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 Did you watch Lummis and Scott?

Truly embarrassing...

Maybe they're smarter than first blush, but they really came across as a couple of babbling, giggling empty suits...trying to say what they thought people wanted to hear.

Contrast with Snowden--who (without any audience interaction) was thoughtful, bright, insightful and compelling.

Lummis and Scott were a clown show.... 
 Only saw snippets. Well a big part of the political job in democracies is building rapport by creating the impression of similarity in order to get support. 

I don’t know about the absolute state of American society but maybe they did well from that point of view 😅 
 Perhaps...but for me they came across as disingenuous and phony...

(Really wanted to like Lummis...was quite disappointed) 
 I can understand this