Or, Brown v Mandel. They start at 12:30. A couple of links to watch: here or here or here.
I think we should set the stage with this:
“Something I take pride in is being a big reader and doing my homework and knowing what I don’t know and knowing where it is important to do more listening than talking,” Mandel says.
Sky-high expectations for Mandel.
I’m at work and if I’m distracted in some way during my (alleged) “lunch break” here you may have to carry on without me. Please do.
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Sherrod just thanked “the waitstaff”. This is why he should be a Senator.
“Farmers from Henry County” nice touch. Lots and lots of local places and names.
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Mandel starts with a bad joke about how he looks like a high school junior.
Washington is broken, deficit, career politicians in Washington
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Sherrod responds: “Josh will voucherize Medicare”
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Sherrod: signing a pledge to Grover Norquist is “giving away your right to think”
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Sherrod: “President Obama has enforced more trade agreements than any President since Reagan”
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To Mandel: “Was Mitt Romney wrong to oppose the auto bailout?”
Mandel ignores question
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Sherrod unapologetic about stimulus, says it worked
Mandel says “Solyndra”
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Josh Mandel has the narrowest shoulders I have ever seen on an adult. Fails the Chris Matthews test.
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Mandel is a Muslim-basher. Question from audience: “what’s wrong with Muslims?” (paraphrasing)
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“Question” from winger in audience, War On Coal, blah, blah
Sherrod “there is no war on coal”
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Brown with vigorous defense of PPACA. No apologies.
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Mandel dodges all of his previous War On Women positions
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Mandel is a Right wing lunatic and he’s now running on “bipartisanship”. Romney-Ryan.