Initial reactions
Just got back from the debate, where my good
friend, MZ, and I were drafted into carrying a banner, which read, if I recall
correctly, "Another unpaid volunteer for Lamont", or something to that
effect.
Much too tired for anything except some random observations.
It would be refreshing if just once, someone (Ned included) would actually answer the questions that are asked. Schlesinger was the big offender on that score in this one. The question, is it productive to frame as a battle between good (the U.S.) versus evil (everyone else). Answer: we have to start keeping immigrants out of the country. Even Stephanopoulos was moved to ask that the question be repeated. It might actually have been interesting to hear each candidate actually directly answer that question. None of them did. For that matter, there were very few responses that directly answered the question posed.
I don't know how much of the disruption came across on TV. My immediate reaction was that it was Joe's hired thugs trying to set up Lamont, but my wife says Connecticut Bob discovered they were Larouchites. No doubt we'll have a week of Joe blaming Ned. Schlesinger handled it well; he's a great showman.
Speaking of Schlesinger, it appeared to me that he got Joe to agree to another debate. I hope they hold him to it. The more exposure Al gets, the better, and I do think Ned is improving with every debate. Joe was better too, I must admit-he got the whining more under control.
Much too tired for anything except some random observations.
It would be refreshing if just once, someone (Ned included) would actually answer the questions that are asked. Schlesinger was the big offender on that score in this one. The question, is it productive to frame as a battle between good (the U.S.) versus evil (everyone else). Answer: we have to start keeping immigrants out of the country. Even Stephanopoulos was moved to ask that the question be repeated. It might actually have been interesting to hear each candidate actually directly answer that question. None of them did. For that matter, there were very few responses that directly answered the question posed.
I don't know how much of the disruption came across on TV. My immediate reaction was that it was Joe's hired thugs trying to set up Lamont, but my wife says Connecticut Bob discovered they were Larouchites. No doubt we'll have a week of Joe blaming Ned. Schlesinger handled it well; he's a great showman.
Speaking of Schlesinger, it appeared to me that he got Joe to agree to another debate. I hope they hold him to it. The more exposure Al gets, the better, and I do think Ned is improving with every debate. Joe was better too, I must admit-he got the whining more under control.
Posted: Monday - October 23, 2006 at 09:37 PM
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