Needed the laugh.
Greene has the potential (notice the word potential) to be dangerous in a debate, for several reasons:
1. The meme that he’s an idiot is just that. By the same token, so is Gov. Palin, and Pres. Reagan for that matter, and for the same reasons: it fits somebody’s agenda. He MAY BE an idiot, but it’ll take more than snippets of conversation taken out of context by a neophyte to press coverage in order to determine that.
In fact, the very fact that he’s the nominee and the subject of this thread may suggest that he’s crazy like a fox. (Win or lose, this guy will recoup far more than the 10k filing fee he’s ponied up so far. BOOK DEAL!)
2. He has no experience with the ‘big league’ rules and therefore can’t be expected to abide by them in a debate. Unpredictability can be an asset.
3. As evidenced by this thread, the bar is set so low that just showing up in a suit and speaking in complete sentences could be interpreted as a ‘win’.
Obviously, he doesn’t stand a chance in Nov - just ask Vic Rawls. . . Sen Demint will handily beat this guy - but you STILL take your opponents seriously.
I heard part of an interview that Laura Ingraham conducted with Alvin Greene, and he mentioned something about a debate in August, 2010.
It will be the debate of the century!
Don’t let Al Greene sing. If he is as good as his namesake, DeMint may be in trouble.