Monday, March 22, 2010

MO Decides Debate

The Debate hosted by MO Decides was a great event! Being my first debate I was nervous as can be. I think I did ok and everyone else seems to think I did great. I am still trying to obtain the video from the event.
I must commend the 7 other people that decided to run against Blunt because I completely understand their anger and need for patriotic duty. But unfortunately 8 people running against Blunt are going to ensure his easy primary victory. And I also believe it will lead to Carnahans general election victory when so many people tired of the typical Blunt type politics vote for other parties.
I am not going to go into the technicalities and probabilities but common sense tells us that the Republican Party is once again shooting themselves in the foot by strongly backing Blunt so early. But that is what we have come to expect from them also. We are supposed to blindly do as they say and have no opinion.
There were really only 2 other candidates (Besides myself) that stood out at the debate and they were Current State Sen. Chuck Pergason and Hector Maldonado. Hey I do not mind giving someone their dues, especially right before I tear into them.
Chuck Pergason has been in politics for some time and by no surprise has the public speaking part down. But when it comes down to it he is a typical career politician and if people are left to choose between 2 career politicians they will most likely choose the one that their party endorses. Besides I think most of us are tired of the same old thing when that is what caused our problems today.
Hector Maldonado, I would like to thank him and show my respect for his military service to this country. This training also made him a good public speaker. But unfortunately excluding the extreme sense of patriotic duty he is a little one dimensional. The military does not train you in business plus receiving regular government pay and benefits does not truly let experience the problems most of us have been facing.
I had told everyone that this was a make or break debate and while (This minute) it would be presumptive and arrogant of me to call it a home run, it was definitely a triple. After the debate I still feel that I am the best candidate, and the ONLY chance we have to beat Carnahan.

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