tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post8936262961583960075..comments2024-03-17T08:07:12.695-05:00Comments on Between The Lines: Dull LA guberantorial debate provided no surprisesJeff Sadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03972004592729833310noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-49903931004309269262007-10-02T16:02:00.000-05:002007-10-02T16:02:00.000-05:00I guess we did ... maybe you weren't even watching...I guess we did ... maybe you weren't even watching the LA gubernatorial debate? Who's the only candidate that has held an administrative position in state government (in fact, heading the department with the second-largest budget)? Jindal. Campbell and Boasso have served on legislatures of various kinds and Georges hasn't ever been elected to office (although appointed to a board). So of those four who would you think has the most experience, as a leader, in admnistering government (which is totally different from doing so in the private sector)?Jeff Sadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972004592729833310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-1321571734794819792007-10-02T08:23:00.000-05:002007-10-02T08:23:00.000-05:00You must have watched a different debate than the ...You must have watched a different debate than the rest of us. Your support of Jindal is disappointing when as many pointed he is a government worker not a leader. We need leaders with couragae - not paper pushers being advised by Mike Foster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-81611030202094204812007-09-28T10:58:00.000-05:002007-09-28T10:58:00.000-05:00That is an excellent example of the limitations of...That is an excellent example of the limitations of this format. Knowing nothing else about the candidates, the unsophisticated idle potential voter tuning in might be taken in with Campbell's assertion that he has a "plan" when in fact he has none other than an unworkable new tax that he says one expert think would work (neglecting to say a number of independent experts say very much the opposite). In three minutes, Campbell's entire platform could be mortally dissected and discredited ... but nobody gets more than a minute in this format and they have their own platforms and ideas to express (or opportunities to attack Jindal if your name is Boasso or Georges).<BR/><BR/>But, let's say Jindal is forced into a runoff with Campbell. Then Jindal will have plenty of minutes over and over again on the paid airwaves to expose Campbell's folly and lack of a plan. Then it's lights out for Campbell, and another demonstration of how much more informative paid ads are than the artificial nature of these "debates" where simplicity reigns, emotional arguments can't get challenged, and fiction can masquerade as fact.Jeff Sadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972004592729833310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-82244617112853175692007-09-28T10:37:00.000-05:002007-09-28T10:37:00.000-05:00Interestingly enough, the great media folks at WWL...Interestingly enough, the great media folks at WWL-TV New Orleans reported that Cambell improved his standing with his performance in the debate (asserting the attraction of his foreign oil processing tax idea, and hinting of a total repeal of all other taxes). Apparently, most of the Baton Rouge/New Orleans media have also become an anachronism. Either I was watching a different debate, or the good folks at WWL have ingested one too many Zoloft capsules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-29769130929924329162007-09-28T02:50:00.000-05:002007-09-28T02:50:00.000-05:00Exercise, exercise. We need the Professor's insigh...Exercise, exercise. We need the Professor's insight and common sense for many years to come. There is no superior political student and writer in the entire state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-64753687186979725712007-09-27T21:23:00.000-05:002007-09-27T21:23:00.000-05:00Wawta Bwasso's pawdy lef' him in da wawda fa eight...Wawta Bwasso's pawdy lef' him in da wawda fa eight days. Dey lied to 'im. Dass why he'z a Democrat na.<BR/><BR/>We need that guy to represent our state as Governor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com