September 11, 2003

GOING TO THE CANDIDATES' DEBATE:

GOING TO THE CANDIDATES' DEBATE: I watched the Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday night with interest- I love the absurdity of a "2004 presidential debate" taking place with four months to go in 2003 (if Carol Mosely-Braun or Bob Graham drops out by the end of the year, did they "run for president in 2004?") The debate, also, was almost certainly the first (and probably the last) time that the Congressional Black Caucus and Fox News Channel have collaborated on anything.
I also loved that every candidate answered every question by ripping George Bush, stretching sometimes comically; Sen. Graham's hubris in using the word "quagmire" to describe Iraq, something not even the New York Times will do; and the bizarre resurfacing of the Lyndon LaRouche cult. The supporters of the noted perennial candidate/perennial nutjob attempted to interrupt Joe Lieberman nearly every time he opened his mouth- thus granting LaRouche more mainstream media attention than he's gotten since he was convicted of tax evasion nearly a decade ago.
Then there was Lieberman and Dean's sparring over Israel, with the Senator doubting Dr. Dean's commitment to the Jewish state, and Dean swearing that he can be trusted with Israel's security- after all, his wife is a member of the tribe! This followed a really disturbing Village Voice piece the other week that quoted the concerns of a bunch of leftists who don’t trust Dean –the most successful and galvanizing progressive political candidate in a generation- because they fear he is "too far right" (namely, because he doesn't support the immediate obliteration of Israel).
And speaking of Lieberman, his long-lost twin brother, the Dad from "Alf," was arrested on DUI charges last week.

Posted by Stephen Silver at September 11, 2003 11:04 AM
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