There were are, all the Democratic presidential candidates, stuck in Des Moines for the Brown and Black forum, one of those schmooze fests on minority issues.
During the Question and Answer periods, each candidate was given the opportunity to aim a question at any other candidate. Fun stuff.
John Edwards and Barack Obama were not already married with children, I swear they were both gay and courting the queer vote. In Iowa that’s about a dozen people. So, Edwards grabs one of his softballs and lobs it at Obama: “Would the Illinois Senator… join me in pushing to raise the minimum wage to $9.50?”
Before Obama could muster an answer, Edwards continued,”I think our voices together are more powerful than our voices alone.” Well, duh. And gummy bears stick to your teeth.
Obama responded as if his answer was written by Ewards, “The answer is yes… And John had done good work on this.” I just smiled through the whole hug fest, but inside I was thinking, “What the hell kind of question is that? Where’s the fireworks? People come to these debates to see us slug it out and you guys are hugging on stage? Where’s the drama?”
Well, who needs drama when you’ve got comedy relief, right? We each got to ask a question of another candidate. Dennis Kucinich decided to pose his question to himself. I have no idea what Kucinich’s wife sees in him.
The question of the night came from former New Mexico Governor Bill “Pancho” Richardson. He asked me, “Senator Clinton, would you agree that governors, such as your husband, and myself, make good presidents?”
“Well, Bill,” I said, “I also think they make good vice presidents.” Too bad he’s not on the list.
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