Sharpton has no e-mail address???

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His website shows only phone/fax/address. Wonder why no e-mail?
Thanks to whoever suggested that I send the following to each candidate. Just finished, except for Sharpton.

Ready. Aim. Fire!
OUCH!

Missed Opportunities, or Why Do We Keep Shooting Ourselves in the Foot?

In last night's (Dec.9) Democratic debate at the University of New Hampshire, this was Ted Koppel's opening shot:
"Things are going very well for him (Dean) in the polls. Things are going very well for him in terms of raising money.
So I would like all of you up here, including you, Governor Dean, to raise your hand if you believe that Governor Dean can beat George W. Bush."

Only Howard Dean's hand went up.

A minute or two later Koppel explained "I'm not really asking you -- at least, I wasn't then -- whether you think you're the better candidate. I was simply asking you whether you thought that Howard Dean could beat George W. Bush. Not a one of you raised his or her hand."

I have read comments elsewhere that Koppel asked a "bad" question.
No, he asked a good question. The candidates gave a bad answer.
Every hand on that stage should have gone up.
Let me repeat that.
EVERY HAND UP.
And then the answers should have been, "Ted, every person on this stage can beat George Bush. When a search on the Google website for the phrase "miserable failure" results in hundreds of hits that come up "George W. Bush" and his administration, anybody can beat Bush. The question before us tonight is 'What then?' After you have defeated Bush in the election next November, how do you plan to rescue the country from the last four disastrous years of malfeasance and misadministration?"

I would amend Ben Franklin's maxim. We must all hang together and not try to hang each other, separately.
I will still vote ABB, Anybody But Bush, but I am not encouraged by last night's performance.
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[goodhue]

1. it was a bad question methinks

and didn't merit any answer.
even dean looked dispirited at having to raise his hand halfheartedly.