Debate could've been great, but shallowness and arrogence ruined it

[Armstead]

After watchging last night's debate, I am more disgusted than ever with both the "major" two candidates and the Media Whores.

The format was much better, actually having a discussion around a table. But it was handled so badly they might as well have phoned it all in.

The way Kucinich was treated was just awful. And more important, the way his ideas were treated shows just how shallow and cluless the reporters and the "centrist" Democrat strategy is.

Kucinich, unfortunately, was treated like the shy, smart kid who knows the answer but isn't paid any attention or taken seriously because he isn't big and brassy.

Neither of the two "major" candidates nor the media whores even bothered to respond when Kucinich brought up ideas like universal health care or why we shouldn;t have gone to Iraq in the first place.

The only response was that asshole Larry King muttering "socialism" or John Kerry's imperious dismissal of DK.

I would have even liked Kerry and Edwards better if they'd bother to refute Kucinich and state why they didn't feel that was possible. At least they would have engaged with the idea.....But inst4ead, once again the impression is left that the only way to improve healthcare is to get in bed with the Private Insurance Monopolies.


Similarly with Iraq and free trade.

It is clear between the shallow duplicity and arrogence of the Corporate Press and the Corporate Democrats that they want to limit political dialogue to soundbytes and preening beauty contests.