What? Steven? I thought you don’t watch debates? That’s what you told us. Well, yeah, I don’t and I didn’t watch last night’s debate, either. I watched a wonderful Sergio Leone film in which Henry Fonda played the nastiest, meanest psychopathic killer you can imagine: Once Upon A Time In The West. Great cast by the way. But I digress.
So how did I know that Obama Kicked Romney’s outsourced butt? Did I watch post debate spin on CNN, MsNBC or (cough) Fox News? No, I went to bed.
How could I possibly know Obama did so well, then you ask. This is what I did. I asked my 17 year-old daughter this morning. She watched the first debate, and despite being a very liberal young woman she told me flat out (and with a quite disappointing tone) that Romney cleaned the floor with Obama in Denver. I said at the time something along the lines of “Oh, it couldn’t have been that bad” but she told me that yes, indeed it had been. And after viewing all the concern about the polls tightening and Romney surging with independent voters, I realized that maybe she was right.
After all, she is very intelligent — honors student in high school with a full load of Advanced Placement classes over the years including AP Physics, AP Biology, AP English, AP History – both World and US – AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, etc.
She is also well-informed about political issues, and highly motivated to pay attention to people who act like petulant brats. She’s taking her Advance Placement US Government class this year (good timing, eh) and the teacher wants all the students to watch the debates. In short, next to Rachel Maddow, she’s better informed and smarter than most of the rest of the political commentariat, whether on the right, the left, or Broderites.
So, when she told me this morning that last night went all Obama’s way, I took her at her word. And voila, all the liberal blogs and liberal pundits and even, begrudgingly, a few conservative ones, agree with her. Now, if I can just get her a gig as a political consultant on Cable TV. Personally I’d love to see her debate Eric the Red on CNN. She knows how to handle pompous idiots ignorant jackasses conservative bullies.
First, she knows her facts. (Not a requirement, I know, but it never hurts).
Second, she isn’t afraid to interrupt liars and call them on their malarkey (thank you Joe Biden for rescuing that word).
Third, despite being quite lovely and innocent looking, and having a sweet voice, she is the most competitive person I know, and loves to debate idiots fools conservatives who only know a few well-rehearsed talking points.
Fourth, she can talk louder than Chris Matthews on amphetamines.
Fifth, she’s fast with “zingers” unlike a certain Presidential candidate we all loathe, and she doesn’t have to practice them ahead of time.
Lastly, I’m her father. Trust me. I lose to her all the time.
So what do you think? Who should hire her?