Tim Walz – Freedom First Network https://freedomfirstnetwork.com There's a thin line between ringing alarm bells and fearmongering. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 18:38:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://freedomfirstnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cropped-Square-32x32.jpg Tim Walz – Freedom First Network https://freedomfirstnetwork.com 32 32 178281470 Six Key Takeaways From the Debate: A Stalwart Running Mate Versus a Knucklehead https://freedomfirstnetwork.com/six-key-takeaways-from-the-debate-a-stalwart-running-mate-versus-a-knucklehead/ https://freedomfirstnetwork.com/six-key-takeaways-from-the-debate-a-stalwart-running-mate-versus-a-knucklehead/#respond Wed, 02 Oct 2024 18:36:27 +0000 https://freedomfirstnetwork.com/six-key-takeaways-from-the-debate-a-stalwart-running-mate-versus-a-knucklehead/ Vice Presidential debates serve three purposes. The biggest is to introduce the running mate, who is generally less well-known than the top of the ticket, to low-information American voters who know very little about them.

Second, party and candidate platforms are usually debated in more detail than during a presidential debate. They’re supposed to be more substantive with fewer fireworks and more specifics. This allows the VP candidates to attempt to serve their third purpose which is to attack the opponents’ presidential candidate while propping up their own presidential candidate.

Last night’s CBS News debate exemplified all three purposes. The lone deviation was the moderators who once again inserted themselves into the debate by carrying water for Democrat Tim Walz while trying to discredit Republican J.D. Vance. At times, moderators Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan were insufferable.

Here are six key takeaways for those who didn’t watch as well as for those who did watch and might have missed a few details.

Vance’s Debate Skills in 43-Seconds

The “Whac-a-Mole” moment during the debate checked all the boxed. In 43-seconds, Vance attacked his opponent, attacked Kamala Harris, promoted Donald Trump, and added a personal anecdote on top.

This will be a moment that future debaters analyze while preparing their own candidates.

Vance Dominated the Optics Battle

To fulfill the first goal of the debate, Vance presented himself to the American people as intelligent, confident, and well prepared. He handled the “gotcha” attacks from both Walz and the moderators with the precision of a highly skilled debater with only a few missteps on messaging.

In contrast, Walz came across as a buffoon. His first answer started off very rocky as he was conspicuously nervous, tripping over words and bouncing around different talking points. At one point he even noted that he can be a “knucklehead” sometimes.

Words aside, Vance looked great and Walz did not. As Jack Posobiec noted on X:

Scarlett Johnson reiterated the point:

Throughout the debate, Vance presented himself as presidential and a man Americans could follow while Walz came across as the bumbling uncle families don’t look forward to hearing from on Thanksgiving.

Walz Bombed the One Tough Question He Was Asked

The only thing the debate moderators did fairly the entire night was to ask Walz about his bald-faced lie on being there during the Tiananmen Square massacre. It didn’t go well.

As bad as Walz’ response was, it’s hard to imagine any way this guy could have answered the question without looking awful. He took a bad circumstance and sprinkled moronic all over it.

Trust the Experts?

There was a moment in the debate that may not get as much attention from pundits as other exchanges but the viewers noticed. Many were likely nodding their heads unconsciously as Vance gave a brief history lesson about “the experts.”

Of all the moments in the debate, this is the one that will stick in the back of people’s minds long after the election.

Tim Said What?

It was brief, but voters who noticed what Walz said about school shooters may have questions.

Yes, Walz said he had become friends with school shooters. He likely meant he had become friends with school shooting victims and their families, but unfortunately for him anyone who heard his actual words won’t forget them.

Even CNN Thinks Walz Stunk It Up

Unprepared? Overprepared? Outmatched? Whatever narrative corporate media tries to spin for Walz, the fact that they aren’t out there praising Walz the way they fawned over Kamala Harris after her debate is telling.

They might as well have just said he was a buffoon and moved on. They’re not going to dwell on this debate very long. They’ll move on as quickly as possible, sweeping it under the rug while drastically reducing coverage of Walz going forward.

The Verdict Is Obvious

This may have been the most lopsided VP debate in modern history. And to be clear, Walz did far better than many expected. But Vance was dominant even though he missed a handful of opportunities.

It’s conspicuous that he didn’t bring up the lawfare against his running mate, even when Walz gave him the perfect opening by highlighting how Trump talks about locking up both Hillary Clinton and Harris.

It was a no-good, awful night for Walz and very few expected otherwise.

]]> https://freedomfirstnetwork.com/six-key-takeaways-from-the-debate-a-stalwart-running-mate-versus-a-knucklehead/feed/ 0 226733 MSNBC Host Lists “Providing Tampons” to Students as One of Tampon Tim’s Best Accomplishments https://freedomfirstnetwork.com/msnbc-host-lists-providing-tampons-to-students-as-one-of-tampon-tims-best-accomplishments/ https://freedomfirstnetwork.com/msnbc-host-lists-providing-tampons-to-students-as-one-of-tampon-tims-best-accomplishments/#respond Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:07:18 +0000 https://freedomfirstnetwork.com/msnbc-host-lists-providing-tampons-to-students-as-one-of-tampon-tims-best-accomplishments/ DCNF(DCNF)—MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend claimed Tuesday that Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota’s accomplishments included “providing tampons” to students while previewing the vice-presidential debate with Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio.

Walz signed legislation in 2023 that mandated schools have tampons available in both boys’ and girls’ restrooms, prompting former President Donald Trump and others to call him “Tampon Tim.” Sanders-Townsend claimed that Vance would have to resort to “stolen valor” allegations that have dogged Walz.

“I think that if they’re gonna attack Governor Walz, the Trump campaign and J.D. Vance on that stage, he might try to do so on his military record,” Sanders-Townsend claimed. “And I think he has to have a very strong answer, push and pivot back to the issues. I think that’s one of the biggest vulnerabilities.”

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“I actually don’t think his record as governor is vulnerable at all because what he has done as governor, make sure children have food to eat at school so that they could learn, protect women’s autonomy that they can make their own decisions, provide tampons and sanitary products for young girls in schools so that you don’t have an embarrassing moment so they can focus on learning,” Sanders-Townsend added, before telling MSNBC host Ana Cabrera that Minnesota was one of the five best states for business.

Vance accused Walz of “stolen valor” at an Aug. 7 campaign event, citing comments Walz made in a video posted by the Harris campaign where he suggested he carried weapons “in war.”

A 2018 letter and Facebook post by retired Army Command Sergeant Major Thomas Behrends accusing Walz of avoiding a deployment to Iraq prior to his run for Congress resurfaced after he was chosen as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate in August.

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