Debunking debating
And So Here We Are, Watching a Crazy Man Wave a Toy Badge Around, Calling It “Politics”
"If you’re just tuning in, and O how I envy your blissful ignorance if you are, a substantial chunk of the American electorate has gone quite insane, and seems determined to stay that way. They simply will not be enticed from the madhouse, though it is filling with sewage and infested with angry badgers and also on fire. It’s the damndest thing.
From a certain angle, the United States is a public pool, one we must all share, and I just wish dudes like Kanye West and Elon Musk would stop peeing in it. Or maybe the trouble is the people who like the pee. People who, in fact, only come to the pool at all to get pissed on by fit-pitching celebrity dipshits. Republicans, in other words.
Kanye. Elon. Trump. . .and all I’m saying is Republicans are bad at choosing role models, and more people should say so. . ."
They finally debated: Warnock talked policy. Walker pulled out a prop sheriff’s badge
Before Sen. Ralph Warnock and Herschel Walker walked onto the debate stage Friday night, supporters for both men raged outside of the venue in Savannah, Georgia, holding signs and chanting loudly.
While the Sen. Warnock’s supporters were primarily Black, with chants that were heartfelt and deeply soulful, fans of the Republican nominee Herschel Walker were primarily white, and their cheers were sad and sort of out of rhythm. In many ways, the supporters mimicked the candidates.
Walker, who has the endorsement of Donald Trump, toed the GOP company line at the debate. He blustered against Warnock with the all too familiar rhetoric of high taxes, open borders, inflation, and Christian values like bashing transgender athletes. His opening statement ended with “I’m gonna fix it,” something only someone with zero understanding of governing would say.
Warnock spoke about growing up as one of 12 children in a
housing project just a mile from the debate stage, and talked about
policies that offered equality for all on issues such as health care,
student loan debt, a price cap on insulin, and an American’s right to
choose their reproductive health. There is no doubt these two men could
not be more different. . ."
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Herschel Walker shines in debate, exposes Warnock's
leftist record: 'Instead of aborting those babies, why are you not
baptizing those babies?'
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Republican challenger Herschel Walker of Georgia outperformed expectations in the first major debate of his political career. Walker is vying for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Democrat Raphael Warnock, who was elected in a runoff two years ago.
On Friday, the two candidates met on stage for their first and only debate. They were asked questions about a wide range of issues, including abortion, packing the U.S. Supreme Court, high gas prices, and recent spikes in violent crime. Walker managed to land several figurative blows on the incumbent, and clips of his performance have since gone viral.
Perhaps Walker's most memorable moment came when he attacked Warnock, a Christian pastor, for his support for abortion without limitations.
"[Sen. Warnock] told me that black lives matter," Walker said. "And if you think about it, Senator, in Atlanta, Georgia, there's more black babies that is aborted than anything. So, if black lives matter, why are you not protecting those babies? And instead of aborting those babies, why are you not baptizing those babies?"
\u201cHerschel Walker (R): \u201cIf Black Lives Matter, why are you not protecting those babies, and instead of aborting those babies, why are you not baptizing those babies?\u201d\n\nSen. Raphael Warnock (D): \u201cI think the women of Georgia have a clear choice.\u201d\u201d
— The Recount (@The Recount) 1665790058
Walker has made his Christian faith a central component of his campaign. In his opening remarks, he reaffirmed Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and frequently referenced Christian values as the basis for his worldview. When asked whether he paid for a woman to abort his child in 2009, Walker denied the accusation and explained in part, "[O]n abortion, you know, I'm a Christian. I believe in life."
But abortion was not the only issue on which Walker challenged Warnock. He claimed that Warnock has voted to support the agenda of President Joe Biden 96% of the time. He also tied Warnock to Biden's botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, contrasting his own friendship and loyalty to former President Trump to the lack of loyalty shown to those in Afghanistan and those U.S. servicemen and women who died or were injured in the withdrawal.
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"President Trump is my friend," Walker said. "I won't leave my allies, which is what Senator Warnock and Joe Biden did in Afghanistan. They left their allies."
\u201cModerator: "Would you support a Trump 2024 run?"\n\nHerschel Walker: "Yes I would. President Trump is my friend I won't leave my allies, which is what Senator Warnock and Joe Biden did in Afghanistan."\u201d
— Becker News (@Becker News) 1665811629
Walker blamed Warnock and Biden for rising gas prices and called for a return to the energy independence America enjoyed under Trump.
\u201cHerschel Walker on how to start lowering prices: \u201cFirst of all, we got to become energy independent again.\u201d #GASenDebate\u201d
— RNC Research (@RNC Research) 1665789801
Walker also mentioned that Warnock's Ebenezer Baptist Church has reportedly been sued by former tenants who claim that church leaders evicted them for as little as $28.55 in late rent, even as the church allegedly gives Warnock, a senior pastor, a housing allowance of more than $7,400 a month.
Warnock attacked Walker as well. In an especially dramatic moment, Warnock accused his opponent of having pretended to be a police officer, a statement which prompted cheers from supporters in the audience. Walker then pulled a badge from his pocket to demonstrate an affiliation with law enforcement, a move that debate moderators chastised as against the rules.
\u201cSen. Raphael Warnock (D): \u201cOne thing I have not done \u2014 I have never pretended to be a police officer, and I\u2019ve never threatened a shootout with the police.\u201d\n\nIn response, Herschel Walker (R) pulled out a prop badge: \u201cI am work with many police officers.\u201d\u201d
— Heartland Signal (@Heartland Signal) 1665791461
The exact nature of the badge and its authenticity are unknown.
Last month, Walker, a political rookie, seemed to try to temper expectations about his future debate performance, insisting to reporters, "I'm a country boy. I'm not that smart. He's a preacher. (Warnock) is smart and wears these nice suits. So, he is going to show up and embarrass me at the debate Oct. 14th, and I'm just waiting to show up and I will do my best."
However, the former Heisman Trophy winner appeared to use his southern drawl and folksy manner of speaking to his advantage, establishing himself as a true Georgian, not a global elitist.
The Walker/Warnock race remains tight. The RealClearPolitics polling average has Warnock with a 3.3-point advantage. No polling data has been released since the debate.
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