I did not realize that the Debate was on CNN, and to my dismay, I could not watch it, because CNN isn’t in my channel lineup until Friday.  So everything I have to say is second hand.  I found a good summary and have five video clips of after debate coverage by MSNBC.  From what I understand, the overall winner was Elizabeth Warren.

…Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass: She stuck to her sharp attacks on corporations, promoted her progressive plans and dominated much of the night. Rather than going after Bernie Sanders — her closest rival in the polls, who stood next to her on stage — Warren came to his defense while effectively fending off attacks from more moderate candidates.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.: Sanders brought his typical forceful debating style and clear message. He traded punches with the moderates who attacked his plans and unabashedly touted his movement for radical change in America. And he held on to his position in the top tier of candidates.

Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana: His strongest moments came when he talked about his faith and military service, pledging to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in his first year. He struggled with a question about race relations and at times got lost in policy nuance. While his campaign has lost steam, he played it safe and shied away from broadsides at other candidates.

Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke: As in the first debate, he lacked a moment that differentiated him from the pack or clearly defined what he stood for. His once-promising campaign has been flat-lining — and nothing he did Tuesday night is likely to alter that trajectory.

Former Maryland Rep. John Delaney: On policy, he provided the biggest contrast with Sanders and Warren with a pro-business, capitalist message, particularly on health care. And Delaney held his ground amid blows from Sanders and Warren, who accused him of using Republican talking points.

Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio: He had a much stronger performance than in the first debate, better establishing himself as the blue-collar candidate. Ryan took on the policies of Warren and Sanders and offered a warning to the progressive pair that their proposals would alienate working-class voters — like those in his Midwest district — and hand Trump a second term… [emphasis original]

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According to the article, the other four failed to stand our.

Elizabeth Warren: Medicare For All Is Cheaper Than Our Current System

I was pleased with what I heard on how she did. She should just say that, while average Americans’ taxes will increase, their out of pocket medical expense will decrease far more.

Beto O’Rourke Says Texas Is In Play For Democrats In 2020

I’d love to see TX flip blue.

Kornacki: Sanders, Warren ‘Appealing To Different Coalitions With A Very Similar Message’

I’m glad they are concentrating ideas, not conflict.

Democrats Hit Donald Trump On Racist Attacks On Night One Of Second Debate

Trump is not a racist, the Pope is not Catholic, and bears never, ever shit in the woods.

Debate Night 1: Progressives Vs. Moderates Square Off

I have to admit that we need to phase-in single payer health care. I like a Medicare for All plan with an opt out option for people whose employers and unions want to offer them private insurance.

There you have it.  If you saw the debate, what did you think?

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Here is the one hundred sixty-third article in our Republicans on Parade series, featuring individuals who personify what the Republican Party has become. Today’s winner is Republican white Supremacist Santino William Legan. He is so honored for murdering two Latino children and a Black man for his Fuhrer.

An Instagram post connected to the 19-year-old who killed three people at a food festival in Northern California points to literature that is part of an ecosystem of white nationalist literature, according to extremism researchers.

On Sunday, police officers shot and killed Santino William Legan at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California, after he opened fire at the event. Earlier the same day, a post appeared on an Instagram page attributed to him referring to a proto-fascist white supremacist manifesto by a pseudonymous 19th-century author.

NBC News has declined to identify the literature by name in order to limit its spread.

According to extremism researchers, the manifesto is part of a collection of white nationalist literature that’s been pirated and distributed for free on far-right websites. The material is part of a yearslong recruiting technique by white nationalists to target those vulnerable to their message on forums frequently populated by teenagers.

The book strongly advocates combat, violence and death along racial lines, and is filled with anti-Semitic rhetoric. It is a staple among neo-Nazis and white supremacists on extremist sites such as 4chan’s /pol/ board, National Vanguard, Stormfront and The Daily Stormer. Links to the PDF version of the book have been posted hundreds of times on 4chan in the last several years, including as recently as last month… [emphasis added]

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Here’s a brief video linking this Republican to the shooting and the Might is Right manifesto.

The greatest terrorist threat in this nation is not Muslims.  It is not Latino gangs.  It is the Republican Reich for continuing to inculcate hatred in Republican Nazis like this one.

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I’m not sure if Rep. Jerry Nadler’s [D-NY] tactic will work, but if it does, it’s a stroke of genius.  This is not a formal impeachment inquiry.  They are investigating whether or not to open a formal impeachment inquiry.  To the best of my knowledge, Speaker Pelosi [D-CA] has not softened her opposition to impeachment.

The House Judiciary Committee on Friday asked a federal judge to unseal grand jury secrets related to Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation, using the court filing to declare that lawmakers have already in effect launched an impeachment investigation of President Trump.

In a legal maneuver that carries significant political overtones, the committee told a judge that it needs access to the grand jury evidence collected by Mr. Mueller as special counsel — such as witness testimony — because it is “investigating whether to recommend articles of impeachment” against the president.

“Because Department of Justice policies will not allow prosecution of a sitting president, the United States House of Representatives is the only institution of the federal government that can now hold President Trump accountable for these actions,” the filing told the judge, Beryl A. Howell, who supervised Mr. Mueller’s grand jury.

Referring to the part of the Constitution that gives Congress the power to impeach and remove a president, the filing continued: “To do so, the House must have access to all the relevant facts and consider whether to exercise all its full Article I powers, including a constitutional power of the utmost gravity — approval of articles of impeachment.”

[Read the Judiciary Committee’s application.]

With the filing, the committee’s chairman, Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York, was attempting to sidestep the debate raging inside the Democratic Party over whether the full House should hold a vote to formally declare that it is opening an impeachment inquiry. By declaring that his committee was in effect conducting such an inquiry, he was heading off a politically difficult vote in the committee or the full house to pursue impeachment…  [emphasis added]

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Ari Melber, filling-in for Rachel Maddow,  covered this story in two segments.

Democrats Broach Impeachment In Bid For Robert Mueller Grand Jury Info

Context Of President Donald Trump Impeachment Improves Democrats’ Legal Case

Assuming that the judge grants Nadler’s request, I’m certain that Barrf will appeal, but at least the appeal will happen while Congress is on their summer recess.

If it goes to SCROTUS (Republican Anti-Constitutional VD), all bets are off.  At SCROTUS the Constitution takes a back seat to goose stepping with their Fuhrer.

Although an ongoing impeachment investigation is most beneficial,  I still think that passing actual articles of impeachment for Senate trial is a bad idea.  There is no chance to convict.  Also, cast not thy pearls before swine (see below).

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