What did he say that made you think he did a good job echi?
He couldn't answer questions....he hemmed and hawed....when he finished talking he still had time left so he had to fumble for those remaining seconds.
He brings up memories of the Alamo, says things like....whatever it takes...(as said above)...
when the subject of his racial insults was brought up, his response almost made me fall off the sofa "I was raised my a black lady in Houston" Jesus Christ...didn't your white mother raise you? That is such a cop out. Like all of a sudden the woman who cleaned your kitchen and cooked your familys dinner was responsible for "raising" you.
When asked who would be on his staff, he had no answer until the questioner brought up and asked who on his campaign staff now...
To that he responded "My campaign staff is a group of young and irritable people" trying to be funny I suppose....I guess we were supposed to laugh that his followers are "irritable" Also, when pushed, he finally said that there was a campaign worker named "frank from atlanta" who would be on his staff....oh, by the way, he found it necessary to mention frank was black
This man wants to appeal to the proletariat...he thinks looking "homey" in his casual attire and stinky cigar makes him appealing. I say if he can't respect the people of Texas enough to dress appropriately and at least take off his damn cowboy hat when indoors, he has no place running the state.
Is that what that black woman in Houston raised him? To keep his hat on inside and not even where a tie to a business event?
Oh, and his giving his definition of politics as....It come from two words, "poly" meaning "many" and the 2nd parts as a bunch of blood sucking parasites...come on...if I was sitting there drinking my 4th beer that might seem funny, but what's that got to do with the price of bananas? He doesn't have anything to say, so he makes jokes.
I have the debate recorded, but honestly don't feel like looking at it now.
If you can point out a question and response that particularly impressed you, I'd go back sometime in the next day and jot down his response.
He's long on folksy joking, but has no specific plans.
If I'm wrong echi....point out something he said that he could be actually pinned down on.
I was thinking about the "tell them what they want to hear" aspect, but (a) at least the others where telling us something, and (b) Friedman was also saying what we want to hear and expected him to say.
He need to go home and write another book or something, which, when he loses, I'm sure he'll do....all about his political adventures.
