't put it past them to make another one. I hope the party dissolves if/when they do and fail to win the election again. It's time the Libertarian Conservatives to showcase what the founding fathers were all about.
+UncleSiam You are right. It is a neo conservative party now. When you see an actual conservative candidate among them that person looks out of place.
*****
Once I saw the delegate convention where large groups of people were calling for ron paul and boehner was reading off a teleprompter that mitt romney won the vote I knew it was a farce. What is the point of delegate votes if the winner is predetermined by the higher ups in the party? I now find myself between a rock and a hard place as the gop is run by insane paid for neo conservatives and the democrats are run by liberal lunatics. Is there even a party for conservatives anymore? Both parties have an unstable budget and both parties want expansion of government and even more laws. Also interesting theory about trump.. I guess if there was anything positive about his presidency it would be that. Wouldnt that be something.
The dressing room bit really made me smile, "I set the curtains on fire" was solid gold!!
Man, Trump is a hero.
Okay, that Chris Christie comment on New Jersey was absolutely awesome.
Sorry for my ignorant question, what is a Green Room? I did google it but it kept showing me a stupid movie.
a room in a theater or studio in which performers can relax when they are not performing.
A backstage room where a guest/performer can hang out, audition, tend to personal and professional business, etc. before it’s time for them to go on/perform. All the shenanigans you hear about diva celebrities throwing a fit about not having room temperature water takes place in a green room.
It would be nice if they'd have a debate where they debated issues instead of everyone having to defend themselves from hostile "journalists."
Cruz' answer was probably the most appropriate fake answer to that interview question a politician can make. The other most appropriate is, "Well, I never lie, so, I can only do the right thing, which can be bad for me." Completely false, and exactly the kind of answer any job applicant would make.
fun and games.................till you see th3 left and Hilliray and 1.8 + to cover trax
But she says poor? broke?
NOT MY PRES!
Let's be honest. At least Donald Trump would accurately embody the way the world perceives the United States. Maybe he's the president this country deserves.
Zuchi Face Deep Deep. . ANOTHER BIG Friends.they said Big friends Big money ...follow the money a LOOT of..Can Make America Great Again..
Was there one of these done for the Democratic debate or is that fair and balanced?
CNBC showed themselves to be real jerks at the beginning of this debate; they changed their tunes when called on it and the public kept applauding. It's no secret that the media is liberal biased and that a great many people have been persuaded.Still a great deal of truths were told about the issues facing the country.The first question btw, seemed bogus but it brought up seeing how they responded and I'm fine with those who refused to play the game of responding to it. I liked how Trump immediately stated that first question was not asked nicely and Cruz' calling the interviewers on what they were doing.
We're really in a bit of trouble when politics are not just ran by politicians but also by journalists who are supposed to be impartial, objective and unbiased.Yet I'm still optimistic.The journalists were booed a few times including when they repeated a question to Carson that had already been answered. They didn't have their facts straight which was embarrassing and I wonder if Rick Santorum was planned all along or they had to bring him in to ask some real questions.One big truth: we have a bipartisan debt.This channel gave Rand Paul even less chance to talk.I got to like Trump a little better when he emphasize that he's OK with immigrants if they come in legally.
I rarely find Conan's or Leno's or Letterman's or Fallon's sketches funny - but that was fucking genius!
Stephen is becoming very Stewardy...
+steelnerve I remember the days where he parodied the bi partisan nature of America. Now he has clearly become a bi partisan pandering douchebag. The parallels between him and steward are pretty undeniable.
*****
agreed, but Stewart's style was unique, worth imitating as well !
I'm sure Khamenei or Putin or the leaders of Hamas would be very nice when asking questions or debating terms of agreements for treaties.
I watched the debate after the fact using this:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/new/21-hilarious-and-wtf-moments-from-the-gop-debate-20151028
And it was glorious
Know what was boring? The Democratic debate. The 3rd debate was the best one yet.
Democrats get bored by facts. They want to hear emotional sob stories all night rather than talk about issues.
conclusion your candidate is hillary.....you are smart colbert......your new boss
When will Dave come back from retirement, please make it quick
Becky Quick probably was the winner of the debate because when she later found her source of Trump's criticism of Mark Zuckerberg, it turned out to be Donald Trump himself, who no more than a few minutes earlier had praised Zuckerberg, denying and condemning any criticism of the man. And in doing so she showed us all that Donald didn't even know what was on his own webpage or that perhaps his allegiances change day by day. In real time we got a spectacular demonstration that the gentleman doth protest too loudly. It was, regrettably, most Fox-like of Colbert (whom I admire) to be so loose with the facts and attack Becky for not knowing her source instantly, but she did carry on and get it right. So is this Colbert's War on Women?!
I enjoyed watching Cruz and Rubio tear into the pompous jokes of moderators. They didn't bother asking tough questions. They thought they could get away with insulting and demeaning commentary, and they got owned. Especially Harwood. Kasich and Bush just took it like puppies.
I like some of Bernie's policies, and I'll probably end up voting for him, but his payment methods for maintaining/expanding social security involve charging certain wealthy owners a percentage that is irrelevant to how much they get out of it, to my understanding. Taxing the rich only goes so far, and he's basically given no indication he'd be able to pass a single law with a conservative Congress. I also like O'Malley, because he's a bit more realistic about similar policies, but he's behind in the polls. I want a candidate with the non-conformist attitudes of Trump and Sanders but middle-ground, genuinely reasonable and inoffensive policies ---- No multibillion dollar walls, no outrageous corporate tax hikes *I want to tax executives of businesses more, but keep taxes on the corporations themselves low if not lower, and focus on closing loopholes*. I want tough negotiations with Putin and Assad to eradicate ISIS and limit their harm on non--terrorizing organizations in Syria (honestly if I was president I'd cut a deal with Putin and let him bring down the Assad regime himself, handing Putin Syria on a silver platter, because in my opinion, Putin is controversial but Assad has massacred his own people with chemical weapons, which makes him expendable). I want protections against free trade. I want a higher minimum wage, but lower welfare for the inexcusably unemployed *enough to live on uncomfortably, but nothing more so that a higher minimum wage would be more appealing to such people* I want America to be coal-free in 20-30 years, whether it's replaced by natural gas, renewables, or nuclear power. I'm generally socially left-leaning, and I'm Christian. On gun control, I'm all for background checks and improved early-life mental health diagnoses/treatment/social help programs, but no weapon bans. Most mass shooters are socially isolated men in their teens-early 20s, not convicted felons; we need to start diagnosing and influencing those people away from violence and towards sociability before they become violent.
Will ANYONE here, sell me on a candidate that fits my needs, because the Reps and Dems do not seem to meet them.
That's my political resume. Go on, shoot. Change my mind if you like.
To the purposefully mixed race, Multicultural, We are the world, How do you get to Sesame Street?, 30 something moderator...YOU'RE FIRED!