Governor Tim Walz claimed he visited China about 30 times. A spokesman says it’s closer to 15 (MN Public Radio 9/30/24). His claim to have been in Hong Kong during protests in Tiananmen Square appears to be fantasy as well (CNN 10/1/24). His answer was right off the Kamala Harris word-salad bar.
What got little attention was Walz’s war controversies. On the campaign trail it got a lot of attention and Walz had to dance a halling around it. A halling is a Norwegian folk dance of leaps, kicks and other stunts leading us to wonder if that that “folksy, mid-western yayhoo” is more act than fact?
Following the debate Walz will be hailed the winner by the lefty machine. Just overlook his plan to secure the border is a failed bill that would have allowed 1.8 million to enter a year before temporarily closing “parts” of the border (Sec 244 B). Overlook the fact Kamala Harris has been in office with no other plan or if they have one why wait until “Day One?” Nor do they have a plan for housing other than printing more money.
J D Vance was calm, poised and prepared, often speaking of his family as he took on the two CBS hosts who skewed the questions to trap him. They also broke their agreement on fact-checking to no surprise. Vance explained increased energy production will help lower prices. I’m still waiting on Walz to explain Kamala’s Day One “plan” for tax cuts. Trump has a record of doing tax cuts which Harris may let expire.
Astoundingly did Walz say “I’ve become friends with school shooters?” He’s been described as a cartoon character in a bubble wrap (The Atlantic 9/27/24). His weird comment along with his jumpy, eye-popping jazz hands showed he lived up to that description. Democrats were lowering expectations for his debate performance, so what do they do now that he underperformed even those lower expectations?
They may have to keep him under wraps post debate but if they don’t his fantasy could crumble like a cheap fortune cookie until we may hear him have to say, “I haven’t been to Europe either.”
Ralph Miller