Sadly, it was not a debate but a ridiculous exercise in which the moderator, John King, love child of Bill Clinton and Elvis Presley, constantly interrupted with annoying clucking noises, urging the candidates to hurry up and answer in 30 seconds or less so he could pose his next question, which took twice as long to ask. Every so often he interrupted with a really dumb question, formulated so we could get to know the candidates better, like what's your favorite kind of pizza or which late-night TV host do you prefer or how do you like your wings, spicy or plain, as if anyone would say PLAIN, which is so obviously an acronym for PALIN.
The female, Michele Bachmann, obviously a participant in the debate between candidates for president in 2012, squandered precious time from one of her allotted 30-second answer periods to announce that she had, just yesterday, filed papers to officially run for president in 2012. Duh, Michele. (She sure does have nice hair, however.)
The black guy, Herman Cain, former CEO of Godfather's Pizza so he knows a thing or two about making things run, was the best of the lot, and made me think what a hoot it would be if he were the candidate! Imagine, a 100% African American running against Obama, who is only 50% African American. That sure would be something to see.
The nut, Ron Paul, made the most sense while seemingly a rambling idiot. The old guy, Newt, came off as the smartest politician but is simply not attractive enough to win hearts, while Mitt Romney, Ken to Michele's Barbie, was just too damn handsome to be taken seriously.
Two other guys who looked exactly alike were there too. Coincidentally, despite their differences, they all agreed that Obama is doing a terrible job.
If you want to see a real debate, let me come up with the questions and do the moderating. I'll even be fair instead of ridiculously partisan.
ReplyDeleteDon't tell me, tell CNN!
ReplyDeleteYour picture well captures the spirit of the evening: a chorus line . . . one singular sensation, every little step he takes . . .
ReplyDeleteBTW my own critique:
ReplyDelete- Newt was so much smarter than the others it wasn't funny, but you are right on: too ugly to be electable.
- Michele needs to learn to LOOK AT THE CAMERA
- Rick Santorum is an angry little boy
- Tim Pawlenty is so aw shucks, with an overtone of christian fundamentalism, that I find him kinda scary
- The black guy knows nothing . . . except he has total common and business sense and is no fool
- yes, Ron Paul, who is clearly in this only for the debate, not for real, is at once the most sincere, the most informed, and the most seemingly loony
- and oh yes, I almost forgot, smarmy pretty boy Mitt . . . capable, competent and so thoroughly unlikable.
Hows that Huntsman guy?