After tonight’s debate I can say without fear of contradiction that while both of our presidential nominees oppose waterboarding they don’t practice what they preach. Tonight was torture. In fact, the Geneva Conventions ought to be amended to explicitly ban re-broadcasting that debate as a form of cruel and unusual punishment.
Don’t be surprised if some enterprising personal injury attorney starts advertising for clients among debate-viewers. “Were you the victim of the Sept. 26 presidential debate? After watching it have you suffered from a deepening despair about our country’s future? Do you have troubling doubts about the leadership choices? Do you want a re-do on the entire primary season? You may be suffering from post-debate syndrome. If so, call 1 800-NoVotes for a free legal consultation.”McCain arrogant, refusing to look at Obama. Obama doing his me-too routine.
Both men treated the big issue of the day – the proposed bail-out plan – like teenage boys who’ve been forced to dance with their great aunt at a church social. They were polite, flat-footed and dispassionate.Did anyone come away at the end of the economy segment of the debate with any new information about the bail-out? What an anti-climax.
Why couldn’t they just say: "Look, the American public is skeptical about this bail-out, and I share their concerns. The same folks who failed to forestall this debacle – may have even contributed to it – are now saying they’ve got a $700 billion solution. I’m a U.S. Senator, I’m not going to just rubber-stamp the Bush-Paulson-Bernacke plan – which is also being embraced by leading congressional Democrats. I want to take a closer look at this monster and compare to other possible solutions. Isn’t it possible that there’s more than one way to skin this cat? And don’t tell me that if we don’t act now the sky will fall down. It didn’t. Friday, the stock market went up.”
Did we hear any signs of independent, enterprising, outside-the-box thinking from these guys? No way. It was all gutless generalities and platitudes.
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That's me, Nov. 1, 1989, at the Herald-Examiner bureau, LA City Hall...a long-time ago. As a reporter at Fox 11 News, I have covered national political conventions, presidential impeachment hearings and gubernatorial recall campaigns. I've done double-duty as an investigative reporter and, in this capacity, won Golden Mike and Emmy awards. I also have labored in the newspaper biz: LA Herald-Examiner, the LA Times, the San Diego Union, the Arizona Republic and the Riverside Press-Enterprise. I went to UC Berkeley and learned to respect the sharpshooting ability of Alameda County's "blue-meanies" who could hit protesters in the derriere with buckshot from 50 paces. I'm now looking for a wealthy benefactor who will donate their villa in Spain to me and my family.
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