I'd love to write something profound about Brian Williams' Democratic presidential debate, but I can't. It was sadly irrelevant, a tragicomedy. What's the point of asking huge questions and then giving the candidates thirty seconds to respond? Can anyone really explain how they intend to govern our nation in thirty seconds? Of course, the real goal is entertainment. Our elections are just a popularity contest, and Brian Williams knows it. So how much can we blame him? That's what our elections boil down to. The man with the best smile or the best catch phrase always wins.
I can prove this, of course. Brian Williams, during this "presidential" debate, asked Sen. Edwards about the cost of his haircut. I repeat, this is a debate to help the American people decide who will be the next President. If this were not just a popularity contest, would Williams have asked this tabloid gossip question?
I can't wait for the Republican debate. I already bought popcorn, movie theater style!
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Forget the haircuts, those guys all wear makeup, too. It's not an election. It's a beauty pageant, in which case, I guess Hillary is bound to lose.
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