MANKIND SUPPOSEDLY EVOLVED and our opposable thumbs enabled us to make tools, which caused us to develop
bigger brains. Others say we
devolved, and the reason we survived was not our intelligence but our odor. No predators
would approach because of our stench.
The stink
hypothesis seems to hold water—which was not used—because of the format and the
absence of
soap. One minute to
respond to a question and thirty seconds to follow-up leads to soundbites and strutting and posing.
The
performance began, before the show, with Senator Booker’s reaction to Biden’s
remarks. It was a
BREAKOUT MOMENT. He faulted the
former Vice President for talking about his interaction with Southern Senators when he belonged to that body. Yet Biden did
not praise them nor support their views. But how dare
he describe his experiences dealing with them?
Senator
Harris’s BREAKOUT MOMENT happened during the program. And her
response got an eye roll and talking back to the screen. Seriously,
lady? You were
wounded by what Biden said? And you want
to run against the insulter-in-chief? Please. You need to
get into another line of work.
Spare me any
more BREAKOUT MOMENTS that are an attitude in search of an insult. How about a sound platform that will, to
use the constitutional phrase, “promote the general welfare”?
This is not a
sporting event, although the press and the candidates talk about who won and
who lost as if it were a game. Meanwhile, WE THE PEOPLE were robbed and we
cannot “Wait till next year.” So get rid of the audience. Applause and
cheering take up precious time.
Instead of
journalists playing a dominant role, those running should be the stars. In a crowded
field of twenty, five candidates over four nights would be more likely to
produce an enlightened
exchange. With five
minute opening and closing statements, a platform can be laid out and defended
from that individual’s
point of view. Journalists’
questions would be supplemental.
Can we leave the
sandbox? The
alternative is appealing and provides evidence of evolution.
(c)2019 Marvin D. Jones. All rights reserved.
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