Sept. 6, 2007 Fox News' Brit Hume welcomes everyone to yet another goddamn presidential debate. This time we're in Durham, N.H., with the Republicans, at the University of New Hampshire hockey arena. Hume explains that people up here toss fish onto the ice "after the home team scores a goal." But he does not explain what this has to do with the debate. Does the cold fish represent the Republican Party sliding over the ice of democracy? Or is the fresh seafood of liberty being cooled by the frozen water of cable television? No idea.
After the debate:
...Hannity introduces pollster Frank Luntz, who has a focus group of 29 Republican voters at a restaurant in New Hampshire. ...Luntz asks the voters to raise their hands if they think the candidates exceeded their expectations. No hands get raised. He asks how many were disappointed. They all raise their hands. "This is not a good night," Luntz concludes. The fish on the ice is definitely dead.
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