CNN anchor Dana Bash posed a simple yes-or-no question to Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz.
It went like this: You said you carried a weapon in war, but then we learned you did not. Did you misspeak?
Walz didn’t answer the question. Instead, he walked us through his 24-year career in the Army National Guard, expressed his pride in his service and said we shouldn’t denigrate any service person’s military record.
Bash asked him a second time: Did you misspeak?
And again, Walz didn’t answer the question, saying something about how voters “know about my record.”
Republicans have made a bit of noise about the Minnesota governor embellishing his service record. For me, it’s not a huge deal. I accept that he is proud of his service to the country and that he retired as a senior non-commissioned officer; that, too, has been a talking point the GOP has sought to use against Walz.
Bash’s interview with Walz and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris was enlightening, to be sure. My own thought is that they both handled themselves coolly and with poise.
I just wish Gov. Walz would have spoken directly to the direct question that Dana Bash posed. I guess I can answer it for him.
Yeah … he misspoke!
The Walz who had never used a teleprompter would have answered the question directly.
This is now a heavily-consulted version of the Governor.
Consultants often lead a good candidate to defeat.
Definitely softball questions and appears they had the questions ahead of time. Good editing by CNN to make them look better. They couldnāt make them look good, but better, considering Harris continued with her word salad and never actually answered questions. Bash should have done several follow up questions when Harris failed to answer. Then again, it is CNN.
Her values are the same? Which values? The ones from 2019 or now where sheās reversing virtually every position. Sheās now in favor of the border wall. I guess itās not racist now.
Sad that a presidential nominee, well I guess sheās an appointee, couldnāt do an interview by herself. She needed her emotional support man, person, whatever.
What do you mean “it appears” they got the Q’s ahead of time? Proof? Anything at all? Or just more right-wing trash?
CNN same ole shit trying to fool their audience with a āLiveā banner at the bottom of the screen. What a crock! Do they think Americans are that stupid?