NEWS 28 - Last night's debate had many highlights, and we are here to list what you did and didn't see on the debate stage. We are here to recap some of the second Gubernatorial debates greatest moments between Joseph Cooke and Joshua Adamson.
Here, we will recap some of the major events that unfolded during last night's debate. We will list the events in ascending order.
Joseph Cooke points out Adamson's failure to immediately terminate now former Attorney General Joshua Wallard.
Joshua Adamson addresses Joseph Cooke's liberal lawsuits against businesses who refused to place pride flags in businesses.
Joshua Adamson calls out Cooke's JRS legal battles he failed to disclose when he announced his candidacy for Governor.
Joseph Cooke and Joshua Adamson's stance on the LGBTQ community.
Joseph Cooke and Joshua Adamson's plans for Social Programs.
Joseph Cooke and Joshua Adamson's stances on Diversity and Inclusion.
During the first half of the debate, Joseph Cooke spent ample time on Joshua Adamson's failure to immediately fire, now resigned, former Mesa Attorney General Joshua Wallard, who under existing Mesian law, should have been terminated immediately, following the discovery of corruption. He expressed that by failing to fire Wallard, Wallard was still receiving a pension, which under orders of Governor Adamson, should have been "absent of financial compensation." While Wallard didn't receive a salary, he should not have been collect a pension, which is automatic, something that Adamson would have had to stop.
But as Joseph Cooke continued on his, what many are calling a "rant, Adamson responded harshly with how Joseph Cooke's liberal agenda, attempted to sue small businesses who refused to hang pride flags in the place of business, something Cooke said "made several employees feel unwanted." Governor Adamson said that if "Joseph Cooke can sue a small business for refusing to hang a pride flag, just imagine the liberal shitshow that Cooke will impose on all of you."
Adamson furthered his attacks on Joseph Cooke, for his campaign's failure to disclose the ongoing dispute of Joseph Cooke and the Jesstopian Revenue Service. But as his attacked, Joseph Cooke responded with that a secondary filing was issued the very next day to include the JRS dispute.
On the topic of the LGBTQ community, Joshua Adamson said that he does not support the community, but said that any Mesian had the right to be who they wanted to be and be who they identified as. He did say that bans on schools teaching Transgender ideology and the ban of gender affirming care would be put into affect to 'preserve traditional family and gender ideals.'
Joseph Cooke pointed this statement out as homophobic and against what Jesstopia and Mesa stands for. He expressed that he would whole-heartedly support the community and 'change the ideological landscape of Mesa,' and 'abandon the traditional values of Mesa to allow the inclusion of all Mesians, whether they are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer.'
On, Social Program reform, Joshua Adamson said that he supported a more conservative approach on the issues facing current social programs including the Personal Identification Program, which blankets, retirement, social security and benefits.
For Joseph Cooke, he felt that more needed to be done to support those families that are struggling to make ends meet, including increasing benefits for low income families. He also says he would support benefits to drug addicts and those going through hardships. He said that he would also increase spending for asylum seekers, and illegal immigrants.
For Diversity and Inclusion, Joshua Adamson said it is important to be fair, but also said that he would not risk safety for diversity if the diversity could cause serious harm, injury or death to others, specifically in the airline, shipping and boating industry. He says that by being inclusive, you open the door for accidents and incidents. If a women is hired, with not that much flight experience, that could lead to the deaths of hundreds of people. That goes for men as well.
Joseph Cooke, however, takes on a different approach during the debates. He says that inclusivity will result in a better outlook for success, because the ideas of all, would be considered, meaning that some of the best decisions could be made. He says the same for diversity. He says that diversity is the "cornerstone for interstate, international and global success."
Much of the debate last night was major spars between both candidates, but a lot of information was put on the table for both Republican and Nationalist voters to consider going into election day in October. What happens next, is up to voters, but they still have one more debate to really prove themselves worthy of the job.
