[Peace-discuss] [Peace] Tonight's debate

[John W.]

I quite disagree with your assessment of the first debate, Carl, but does
it really matter?

John Wason



On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 11:37 PM, C. G. Estabrook via Peace <
peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

Style: I think J. St. Clair of CounterPunch had it right: "If this was a
> fight, Trump probably would have won on points as the aggressor. But
> probably missed twice as many punches as he landed. Hillary was
> flat-footed, defending failed policies, offering little more than policy
> papers."
>
> Substance: Trump attacked Clinton's neoliberalism (trade pacts from NAFTA
> to TPP) and her neoconservatism (wars in MENA from Iraq to Libya and
> Syria). His are the policies that resonate with most Americans; the Clinton
> camp knows that - and are afraid.
>
> [Friends’ comments on style: “Trump won the early rounds and then it was a
> pathetic draw.” "My favorite moment was when she made a sales pitch for her
> book [which is not doing well at all].”] [Friends’ comment on substance:
> “Trump said that he was opposed to nuclear first strike, which Obama has
> refused to say.”]
>
> —CGE
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