AZ-SEN 2022 Megathread: Mastering the Art of the Thiel

[Oppo]

https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/1578192598568681472

He would have my vote !!

[Utah Neolib]

Masters just said that states should have the right to choose their laws yet also somewhat supports a federal abortion ban within a minute or two?

[Senator Incitatus]

Masters just said that states should have the right to choose their laws yet also somewhat supports a federal abortion ban within a minute or two?

He referred to it as a "federal backstop" to prevent late-term abortions.

edit: Kelly now tripling down on calling Masters a "know-it-all." Clearly focus-grouped this line.

edit2: Masters doubling down on "federal backstop" as well.

edit3: Kelly also clearly has no idea what Roe v. Wade says but was told he could rely on it as a rhetorical anchor. Might be right.

[Ferguson97]

Wow, really good line from Kelly "We all know guys like this. He thinks he knows better than you."

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Masters just said that states should have the right to choose their laws yet also somewhat supports a federal abortion ban within a minute or two?

He referred to it as a "federal backstop" to prevent late-term abortions.

So it's "states have the right to define their abortion laws all the way up to the third trimester".

[soundchaser]

edit: Kelly now tripling down on calling Masters a "know-it-all." Clearly focus-grouped this line.

This is kind of a weird way to define your opponent, but if he can tie it to abortion, more power to him.

[Utah Neolib]

Masters just said that states should have the right to choose their laws yet also somewhat supports a federal abortion ban within a minute or two?

He referred to it as a "federal backstop" to prevent late-term abortions.

edit: Kelly now tripling down on calling Masters a "know-it-all." Clearly focus-grouped this line.

edit2: Masters doubling down on "federal backstop" as well.

It was a comment before that. Though yeah this is an odd debate.

Edit 1: Masters says Biden is president, certainly an evolution from where he was several months ago

Edit 2: Masters is going off on Hunter Biden, here we go.

Edit 3: I can’t wait to hear Mark Victor entertain this room.

Edit 4: Evidently not in a good way.

[Ferguson97]

edit: Kelly now tripling down on calling Masters a "know-it-all." Clearly focus-grouped this line.

This is kind of a weird way to define your opponent, but if he can tie it to abortion, more power to him.

He tied it to a couple issues. "He thinks he knows better than seniors on social security, he thinks he knows better than veterans on war, he thinks he knows better than women on their own bodies."

[GeorgiaModerate]

edit: Kelly now tripling down on calling Masters a "know-it-all." Clearly focus-grouped this line.

This is kind of a weird way to define your opponent, but if he can tie it to abortion, more power to him.

He tied it to a couple issues. "He thinks he knows better than seniors on social security, he thinks he knows better than veterans on war, he thinks he knows better than women on their own bodies."

That's a memorable line.

[Senator Incitatus]

Masters smartly responding to the "Is Biden President?" question with a good two-step:

(1) Biden is clearly President. "Have you seen the gas prices?"

(2) To the extent there was "rigging," it came in the form of widely acknowledged media censorship. He "has seen no evidence" of vote-rigging.

[Ferguson97]

LMAO Masters called the election rigged, what a joke

[Utah Neolib]

Masters just said the FBI stole the election because of covering up Hunter Biden investigations lmao

[Senator Incitatus]

🚨🚨🚨 LIBERTARIAN NEEDLESSLY MENTIONING AGE OF CONSENT, TAKE A DRINK 🚨🚨🚨

[Utah Neolib]

Did Victor just say the age of consent should be up for a vote? LOLBert moment.

[soundchaser]

Every debate with a Libertarian will have its own "what's next - a license to make toast in my own damn toaster?!?!?" moment.

[Senator Incitatus]

Kelly stumbling over a prepared answer (on Masters not liking veterans because he criticizes military command) to which he completely voluntarily chose to pivot is incredible.

[Utah Neolib]

Masters blaming Obama for military ‘wokism’ in 2022?? What?

[Real Texan Politics]

We call them lolberts for a reason.

[kwabbit]

How tall are Kelly and Masters? I expected Kelly to be 6'1 or something because politicians are tall but the height difference is big.

[Senator Incitatus]

Masters blaming Obama for military ‘wokism’ in 2022?? What?

Are you under the impression that high-ranking military officers typically serve for less than six years? Obama obviously had direct input on the current structure and personnel of the officer corps, so I'm not sure what's confusing.

[Arizona Iced Tea]

How tall are Kelly and Masters? I expected Kelly to be 6'1 or something because politicians are tall but the height difference is big.

Masters is 6'3, Kelly is 5'7.

[Utah Neolib]

Kelly’s line about Masters wanting to private water was a great line.

Masters blaming Obama for military ‘wokism’ in 2022?? What?

Are you under the impression that high-ranking military officers typically serve for less than six years? Obama obviously had direct input on the current structure and personnel of the officer corps, so I'm not sure what's confusing.

I’m obviously aware of that but I don’t see how Obama is single-handedly responsible for Mark Milley’s military career?

[ProgressiveModerate]

WTF was that pivot by Masters. "I'm just questioning the results of the 2020 election and wish we could count the votes faster but the FBI and media are censoring Hunter Biden Laptop story."

[ProgressiveModerate]

Honestly neither of them are great speakers. Kelly has been stumbling a lot and Masters seems like a human robot still under development.

[Utah Neolib]

The real winners were the sign language interpreters.