I survived the Democratic Debates and all I got was this lousy headache.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

This evening I was dishonored to attend the Democratic Presidential Debate at the fabulous Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan.

I was surrounded by 5,000 Democrats. To make things worse I was also in the same room at the 9 candidates, Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenaugh, Carolyn Cheeks-Kilpatrick, Debbie Granholm and TERRI MCAULIFF!!!

Fox News Reporter Kelly Wright was the MC. He told us that we had to clap loudly when the show started, and then to control ourselves during the show.

There is an irony here. The debates were carried on Fox News, but you can't get Fox News on local Detroit Cable. You have to have a dish. Kelly asked how many folks want Fox News to be carried in Detroit and he was met with a round of Boos. It's obvious that Detroit doesn't want Fox in their homes.

Kelly then introduced all the VIPs in the audience. Jennifer Granholm, Debbie Stabenaugh, and Terry McAuliff got the loudest applause and standing ovations. It was puke making.

He told a couple of jokes and sang a little and then the show was on.

I noticed that I was sitting next to a John Kerry supporter, a couple of Edwards supporters, Dean, Braun and Sharpton.

The debate was on. I took vociferous notes, but I am not going to bore you with every question and answer, so if you would like a specific impression of a question, feel free to ask.

I will mention the highlights.

Carol Mosely-Braun is a liar. She stated that she left her office with dignity and that her reputation remains intact. If her reputation is that of a scoundrel and a thief, then yes, her reputation is intact.

The audience HATED Joe Lieberman. There was no clapping for him. Only booing and heckles. I don't know if it is because the audience was anti-semetic or that Lieberman supported the war. The audience was highly anti-war, and totally anti-Bush.

Shaption was a hit. When he blasted the Patriot Act and said that he would negotiate with Arafat, the audience was spell bound. Then when he stated that this election was a 'Battle between the Christian Right and the Right Christians" the crowd lept to their feet in a deafening applause. I haven't heard applause like that since I saw Styx and the Babies at the Cow Palace in 1979. ( in my notes it states..."I am surrounded by idiots and morons")

Kusinich is a total lightweight. He said that he wanted to start the Department of Peace to bring non-violence to America. He stated that last month Detroit had a slaughter of 300 people.

My friend and I looked at each other and said " did we miss something? When did we lose 300 people? Ok, Dennis, whatever you say.

My impressions of the candidates in person..... Kerry is scary. He is HUGE. He is even scarier in person. He has no presence.

Edwards... Pretty boy. The gals loved him. Even my friend said that he had a nice smile. I told her that it was the smile of a snake.

Sharpton is a buffoon, but he was definately a crowd pleaser. Most people said that they liked Sharpton.

Kusinich is a freak. He had a large following there, since he is from Ohio. He thinks that we need to give 12,000,000 students 'free' tuition. He said that we need to give 'free kindergarden' to 3-5 year olds, therefore saving parents $7000. Where is Dennis going to get all this ' free' money?

Braun is annoying, Lieberman tries but he just can't get any respect, but it was Dean and Clarke that are evil.

Dean is Frankestien. I swear that his head had to have been sewn on. It's not the right head for the body. He's evil and mean and I want to smack in him the face with an oar. He revels in his anti-war stance.

Clarke is crazy. He's that uncle who took a hit to the head in the war and you have to cut his meat for him. That guy has big problems.

I can conclude with what the democrats taught me tonight.

...Bush is wrong about everything.

...Cheney, Powell, Rice, Wolfowitz, and Rumsfeld are stupid people and don't know what in the world they are doing.

...We lost the Iraq War. We have no end strategy and it's another Vietnam.

...Speaking of Vietnam, did you know that Kerry was a veteran? I am glad he mentioned it 3 times or I wouldn't have known.

...The Bush tax cut is bad.

...We are all going to hell in a handbasket.

It's far worse to be in person with these people than to watch them on television. I am never going to do that again. I learned my lesson and taken my punishment.

[skr]

I would've been nauseous but they might've had to throw me out for laughing so hard for most of the debate.

[onyx]

A totally entertaining, yet informative report on the debate I did not watch!

[Noumenon]

Without a doubt. Without mercy. Without remorse.

[IncPen]

What? THIS is news?

_{I'm gonna complain!}

[Peace will be here soon]

"Primary= go left to get the nomination
General election = move center to get the votes,"

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Yes, but the only problem is people like my father are so upset at what they are hearing , I don`t think they will come running back like usual. If a "normal" democrat is listening to any of this stuff now, it will not be easily washed away. My father is very much like a Lieberman, and you see how the "radical left" is treating Lieberman. The Dem`s have a fractured base, a radical left & moderate middle, and they are not in the same camp. The radical left in the Dem camp will not stand for a Lieberman, and may turn away if a Dem Pres. candidate starts talking like him. If they put Dean out there, they loose the center. I truly believe the Dem`s are in big trouble. And I currently do not see a way for them to pull it all together.

[dk/coro]

Bingo !! That is the tragic aspect of this whole presidential election warm-up. It reminds me that I have to register my German Shepard -- and a few dead aunts. Also, I need to schedule a seance with Mayor (circa 1960) Daley to really get the "deceased registration game plan" down pat.

Then Hitlery -- Look Out! We Conservatives are on a roll.

Cheers ! And, have a great week.

[byteback]

The Republicans should produce a TV commercial along the lines of "ITS NOT YOUR FATHER'S DEMOCRAT PARTY!"

And start with Al Gore Sr's filibuster against the Civil Rights bill.

[bootless]

Wow. You are brave.

As one NASA tech said to the other in "Apollo 13": "You are a steely-eyed missile man."

(Just apply to the feminine gender, and there you go.)

Sounds like a real Maalox Moment. AUGH!

[budwiesest]

The only thing scarier than sitting through such drivel is the realization that there are so many in this country who actually believe their bulls**t

So very true. Thanks for putting it into words.

To think that our country's fate and fortune may rest in the hands of those whose interests lie in such close proximity to their noses, as to be blind to the greater good. Most unsettleimg to the average citizen I'd suspect and yet, at the same time, giving them pause to seek out munitions they might otherwise have considered un-useful.

I welcome the day when my liberal friends decide to buy guns. I'll not push them as their candidates' insanity will.

[Coffee_drinker]

"Yes, but the only problem is people like my father are so upset at what they are hearing , I don`t think they will come running back like usual"

I hope you are right about what Normal Democrats are hearing. I would welcome any Democrat to switch parties, I know I did :) when I came of age. I think it was about 29 or so when I finally saw the light.

Wouldn't it be great if the party self imploded on itself and we continue to see a positive change to this country?

If the economy continues to grow I think people will stay with Bush, you know, the large middle class of undecided voters, that basically make there mind up a month or two before the election.

CD

[GeorgiaYankee]

The Democrats are lookin like the USA Baath Party!

[woofie]

I am suprised to read that Kerry is a Vietnam Veteran....didnt know that

[Hank Rearden]

That audience was the dumbest bunch of cows I've ever seen, yourself excepted of course.

[bootless]

And Kookinich said to go look at his website when asked about how he would bring the troops home now.

Lemme guess. On a magical golden flying boat, right?

Or a comet.

Can I have the oar next?

[buffyt]

But you still have the best Freeper Tagline!

[Rainmist]

Tonight only at the Fox Theatre - " The Sorry Lot " !!!

[buffyt]

If the IRS doesn't stop taking most of what we earn, we will be destroyed by poverty soon, caused by the IRS

[JoJo Gunn]

What is this "Department of Peace" crap???

Kucinich is in dire straits, literally on his knees begging for votes from the fantastically stupid.

http://www.dopcampaign.org/

[buffyt]

It's CRAP. 100% Crap.

[Badray]

" I could not have sat there with a straight face--and certainly not without losing my cool."

I respectfully disagree.

I saw you rip apart one of x42's cronies in front of a TV audience this past January, and the smile never left your face. You can fill in for Ann Coulter when she is on vacation or even teach her a few things.