Well, that was an hour and a half of my life I will never get back. I watched the Texas Senate debate solely to see how Craig James would do. Aside from being relatively unprepared and hypocritical, there weren't many fireworks.
The only exciting part (to me, anyway) was where one panelist questioned James' intelligence and asked him who the current Secretary of Defense was. Instead of a quick, blunt answer to make the panelist look stupid, James went on a 30 second rant calling out the panelist for trying to catch him in a "gotcha moment" before eventually answering the question. Even though he answered the question correctly, it still looked like he was stalling to search for the right answer.
It seemed like the other candidates ignored James for the most part and treated him like a little kid that didn't know what he was doing. There were a few great Texas-esque quotes from a few candidates that made watching the debate somewhat worthwhile. James did claim he was going to go to Washington to "kick the skunks out of the bushes." He referenced his prior career as a football player and analyst a lot, including another gem while talking about his time at SMU where "they voted me captain, which means they loved me." Not that he's an egotistical person about it or anything.
Sadly, they didn't address any dead hooker rumors, the Mike Leach firing, receiving illegal benefits at SMU, or how he thinks football in Idaho sucks regardless of how good a team actually is. But this debate really solidified why I hate politics. It's just a bunch of guys claiming they represent the common man when they actually believe they are better than everyone else. Why else would you want to represent an entire state or nation if you didn't have an ego completely out of check with reality. Maybe I'm just cynical, but based on that analysis, Craig James would fit in well with that crowd. As long as he is no longer attempting to commentate on football games, that is fine with me.
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