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(1,189 posts) Fri Oct 14, 2022, 05:09 PM Oct 2022

Ron Johnson Booed at Debate For Personal Attack On Barnes After Being Asked to Say Something Nice

...“So our final question here tonight is, both of you have been successful in life. You have 30 seconds here. Mr. Barnes, you go first. What do you find admirable about your opponent?

“Well, no seriously. I do think, you know, the senator has proven to be a family man, and I think that’s admirable. You know, that’s absolutely to be respected. He speaks about his family. He’s done a lot to provide for them. I absolutely respect that.”

“Mr. Johnson,” said the moderator asking the Republican to answer as well.

“I mean likewise, I appreciate the fact that Lieutenant Governor Barnes had loving parents, a schoolteacher, father worked third shift. So he had, you know, good upbringing. I guess what puzzles me about that is with that upbringing, why has he turned against America? I mean, what why does he find America awful?” Johnson replied to loud boos from the university crowd, which had jeered him repeatedly throughout the night...

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/ron-johnson-booed-at-debate-after-turning-prompt-to-say-something-nice-about-opponent-into-personal-attack/