Let me start by saying that Demo debate was different as in that it had less people on stage than the number of cousins in my Hispanic family for the first time, that’s saying something. Most debates looked like a family gathering minus the Spanish and sangria, alright, a small family gathering minus the Spanish and the sangria and either salsa, merengue, bachata or cumbia music in the background. And of course in the debates only one person spoke at a time while, which is also a little different.

All candidates are very deserving of being on that stage and would make great leaders, in my opinion, but like in all gathering either debates or fiestas, there is always a couple of standouts. In the fiestas it could be a good thing or a bad thing, my ex-wife who could dance salsa and mesmerize you or the guy that left most of his sangria on his shirt. In these debates it’s the person that commands the stage with a mix of humor, logic and poise that leaves you wondering why this person isn’t the logical choice for President. Unlike other times when I went into a more in depth blog about these candidates on the topics, I’m going to point out some factors that impressed me and underwhelmed about these candidates. In no particular order, actually, the order you see in the picture above, I’m going to address them.

Biden –

Con: Joe might rely a little too much on his predecessor. He needs to distinguish himself or set himself apart even if he has the same mindset. Small gaffes aren’t hurting him now but in the sure to be heated debates against Trump, Trump will put pressure on him and he has to be able to maintain clarity and be quick witted, which he did show in this debate. His experience, being in Washington too long can sometimes desensitize you. No military experience.

Pro: Joe has conviction and if anyone on that stage can work with both parties, it’s him. He would be the most likely candidate to get the most bipartisan support from the congress and senate. This means that things might actually get done. His experience, being in Washington that long, he made some friends and learned a few tricks. Also, I feel that Joe would actually punch you in the nose, you noticed that I put that on the pro list. He has a backbone, like Teddy, he gives you the feeling of the kind word while carrying a big stick analogy.

Buttigieg-

Con: Pete, being as young as he is, can’t really point to too much national experience. People might worry that he will have problems dealing with the Senate or if the Senate will try and bully him because he is so young, similar to what they did with Obama.

Pro: Pete is poised. He came under fire and didn’t blink, didn’t seemed fazed, never lost his swagger, returned fire and stood his ground. Pete is also measured, he doesn’t put plans forward that he believes won’t have a shot of making it through legislature. He is ambitious but not overly ambitious, which would be a con. Pete is progressive, he has bright analytical ideas that only come with people his age and intellect. He isn’t relying on what worked twenty years ago, he is relying what would work now and in the future. Military experience, who else put their lives on the line, thank me all you want, and I appreciate your thanks, but remind people that you put more skin in the game then anyone else there, you actually put your skin on the line for what you believe. Pete is electable and he listens to the science.

The one thing I would say to Pete, we are all on a first name basis in this blarticle (a combo of blog and article or just a blah article, your decision) is next time someone questions you about your experience or touts their experience in Washington, you might want to take that opportunity to ask them if they are happy where Washington is now and if they aren’t then obviously the people there aren’t the solution and if they are then obviously they would like four more years of what they have now. Let them make that decision and then remind them that people, ordinary people, think that Washington is the problem and that they have been there for a while and call it a home away from home while your intention is to be a temporary fixture to clean things up and to get the hell out of there. I think it was a missed opportunity when Sen. Klobuchar challenged you on your experience, my answer would have been that or, noting where Washington is today with these debacles, it might have been I have no experience fucking sh*t up, just fixing stuff, maybe not in such salty language, but you get the gist. Then I would have added the part about wanting to be a temporary fixture. That was my first thought when I heard the criticism as an answer that would have gone to the heart of people touting there Washington experience, then I would have gotten the sangria from the bottom of my podium and sang “El dia de suerte”,…… maybe don’t do that.

Klobuchar –

Con: Her voice is a little shaky, she seems like she wants to yell but is holding back. No military experience.

Pro: Amy has a bunch of pros. She is a fireplug. She is funny. She has no awkward compunctions about getting in your face and telling you exactly how she feels, even though I feel she has actually been holding back a little which, if she lets those feelings out, might turn into a con. Amy points out that she has not lost an election to date. Amy is strong willed and seems like a person that gets sh*t done. Of all the women candidates left, she is the most electable and has the best chance to get elected.

If the stories are true about her throwing stuff at her employees, I was hoping that she would throw a clipboard at one of the moderators, I really don’t know that if that would hurt or not, it depends on what preceded it. One of my favorite teacher used throw chalk or erasers at students that used to fall asleep and he was a great teacher. Maybe her staff was falling asleep, and if so, that’s what you get, toma juevon, despierta!! That means please wake up. Sangria anyone??? Amy is only 59, 60 if and when elected. Young enough to go those 8 years and old enough where those clipboards just won’t have that uumph when they hit you, that they would’t hurt that much.

Sanders –

Con: Might sound ageist but, we all know where I am going with this, his age. No military experience.

Pro: Bernie is the person that started the revolution, say what you will, most of the other candidates except for Joe, are feeding off of the Bernie blue print. His experience is only a plus, unlike Joe, because he seemed to have the wherewithal to get it right the first time around 99 percent of the time. He is the father of this movement and Bernie stays the course. Bernie is also fair minded, he would take both aspects of the argument and criticize both sides equally as needed. Bernie is tough and he is fair, he is this political arenas Mills Lane.

Steyer –

I’m going to pass on Tom because I just don’t know enough about him, he was a little late to the game, or as we like to say “los que llegan tarde no toman sangria”, (really does not translate to this situation) but that is a personal decision, but he says all the right things and seems like the genuine article. It’s actually los que llegan tarde quedan sin sillas which means those who arrive late are without seats, also maybe, not the best analogy, since he was on stage.

Warren –

Con: Like Bernie, her age. No military experience. Doesn’t seem to have that punch you in the nose we’re going to war if needed mentality, meaning that against her opponent, in a debate that would undoubtedly turn nasty, I can see her get a little rattled, and unfortunately, that Pocahontas remark is going to come up.

Pros: Extremely smart. A excellent debater. Steady as a rock in her ideologies. Took 100,000 selfies. Took the Bank industry to task in a show of force Patton would have been proud of. Selfless and devoted to the country. Wants to do the right thing, will do the right thing.

Yang –

Con: Experience in Government. No military experience. Might hesitate to go take bold action against a foreign government, meaning that he might be too nice.

Pros: Experience in Government. Funny. Probably the most analytical and out of the box thinker of all the candidates. Relatable. Should be the nominee in a perfect world but we live in this one. Andrew is a remarkable talent that seemed to take this challenge on a dare but damn it if he isn’t what might exactly be needed. Andrew has moxie, (stole it from Bernie), and courage to say things that at first people seem to laugh at but then, after the sangria hangover wears off, you say, he is exactly right. But like being on a sangria hangover or stupor, most of us won’t realize it until it’s too late. President Yang, has a good ring to it.

Andrew is also the candidate that will, if not nominated, say “I told you so”, because he is right, it’s that simple, and if you don’t heed his advice, you will probably fail. Andrew is right about why the Demo’s lost in 2016, why this country will flounder if we don’t start becoming the leaders in future technology and why the economy will falter if we don’t take steps to level paying wages and force these big tech companies that utilize robots to pay a stipend or force them to hire a person for every robotic arm, even if it’s just to sit there and look at this robot do everything.

This might sound silly but the Congresswoman’s present vote seemed to me the fairest solution that anyone running for President could vote. Congresswoman Gabbard realizes that any vote, yea or nay, would be self serving due to her aspirations of running for President and also realized that her vote would not affect the outcome, so she did the honorable thing and chose to abstain from making a decision one way or another. I know she will be called out for it but I think that she made the smart move. It shows character and wisdom from a person so young. The number one motto should always be “to do the right thing”, I think the congresswoman showed that in this instance, others might disagree.

The Demo debate was actually better than the others. Part of it was that it did not include opening remarks, a departure from earlier debate itinerary. For some reason, I couldn’t tell you why, but it was more informative and detailed in where the candidates differed and where they were alike. For that you have to give credit to MSNBC, they found a format that worked. It could have been the deletion of opening statements, it could have been the more in depth questioning, it could have been the extended time for the candidates to answer, it could have been the candidates themselves who actually made really good points and challenged themselves on honest differences.

I agree with some of the commentary and disagree with other parts. My takeaways are that Sen. Sanders is still the most relatable candidate in the Democratic field. His mix of humor and hard nosed policy decisions stand out. Sanders is spry, quick witted and seemingly a good decision maker. The one thing that voters look at is his age. As unfair as it is, and it is, people look at his ability to do two terms as President. I, for one, don’t have a problem with it.

Mayor Pete came under the most scrutiny by his counterparts but not only did I think he handed it well, I think he got the better of the conversation. When Klobuchar challenged his credentials, he hit back by saying that you’re complaining about how things are going on in Washington but that’s where you work. When Gabbard challenged him on his readiness and judgement, Mayor Pete, well, to put it simple, he called bullshit on what she was alluding to. Mayor Buttigieg is 38 but he, along with Sen Booker, is a Rhodes Scholar, what does that mean exactly,

Mr. Rhodes’ Will contains four criteria by which prospective Rhodes Scholars are to be selected:

1. literary and scholastic attainments;
2. energy to use one’s talents to the full;
3. truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and protection of the weak, kindliness, unselfishness and fellowship;
4. moral force of character and instincts to lead, and to take an interest in one’s fellow beings.

Only 32 people from the U.S. get selected yearly, so there is a great honor in it. There is a certain vigorous rigor that goes into qualifying for such a prestigious honor. Mayor Pete also served in Afghanistan, as an intelligence officer, and he was elected as Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, which has a population of over 100,000 people. He is young in comparison to other candidates and past Presidents. Theodore Roosevelt, 42 when he took office, was a year younger than JFK when he took office, who was 3 years younger than Bill Clinton when he took office. You might have to be a Rhodes Scholar just to understand this paragraph. All were good Presidents, Teddy being the sole Republican but maybe the best of the bunch. Bill Clinton was also a Rhodes Scholar and the last President to actually balance the budget. My point here is, out of all the Presidents, the younger guys did pretty dam good. Oddly, my two favorite candidates are the youngest and the oldest in the field.

It doesn’t mean I’ll vote for them, I’m independent, I haven’t decided yet. President Trump still has a way to go before his term is up and he has to campaign but I am of the reasoning that if you put the two best people forward from their respective parties, the country can’t go wrong. Only one party has that distinction of nominating a person this time around and that’s the Demo’s, the Repub’s have an incumbent.

Sen. Harris might be the smartest person in the field of candidates. She has unequivocal logic and reasoning. Sen. Harris makes points that you can’t help but agree with because you know she is right. The senator’s problem is if it resonates with the voters and their nostalgia of what seems to be a really good President in President Obama, which seems to be leaning towards former Vice-President Biden. Her other problems were the shellacking she took from Gabbard the first time around, and I hate to say it, but the fact that she is a …well … a she. I want a female President. I want to know the difference in managing styles. It may be the best kept secret on how good a female President is or can be but there is this male hysteria that, whether we want to admit or not, makes people hesitant. People fear the unknown, they like to play it safe, it’s a natural human response. Fear is a powerful weapon. Sen. Harris has to be strong, authoritative and be a woman at the same time, not that women can’t be strong and authoritative, I’m just talking about the stigma or biases that we hold in this society. It’s completely unfair. She figuratively has to punch you in the nose and make you feel wanted at the same time. All her male counterparts have to do is… talk. If she raises her voice, people label her an angry woman or on that time of the month, if her male counterparts raise their voice, their labeled enthusiastic, committed or passionate. If she corrects you, she is labeled a know it all, if her male counterparts correct you, their labeled intelligent, at least that’s the way some people see it. Those are the biases that are holding this country back from electing a woman president.

One point I would like to make is that over 72 thousand people died from illicit drugs last year. That’s from overdoses to homicides to other factors. That’s more than all terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, I think. If you get rid of the cartels, you get rid of a lot of what is wrong on this hemisphere. If you had an idea to try and pressure and persuade Mexico to man (woman) up and that included using military factors, then, by all means, what is the military for if not to combat foreign entities of any kind to stop killing our citizens. It would also reduce other monetary and pecuniary obligations like rehab centers and prisons. Also seizing the cartels monies would be a pretty good windfall. I’m not sure what international law and foreign policy is but it should include stopping the flow of drugs in a more permanent way instead of playing the gopher pop up game. Take one cartel leader in and another pops up.

I also think Congresswoman Gabbard gets a raw deal and that Yang should get more time to speak. Yang seems like the real deal but his talk time is limited. Funny enough, it might just work out in his favor.

After watching the Demo debate in Ohio, I can see why people voted for Trump. It was dizzying with the same message in prior debates. It’s blaming Trump, it’s blaming corporations (which is not totally untrue), it’s blaming billionaires without a practical solution. We had a Demo President prior to Trump and none of those issues were fixed. We had plenty of Demo Presidents prior to Trump, all who made the same promises, and none fixed the problem. How do we pass these ambitious goals through congress and a senate who make money off of these problem makers? That’s what I want to know. I like all your ideas, I love your ideas but how do you get it through the legislative body? Pork, not the other white meat, but the lobbying firms that persuade law makers to see things their way, is the biggest problem. If I was on that stage I would call you bullshitters because you are not addressing the real problem. You can’t enact anything when it goes against the interest of the people  that are suppose to enact it. I did not hear one person mention lobbying firms or pork (except Bernie). To me, while your goals are benevolent in its nature, I think are almost impossible to enact. I have my personal opinions but they are opinions of a person that has no experience in politics.

1. If you can make a wall a national emergency, then you can make national healthcare a national emergency. No one is dying because of a lack of a wall but people are dying in droves from poor or non-existent healthcare. AND, no one logical person believes that a private insurance company that thrives off of profits would do better than a non-profit or government agency where profits are not their goal. Are you effin crazy? Everyone invokes the Former President (Obama) in their debate, but they fail to realize that his goal was to have the best national healthcare plan not necessarily his plan. What he did is move the needle in the right direction, an amazing feat given the political climate, but I’m sure he would say that he would want you to do better. President Obama gave us a push in the right direction, it’s time now to finish it by pushing it further, which in my opinion is to have affordable care that covers everything, which is what Bernie Sanders is proposing.
2. How do you fight pork, have your Justice Department file in federal court against lobbying firms being able to exist in the form it is presently. You have to find a way to keep big corporations out of the decision making process.
3. How do you make corporations pay a living wage and stop them from fleeing the country due to higher taxes? Don’t raise their taxes, lower them when they meet specific criteria like paying everyone that works for them a minimum of $20 an hour, lower it more when they meet a criteria of how many people they hire in the country, lower it more when they donate to communities. If they don’t meet that criteria (just examples), then impose a tax that would make their heads spin. If they flee, then impose a tax that only goes to companies that don’t employ anyone in the country. You need to incentivize cooperation, the carrot or the stick, Teddy Roosevelt had it right. Honestly, I wouldn’t care if they didn’t pay a penny in taxes if they paid the money to their workers that would allow us to pay for all that good sh*t you guys want for us. If they leave, then promote the companies that stayed, make it easier for them to get their products to be sold. It might sound nationalist, but we are a diverse nation that is supposed to be blind to race, color and creed but we don’t have to turn a blind eye to companies that would usurp our national values and harm our economy for the love of their bottom line.
4. I think you guys have a great foreign policy.

You see what I did there. I put out solutions that most likely won’t work because I’m just a silly blogger but not one of my answers blamed President Trump, billionaires or big corporations (sort of). They tried to address what is wrong with the system and find a solution. To me, it’s like trying to finish a puzzle and you can’t find a particular piece and you start blaming the guy that couldn’t finish the puzzle before you instead of trying to find a realistic solution like finding the missing piece or seeing if your kid brother just ate the piece, little bastard.

By the way I think Bernie is right because I believe that when he blames big corporations he is blaming their lobbying firms and their self interest in the bottom line.

I liked Gabbard’s bravado. The criticism laid out by the media, how she has support by the Repub voters, probably insured that she will be a vice president nominee if she doesn’t win the nomination. She obviously has cross over appeal. They did her a favor.

Sen. Sanders seems to be the person with the right game plan and the one that is willing to fight.

Sen. Harris is right, keep your fucking hands off of women you perverted fucks. I know that’s what she was thinking. Justice shouldn’t be delved out by your social position but by the crimes you commit and the laws you break.

Yang is intelligent, practical, logical and realistic. His chances aren’t very high to get the nomination (just due to name recognition) but if he got the nod, he would win.

And holy shit, Mayor Pete is significantly qualified, just the fact that he wants to give away power of the office in depoliticizing the Supreme Court is amazing, letting the justices decide who should serve on their court, instead of having someone that can’t do the job make the decision. Mayor Pete has the right answer. Why would someone that is not qualified for a job, hire or promote someone that is. That would be like me hiring a rocket scientist when I can’t even figure out how to finish a Lego set or fly a kite (I’ve been told to go fly a kite a lot). Mayor Pete just showed that he knows his limits and figured out a solution on how to fix it. That makes him a problem solver, exactly what a President should be.

Don’t be afraid to agree with you competitor cohorts because the person that believes that they are the only ones that have the right answer and the other person doesn’t, isn’t the person for the job. If I wanted someone that thought they are the only one that can do the job, then I would move to a communist country. The fact is there are lot of qualified candidates, from Mayor Buttigieg, Mr. Yang, Sen. Harris, Sen. Sanders, Congresswoman Gabbard, pretty much all the candidates. It isn’t the person that thinks that they have all the right answers that impresses me, mainly because they’re wrong, but the person that recognizes the right answer when it is presented. It doesn’t have to be your idea or solution, it just have to be the right solution. Set yourself apart by saying that I like her/his idea, I’m going to take that idea because it is the right way to go. Bill Clinton did and he got elected.

Watching the Demo debate, I couldn’t help notice that one of my favorites is missing. Congresswoman Gabbard. I know that the selection of these debaters was done democratically but the fact is that the Congresswoman served in the Armed Forces and put her life on the line for this country. She should, at the minimum, be given one free pass for her heroism. Anyone that serves in a  war, in my opinion, is a hero. That being said, on to the next topic.

TARIFFS

Yang – I would not appeal the tariffs immediately but I would make it a priority. American businesses are being robbed with pirated material and intellectual property theft.

Buttigieg – The President has no strategy. The President scoffed at me and said he would like to see me make a deal with (completely f’ed up his name and erased it), shit, uh, the leader of China, wait, googling it, Xi Jinping. I would like to see him make a deal with Xi Jinping. Lol, get it, because it hasn’t happened yet. The inability of the U.S. to not be able to get it done has dire consequences around the world, everyone takes notice, enemies get bolder and allies get discouraged in our leadership.

Klobuchar – Using the tariffs like a poker chip in one of his failed casinos, holy crap, lol, WHAAAT! That was a prepared statement and I saw other candidates get pissed off and scratching out that prepared remark from their ready remark columns. She beat them to the punch. Creating distress with the farmers and to the manufacturers.

Castro – This a haphazard trade war. The current President is not a leader in human rights and elevates dictators.

Warren – A trade policy has been broken for decades. Big giant corporations are the real enemy, they shape our trade policy according to the slogan a nickel earned is a nickel you ain’t getting (put your own expletive). Trade policies should be set by the small people, the farmers and small business owners. Everyone wants to sell their goods here because we buy, we are the biggest consuming country on goods and that’s the leverage we should use, step up your standards or sell your products elsewhere. Damn right.

Harris – The current administration has a trade policy by tweet from a fragile ego. We need to have trade policies in place because we need to trade with the world. Likens the President to the wizard from the wizard of oz, pull back the curtain and you have a real small guy. Stephanopoulos says he is not taking the bait and moves on to Bernie. Lol, hahahaha, I don’t get it. Is it a reference to something else or, I mean the Senator is only 5’2″. Maybe the old saying of there is no such thing as a small person only small minds, except in this case, or is it a sexual innuendo? Fear monger that turns out to be not so scary? I mean we can assume a whole bunch of stuff, damn it George, why didn’t you take the bait?

Sanders – Puts things into perspective, there is a reason why that in the last 45 years the average american has not seen any increments in pay, it’s because of destructive trade policies. Calls out Joe, respectfully, and says that they disagree when it comes to trade policy. NAFTA was a bad deal and Sanders made a point to say that he led a movement to try and kill the deal. We need to develop a trade policy that represents the common people. Trump feels that trade policy is a tweet at 3 in the morning.

Biden – Either we make the policy or China will. Labor and environmentalists should be invited to sit at the table.We need to set the rules or China will set the rules. We need to partner with the world to stop China’s corrupt policies.

Booker – The America first policy is actually an America isolated policy. Gets approval from the Vice -president, Booker says he is fighting fights on multiple fronts in this trade war, against allies and against China. We need to keep our allies close and find common cause and common purpose to fight the corrupt policies of China. Likes Trudeau’s hair.

AFGHANISTAN/MILITARY

Warren – Afghanistan, right now, isn’t a worthwhile stance. We need to bring our troops home. Diplomacy and economic incentives (both good or bad) should be how we solve our problems and to make the world safer. We can’t bomb our way to what we want.

Buttigieg – I served in Afghanistan under General Dunford, way under General Dunford, (lol), we have to put an end to never ending wars. The best way to not to have an endless war is not to get into them in the first place. Proposes a 3 year sunset on all wars. Congress will have to approve the military action every 3 years. The current President treats military people as props and is letting the current vets down. Thank you for your service. I always thought it should be a requirement for applying to the highest office of the country.

Biden – Commends and thanks Buttigieg for his service. I was opposed to the surge in Afghanistan. The strategy for Afghanistan was to be counter terrorism by flying out of Pakistan. It wasn’t meant to be a regime change. Biden said he was misled in Iraq. It was a bad strategy because we didn’t have the backing of the international community and bad withdrawal plan.

Sanders – Respectfully points out the differences between Biden and himself. Sanders said he was always against the Iraqi invasion because of the devil you know… Commends Buttigieg on his service, rightfully, and that the only way to succeed is to become a global community by forging their common ground in climate change and opposition on terrorism. Feels that there should be a smart approach to fighting what ails the world, not just throwing money at it and bombing foreign countries. An action without a plan solves nothing, it only creates more problems.

Yang – Signed a pledge on ending forever wars. Thanks Pete for his service and then says all you need to lead is common sense and good moral values. We have to know our limitations and know what we can and can’t accomplish.

AMERICA LATINA/LATIN AMERICA

Sanders – Sanders gives a wry smile to the announcer when asked what is the difference between his socialism views and Maduro’s (Venezuela’s leader) socialism. Sanders begins by saying that Maduro is a vicious tyrant and we need international pressure to make sure that Venezuela has free and fair elections. Democratic Socialism and Venezuela’s form of socialism is very different. Sanders believes that Canada and Scandinavia have the right approach to healthcare. Believes that economic prosperity shouldn’t be limited to a handful of people and that prosperity should be spread around like Nutella on bread. Maybe, just maybe, we should have an economy for all of us not just for 1 percent of us.

Castro – Calls Maduro a dictator. Needs to partner up with allies and get free elections in Venezuela and has a TPS plan for Venezuelans. A Marshal plan for Central and south America should be a priority to combat China’s growing influence.

Booker – Booker states that people don’t have to follow his diet and says no and translates it into Spanish, no. A moratorium on factory farms and give more leeway to individual and independent family farming. Makes a point that veterans in this country are not be treating with respect and should be prioritized in the healthcare system, a good healthcare system.

Beto – Climate change is major issue and we can get to net zero greenhouse admissions by 2050. Free ourselves from fossil fuels.

Klobuchar – That climate change is our existential crisis of our time. We will implement all the common sense rules that were reversed by this administration.

Warren – Climate change is biggest threat of our time. We have to use all the tools in our tool box and then borrow our neighbors tools. The big money machine is why things aren’t getting it done.

Harris – Climate change is for my nieces, for our children, it must be fixed. I have taken on the big oil companies, I turned our brown skies blue. Harris is very adamant that she will get it done.

Yang – Climate change is because of greed. You have to overpower the big company money by making the peoples money more important.

EDUCATION

Yang – I’m pro good school. We need to raise teacher’s pay. Lighten up on fundamental tests. We need to emphasize family values and keep families together (Good Luck)

Mayor Pete – We need a Secretary of Education that believes in education. We need to raise teacher’s pay. Told a story of a person that wanted to be a teacher in Japan but just missed the cut, so she went on to her secondary option, she became a doctor. WHAAAATTT!! Obviously the place a great importance on teaching and who can teach. Good story, puts things into perspective.

Warren – I’m the only person that was a public school teacher. We will have Sec. of Education that was a public school teacher. Universal child care and universal pre-school, cancel school debt.

Harris – Teachers are extremely important to success. Raise school teachers wages.

Sanders – We are the wealthiest country in the world yet we have one of the highest child poverty rates. Teaches that are leaving education because they can’t ends meat. Raise Teacher’s wages. Universal pre- K. Make universities and HBCU debt free. Cancel all student debt in this country.

Biden – Let’s just say that Linsey, the debate arbitrator, does not toss softball, she plays for major league baseball, you can’t throw them any harder. Biden responds to the question of a comment he said 40 years ago about not feeling responsible for his father’s actions. Biden said, blah, bloop, bleep, what, huh, answered every question but the one presented. Answered questions from previous debates, was so flustered he answered questions from future debates, just not the one asked. I don’t care if you are Ted Williams (hispanic by the way, ok Boston), Joe DiMaggio or Babe fucking Ruth, that question would strike out anyone. Biden was seriously caught off guard and was transformed. Linsey said WHHAAAATTTT! The answer was, I was young and naive, I’m older and wiser. Nobody comes out of the womb knowing particle physics, it takes time to learn and get the right answer.

Castro – Schools are segregated because our neighborhoods are segregated. Segregation leads to institutionalized racism. Raise teacher’s wages.

Booker – I live in a black and brown neighborhood. We closed poor school and expanded good performing schools. We went from poor poverty schools to high performing schools. Holistic solution, raises wages but combat environmental issues that creates harm in students.

*If I can make a suggestion, we should keep our kids safe in those schools. Not let any willy nilly in the classrooms, from pre-k and K to 12th grade, from Hawaii and California to NJ and Maine. We don’t have build walls around the school but we should train the teachers not to let people enter classrooms and you should be facially scanned when entering, from the Parent to the President, if you are not a teacher or administrator, maybe even them. And on field trips, for fucks sake, count your kids.

RESILIENCE

Starts with a protest, some people just can’t stand resilience.

Inspirational stories that this blog would not do justice to, please watch the debate on youtube, at least this portion.

Didn’t catch any ending statements

Everyone was a winner.