Democratic Debate Live Blog, 1/25/16 – IOTW Report

Democratic Debate Live Blog, 1/25/16

THAT’S IT EVERYONE! I LIVED TO SEE THE END!

11:06: Let’s “summon up our better angels.” -Clinton

11:04: Lincoln “kept an eye on the future.” -Lincoln

11:02: The President that has inspired me the most is Abraham Lincoln.

11:01: “That’s great!!! I loved it!!!” -Clinton, after seeing Bernie Sanders’ “America” ad.

11:00: “My best defense on [Benghazi] is the truth.” -Clinton

10:58: Republicans made political issue out of Benghazi. Democrats came together with Republicans during 9/11, other attacks.

10:57: Clinton: in fact, I put together an independent board to solve problems from Benghazi!

10:56: Clinton: Benghazi only an issue because of Republicans.

10:55: I’ll get Republicans to work with me by getting everyone together and giving them “bear hugs.” -Clinton

10:53: Clinton challenged as to why she said Republicans were her biggest enemy. “Well, yeah, Chris, it was sort of tongue-in-cheek,” she responds. Then goes on to say how much Republicans loved her when she was in office.

10:52: “We can find common ground.” -Clinton

10:51: When I’m elected President, I’ll tell Republicans that I’m the President of everyone, not just Democrats.

10:50: Clinton: We need Muslim countries to support us if we are going to defeat ISIS.

10:49: Donald Trump’s rhetoric is “dangerous.” -Clinton

10:48: Donald Trump has attacked Muslims, Mexicans during Presidential campaign. -Clinton

10:47: Clinton asked about Islamophobia, Black Lives Matter.

10:46: Clinton: Do we have a terrorist threat? Yes. And we had one before September 11, too.

10:44: Clinton: my vote on Iraq was a mistake, but I have a longer history than one vote.

10:42: Unlike Bush administration, we’ve stopped Iran from getting a nuclear bomb. -Clinton

10:40: Military option needs to be last choice to solve problems. -Clinton

10:39: Clinton responds to man saying maybe Biden would punch congressman in face: “thank you for asking about foreign policy.”

10:37: Audience member: After learning about Benghazi hearings, I now am “gung ho” to support you! Maybe Joe Biden will punch Trey Gowdy in the face!

10:35: Clinton: I have a “really long history” of taking on inequality.

10:34: Millions of kids have insurance thanks to me. -Clinton

10:33: People don’t like me because “I’ve taken on the status quo.” -Clinton

10:32: Clinton asked why there is no enthusiasm for her campaign. “It depends who you talk to,” she responds.

10:31: Cackle count: 3.

10:30: “I’m really having a good time.” -Clinton

10:29: Cackle count: 2.

10:29: We can’t let Republicans “rip away our progress.” -Clinton

10:27: Clinton asked about Obama’s kind words towards her today: “He knows how hard the job is. He knows first hand, so I appreciate the words.”

10:26: Clinton enters to applause. Blows out kiss.

10:23: O’Malley done. Clinton next.

10:21: Statue of Liberty, not barb-wired fence symbol of America. -O’Malley

10:19: Audience member asks who “less informed” voters like himself should vote for. O’Malley responds that Obama “lifted up” our country, and so would he.

10:18: O’Malley asked who his supporters should support if he loses the caucuses. O’Malley responds: “Hold strong!”

10:16: O’Malley says he will work with Congress to keep costs low for new farmers.

10:14: We need to be more inclusive because it makes us a stronger country. -O’Malley

10:13: My state was one of the first to vote for marriage equality. -O’Malley

10:12: O’Malley asked how he’d help gay people get “full equality on a federal level.”

10:11: “The stronger we make our middle class… the more our economy grows.” -O’Malley

10:10: “My story is a democratic upbringing,” not a “democratic conversion.” -O’Malley on his differences from Bernie Sanders

10:09: We need a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens. -O’Malley

10:08: “Our economy is not money, it is people.” -O’Malley

10:07: O’Malley asked what ideas he has to grow the economy. O’Malley begins by saying that Obama saved the US from the Second Great Depression.

10:05: We do a bad job of transitioning veterans back to normal life. -O’Malley

10:04: O’Malley: We need to cut youth unemployment… That’ll help kids go to college.

10:02: “Climate change is the biggest business opportunity to come to the United States in the last 100 years.” -O’Malley

10:00: “We need to focus on wellness.” -O’Malley

9:58: Asked how he’ll help small business owners pay for health care, O’Malley responds that “we need to push the insurance companies to offer products that pay for those early out-of-pocket” expenses.

9:57: O’Malley: I helped repeal the death penalty, referring to how he is fighting “structural racism.”

9:55: O’Malley asked how he’d fight “structural racism.” O’Malley responds, “Black Lives Matter.”

9:54: Republicans depend on fear and loathing and anger. -O’Malley

9:53: O’Malley: Only one candidate can still upset the apple cart!

9:52: O’Malley next.

9:47: “It just seems to me that the crises we face as a country today… these problems are so serious, we must go beyond establishment politics.” -Bernie in his closing statement

9:46: Sanders answers a question about whether his parents would be proud. “They wouldn’t believe it,” Sanders said, getting slightly emotional.

9:45: Bernie points out that he is 74, not 75.

9:44: Sanders: I was pretty good at basketball when I was younger. And I was pretty good at long-distance running.

9:42: Sanders finally gets to sit after standing for a whole 15 minutes.

9:41: Mental health should be included in health care. -Sanders

9:40: “The gun shop owner should not be held liable for your criminal act.” -Bernie

9:38: “I have supported instant background checks.” -Bernie

9:37: “Experience is important, but judgement is also important… Cheney had a lot of experience too.” -Sanders

9:34: “On day one, I said the Keystone Pipeline was a dumb idea.” -Bernie

9:33: “I fought against Wall Street… See where Hillary Clinton was on this issue.” -Bernie

9:32: “The truth is” that Hillary Clinton got the vote about the war in Iraq wrong. -Sanders

9:31: “I like Hillary Clinton and I respect Hillary Clinton.” -Sanders

9:27: By the way, it’s only been Bernie on stage so far.

9:26: Commercial break. Can I tag out yet?

9:25: Bernie: We need to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

9:24: Sanders: Women make 79 cents on the dollar to men. (First statement to make me swear at the tv!)

9:23: Sanders: “I have your vote yet?” to student who asked question.

9:22: Question to Sanders: How will you be better for women’s rights than a woman? Sanders: we need to expand funding for Planned Parenthood.

9:21: “I have worked with Republicans when there is common ground.” -Bernie

9:20: Bernie referring to evil “corporations” count: 3.

9:19: Sanders: “We need to expand Social Security.”

9:17: “I demand Wall Street pay its fair share of taxes.” -Bernie

9:16: “We gotta put what I’m doing in context… there has been a massive transfer of wealth” from the poor to the rich. -Bernie

9:15: Bernie referring to evil “corporations” count: 2.

9:15: Sanders: Banks, Wall Street needs to help the Middle Class.

9:14: Bernie referring to evil “corporations” count: 1.

9:13: Sanders: “We will raise taxes. Yes we will.”

9:12: Sanders seems pretty angry. Lots of gesticulation.

9:11: Bernie referring to self in third person count: 1.

9:10: ObamaCare “has done a lot of good things.” -Bernie

9:09: Bernie referring to evil “billionaires” count: 3.

9:08: Sanders: Socialism means that “there’s something wrong when the rich get richer and almost everybody else gets poor.”
9:07: Bernie Sanders: “Bernie Sanders said no” to the Iraq War.

9:06: Bernie: My campaign is expanding because “establishment politics is not good enough.”

9:05: Bernie: “My wife asked me to button my coat, but I’m too fat.” No, really, he actually said this.

9:04: Here comes Bernie.

9:04: Introductions starting. Long, rambling explanation by CNN host first.

I’m going to go ahead and bite the bullet on this one and live blog the Democratic debate.

The question is: how long will it take me to say “enough” and turn off the tv/throw it out the window? Answer in the comments!

46 Comments on Democratic Debate Live Blog, 1/25/16

  1. I’d rather take a wood plane to my own shin skin, create a dangling skin flap, and remove the still attached flap over the top of my foot by winding it off with a Spam key than watch that. And then festoon the skin gully with sea salt. Over that.

    Game on, beeyotchellez!

  2. And you have to pay to watch it…we wouldn’t have to if we only had one TeeVee channel to choose from!

    Really, the debate is not being livestreamed! Dems are doing a Pay Per View debate!

    Pinkos doing…um….well…um he cussing up a storm! Dropping F bombs and everything!

    ASK might just really self destruct!

  3. If you all would rather do something else than watch this then go right ahead and do the things you all suggested. But then those other things must be boring if you can’t seem to pull yourselves away from this.

  4. “If you all would rather do something else than watch this then go right ahead and do the things you all suggested. But then those other things must be boring if you can’t seem to pull yourselves away from this.”

    Somebody please translate. I’m drunk.

  5. Yeah, no shit….I don’t have cable and I was able to stream CNN clear through Bernies’ slop….then it went away and now I have to provide a cable provider.????…I figured it was just a way to protect Hillary from the light of day….either way it’s gone…

  6. I liked your reply (LocoBlancoSaltine) so much that I liked it twice.

    Why? Because you are so predictable.

    I purposely went Anonymous just to see how any of you who would rather be doing something else would react and respond. And BINGO! You still don’t take your own advice. You just stick around this blog and throw out nothing but pleasantries.

    Atta boy Einstein. Genius.

    Where’s Trump when you need him.

  7. Please indicate where I said I would rather be doing something else, I can’t find that post?

    Actually, I am doing several things at once.
    Being a sentient being, I can multitask.

    And yes, I am predictably intelligent, clever, handsome, virile, smug, superior, and oftentimes…drunk.
    I occasionally suffer from white-male-privilege.

    You are anonymous, this means the legitimate contributors to this site can’t determine if you are the anonymous that insulted the entire human race, or just the anonymous that belittled yourself.

    Give yourself a high-five, anono-douche!

  8. Great work Aurelius. Collect your wages from BFH.

    I picked these two point from your notes:

    Clinton: Only Republicans made an issue of Benghazi.
    ( What difference, at this point,does it make?)

    Clinton: Unlike the Bush Administration we’ve stopped Iran from getting a nuclear bomb. (We’ve made them build one on their own. With our help, of course. That’s diplomacy. That’s friendship building) Israel beware.

    She’s a terrible woman. Pure evil.

  9. 11:06: Let’s “summon up our better angels.” -Clinton

    How about we cast out your inner demon instead? IN THE NAME OF THE NAZARENE GO BACK TO F.D.R. AND ELEANOR YOU ROTTEN CORPSE WITHOUT SOUL!

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