The Patriot Post® · Thursday Short Cuts

By Jordan Candler ·
https://patriotpost.us/articles/110740-thursday-short-cuts-2024-10-03

Non Compos Mentis

“I’ve become friends with school shooters.” —Tim Walz

The BIG Lie

“No one’s trying to scaremonger and say we’re taking your guns.” —Tim Walz

A Blind Squirrel Finds a Nut

“I’m a knucklehead at times.” —Tim Walz

Friendly Fire

“JD Vance came to this debate to land a bunch of punches, and he did. … Tim Walz did not seem prepared for it.” —CNN’s Abby Phillip

“Harris has a big deficit on the economy. Harris has a big deficit on immigration. And Republicans were happy tonight and Democrats a little bit nervous that on those two issues, Vance carried it.” —CNN’s John King

“I think the lack of interviews that [Walz] has done with national media, with local media, it showed.” —CNN’s Dana Bash

“Walz did seem unsteady and, frankly, what I saw in Walz is somebody who has not faced questions on a national stage. … In contrast, JD Vance was very smooth.” —ABC News’s Jonathan Karl

“JD Vance needed to come away as that humble, likable guy from Hillbilly Elegy — it seemed like he did.” —ABC News’s Linsey Davis

“JD Vance was more effective in presenting a version of his party’s ticket that might broaden its appeal. He made Trumpism sound polite, calm and coherent.” —The New York Times’s Binyamin Appelbaum

“For Vance, it was a commanding performance. For Walz, it was a nervous ramble.” —The New York Times’s Ross Douthat

“Vance nimbly reframed questions to his advantage, sounded deeply concerned about ordinary Americans and managed to appear forthright even when sidestepping or dissembling. Vance ran circles around Walz.” —The New York Times’s Megan K. Stack

“Who Won The Debate? A Crisp Vance Fends Off Walz.” —The New York Times

“In debate, Walz struggles to answer question on his time in Hong Kong.” —The Washington Post

“Malpractice that Walz didn’t have a sharp, succinct answer to the Tiananmen Square question ready to go.” —The Atlantic’s Tim Alberta

“Vance is going home tonight with Walz’s wallet. Vance didn’t even have to snatch it, Walz just handed it over, along with a bunch of unearned compliments to Vance’s fine character.” —The Atlantic’s David Frum

“At one point, Vance wanted to correct something about how Haitians got into this country. And he was right. And the moderators wouldn’t let him correct it.” —NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo

“I was getting texts from Democrats panicked, quite frankly, who were saying, ‘Wow, [Vance is] really moderating himself on a lot of these issues. He’s the most likable he has ever been.’” —NBC News’s Kristen Welker

For the Record

“MSNBC really is like North Korean propaganda today insisting Walz had a great debate performance. Not even Democrats think he had a great debate performance.” —Erick Erickson

“Vance is turning in the best debate performance we’ve seen in a long time.” —Rich Lowry

“I’ve never seen a national candidate look as nervous as Tim Walz when he’s not speaking.” —Rich Lowry

“Tim Walz looks like he’s going to vomit on himself.” —Meghan McCain

“Now I see why they aren’t letting Walz do one on one interviews…” —Meghan McCain

Belly Laugh of the Day

“In terms of [the debate], what can you say? You saw the difference between truth and trust in terms of Walz and con and slick in terms of [Vance].” —Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

Useful Idiot

“The answer is no.” —Joe Biden when asked, “Would you support an attack on Iran’s nuclear sites by Israel?”

Faux Pas

“The Biden administration’s strategy has put the United States in a much stronger geopolitical position today than it was four years ago. … We increased diplomatic pressure and strengthened the U.S. military’s force posture to deter and constrain Tehran.” —Secretary of State Antony Blinken (“The op-ed hit the web just a few hours before Iran launched ballistic missile strikes against Israel.” —Nate Jackson)

Baghdad Bob

“This administration has not lifted a single sanction on Iran. We cannot forget that. Rather, we continue to increase pressure. That’s what we have seen. Our extensive sanctions on Iran remain in place, and we certainly will continue to enforce them.” —White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

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