The Tuesday night Vice Presidential Debate was a civil and substantive debate between Republican Ohio Senator JDVance and Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Vance not only set the mood but also put Margaret Brennan and Norah O’Donnell, the moderator team for the Girl Squad, on the back foot by putting them in their place.
All of American journalism, and you pick these two room temp IQ broads as the “moderators”?
— Harmeet K. Dhillon (@pnjaban) October 2, 2024
Here is fauxnalism at its best.
The ladies asked questions ranging from the absurd (climate changes) to the substantive (economics, foreign policy), but one obvious omission was made: there were no questions regarding crime, regardless of whether it is committed by Americans or illegal immigrants. Even though fake polls and headlines are being used to ignore and minimize crime, it is still an important topic, particularly for women. It was strange that the moderators who were supposed to represent topics that are important to women so casually ignored it.
What topic did Brennan and O’Donnell seem to be unusually focused on? The “Child Care Crisis.”
Margaret Brennan claimed:
This country is facing a crisis of child care. The United States is among the few developed nations in the world that do not have a paid leave program for new parents […] For how long should employers pay employees while they care for their newborns at home?
What about making it affordable for women to leave their jobs? Work from home? Or even better, become self-employed, or an independent contractor. The Biden-Harris administration and the Harris-Walz administration are trying to make it difficult, if possible. Many mothers and single moms that I know chose this option.
Walz answered the question by spouting about Minnesota’s best-paid family leave program.
Walz praised his state’s policies on paid parental leave, medical leave, and childcare.
Walz stated that the amount of time parents are offered should be negotiable.
“We are saying that the economy is best when everyone benefits.” He said that a paid medical leave program would be a good idea. “Ask the families and businesses about the child care issue. You have to look at the demand and supply side,” he added.
Vance was also asked the question and reduced it to the lack of choices.
It’s hard to decide what kind of family you want because there is so much cultural pressure placed on young families and young women in particular. Many young women want to return to work right away, others would prefer to spend some time at home, and some would rather spend more time with their children. We need a model of family care that allows for choice.
Vance pointed out, too, that federal funds are only available for one type of childcare. Families who choose community or extended family models that do not meet a federalized standard are denied federal funds. Brennan focused on the comments made by Donald Trump, former president and GOP nominee about childcare costs.
The Senator then defended Trump’s comments that child care is not expensive, and focused on Trump’s policies of cutting taxes and bringing jobs back from abroad.
He said, “It is so expensive now because there are too few people who provide this essential service.”
Brennan, like a dog with an extra bone, was still not satisfied. “Can you clarify what that means for the childcare shortage?” Vance, as he always does, wrapped the topic up and added a red bow.
WATCH:
“WE JUST DON’T HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES GOING INTO PEOPLE WHO COULD BE PROVIDING FAMILY CARE OPTIONS! WE HAVE WAY TOO FEW PEOPLE PROVIDING THIS VERY ESSENTIAL SERVICE.” VP Nominee Sen. @JDVance
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— Real America’s Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) October 2, 2024
There are not enough people to provide family care! There are far too few people who provide this essential service.
Brennan asked Walz if he believed Congress would accept the $6,000 credit to newborns, and the $3,000 credit to children older than six. Walz’s rambling response took almost 10 minutes to finish. This was a topic that wasn’t of great concern for women.
Scott Adams’ hot take was on the general debate, but it was also relevant to the Girl Squad Moderators’ questions.
Quick VP debate take:
Women not on the pill will prefer Vance.
Women on the pill will prefer Walz.
Seriously.
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) October 2, 2024
What’s the truth? Even some pro-choice and pro-life women do not want to abdicate their responsibility of raising children to the government. My mother was widowed and had seven children, ranging from age 15 to five (me). She took on an evening job to ensure our education and other needs would be met and relied on the village of her kids (my siblings) for the rest. My two sisters also divorced their husbands who were deadbeats and raised their children alone. They did not expect government funding or tax credits; they just did what was necessary to be as involved as possible in the lives of their children while being the sole breadwinner and provider. Many two-parent families make sacrifices to allow the mother to stay at home with their children. This topic was for the suburban women who were chosen by the Girl Power moderator team to be addressed.
How schizophrenic it is that progressive policies demand not only the right to murder your baby but also the government will pay for your child’s upbringing by someone else if you choose to reproduce?
Make sense.
One law enforcement publication has this to say about crime.
The US has seen a crime increase since the “summer love” of 2020, which was sparked by the George Floyd overdose incident in Minneapolis. NCVS figures do not indicate that this number will be leveling off anytime soon. The NCVS 2024 may even show a larger increase, due to the invasion of violent groups such as Tren de Aragua and MS-13. This is a serious issue that should concern us all.
The team of Brennan & O’Donnell, however, blatantly ignored the topic to further the Leftist agenda.
Same playbook, a different network. Rinse. Repeat.