Sunday, May 04, 2003

I must have missed it
Charles Hurt in the Washington Times on yesterday's Democrat party presidential candidate debate - No Democrat bolts from pack:
The nine Democratic candidates for president debated last night for the first time in a post-war environment, but no surprising differences emerged.

The event, which was moderated by George Stephanopoulos, at times appeared amateurish because of microphone problems and a stage that looked thrown together by a high school drama class.

It was sponsored by ABC, but the television network decided against airing it live. The Washington affiliate opted to air "Gladiator," the movie about great battles in the Roman Coliseum.

But in Columbia, there were no such great battles.
Well, that's certainly a snoozer. But there were some lighter moments:
Mr. Kucinich, who is widely regarded as a long shot, argued for raising taxes, ending free trade and, later in the debate, said that bankrupting the city of Cleveland as its mayor was a "badge of honor."
Way to go Dennis - that'll get the voters lined up!

And then:
Several candidates waded into the controversy of the flying of the Confederate flag on the Statehouse grounds by agreeing to honor the NAACP's economic boycott of the state during the debate trip. They slept and ate at the homes of supporters instead of patronizing restaurants and hotels.
Unless these candidates brought all their food and supplies with them, it isn't clear to me how merely staying at a supporter's home qualifies as a boycott. But hey, it's Democrat Wonderland.
Meanwhile, protesters outside the party convention waved Confederate flags and signs that read, "Yankee go home."
Bwahaha!