TORRANCE TRIBUNE October 25, 2012 Page 5 Political Penguin One Man’s Opinion By Duane Plank the two combatants. By Gerry Chong extremely vulnerable.’ Got home from a nice run/limp around Then came some televised jousting between “Guilty as charged!”roared the jurist. With Especially galling was your later admission the local environs in the gloaming of a mid- Veep Joe Biden and the youngster from that, Carlos, the talking neighborhood cat, that ‘in the main,’ Governor Romney was week evening, buoyed by the appreciative Wisconsin, Republican Paul Ryan. Course adjusted his black robe, re-powdered his correct, but the damage before the 60 million honks and thumbs-up signals from column the polls were taken after the second bananas English wavy haired wig and pounded on viewers had been done. supporters impeding with my meandering had their 90 minutes on stage, and some his gavel. “Will the defendant please stand “To show institutional bias, following along the Mayberry Main Street. said Biden prevailed. Others pontificated that and face the court,” he ordered. Reluctantly, the debate CNN’s Managing Editor, Mark The bum knee is still bum, though I the newcomer Ryan was the clear winner. Candy Crowley of CNN, with head bowed, Whitaker sent an email to all staff members did get the okay for an MRI. More than Probably doesn’t matter a heck of a lot. complied. urging them to ‘defend Candy Crowley,’ a month ago. Which I have done nothing History has proven that not a lot of voting “Ms. Crowley, you have been convicted while restating Obama’s major talking points. about. Got another month to procrastinate folks will change their mind, or base their of reaffirming the public’s perception that “In keeping with their biases, both CBS on that. Shocker. presidential preferences, on the performance the mainstream media is in the tank for the and CNN declared Obama the winner of Had to dodge a few vehicle-guiding folks of a Veep candidate in a debate. President. In the second presidential debate, the Debate--with CNN’s margin being an on the run who still don’t seem to want to Quick summation here: If something you allowed the President more than 44 incredible seven points. Ironically, however, fully stop at stop signs, or slow down on calamitous were to happen, would you rather minutes while limiting Governor Romney CNN’s own poll showed an opposite verdict. the cell-phoning and the texting. And it have Joe Biden running this country or Paul to only 40 minutes. In and of itself, that “On the question of the economy, CNN’s appeared to me that one guy, or maybe a Ryan? Leave that answer up to you and disparity is an unfair distribution of time poll showed Romney won by 48-30. On the lady (had to be a guy), wanted to run me your inner conscience. Me? from a supposedly evenhanded moderator. question of healthcare, CNN’s poll went to right over as I very legally shuffled through The last time I heard the name Paul Ryan, “But your prejudice went beyond that. Romney 49-46. On taxes, the poll went to a crosswalk. he was a fictional character on the long- You interrupted Mr. Romney 28 times while Romney by 51-44. On deficit reduction, the So, returned to the mansion after the near running soap opera…and yes, I watched interrupting Mr. Obama only nine times. poll went to Romney 49-36. On strength of run-over, fired up about the fact that there it--As the World Turns. Such interruptions break a speaker’s train of leadership, the poll went to Romney 49-46. are less than two weeks until the general Sometimes I get a little bummed when thought and the continuity of his presentation. “Whitaker might well have asked those election, and it does appear that we may the debates take place, or other important When both speakers stalked the stage, you polled, ‘Who’re you gonna believe--me or have an interesting evening sitting around political events occur, and some of the ordered only Governor Romney to return to your lyin’ eyes?’ The day after the debate, the old boob tubes on Tuesday, November folks that I know not only turn a blind his seat, allowing the President to dominate Gallup released its poll showing Romney 6. Maybe. The presidential race has tightened eye, but intone that they would rather waste the TV screen. widening his lead over the President to up a bit, and with the third debate having their precious time watching a practice “Not satisfied with that, you gave the 51-45. Evidently CNN’s and Gallup’s polls taken place on Monday, maybe Mitt “The basketball game, or see which Kardashian President the last word on eight of the 11 reflect people choosing their ‘lyin’ eyes’ Glove” Romney has more than a fighter’s hooker tries to get more pub by releasing a questions asked by the audience, a 75 percent over CNN’s.” chance to pull a stunning upset over the scandalous video. advantage. Said Carlos, the judge, before sentencing, presiding, hard-campaigning, ex-community So I was heartened that after Prez debate “Finally, and most notoriously, you Ms. Crowley, “I would like to compare organizer President Obama. numero dos, the lovely Patricia L, a stalwart interjected your opinion into an exchange your work to the judges in the welterweight Romney hands-down won the first at the day job, conversed with me about the between the debaters, by favoring the President championship fight between the champion, debate, with even some of the left-leaners debate. And had actually asked me who I was on the question of the Administration’s Manny Pacquiao, and Timothy Bradley. and apologists on the CNN Network going to vote for prior to the verbal fighting veracity on responsibility for the terrorist Everyone in the audience saw Pacquiao as acknowledging the obvious fact that the Prez that takes place in a presidential debate. attack in Benghazi. 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