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You were perfection. The tweet was almost funny. Martin what's-his-name wasn't furious and didn't slap you down. (And how hard is to remember that one pronounces Kamala like Pamela?)

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An excellent example of why I'm following your work - educating and resisting should be considered more important in the media. We deeply appreciate your fighting the good fight so well.

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Well done! America needs lessons in economic policy that builds an economy from the bottom up. Trickle down economics is a hoax. Your key points are excellent. Keep speaking! You are a talented communicator.

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excellent, very well done.

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Wow! You were excellent! You even got him to apologize. You are so on point, with so many good fact-based claims, but you do not give an inch. I hope you will be doing more of these interviews. Your approach is perfect. Praise where warranted, focus on the problems, look to the future, do not pull punches on major issues like Gaza. This is what we need.

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He did apologize. Thanks for doing this vital service, Qasim.

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I'm grateful you're doing this and hope you'll do it as often as you can tolerate; dialogue is crucial. When the two (or more) sides don't speak with each other, we remain stuck in political sludge. The commentators may well believe that, for job security, they have to stand strongly against you, but, as you say, we never know who is listening who might be moved, even a bit. Drop by drop, water opens new channels.

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The faces the host made & the leading questions suggested a hostility toward you, Gaza & Kamala. His accent suggests he's British (does GB stand for Great Britain?), so his mispronunciation of her name, especially if he runs in right-wing circles, could be based on ignorance more than malevolence. One positive thing to say about him, is he didn't interrupt you. Hard to imagine a Fox interviewer, or really interviewers of most American news outlets, restraining their impulses to shout down anything their guest says they disagree with.

You, Qasim, did a very good job in answering his questions, & you were absolutely serious, accurate & correct.

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GBNews is like NewsMax for UK

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Thank you

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thank-you for this interview. You did a good job and stayed on point. It's good to call out the mispronouncing of Kamala. No one ever mispronounces Trump, which could be said with a long 'u' sound.

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Well, I've heard the mispronunciation of Trump's name as Dump, Tramp, Rump, Stump, Bump, etc., & his actual original name is Drumpf.

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since left wing politics support journalism and free press and right wing politics don't, how does the right wing media justify biting the hand that feeds it?

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You and Mayor Pete are the only democratic spokesmen that I know of that will brave the pits of right-wing media. Good on you! We need to carry the fight and our message to them, and maybe some in the audience will begin to question their narrative.

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Bernie Sanders has, although maybe not recently.

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Good for you Qasim, absolutely splendid work! Ever so glad I subscribed!! I'm so looking forward to your continued extraordinary work!

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I’m honored. Thank you Jan.

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WOW! great job, Qasim. Glad he didn't interrupt you.

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It takes guts to go up against the right wing media. Pete Buttigieg has done it successfully, and I believe also Bernie Sanders. You put yourself in some high ranking company.

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You cannot expect to be treated fairly on a right wing media site. He is way out of touch with reality. He is only a troll who wants project 2025 to become the law of the land.

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You were brilliant as always! I was shocked you were able to get out so much of your message without the interviewer running over you. Amazing. Right wing but definitely not fox news!

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Definitely glad they actually let me speak.

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