Marriage Equality Opponents Should ‘Marry One Woman,’ Warren Says, ‘Assuming You Can Find One’ | Talking Points Memo

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) stood out in CNN’s “Equality Town Hall” Thursday night with a line on marriage equality.

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“Assuming you can find one.”

You enjoyed reporting that line, didn’t you, Mr. Shuham?

Thanks!

 

@matt_shuham

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From the look of things, she would slap Current Occupant around on a debate stage with ease.

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Forthright, fearless, funny, forty-six.

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I can just see it now, tRUmp tries the standing behind her as he did with some success against HRC. I can just picture the comment, with a smile on her face, “I see, I’ve picked up a stalker” and leave it as that. I can then picture the camera swinging to a split screen on Trump’s face and the other on the audience. One face would be sour, beet red vs orange for a change and sputtering while the other is rolling on the floor in laughter.

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Great answer. However, the question may have been a bit of batting practice given the equality lapel pin on the jacket of the questioner.

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She would never say this, but I would: “Hey buddy, if you’re gonna stalk my behind you can kiss it while you’re back there!” It would be a great way to end my political career.

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I also did enjoy that line.

Last night, I watched Warren, Buttigieg, Harris, Klobuchar, O’Rourke, and Castro speak and answer questions at the Equality Town Hall. Steyers was on too, but he didn’t interest me, so I went to bed.

I loved Warren’s energy, but I also think that she is too good at not directly answering serious questions.

I thought all the candidates were thoughtful and sincere. I thought Klobuchar and Buttigieg most actively listened to and most directly answered the audience members’ questions, even when their answer may not have been what the questioner wanted to hear.

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I continue to be amazed that trumpie suppporters can find folks to sleep with. Really. The venom and hate that bubbles up in these folks can’t make for a good romp.

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Active listening and giving direct, cogent responses are among Buttigieg’s most admirable skills and traits on the campaign trail. Something about him just screams earnestness to me. I like that.

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It really was a great answer. Warren is a bit far left for me, but I have no doubt she would make a fine, pragmatic president.

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"I did not think I had lived a good enough life to be rewarded by Newt Gingrich being the Republican nominee. It still is unlikely, but I have hopes. Let me say, for example, I intend to continue to be an advocate of public policy. I look forward to debating, to take one important example, the Defense of Marriage Act with Mr. Gingrich. I think he is an ideal opponent for us, when we talk about just who it is, is threatening the sanctity of marriage ." – Barney Frank, seeking to debate Newt Gingrich, the then GOP front runner re: the 1996 debate over the DOMA

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Good Answer…

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Exactly. I know he’s young, but he’s still my number one pick.

And Klobuchar, who I never really thought about one way or the other, really did her homework before last night’s town hall. I was very impressed.

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If you watch the clip, either she’s a very good actor or she was coming up with this on the fly.

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I was going to heart your post, but then got to the Klobuchar bit…

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IIRC, he is the Executive Director of HRC. But they question was a good one, as was the answer.

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My thought as well. You could almost see the wheels in her head turning, and then the self-satisfied twinkle in the eye when she told herself “Nailed that one!” I believe she’s just that quick-witted.

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So true. But I’ll stick with my imagination as being to in your face would do exactly as you believe while being just a little nicer/easier on the schmuck would be much more effective. The additional nice thing would be he’d not understand why people were laughing.

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I’m in the exact same boat as you. Each time I imagine a President Warren running up to the podium at every chance, I smile more.

But, when did she become charismatic? This isn’t something I actually care about other than that the Democrat can win the general. It seems like a lifetime ago that she released that awkward campaign launch video with the thing about getting a beer. She either was trying to conform to something she isn;'t and has since gotten comfortable reverting to herself, or, similarly impressive, she studied charisma on her spare time and gained expertise.

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