The Detroit Dem debate was a hopeful sign that not everybody is breathing the Washington smoke.
The audience came to its feet on a number occasions, and roundly applaused the pro-American/anti-oligarch stands by all the candidates. The candidates aren't seasoned yet, but a good size portion of the population is hungry for the truth. This was Detroit, who's been dealt economic blows for 20 years, so you've got some real emotion against this administration.
As expected, Sharpton got in the rousing slogans, but is getting more polished and didn't go overboard. Someone asked about the stupid crusading general, and his comment was the battle is between "the Christian Right and the right Christians!" etc. He's going to be a real asset to the Dems if they use him in the campaign, and afterwards. What I thought of as a race-oriented thug in NY in the Tawnya Brawley deal seems to have risen above that.
Kerry's writers gave him a couple good one-liners. Asked about his rep for being boring, "Wait 'til you see my new video, 'Kerry Gone Wild'". LOL! Pretty good.
Dean needs a few one-liners to lighten up the debate for audience consumption. He doesn't use handlers, and he's also got a habit of muttering to himself when an opponent is lying about him, and of course the camera goes right to Dean to watch his reaction. It's amusing, but he should lose that tendency. |
