Tuesday, October 05, 2004
VEEP DEBATE: A FAIR AND BALANCED PREVIEW
By Tweed
Tonight's vice presidential debate is shaping up to be a battle of epic proportions. At play are two immense talents - one, the evil genius behind the dauphin's attempt to take over the world, and the other, a hard-working middle-class kid with talent, smarts, looks and dedication to making America the land of opportunity to all Americans.
The Vice-President is not the eloquent speaker that Senator Edwards is, although he has his strengths. Cheney can control nocturnal beasts, like rats, bats and wolves. He may change into a mist and enter rooms through key holes. He possesses the strength of many men. Despite this, he does have his weaknesses. The Vice-President must return to his native soil before sunlight. Garlic, Holy Wafer and crosses will hold him at bay. Edwards must use the Vice-President's weaknesses to his advantage. If Edwards can delay the debate and Keep Cheney in the studio until dawn, he just might pull off a victory.
We at LB in 04' have thought long and hard about this debate and have tried to put it in perspective. What will this debate look like? How effective will the participants be in presenting their points? And what in history, ficticious or otherwise, gives us an example of what to expect?
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By Tweed
Tonight's vice presidential debate is shaping up to be a battle of epic proportions. At play are two immense talents - one, the evil genius behind the dauphin's attempt to take over the world, and the other, a hard-working middle-class kid with talent, smarts, looks and dedication to making America the land of opportunity to all Americans.
The Vice-President is not the eloquent speaker that Senator Edwards is, although he has his strengths. Cheney can control nocturnal beasts, like rats, bats and wolves. He may change into a mist and enter rooms through key holes. He possesses the strength of many men. Despite this, he does have his weaknesses. The Vice-President must return to his native soil before sunlight. Garlic, Holy Wafer and crosses will hold him at bay. Edwards must use the Vice-President's weaknesses to his advantage. If Edwards can delay the debate and Keep Cheney in the studio until dawn, he just might pull off a victory.
We at LB in 04' have thought long and hard about this debate and have tried to put it in perspective. What will this debate look like? How effective will the participants be in presenting their points? And what in history, ficticious or otherwise, gives us an example of what to expect?
