Texas says "Kinky" can be on ballot

nuh uh....sorry echi, but that's a cop out. That's no answer to my question(s)

be specific....what subject was presented....immigration, taxes, education where Friedman had any type of specific grasp of the problem, had a well thought out process to implement, and any idea of when or how he would reach a goal.

He didn't make the others look bad, he made himself look like a fool.

Tell me, what exactly IS his plan for anything beyond hiring Willie Nelson or "doing whatever it takes", whatever that means?

Where was the substance?

As I alluded before, I WASN'T particularly impressed with the others either.

Each one at some point, would listen to the question from the panel, then immediatley segway into their own agenda.....Strayhorn with her "Texas First, Perry with his $2,000 per person property tax cut. (as opposed to Strayhorn prediction it's more like $56.00 per person. I think the truth lies somewhere in between) and Bell with his Dale Carnegie style of communication.

One point I will give to Bell was the non-response he gave to the panelist who asked, essentially "What do you have to say about those who say you have the pesonality of white rice?"

I say good for him for ignoring that barb and continuing on in his, albeit staid way, presenting his platform.

I haven't clicked on the link yet, but I assume it's the debate in full:

THE DEBATE

Chai Tea wrote:

As I alluded before, I WASN'T particularly impressed with the others either.

Each one at some point, would listen to the question from the panel, then immediatley segway into their own agenda.....Strayhorn with her "Texas First, Perry with his $2,000 per person property tax cut. (as opposed to Strayhorn prediction it's more like $56.00 per person. I think the truth lies somewhere in between) and Bell with his Dale Carnegie style of communication.

One point I will give to Bell was the non-response he gave to the panelist who asked, essentially "What do you have to say about those who say you have the pesonality of white rice?"

I say good for him for ignoring that barb and continuing on in his, albeit staid way, presenting his platform.

Ehm, sorry, I'm with Echi here. You approach her quite agressively because she hasnt been able to give any examples of things of substance that Friedman had to offer. Your own point is that this is serious business, you go on about how this isnt American Idol, the candidates should have serious things to offer --and Kinky didnt do that at all. Implying that the others, unimpressive as they may have been, at least did. But you cant apparently give any example of things of substance that the others said either.

As far as I can tell the only thing of substance that you have referred to re Strayhorn and Perry so far is their 'he said she said' on tax cuts that may or may not be of substance themselves. All your other remarks on Perry, Strayhorn and Bell are also merely about style, just like Echi's about Kinky was. Bell's Dale Carnegie style of communication, Bell was staid, but reacted sensibly to being called staid. Perry, Bell and Strayhorn at least dressed like it was business, Perry and Bell wore ties. And so on and so forth. None of that comes down to points of any more substance than Echi saying that at least Kinky made the others look bad.

Way I see it, all either of you have said about the debate has been about style, personal impression, the way they had of expressing themselves - nothing, apart from the 'he said she said' about taxes, about one or the other candidate's actual policies, proposals, ideas. So I think your demand of Echi is a bit unfair here. You want her to prove that Kinky had something of substance to say, but you yourself havent shown anything that proves your opposing take, that the others had more substance than Kinky, either.

I find the whole campaign not relevant because the Texas governorship is largely ceremonial position with limited real power beyond the bully pulpit. The real governing power is with the speaker of the house.

This is one reason why George W. Cush was so ill-prepared to be president.

BBB

BumbleBeeBoogie wrote:

I find the whole campaign not relevant because the Texas governorship is largely ceremonial position with limited real power beyond the bully pulpit. The real governing power is with the speaker of the house.

This is one reason why George W. Cush was so ill-prepared to be president.

BBB

I disagree, BBB. The current president was tha last Texas governor, and he is not the only Texan president to have served. It's a very important place to be.

I suppose what I find so annoying about this whole thing is that those who will vote for Friedman are just taking votes away from the candidate who is experienced and prepared to do the job.

I have a gut feeling about Strayhorn about her not being totally honest, but I have nothing to back that up.

Oh, and Echi....are you trying to emmulate the other 3? I notice you still have not answered my question, but only tried to distract with one of your own.