The ‘black beast’ of the regime, Elon Musksummarized a few days ago on his own social network, X, what Americans are at stake in the November elections: “If Trump is not elected, these will be the last elections. Far from being a threat to democracy, it is the only way to save it.” Musk was talking specifically about the demographic replacement that has been deliberately accelerated under the leadership of Biden-Harris through an absolute lack of control of the southern border, but it could also have referred to another issue that the billionaire deals with obsessively: the death of freedom of expression.
In last night’s debate between the two vice presidential candidates, JD Vance and Tim Waltz on CBS, the former warned of the imminent danger that the alleged fight against fake news and the Orwellian hate speeches put an end to what has been a hallmark of the North American system, the most absolute and open freedom to peacefully express whatever one wants, without which there can be no democracy. And it is more than symptomatic that before finishing the debate the network cut off his microphone when he was speaking.
It was one of those data checks from the network itself – proKamala to the core – who rained down on the Republican and left the Democrat alone. Vance, with incontestable and complete data, challenged the fact check and the chain was not willing to allow such audacity.
In the debate, Vance has once again demonstrated that Trump chose wisely. The Democrats tried to counter his entry into the Republican tandem by calling him weirdstrange in a slightly sinister sense, which is surprising in a party that claims to believe that a man magically turns into a woman just by saying that he is one or that supports that drag queens go read stories to little children.
The debate itself was more civil and courteous than Trump and Kamala’s mud wrestling. There were no insults or hardly any personal references, and the fight ended with a handshake. But if I have to adopt the usual sports commentator tone in the chronicles after an electoral debate, I have to say that Vance won by a landslide.
Vance was calm and quick, knowledgeable in depth about the topics I was asking him about, and with the wisdom to continually remember what Democrats always overlook: that Kamala Harris is the vice president and has been so all these years, ‘complicit’ ‘ of Biden in his disastrous administration and, therefore, it sounds a bit absurd that he presents himself as a new voice with magic solutions never before tested.
It is true that he did not exactly have a heavyweight in front of him. Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, has revealed himself since his election as a storyteller about his own record, a disastrous leader – he let his state burn in the Black Lives Matter riots by siding with the vandals – and a woke extremist. He was not a rival. Last week, CNN reported that Walz was a little worried about the confrontation. “Tim Walz is telling people that he is as nervous about taking on JD Vance as he was on Sunday afternoon in August when he warned Kamala Harris in her interview with his running mate that he was bad at debates,” CNN stated. “Maybe more nervous, according to several people who have spoken with him.”
Waltz has all the defects that highlight Vance’s virtues: he is abrupt where Vance is calm, crazy and vague where Vance deploys reasoned arguments and precise data. And it was noticeable in the debate, in which Walz sometimes seemed nervous and upset, with some embarrassing gaffes.
Vance connected with a very broad group of ordinary Americans, not necessarily MAGA.
JD Vance is sweeping the vice presidential debate. His command of politics, his clarity of communication, and his way of connecting with the public were far above Walz’s level. He didn’t get lost in vague, good-sounding slogans, but instead revealed real solutions and a deep understanding of the problems facing ordinary Americans, from economic challenges to border security.
Vance displayed the kind of leadership and decisive action that many voters desperately expect, demonstrating that he is not only knowledgeable, but also has the strength to back up his words. While Walz attempted to return the conversation to the election slogans and catchphrases he had evidently been rehearsing, Vance articulated a clear, thoughtful vision. It was a sight to see Walz when Vance spoke, emphatically agreeing with him repeatedly with nods and regarding him with what can only be called rapture.
And we end where Vance began, his presentation, which also summarizes his position and reflects much of the challenge that lies ahead for the American citizen in these elections. “I grew up in a working class family. My mother needed food help during periods of her life. My grandmother needed Social Security help to raise me, and she raised me in part because my own mother struggled with addiction for much of my early life. “I went to college with help from the Army after enlisting in the Marine Corps and serving in Iraq.”
“And that’s why I’m here asking to be your vice president with extraordinary gratitude for this country, for the American Dream that made it possible for me to live my dreams… I want to try to convince you tonight, for the next 90 minutes, that if we get better leadership in the White House, if we get Donald Trump back in the White House, the American Dream will be achievable once again.”
