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Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)
Tue Oct 2, 2012, 11:03 AM Oct 2012

Warren/Brown II - Out of the Ring and Into the Classroom of National Ideas, Advantage: Professor


Excellent take from Charles Pierce

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/elizabeth-warren-scott-brown-debate-2-13301587


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"Gregory made such a terrible dog's breakfast of his job that his performance can best be summed up by a question he asked late in the proceedings. 'We've only got a few minutes left, so I'd like to touch on some other issues. The war in Afghanistan...."

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Warren/Brown II - Out of the Ring and Into the Classroom of National Ideas, Advantage: Professor (Original Post) Iwillnevergiveup Oct 2012 OP
Elizabeth Warren was double-teamed Iwillnevergiveup Oct 2012 #1
It seems like the more "dickitude" she gets, the better she emerges from the debates! CTyankee Oct 2012 #2

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)
1. Elizabeth Warren was double-teamed
Tue Oct 2, 2012, 01:57 PM
Oct 2012

by 2 bullies, but showed great fortitude and poise. It's unbelievable there will be 2 more debates for this race.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)
2. It seems like the more "dickitude" she gets, the better she emerges from the debates!
Tue Oct 2, 2012, 04:30 PM
Oct 2012

She smiles, she isn't ruffled or angry and that makes Brown just more angry.

She even managed to rattle Gregory with her "I don't know" answer. Then, when he sputtered she delivered, with a bright smile, "I'm trying to change that!" and the audience broke out in cheers!

Behind her nice smile, I could just hear her thinking, "You are SO failing this course, Senator!"

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