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February 02, 2005
Epperson vs. Smith
Tonight was the big mayoral forum on Channel 9. At this point, all but one of the candidates has done a sit-down interview in our offices, and after watching a few other forums and listening to the candidates over the course of a month or so, I am now actually able to step back and enjoy their banter for, if nothing else, the great entertainment value it provides.
My two favorite candidates in this regard are Karl Epperson and Thomas Smith II.
Epperson has called me, personally, on a few occasions to talk about the race and it's truly fun to hear his enthusiasm. He doesn't expect to win, but he's campaigning like he does. He's literally jumped out of the screen on the televised forums, and some of his ideas/answers are actually more intriguing than anyone else's.
Smith, with his imposing sunglasses, is very passionate and dedicated to his platform, but is way off base when he repeatedly cites racism as the root cause for majority of the city's problems. No matter. He's still great to watch. After a while, Smith's comments become so predictable that he becomes a caricature of himself. It's like he's Ike and he's gonna tell Tina to get back in the car at any moment. Smith's closing statement tonight was great, though, and was rivaled only by Ann Coulter's.
I'll comment further on the election in the coming days and weeks.
| By colrus | 02:04 AM
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