Sen. Rand Paul Has Fiery Debate With George Stephanopoulos: “You say we’re all liars. You just simply say we’re all liars.”...“In Wisconsin, tens of thousands of absentee votes had only the name on them and no address. Historically those were thrown out, this time they weren’t."

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[–]slushpilot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I think "was it stolen" is an unfair and propagandistic question, obviously trying to paint Mr. Paul into the same corner as those who chanted "stop the steal" while tearing through the capitol.

Actually, it's fine to ask it from that standpoint as a set-up, but then allow the guest answer in his own words to expand the conversation from that narrow position. Personally I'd rather have the "news" stay above the divisive sloganeering like calling it a "steal". Turning every issue into us vs. them only serves to narrow the discourse. ("You're lying" / "no you are" ... wow, thanks for your insight.)

Sen. Paul basically said that he voted for confirmation, but there are questions that remain, and must be answered for the sake of future elections. Because if people don't believe in the elections, then what's the point... I think that discussion is actually far more important than whether 10,000 votes in some state would have been enough: that's not really the point.

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Yes, I agree these are important points. I've been following the approaches of R. Paul and Stephanopoulos for years, and I see this interview as an important moment between them. Stephanopoulos is known for questioning the validity of a politician's points, but he rarely continues after the first attempt. He - like many others in the MSM - give politicians platforms to say whatever they want without questioning them in a persistent manner. That changed with R. Paul because R. Paul is now trying to puch the partly strategy to shift the conversation toward GOP as the victims of evil Dems (which is utter bullshit). Paul is a gaslighting master, and should be questioned properly, as has happened.