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luigi13579 posted...

I've watched about half and think Cenk did OK up until the point when he started insulting the audience. They seemed a bit more hostile to him than Ben, but his insults were stupid. Ben made some good points (e.g. the 50s being different due to coming out of World War II), but also some ridiculous ones (e.g. about a gun being held to his wife's head under UHC, making the tax rate 100% if growth was higher in the 50s, etc.).

Ben used exaggeration and hyperbole to make a point. It's a fair tactic when you're trying to get your opponent to admit that they drew an arbitrary line.

I think Cenk did okay too. I especially like what Cenk said at the end about how the cost of the Iraq war could've funded free education for twenty years, and resulted in more educated people starting businesses and making things in America. I do agree that the Iraq War was a tremendous and pathetic waste of lives and resources.