Via Wired's David Gilbert

SCOOP:

Remember the baseless conspiracy being pushed on here last week about Tim #Walz abusing a former student?

Turns out, it came from #Russia...

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Via Aaron Rupar:

Q: My advice to #JDVance is?

#WALZ: Just go in and order the chocolate donut and don't add anything else

Q: My first thought about Arnold Palmer is?

WALZ: I'm passing on that one

Q: One nice thing about Donald #Trump is?

WALZ: He will not be president again

Tim Walz doesn’t fit the profile of the stereotypical member of the Democratic Party.

Conservatives have tried to paint him as someone whose progressive politics challenge the culture of rural American life, but the truth seems far from that. Instead, like Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and some of the rural activists it produced, Walz is trying to uncouple small-town politics from the politics of fear and cultural isolation.
https://theconversation.com/who-is-tim-walz-239027
#USPolitics #Election2024 #Walz

“#Jan6 was not Facebook ads,” #TimWalz shot back, as #JDVance smiled slightly.

#Walz had a question for his counterpart.

“He is still saying he didn’t lose the election,” Walz said of #Trump, turning grandly to #Vance. “Did he lose the 2020 election?”

“Tim,” Vance replied, “I’m focused on the future.” He swerved to a point about Covid & censorship.

“That,” Walz said, “is a damning non-answer.”

#FactCheck #VanceLies #VPdebate #disinformation #trumpaganda
#law #democracy #HarrisWalz2024

#JDVance pivoted jarringly to the subject of censorship. #TimWalz glanced up at the camera, silent, like a television character breaking the fourth wall.

“Well, I’ve enjoyed tonight’s debate,” #Walz began when it was his turn again, assessing an evening that was sometimes wobbly for him. He was about to enjoy it more.

#FactCheck #VanceLies #VPdebate #disinformation #propaganda #trumpaganda
#honesty #integrity #democracy #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024

…#TimWalz’s performance was not disastrous. Far from it. He seems to have come off just fine to viewers, per CBS’s post-debate poll, & he had several good moments. For instance, it was smart of him to ask #JDVance directly whether #Biden won the 2020 election, & to call Vance’s dodge a “damning non-answer.”

It was not exactly a masterful showing, though. #Walz seemed uncomfortable in the format compared to the smooth-talking #Vance, …& he often missed opportunities to call out Vance’s #lies….

What it means to be a man has become a dominant theme this #Election2024.

Although Vance and Walz have each presented themselves as typical “Midwestern guys,” they differ on what that means – and have competing views of women’s and men’s autonomy.

Quick analysis:
https://theconversation.com/americas-dad-vs-the-manosphere-walz-vance-debate-highlights-two-versions-of-masculinity-240319

#USPolitics #VPDebate #Vance #Walz

‘America’s dad’ vs. the ‘manosphere’: Walz-Vance debate highlights two versions of masculinity

Masculinity has become a dominant theme in the race for the White House. In their debate, VP candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz showed just how much they differ on what that means.

^{The Conversation}

I couldn't stomach watching that pathetic excuse for a (hu)man debating #Walz tonight, so I donated to #MastodonForHarris in the hopes that after the election, I never have to see him again Join me: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris

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We just crossed 2,900 followers! Let's see how close we can get to 3,000 by the end of tonight! #KamalaHarris #walz #vpdebate

BTW to visualize that:

🎯Via Mark Jacob:

This is what it looks like when a news outlet thinks the job of a journalist is simply turning on the microphones.

Jay Rosen:

CBS News Says It Will Be Up To #JDVance And #Walz To Fact-Check Each Other. https://apnews.com/article/cbs-debate-vice-president-fact-check-7a3b31c98ab092dd44915df57a359d10

ABC showed it could be done. Now:

"CBS News is clearly indicating it wants to take a step back from the heat generated by calling attention to misleading statements by candidates." #debate

CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate

When JD Vance and Tim Walz take the stage for next week's vice presidential debate, CBS News says it will be up to the candidates, not the moderators, to fact-check each other.

^{DAVID BAUDER (AP News)}