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Darling/Wasserman Debate

On Upfront with Mike Gousha on WISN Alberta Darling debated Sheldon Wasserman, in their first public appearance. I have to say that I think Gousha did an excellent job and I wish that he could be a debate moderator in the future when there is less of a time limit. Also, my apologies for not being able to embed the video.

In the first block of the debate, both of them highlighted their initiatives and success with education.
Wasserman tried to use his experience as a doctor as a reason why he knows about healthcare, but Alberta is the candidate that has put together a full proposal, whereas Sheldon has done little.

Following the commercial break, Wasserman came out lying. And apparently he’s gone through eight pairs of shoes which is more important to him than the $3 million that will be spent in the race. Gousha asked about the tone of the campaign and Alberta’s health was again a topic. Of course he lied about the spreading rumors about Alberta’s health to lobbiests and then lied about a press realease that he sent out on July 23rd.

Here is the press release that came from Wasserman’s own campaign.

“Solid financial planning, prudent campaign spending and the support of over 1000 donors give me a strong overall advantage,” said Rep. Wasserman. “As the long time incumbent and member of the committee that writes the state budget, it is no surprise that Senator Darling out raised me in big money and special interest donations. She talks about being a fiscal conservative but has squandered her campaign resources. The only thing I can be accused of overspending on is shoe leather. I’ve worn through eight pairs since I first began going door to door and meeting with people in the 8th Senate District over a year ago.”

Wasserman, who knocked on 735 doors last week, has visited over 18,500 homes. “My opponent likes to tell people she is ‘out knocking on doors.’ But the voters know the difference between riding in a car watching staff drop off taxpayer-funded road maps that people did not even ask for and actually knocking on doors and talking to people,” added Wasserman. “I run my campaign like I run my Assembly office, with a strong focus on personal service and fiscal responsibility.”

Man, if you’re going to lie about your own press releases and challenge Alberta to find some text about it, you have to hide stuff better. Like always, Wasserman has taken a cheap shot at Alberta that he’ll go on to blatantly deny. I bolded the appropriate section which he claims he never said. And since we’ve found said text, we’ll all be waiting for Sheldon’s response. It’s the political chameleon up to the usual stuff again but as he opens his mouth more and more you can start to see that he can’t even keep his colors straight.