Terry Prone: The problem with Democrats? They like to lecture but don’t listen
What may inhibit a good reset is that Democrats, much as we may prefer them to the Republicans, are lousy at examining their own conscience
Originally published in the Irish Examiner.
She’ll go off now and write another book while following Hillary on the speeches-for-money circuit.
Good luck to Kamala Harris with book sales and earnings from speeches, but let’s be honest here. Joe Biden couldn’t be more wrong when he, post-factum, described her as having run a great campaign. It was a rotten campaign in which it’s difficult to find a high-spot, other than Kamala’s heart-lifting smile. Not difficult to find an abundance of low spots, though. She can’t be trusted in any interview, even with a supportive pal like Oprah. She hasn’t the judgement to reject a bad speech and can’t pick a good running mate.
That last one may be a function of her team, rather than her on her own, but who picked the team? Plus, she was a prosecutor, which means she knows how to cross-examine and draw conclusions from the evidence provided. Of which one factor was outstanding in the selection process: Tim Walz honestly told the Democrats that he wasn’t good in debates. Now, that’s the point where the selection process should have ground to a screeching halt, because that confession reveals so much. Debating isn’t an inherited trait like red hair. It’s a skill to be learned. Especially if you’re in politics.
For a 60-year-old to confess to poor debate skills is endearing but that doesn’t outweigh its threat level. Why is he not a good debater? Could it be that he folds in the face of hostility? Or folds in the face of better argumentation?
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