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GOP Debate Vs. Trump & Tucker

GOP Debate Vs. Trump & Tucker

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Toni Shuppe
Aug 24, 2023
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I watched the GOP debate last night pacing around my living room and yelling at the TV… much like my dad used to do during Steeler games. I vividly remember my father yelling at Bubby Brister and Neil O’Donnell, as if they could hear him on the field. Lately, I’ve turned into a version of that, but in the political arena rather than sports. It’s surreal to think about and makes me miss an aspect of my old life.

When the debate debacle was over, I turned on Tucker’s interview with Trump to see what was happening on the other side of the world where reality lives. If you had told me the last time I watched a Presidential primary that in less than a decade Twitter would be putting out more trustworthy information than Fox News, I would’ve thought you were crazy… nevertheless, welcome to 2023.

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