WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2015

First Let’s Get One Thing Straight

What people will see tomorrow night in Cleveland (if they’re even bothering to watch) will not be a “debate.” At best, the media circus put on by the Republican National Committee will be a Joint Press Conference with FOX TV’s Brett Baier, Megyn Kelly, and Chris Wallace asking a bunch of questions.

Our Long National Nightmare that will surely be the 2016 Presidential Campaign during the next 460 days is officially about to begin, with what could be at best be called a “Joint Press Conference” among the top ten announced Republican Presidential Candidates (Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Mike Huckabee, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Chris Christie, and John Kasich) at 9 PM. That event will be preceded by another “Joint Press Conference” for Rick Perry and six other major declared candidates (Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Lindsey Graham, George Pataki, and Jim Gilmore) at a Not Ready For Prime Time Event on FOX TV earlier in the evening.

Hurley the Historian says it’s little wonder Lincoln, Douglas, Kennedy, and Nixon will all be spinning in their graves tomorrow night.

And that’s why our Quote for Today Committee chose Roman poet Juvenal’s: “Two things only the people actually desire: bread and circuses.”

According to Wikipedia, “Bread and circuses” (or Bread and games) (from Latin: panem et circenses) is an ancient Roman metaphor for people choosing food and fun over freedom. It often appears in commentary that accuses people of giving up their civic duty and following whichever political leader offers to satisfy their decadent desires.

SO, PERSONS OF CONSEQUENCE, it’s time to update your Whistleblower Lexicons. No longer will The Blower use the term “debate” when describing any and all candidate interactions staged by the news media during the remaining 460 days of the 2016 Presidential Campaign. Instead, “Joint Press Conference,” “Not a Debate,” or “Not Really a Debate” will be used.

Finally, just to show you how silly and stupid things will get before it’s finally over, let’s review this so-called “debate from the 2012 Presidential Campaign.