Debate over the debate

You know what they say about politics and religion ... so although this is a "political" post I will try to keep the politics to a minimum -- here and in the future. Having put that rather awkward disclaimer out there, it was impossible to ignore last Thursday's Republican Presidential Candidate Debate on Fox News. I normally don't watch these things, but this was -- as they say -- "must watch" TV. It did not disappoint. It was equal parts Saturday Night Live skit and Reality TV show. What it was NOT was a conventional political debate. It had a sporting element to it -- who's winning, who's losing, who's in a slump, who just hit one out of the park -- and I found myself texting with A Loyal Marist Running Alum who got me intrigued with this thing in the first place, until I fell asleep with about 30 minutes to go in the debate.

So anyway! You can "debate" whether we should have taken this debate seriously. However, none other than the good gray New York Times -- perhaps the polar opposite of Fox News -- gave heaping praise to Fox News on how the event was orchestrated. This alone is pretty amazing. Check out the link to this surprising take on the debate from the Times.