Fast Times Selecting In-Your-Face Candidates
The Presidential Candidate Selector site (link sent to me via Chris at Incoming Signals) gave me the following results:
1. Kucinich, Cong. Dennis, OH - Democrat (100%)
2. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (92%)
3. Gephardt, Cong. Dick, MO - Democrat (86%)
4. Dean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (85%)
5. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (82%)
6. Lieberman Senator Joe, CT - Democrat (79%)
7. Moseley-Braun, Former Senator Carol, IL - Democrat (79%)
8. Graham, Senator Bob, FL - Democrat (74%)
9. Sharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (69%)
10. Libertarian Candidate (29%)
11. Bush, George W. - US President (10%)
12. Phillips, Howard - Constitution (-2%)
13. LaRouche, Lyndon H. Jr. - Democrat (-7%)
I took the test real quick-like, pretending I was answering questions over the phone with a pollster. I should manually adjust the results to demote Gephardt for his disdain for the Constitution. Plus, I'd bump Dean upward, mainly because the Strib described him as having an "in-your-face speaking style."
Those of you who know me have the misfortune of hearing me declare "in your face" at least a dozen times a day. I first learned the phrase from a classic episode of Hill Street Blues featuring Forest Whitaker as Floyd Green, who when asked why he had killed someone simply stated: "He was in my face." Whitaker, of course, also played Charles Jefferson in Fast Times At Ridgemont High, who prompted Mike Damone to utter another fave of mine: "Is that your little brother? He's a good-lookin' kid!"