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Wednesday, September 29, 2004 np: paul westerberg - folker so, twice now i've left my comments on the erskine bowles/richard burr debate at work. i keep getting called into covering other classes during my planning, thus leaving me with no time. then i forget to bring them home so i can post from here. curses. so, we'll do it from memory 'cos i'm becoming less relevant by the minute. -- reasons why i wouldn't make a good debater: first off, i would've called out richard burr on his mis-use of the word 'bi-cameral.' he used it in a sentence where he obviously meant bi-partisan. call me crazy, richard, but i don't think erskine is opposed to the two-house version of the legislative branch we currently have. second, i would've flipped out if my opponent actually had the gall to say he supported making english our official language. i was disappointed in erskine's flippant, non-explained comment that english should be our official language. come to think of it, i don't think burr explained why he felt it should be either. maybe they're just assuming it's a non-issue? then again, i see a lot of people watching this debate and quietly asking themselves: 'wait...it's not already?' tobacco quota buyouts: both claim they're for it, although i've seen evidence that richard burr is a bit hesitant to support FDA oversight of the tobacco industry. is it just me, or does anyone else think that if the FDA had been involved in the first place, we might've known about the dangers of cigarettes a lot earlier? i think FDA oversight is necessary and needed. another disappointment: i expected burr to come down hard against gay marriage, but erskine? look, i realize this is north carolina. i realize that democrats elected in this state are not dennis kucinich or anything. but erskine avoided even mentioning the idea of civil unions. what gives? zinger of the night: aside from burr's admittedly rather amusing line of 'if you want a history lesson, i'll give you one,' i think bowles nailed burr to the wall with the exchange following burr's claim that he went to washington as richard burr, not as a republican, not as a conservative, but as a representative of the people and himself. erskine sharply shot back (as i was taking notes, i'd written down to look up the information erskine then used) that burr had voted with president bush 96% of the time. burr's best response was 'well, he's right that much of the time.' right, richard. any politician who is right that much of the time is obviously too good for this world. -- finally, on a somewhat sad note: leslie nielson? dominoes commercials? what has our world come to? -- rain crow rain crow call me what you will am i dubious am i sincere? hear the raindrops falling near simple man told good times ahead and the sun is out tomorrow but fear, fear it is best to make your choice at scared behest. if the clouds don't roll away i'll be back another day until your slicker's on, my friend. rain crow rain crow call me what you will do i frighten to great effect to hear the sound of craning necks. simple man told hard times now and the sun is out tomorrow but cringe, cringe it is wise to lower your voice until the sunrise. if the clouds don't roll away i'll be back another day until your slicker's on, my friend. posted by J. Neas | 9/29/2004 09:39:00 PM
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