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Parker is absolutely right—the authors of false information must be called out by name. But I do think if you promote something with no sound evidence and it leads directly to foreseeable harm, you should be held criminally liable in some way. I do not like the Supreme Court moving ‘beyond’ the idea that yelling “fire” in a crowded theater is likely to endanger lives, and is therefore not protected speech. It is incumbent on people who have elevated platforms like Vance and Trump, and are in positions of trust, to be held accountable when they must know their words will have an impact.

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Thank you for this introduction to sanewashing. A new word enters our vocabulary. I wish it hadn’t been necessary though.

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One example from the debate was the reaction to Trump's answer to the question "what will you do about climate change." Or rather, non-answer. Commentators went on and on about making it the last, brief question was not a good thing. But I didn't see anyone who actually quoted trump's answer to this question that worries so many, including the young who will live INTO the years past the tipping point:

"Let me just tell you, they lost 10,000 manufacturing jobs this last month. It's going -- they're all leaving. They're building big auto plants in Mexico. In many cases owned by China. They're building these massive plants, and they think they're going to sell their cars into the United States because of these people. What they have given to China is unbelievable. But we're not going to let that. We'll put tariffs on those cars so they can't come into our country. Because they will kill the United Auto Workers and any auto worker, whether it's in Detroit or South Carolina or any other place. What they've done to business and manufacturing in this country is horrible. We have nothing because they refuse -- you know, Biden doesn't go after people because supposedly China paid him millions of dollars. He's afraid to do it. Between him and his son. They get all this money from Ukraine. They get all this money from all of these different countries. And then you wonder why is he so loyal to this one, that one Ukraine, China? Why is he? Why did he get 3 1/2 million dollars from the mayor of Moscow's wife? Why did he get -- why did she pay him 3 1/2 million dollars? This is a crooked administration, and they're selling our country down the tubes."

Can anyone find a reference to climate anywhere there?

All anyone had to do in a fact check or whatever is just QUOTE the answer.

Meanwhile everyone is accusing Kamala of "waffling" on fracking. I'm not a fan of fracking, but I can see her point. The idea is to eventually (one hopes sooner than later) oil will simply not be NEEDED, the way coal has become. Remember trump's promise to revive the coal industry? Nobody wanted to buy the coal. But in the meantime it is important to national security that we be energy independent--and fracking is a way to be sure that happens.

But no: Everyone just talks about how her change of view is a "political ploy" because the debate is in PA.

Just go back and read TRUMP's concept of a plan for dealing with climate change one more time. Slowly. It doesn't come close to a waffle. Or even a pancake.

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This was a really interesting conversation - thank you both for it!

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Left leaning speakers on cable - what about the MSNBC nighttime lineup? Joy, Chris, Rachel, Ali, Lawrence, Stephanie?

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let the peoples renew their strength;

let them approach, then let them speak;

let us together draw near for judgment. {2} Who stirred up one from the east

whom victory meets at every step?

He gives up nations before him,

so that he tramples kings underfoot;

he makes them like dust with his sword,

like driven stubble with his bow. {3} He pursues them and passes on safely,

by paths his feet have not trod. {4} Who has performed and done this,

calling the generations from the beginning?

I, the LORD, the first,

and with the last; I am he. {5} The coastlands have seen and are afraid;

the ends of the earth tremble;

they have drawn near and come. {6} Everyone helps his neighbor

and says to his brother, “Be strong!” {7} The craftsman strengthens the goldsmith,

and he who smooths with the hammer him who strikes the anvil,

saying of the soldering, “It is good”;

and they strengthen it with nails so that it cannot be moved. {8} But you, Israel, my servant,

Jacob, whom I have chosen,

the offspring of Abraham, my friend; {9} you whom I took from the ends of the earth,

and called from its farthest corners,

saying to you, “You are my servant,

I have chosen you and not cast you off”; {10} fear not, for I am with you;

be not dismayed, for I am your God;

I will strengthen you, I will help you,

I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. {11} Behold, all who are incensed against you

shall be put to shame and confounded;

those who strive against you

shall be as nothing and shall perish. {12} You shall seek those who contend with you,

but you shall not find them;

those who war against you

shall be as nothing at all. {13} For I, the LORD your God,

hold your right hand;

it is I who say to you, “Fear not,

I am the one who helps you.” {14} Fear not, you worm Jacob,

you men of Israel!

I am the one who helps you, declares the LORD;

your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. {15} Behold, I make of you a threshing sledge,

new, sharp, and having teeth;

you shall thresh the mountains and crush them,

and you shall make the hills like chaff; {16} you shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away,

and the tempest shall scatter them.

And you shall rejoice in the LORD;

in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory. {17} When the poor and needy seek water,

and there is none,

and their tongue is parched with thirst,

I the LORD will answer them;

I the God of Israel will not forsake them. {18} I will open rivers on the bare heights,

and fountains in the midst of the valleys.

I will make the wilderness a pool of water,

and the dry land springs of water. {19} I will put in the wilderness the cedar,

the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive.

I will set in the desert the cypress,

the plane and the pine together, {20} that they may see and know,

may consider and understand together,

that the hand of the LORD has done this,

the Holy One of Israel has created it. {21} Set forth your case, says the LORD;

bring your proofs, says the King of Jacob. {22} Let them bring them, and tell us

what is to happen.

Tell us the former things, what they are,

that we may consider them,

that we may know their outcome;

or declare to us the things to come. {23} Tell us what is to come hereafter,

that we may know that you are gods;

do good, or do harm,

that we may be dismayed and terrified. {24} Behold, you are nothing,

and your work is less than nothing;

an abomination is he who chooses you. {25} I stirred up one from the north, and he has come,

from the rising of the sun, and he shall call upon my name;

he shall trample on rulers as on mortar,

as the potter treads clay. {26} Who declared it from the beginning, that we might know,

and beforehand, that we might say, “He is right”?

There was none who declared it, none who proclaimed,

none who heard your words. {27} I was the first to say to Zion, “Behold, here they are!”

and I give to Jerusalem a herald of good news. {28} But when I look, there is no one;

among these there is no counselor

who, when I ask, gives an answer. {29} Behold, they are all a delusion;

their works are nothing;

their metal images are empty wind."

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