The Daily Beast: Surreal GOP Debate Gets Surrealist Grades

[LiberalElite]

Last edited Wed Nov 11, 2015, 08:51 PM - Edit history (1)

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/11/surreal-debate-gets-surrealist-grades.html

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Grades
When the candidates are spouting nonsense and drawing facts out of thin air, what’s a pundit to do?

Here is the only debate scorecard that matters. We gave the candidates traditional grades in style and substance, and then a more whimsical “overall” one because, let’s be honest, grades are not a very useful metric for assessing political speech or events.
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I liked the description of Rubio:

"Teachers love this kid, always has his hand raised, very polite. When asked something he had a prepared answer for, called it “a good question,” a nice cue for those who have heard them before to take a little mental break. Smiles like Eddie Haskell, frowny-faces like someone who doesn’t want to go to bed yet."

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. Laugh!

At one point attributed the growth of the American economy between 1776 and 1876 to “entrepreneurship,” which is probably a correct representation of how the white people of that period would explain their success as well.

The fact that it's Carson of all people who pulled out this particular bit of RW tripe goes a long way towards telling folks why many RWers are willing to line up behind him.

[underpants]

2. Clever but oddly written

[Mnemosyne]

3. Surreal humor, who'd a thunk it? nt

[hifiguy]

4. I wouldn't have watched it on a bet

but I will issue the following awarde to be presented randomly

Two stoats
One rhesus monkey
A corncob
An organ grinder
One urinal (with two urinal cakes)
A coffee bag
A three-legged chair

Gezundheit.