Eugene Robinson: After DEBATE PERFORMANCE, GOP was right to FEAR Clinton

[wyldwolf]

Note: How do you like that headline? Should I capitalize any other words?

Before all the craziness — before Donald Trump and Ben Carson and the need for two-tiered debates — Republicans’ biggest fear about next year’s election was having to run against Hillary Clinton. As we saw Tuesday night, they were right to worry.

At the Democratic candidates’ first debate, Clinton was vastly more poised and polished than her competitors. I kept thinking of basketball metaphors: LeBron James playing in a pickup game at the neighborhood playground. Clinton soaring above the rim while the others reenacted scenes from “White Men Can’t Jump.” You get the idea.

Clinton commanded the stage in Las Vegas not just in style but also in substance, pivoting at every opportunity to the economic issues that are likely to define the election. With more than 15 million people watching — a record for a Democratic primary debate — she talked about ways to boost sagging middle-class incomes. That’s the political sweet spot, yet Republicans don’t even aim at it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-gop-was-right-to-fear-clinton/2015/10/15/2b4a573a-7376-11e5-8d93-0af317ed58c9_story.html

[DemocratSinceBirth]

1. Thank you for posting.

I kept thinking of basketball metaphors: LeBron James playing in a pickup game at the neighborhood playground. Clinton soaring above the rim while the others reenacted scenes from “White Men Can’t Jump.” You get the idea.

Like LeBron dunking over Jason Terry:

[Thinkingabout]

2. I found great pleasure in watching the DNC debates, the candidates stuck to getting issues in front.

Anderson Cooper did a wonderful job as moderator. Yes, the GOP should fear debating with the DNC nominee, the clown car should be put to sleep until the next GOP primary. Democrats talk about issues, GOP talks about crap.

[wyldwolf]

3. kick

[catnhatnh]

4. Except the entire premise of White Men Can't Jump...

...was that the Woody Harrelson character was an exception to the rule-A white man who could actually jump quite well. You know-like a Bernie Sanders analogy...

[Buzz cook]

6. Well not quit

Woody couldn't dunk the ball until the very end of the movie. It was a not so subtle bit of symbolism showing that the two stars accepted each other as equals instead of rivals.

[Ron Green]

5. Wrong.

The masters of the economy, the 1% if you will, would have no problem with Hillary as President. It's their mouth-breathing minions, the ones keeping Donald Trump in the lead for nomination, who hate and fear her. Most of them don't really understand why; but they'll sure as hell work for her defeat if she's the nominee.