I watched the democratic debates last night, and here is my conclusion: it's a political negative to be smart.

Really, the smartest man on that stage was...well it was probably a stagehand in the back, but the smartest candidate was Al Sharpton followed closely by Dennis Kucinich (spelling?) and the Joe Lieberman.

I had never really listened to Sharpton before because the media always made him sound so silly, but by far, that guy is the best debater of all of them, including my little doll, John Edwards.

Kerry and Edwards have been in the speaking business too long because they're careful with every word that comes out of their mouth - so much so that they might as well not say anything most of the time.

Clark looks like a trained puppy. He can do the tricks with familiar commands, "Blah, blah, blah...the war in Iraq" (See Clark roll-over!) but if anyone gives him an unfamiliar command, he just looks silly. Although, he did better this debate than in New Hampshire.

posted by Headless-in-GR @ 1/30/2004 09:39:00 AM