Carla Howell is really annoying. She invokes the Libertarian Monkey far too much. (The Libertarian Monkey is an important part of Libertarian political rhetoric. Whenever you ask a Libertarian how they'd deal with a societal problem, they say, "We'd eliminate government, and that would solve the problem because -- LOOK! A monkey!")
Also, any time a candidate starts every answer by repeating a mantra, you have to suspect that they're spouting dogma, not thought. "Small Government is Beautiful". She said it six times during the hour. That's not a thought -- that's a slogan. And when slogans replace thought, you ain't goin' nowhere good.
I also learned that the Green Party is putting forward an intelligent, well-spoken, articulate, thoughtful, (and downright cute) candidate. Okay, I suppose most people who know me know that "cute" is a function of "intelligent", "well-spoken", "articulate", and "thoughtful", but still. . .
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