It Was Ugly at Morgan State Last Night [Ehrlich/Kennedy Townsend Debate]

WBAL radio ^ | September 27, 2002 | Ron Smith

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It Was Ugly at Morgan State Last Night
September 27, 2002    Ron Smith's Something to Say

(September 27, 2002)

Well, what a rude, contemptuous, ugly reception Bob Ehrlich got at Morgan State last night when he showed up to debate Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. (They even booed his wife and parents as they were led to their seats). This gubernatorial debate was so stacked in favor of the Democrat as to be ludicrous—even for the State of Maryland.

Not only was the audience aggressively hostile to the Republican congressman, the questioners on the panel were all from organizations that are predictably “progressive,” i.e., reflexively Democrat in their sympathies. Of course, this is the only way the lieutenant governor was going to agree to debate her opponent, at a forum controlled by her supporters, sponsored by the ostensibly non-partisan NAACP, which is in reality a political extension of the Democratic National Committee.

So now everyone wants to chime in on who “won.” My e-mail correspondents lean toward the theory that it’s more about who “lost.” And they think it’s the voters of Maryland who were the losers after last night’s stinkeroo verbal slugfest. They’re losers because what the occasion was all about was RACE, RACE, and RACE.

From the opening hostile booing to the bullying tactics of Mrs. Townsend, it was all a setup, designed to embarrass the white, conservative guy while allowing KKT to pose herself as the steadfast champion of black welfare. Ehrlich handled himself well, but must have felt in dire need of a shower after being subjected to all that crap.

If exceeding low expectations is what matters, the Democrat was the clear winner. She proved she could lead an angry mob and hurl invectives with the best of them. If keeping one’s cool under stress is the object, Ehrlich proved his mettle in that regard.

Few people saw the debate live, scheduled as it was in the midst of network TV premiere week programming. Who watches Comcast 8? Political debates are annoying even when conducted in a more civilized manner. They are, after all, about promising a bunch of Pauls that you and your party will give them the most from the looting of Peter. Politics is an auction. Politicians make lots of promises. Some they even keep. Most are tawdry to begin with.

If there is another clash between these two, suggests one listener, maybe it should be at the Associated Gun Clubs facility so the candidates could enjoy another evenly balanced crowd.

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[Howlin]

FYI.

[aristeides]

I guess she must want to be called "Your Royal Highness." Kennedys!

Actually, I understand Queen Elizabeth likes to be addressed as "mum," which I would think is the equivalent of "ma'am".

[RnMomof7]

This could backfire on her...making the race about race COULD be a major error...this is not the kind of "debate" that stays between the walls...

[RnMomof7]

A bunch of drunks, crooks and skirt chasers doesn't sound like "camelot" to me. Disfunctional comes to mind.

Actually reprobate comes to my mind

[Lancey Howard]

MurryMom, ostensibly named for the "sucker mom" followers of Washington's Senator Patty Murray, is such an idiot she can't even spell the name right. I'm surprised to see her still hanging around here - - I thought her stint as the forum's comic relief got old long ago.

[Interesting Times]

Long-time leftist gadflies fare better around here than FR Network chapter leaders attempting to commit 'unauthorized' activism...

[Lancey Howard]

WHAT A DOPE SHE IS!!!

I remember reading recently that Townsend may be the second stupidest (living) member of the entire extended Kennedy litter.

[catonsville]

She called him "you" emphasizing the word as in-- it was "YOU" who did this, it was "YOU" who did that.

It was insulting. He was polite although taken back by the rude booing of her crowd.

[Callahan]

Why the hell did this guy agree to a debate sponsored by the NAACP? That's like a Demo'rat agreeing to a debate sponsored by Free Republic in hall filled with angry Freepers.

[staytrue]

Ehrlich is an optimistic, non racist guy. He has easily been reelected to congress numerous times in a district with only 37 percent republicans. He figured he would get a fair shot.

[Coop]

COWARD!!

[Coop]

Oh, joy. This should be good. Exactly how, pray tell, has Ehrlich been "had" by the Democrats. He has been running a very impressive campaign - by ALL accounts running circles around KKK. Oops, I meant KKT.

[RightOnline]

"Dems don't indulge in Smirk's Gestapo tactics."

The HELL they don't, sweetie. The Hell they don't.

Hope you're deeply proud of the assholes you choose to support and side with so go**amned blindly.

The Democratic Party is a freakin' joke, and a despicable group of people (I use the term loosely). If you choose to identify with these animals, get out and stay out.

[Dan from Michigan]

I'd write that in letters to the editor.

[Theodore R.]

Liberal commentator Bill Press this afternoon on his MSNBC talk show, "Buchanan and Press," flatly declared Mrs. Townsend the runaway winner of the MD debate Thursday night. The liberals, you see, are already declaring victory. They will say this so often that people who never saw the debate will "understand" that Townsend "won" it and will want to go with the projected "winner." Ehrlich was hissed and booed by liberals at the debate, and he seemed unable to demonstrate her lack of knowledge about state government. Lt. Gov. Townsend even took Ehrlich's line about changing diapers and turned it to HER advantage. I still say Ethel is Townsend's greatest asset. People in MD just love the earlier generation of Kennedys. And MD Democrats MEAN BUSINESS.

[Theodore R.]

What year did Peter Lawford die? Can anybody recall? I know he had a 1950s series called "The Thin Man," about the fictitious Nick and Nora Charles. I think that was based on a Daschiel Hammett (I may have the name wrong.) novel.

[ForOurFuture]

[dighton]

What invectives did KKT allegedly hurl against her opponent? This sounds more like a tactic used by the Smirking Chimp against a NYT reporter than anything a good Democrat would ever do. Dems don't indulge in Smirk's Gestapo tactics.

If MurryMom didn't exist, IowaHawk would need to invent her.

[leadhead]

Today Queen Kathleen is offended at the way he treated her. Apparently calling her ma'am is "outrageous" and condescending. "He was talking down to me!" she squeals. She wouldn't know outrageous if it were staring her in the mirror. Oh wait- it is! The most outrageous thing she said was.."Affirmitive Action is about skin color"
Bet that makes any hard working, educated Black feel great. He didn't have to do all that studying and qualifying, just be AA apointed to a cushy job.

[JenB]

MurryMom, ostensibly named for the "sucker mom" followers of Washington's Senator Patty Murray, is such an idiot she can't even spell the name right

Actually, give her some credit - she lives in a tiny town called Murrysville, in the hills of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Which does give one to wonder why she's trolling on a Maryland election thread... and what they're smoking down there in Murrysville. I live nearby and for being a rich little place they have a lot of drug stuff going on.