The Debate is History
I had dinner at a friend's place last night, and walked in the door with about 2 minutes left of the Democratic Presidential debate on CNN last night. That means I don't have much to write about. I kind of regret missing it, despite my admitted 2008 fatigue. Why? Because as dumb as the format sounded, it also sounded like a lot of fun. The 2008 race right now feels like a long drawn out version of American Idol for an audience who appreciates issues awareness, rhetoric, and punditry.
Luckily, Ryan Mc at Liberal Delight has it covered, even though he only saw the last five minutes. But as he points out, those 5 minutes were worth his while:
I did catch some of the post-debate punditry, though I had to quickly shove my headphones back in my ears after catching sight of Elizabeth Edwards glaring at the TV. They kept calling it a "historic" debate. I don't think snowmen makes it "historic" so much as taking the "town hall" format and adding the internet. Not really a big deal.
Luckily, Ryan Mc at Liberal Delight has it covered, even though he only saw the last five minutes. But as he points out, those 5 minutes were worth his while:
The last 5 minutes of course when the candidates were thrown a curve ball and had to compliment/make a negative comment about the person standing to the left of them.
It was interesting because all the candidates fumbled around and said "oh (insert persons's name) has been a friend of mine for a really long time and I really respect their work with (insert candidate's main issue) and I think they are a really great person.
I did catch some of the post-debate punditry, though I had to quickly shove my headphones back in my ears after catching sight of Elizabeth Edwards glaring at the TV. They kept calling it a "historic" debate. I don't think snowmen makes it "historic" so much as taking the "town hall" format and adding the internet. Not really a big deal.
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