Democratic Debate

Dang it, I just got in to see what is left of the debate. The governor of Massachussets (sp) is speaking. From seeing the discussion on the Kos, I’ve seen that I’ve missed something; perhaps I am seeing a replay and I’ll get to see it all (albeit delayed?)

Note: Mike Gravel got the loudest cheer.

About being tagged by On Evolution:

1. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts.
2. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
3. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
5. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

Ok, I’ll follow rule 2, 3, but I really don’t have 8 people to tag. I will list some of the blogs that I read.

Eight random facts/habits about myself: I’ll try to list facts that aren’t blindingly obvious from my blog (e. g., people know that I am a liberal Democrat, like endurace sports, football, etc.)

• 1. I was born on Fukeoka, Japan, on Itazukie Air Force Base. My Dad served in the USAF for 23 years, including 13 months (in two deployments) in Vietnam. Because of my Dad moving around, I went to 10 different schools while growing up.
• 2. In grade school, I spent many hours in the library, reading about planets. I loved astronomy. I made all sorts of charts of facts about planets.
• 3. Once, when I was 4 years old, my mom told me to stay away from the ant bed because they would bite me (these were the old large red ants). So, I went and stood right on that pile because I wasn’t going to be pushed around by those ants! Of course, I got bit from head to toe, but to this day, I’ve been very resistant to ant bites.
• 4. My favorite bands and music: Fleetwood Mac (1975 line up), Beatles, Melanie (Safka), Mozart (symphony 39, 41 (Jupiter)).
• 5. At least once a week, I eat Indian food with my wife. My stomach suffers, but I still like it.
• 6. TV night for me is usually Friday: Washington Week, NOW, Bill Moyer Journal, and yes, Friday Night Fights (boxing). I also like football (college, pro) and Law and Order (the first version)
• 7. Fiction: I don’t read much fiction (other than political campaign ads), but I enjoyed the Ox Bow Incident, An American Tragedy and Jude the Obscure.
• 8. Bad habit: when I get up from the table, I almost never remember to push the chair all the way back under the table. I leave drawers 90% closed instead of closing them the whole way. I have never been able to break myself of this bad habit.

Whom do I tag? Well, based on my usual number of hits, I read the work of more bloggers than the number of bloggers who read me. I subscribe to 48 blogs (though a few of these are not really personal), and also check out the yoga.com boards, Daily Kos and RichardDawkins.com regularly. Topics include science, politics, social issues, sports and endurance sports. Probably the blog with the most variety of topics is Dus7’s. Sandwalk is the most intellectually demanding blog. Liberalsmustdie is the funniest, and Dependable Renegade delivers the sharpest snark.

There is another blog to which I’ll never admit to reading, but, and I am ashamed to say this, when I read it I almost always roll on the floor in laughter.

Back to the Debate
Well, Gravel is going crazy. Why? Well, someone who has nothing to lose can just speak his mind; there are no lobbiests to pay off. He is getting huge applause.

Watch on…