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Late debate blogging: Brown v. Warren
Oct. 3rd, 2012 11:28 amGreat googly-moogly.
I recorded the second Brown-Warren debate. David Gregory's first question was to Elizabeth Warren about her ancestry, something Scott Brown has been pushing for months. His second question was to Scott Brown: "Is she a liar? What is your judgment?"
*shudder*
Senator Brown said he'd released a full client list last week, which he actually still has not done. To be fair, she hasn't either.
Senator Brown mentioned that Ms Warren worked for an insurance company against victims of asbestos. He clearly knows the record, and it's not what he said. She tried to ensure that Travellers Insurance would set up a large fund for asbestos victims in return for immunity from prosecution--they'd insured a company which went bankrupt. After she left the case, Travellers maintained the immunity but managed to sneak out of paying the fund. Again: after she left the case.
Senator Brown touts his record as second most bipartisan senator in the Senate, then says that Elizabeth Warren would vote "100% of the time" with the Democratic line. He's doing this while avoiding a lot of questions about what his across-the-aisle votes are actually for.
If he's such an independent voter, why does Brown always vote for Wall Street? And why does he get so much money from Wall Street firms?
The moderator, David Gregory, showed why I don't watch the Sunday morning talking heads shows. He was uneven in requiring answers from the candidates (both of them, in truth) even though he asked some tough questions. He let them bob and weave, which Brown did a lot more of than Warren.
I recorded the second Brown-Warren debate. David Gregory's first question was to Elizabeth Warren about her ancestry, something Scott Brown has been pushing for months. His second question was to Scott Brown: "Is she a liar? What is your judgment?"
*shudder*
Senator Brown said he'd released a full client list last week, which he actually still has not done. To be fair, she hasn't either.
Senator Brown mentioned that Ms Warren worked for an insurance company against victims of asbestos. He clearly knows the record, and it's not what he said. She tried to ensure that Travellers Insurance would set up a large fund for asbestos victims in return for immunity from prosecution--they'd insured a company which went bankrupt. After she left the case, Travellers maintained the immunity but managed to sneak out of paying the fund. Again: after she left the case.
Senator Brown touts his record as second most bipartisan senator in the Senate, then says that Elizabeth Warren would vote "100% of the time" with the Democratic line. He's doing this while avoiding a lot of questions about what his across-the-aisle votes are actually for.
If he's such an independent voter, why does Brown always vote for Wall Street? And why does he get so much money from Wall Street firms?
The moderator, David Gregory, showed why I don't watch the Sunday morning talking heads shows. He was uneven in requiring answers from the candidates (both of them, in truth) even though he asked some tough questions. He let them bob and weave, which Brown did a lot more of than Warren.
