[RonDog]

Truth is taking a beating on the left this fall. It turns out the entire "get real" Democratic debate on Tuesday night--with its turtle-necked general, its open-collared Senators, and its shirt-sleeved rolled, feisty stars-and-bars Vermonter--was contrived.

CNN selected the audience, screened the questions, and even decided to which candidates those questions would be directed. "Rock the Vote" was as authentic as Velveeta. Al Sharpton dominated the debate...

From www.mtv.com:

Democrats Talk Pot, Red Sox, Iraq In Rock The Vote Debate

11.05.2003 11:27 AM EST

General Wesley Clark Photo: Newscom

General Wesley Clark and Senator Joe Lieberman have never smoked pot.

Senator John Kerry would have pulled Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez in the 8th inning against the New York Yankees in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series.

The Reverend Al Sharpton would like to party with Kerry's wife.

Those and somewhat weightier topics were covered by the eight Democratic candidates for president during a lively 90-minute debate in Boston Tuesday evening. The event was hosted by CNN and Rock the Vote and designed specifically to address concerns relevant to younger voters...

[Grampa Dave]

[Lancey Howard]

I turned the debate on long enough to hear some teenage girl ask, "Well, it's not boxers of briefs, but....(giggle).... PCs or Macs?" (Mild, eye-rolling, obligatory applause from the audience.) Carol Mosely-Braun jumped to answer and said she uses a PC and her son(?) uses a Mac.

I changed the channel.