Having a hard time writing about this because I am absolutely livid at the notion that she should let him up off the mat. That's bullshit. Sorry that Dick thinks he can get away with babbling a few key phrases over and over again so he doesn't have to reveal his ideas to anyone- but that in no way, shape or form has anything to do with Granholm. She kicked his ass up and down the stage last time, and I hope she does it again tonight. If Dick can't take the heat, then Dick isn't qualified for this job.
And another thing- the pundits call her "long-winded", but yet say she has to "flesh out her ideas". Maybe if the media and the pundits opened their ears instead of listening for 30-second sound bites, they would see that it takes a little bit more than a catch phrase to deal with the issues that face the state.
This format will be different, so those who say Dick should be more aggressive and "interrupt her" will be disappointed.
The first debate was a wide-open conversation that resulted in hot rhetoric, charges and counter-charges. The Tuesday debate will be much more structured.
Michigan's candidates for governors will face questions from Mike Wendland of the Detroit Free Press, Devin Scillian from Detroit's WDIV, and WOOD TV8's Rick Albin. Suzanne Geha will be the moderator.
The questions will alternate between the two candidates and rotate through the panel. Each candidate will have two minutes to respond to an initial question, followed by a one-minute reply from the other. The first candidate will then get an additional 30-seconds in rebuttal.
And for the Republicans that lament that Dick should just "stick to the economy", they better take a look at the debate agreement that WOOD has posted.
There shall be no limit to the number of topics that may be discussed in any debate or joint appearance, nor shall any topics by specifically excluded from discussion in any debate or joint appearance. Further, the moderators of each debate shall insure that a wide-range of topics are discussed.
It's not just the economy that needs to be discussed. Dick has been hiding his extreme right wing views and financial support of these radical groups- time to start calling him out on it.
But somehow I doubt that will come from Geha or Albin. (Although, I must say that after watching Skubick, my appreciation for Rick has increased.)
Tonight at 8 on your local NBC station. The Tigers can wait. They will be there when this is done.