Hey K-Lo:
I just got back from Warren Bell’s debate at Crossroads School in Santa Monica (training ground for the Hollywood liberal elite’s progeny). His opponent was the west coast director from People for the American Way (sorry, I don’t remember his name).
Warren kicked rear. He might not have had all the wonky factoids and talking points, but it wasn’t that kind of debate anyway. He was funny, charming, and, as he put it, “I just wanted [the students] to know that not all conservatives look like Dick Cheney.”
I must admit, the PFAW guy was surprisingly moderate and cordial as well. They agreed more often than you would think. In fact, some of his answers might have given Ralph Neas angina. For instance, he said that by and large, the Patriot Act is a good thing.
And the kids were remarkably respectful too. There were no “Bush=Hitler”
comments, no pies were thrown.
The high point had to be when, in response to a student’s question that implied Israel was the aggressor in the Middle East, Warren stood up and took off his shirt (he had a T-shirt underneath), showing he meant business. The kids erupted in laughter at that.