Comments on: Account of Poisson’s smackdown of Dick Black. http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/10/black-poisson-debate/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:29:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: blackbegone http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/10/black-poisson-debate/#comment-3394 blackbegone Mon, 17 Oct 2005 17:10:08 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/10/black-poisson-debate/#comment-3394 What we saw was the disbelief that this man can actually get elected over and over finally reaching the boiling point. Reasonable people assume with every election that this time, surely, people will turn out in droves to rid themselves of the embarrassment that is Dick Black - and every time low turnout has allowed his little band of self-righteous clones to dominate the polls. Here's the lesson. We can't count on reasonable people automatically getting their butts to the polls because it's so obvious that Dick Black is insane. Those of us who have seen him need to make sure that they go. Drive them. Call them. Do whatever it takes. Turnout is the only thing between us and actual representation by an adult. What we saw was the disbelief that this man can actually get elected over and over finally reaching the boiling point. Reasonable people assume with every election that this time, surely, people will turn out in droves to rid themselves of the embarrassment that is Dick Black – and every time low turnout has allowed his little band of self-righteous clones to dominate the polls.

Here’s the lesson. We can’t count on reasonable people automatically getting their butts to the polls because it’s so obvious that Dick Black is insane. Those of us who have seen him need to make sure that they go. Drive them. Call them. Do whatever it takes. Turnout is the only thing between us and actual representation by an adult.

]]> By: Jim E-H http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/10/black-poisson-debate/#comment-3389 Jim E-H Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:57:32 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/10/black-poisson-debate/#comment-3389 I especially liked Black's contention that we have to cut taxes because the economy is about to go into a "downward spiral." That's pretty amusing considering that the entire justification for Gilmore's "No Car Tax" (that Warner just dug us out of) was that we didn't need anything to replace it because "economic growth" would always pay for it. I guess if you've already decided the answer is "Cut Taxes!," it doesn't much matter if the reason makes sense. I especially liked Black’s contention that we have to cut taxes because the economy is about to go into a “downward spiral.” That’s pretty amusing considering that the entire justification for Gilmore’s “No Car Tax” (that Warner just dug us out of) was that we didn’t need anything to replace it because “economic growth” would always pay for it. I guess if you’ve already decided the answer is “Cut Taxes!,” it doesn’t much matter if the reason makes sense.

]]> By: Shaula Evans http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/10/black-poisson-debate/#comment-3347 Shaula Evans Sun, 16 Oct 2005 09:59:36 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/10/black-poisson-debate/#comment-3347 I feel worse for the people in Black's district, who've been represented for years by a four-year-old. I really hope Poisson clinches this, and I have great hopes for his campaign. I feel worse for the people in Black’s district, who’ve been represented for years by a four-year-old. I really hope Poisson clinches this, and I have great hopes for his campaign.

]]> By: Chad http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/10/black-poisson-debate/#comment-3346 Chad Sun, 16 Oct 2005 03:47:05 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/10/black-poisson-debate/#comment-3346 If he really mispronounced his opponent's name on purpose...well, that's lame. If he really mispronounced his opponent’s name on purpose…well, that’s lame.

]]> By: The Jaded JD http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/10/black-poisson-debate/#comment-3343 The Jaded JD Sun, 16 Oct 2005 02:37:09 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/10/black-poisson-debate/#comment-3343 Undecided voters at debates like that one can fault a candidate for the rudeness of his supporters, though. It's not clear whether the audience member shouting, "Show some respect!" was referring to Del. Black mispronouncing Mr. Poisson's surname or the other audience member screaming that Black was a jerk. Undecided voters at debates like that one can fault a candidate for the rudeness of his supporters, though. It’s not clear whether the audience member shouting, “Show some respect!” was referring to Del. Black mispronouncing Mr. Poisson’s surname or the other audience member screaming that Black was a jerk.

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