Round 2 of the Predictably Over-hyped and Inappropriate Over-talking Shouting Match between The Professor and The Spewer is now over. Now, maybe our national, throbbing-temple meltdown of a migraine will back off a bit.
It is a good time in America to drop to your knees, break out the secular hallelujahs, remember there is only one more of these things left to go, and be thankful for this Second Gasp of Conclusion. (While you're down there, do you mind checking if that's a stain, or just the lighting in here?)
Once again, candidates were able to shout themselves raw in the peculiarly childish American game of political basketball -- this one spelled HOARSE.
While the Proclaimed Pundits and Talking Immovable Hairdos hungrily dissect and desiccate this meeting to nourish their egos, pouncing on chances to foist forward one candidate over the other as The Official Big Winner (TM), others have mixed feelings and views.
(Meanwhile, for indie rock groups scouting for a new band name, you could do worse than Talking Immovable Hairdos -- or Throbbing Temple Meltdown, for that matter.)
Spokesperson for the Loose National Association of Freelance Pundits, Bloggers, and Yammerers, Desiree Paychek, says picking a winner from the verbal free-for-alls is reflective in nature. "You see what you want to see. To paraphrase Jeanette Rankin's famous quote about war, you can no more win one of these so-called debates than you can win an earthquake."
Paychek continued, "But that doesn't stop politicians from showing up, trying to limit damages, survey the wreckage, shake a few hands, then start begging for more financial help the minute the shaking stops."
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