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  The First Harris–Trump Debate: A Defeated, Glum Old Man vs. A Confident, Knowledgeable Younger Woman     By David Starr   The accusations were thrown back and forth in the September 10 debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump. When the dust cleared, it was Harris who was victorious.   There was a major contrast between the two debaters, Trump sounding unstable and pathologically lying, while Harris was stable and effectively throwing zingers at Trump. Harris consistently baited Trump and he fell for it.    In regards to answering questions from CNN’s moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis, both debaters sniped at each other, producing a fiery debate.    How many claims by Harris and Trump were true or false?  PBS   published a fact check  from  Politifact  which broke down the claims.    Trump made a bizarre claim that Haitian immigrants were eating the neighbors’ dogs and cats in Springfield, Ohio. Trump put it this way: “…they’re eating the dogs
  Cornel West Strongly Condemns Israel for its War Crimes in Gaza   By David Starr   Cornel West could be called a man  with many abilities and outlooks , such as teaching the philosophy of religion, African American critical thought, as well as knowing the classics, philosophy, cultural theory, literature, and music.   West is trying to overcome the Democratic/Republican monopoly on power by running for president in the 2024 election. It is of course a long shot, but for West, it’s the principle of the thing. One issue that West feels strongly about is the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian war.    On West’s  web site , there is a variety of policies listed, and what West would do in the first 100 days as president. A West administration “would usher in a paradigm shift in American politics.” In the foreign policy category, West would stop, “All funding and weapons to Israel immediately, promoting self-determination for both Palestinians and Israelis.”    On Instagram , West didn’t pull any