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New York Magazine’s Frank Rich breaks down the determining factor for deciding the president in the upcoming election.
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It this how much of the Democratic Convention and Republican to invest and number one to watch none of what you're.
-- early right in both cases because it's.
You -- -- -- left remember when they actually were conventions and there was news and there was drama and things happen and now they're just packaged.
Infomercials you know you might heavily watching and Nickelodeon and I couldn't we would be more.
Modern Tunisia.
Around sounds generous to the cancer and in the middle of America were.
Hotel -- -- all of stuff and some -- this -- more so.
So what do what do you think of Paul Ryan muscle under learned an anonymous cemented Democrats -- -- awful -- about it must of well.
What else would this yeah old Bryan's gonna cut Medicare well right it's not gonna cut -- is going to be vice president may be may be.
Maybe well it's you know this whole vice president -- get back issue drama actually -- vice presidential roll out again any year either party.
It's now become sort of shtick you know it's.
It's it's a game changer it's gonna make all the difference it is not going to make all the difference this is about the two presidential candidates not about.
The vice president I'm not even convinced that did -- and it was considered such a dramatic move.
Really it was a decisive factor in that election -- you know most people -- by the way most people do not know Paul Ryan is.
I'd -- the worst thing he has going.
For him with the public in general as the fact -- -- from congress people do -- congress that he congressmen and women of both parties.
And that's not the best brand new line so they hearing from congress well I don't know BL and head of lower rating than you know cable repair guys so it's.
So it's not to make a difference.
I'm always so good to have people who serve in the house representatives.
Fallen essentially three categories.
One people who are just out -- out degenerates.
And you know electoral right -- Ohio -- -- -- is known Anthony Weiner my friend -- and pictures -- well has rendered and feature and then the majority are people.
With stunningly low self sustaining life and her hero but what should third so what occurred people who aspired to have that be better to go to the -- oh right right -- -- -- -- -- they have incredibly low XT mightily that's Paul Ryan gave I think he's very self confidence yes obviously Smart guy.
And wanted to go places and now he is at least for a few months spreads but you're actually right that in the house but it it's amazing that they have actually gotten worse.
I mean that it did it used to have at least Cupertino a respectful that -- -- I think people think that you -- 98% to degenerates.
And -- this though not quite but if it's it's so that's -- you know that that's that's an issue I guess but I just don't think who's gonna.
Race is going to be won or lost -- Mitt Romney and Barack Obama.
Asarco and to -- Dick Gregory -- them.
Oh caliber revolver or Santo for -- absolutely one of the comic geniuses in this generation of rent or they're gone back to mark poignant or February -- Rogers.
-- -- The co -- -- -- going to be a landslide for Obama now.
Home.
But as a -- right and some that I think.
You know I think -- one.
Course nobody knows I do think.
It could happen and it but I don't.
It's hard at Huckabee a landslide but we like -- childhood LBJ gold border situation business but the truth is that.
In the Electoral College.
In the key states at least at the moment.
It it was good for Obama but a lot can happen there can be a double dip recession their numbers I was hearing on your show that are coming out.
This morning and they'll continue to come out on the economy.
Com.
We all know and it would.
Part of the fun of American politics is that you know people could slip from the banana peel them and events can happen and -- -- on the dime.
And remember Dukakis.
Was way ahead.
At this point in that race he didn't start peaceful until later in the somber.
And that was -- huge.
Landslide against him so we don't know -- Part of -- -- progress from mom there are magazine and I'm gonna die aggressor short like a drunken -- More industrials and Florida.
One time you're talking will mark Simone Noual I don't know like a lot is -- -- social and that -- the ABC news on the weekends and -- -- -- is room is too -- reflect.
I couldn't really more I'm I'm I'm a fan of his I don't know him off camera but -- -- but I'm.
I think he's fantastic you know.
But you're talking about some comedian does -- still silvers general.
We're both.
-- children fanatic you'll remember him Bilko harsh.
I just think come to me it's still the gold standard of the financial and history of television for years you couldn't see it I had -- old VHS tapes.
They've made -- -- channel nine New York but now actually can get it or dvds some of the episodes.
Some it was written by Neil Simon's song was written by guy who died young name net hike in is just.
Price mostly funny and I have to say when I was when my kids were you.
I showed I should I showed.
Bilko -- -- -- them -- -- is child.
And it really made an impression on them to what -- my.
Kids as of comedy writer bill -- a major inspiration even though he was born years after total hours side you know it's it's.
It's but also -- himself didn't live that long.
As.
Milton Berle and George burns and Jack -- so he's sort of kind of forgotten but you shouldn't be in at this show.
I really.
Encourage people look at it is.
Polaris -- in the peace -- army and he just plays a conniving.
Staff sergeant.
And every episode is just saying he's trying to make a fortune he had come up with a brilliant scheme -- a blows up in the face.
Reason I don't find fascinated new drug.
-- and I asked people what to five service -- -- -- is because I've been prepared that it offers a window into.
-- -- -- foreigners but it it gives you an insight.
Into.
What were other common from like George going to do when you would think or one of might think this -- -- don't know -- Bob brought -- your shares unleashes a Fats Domino was probably -- yeah.
You know its true -- -- -- cultural tastes.
Are revealing and they're not what you expected mainly people they can make people more interest -- or or than you'd think or also just.
Contradict your.
Cliched you know stereotypes impressions of them the sad thing about politicians by the way is.
All clear culture -- matter who they are they're all their cultural tastes are -- do focus groups.
What's popular -- its.
Position them right.
Social -- -- to give you know insights.
They'll tell you the truth or they -- just tell you you know who cares what sort of -- Obama Romney's.
You know iPod -- it's it's I don't believe it.
But to -- and I'm not surprised -- Doris and and certainly.
I I -- -- I guess you think people think because cedar -- at such high food and taste but actually I grew up watching television.
Then why I don't know -- man's name final question -- back to the election for a second.
It's gonna be decided on what due to its economy that personally I want.
I would I would of said the economy and now -- would say it's going to be about the Ryan budget and and Medicare I think in the end.
The principle that -- people light.
Counts and that's I think Romney's biggest deficit I think it is -- of people hate him.
But they find him distant and aloof and and they do for a lot of people that people.
Despise Obama -- that the but a lot of people sort of in the middle think.
Always sort of -- good guy and that may in the end be deciding factor on the other hand it could be the economy economy takes another a nosedive.
The main argument then.
And on comes on live -- -- Obama does seem like to be more funding.
On a thing called toward broad broad -- fast ordering mother have a better -- other.
REI is just you know intimate and and that somebody salute to meet sort of of sort of touchy about Romney and open -- Romney is.
Terrible person or anything he just is incredibly.
Awkward and still -- a little poems and closed.
I'm still gonna morsels of Porsche war and there in the end you're gonna if you're gonna get an ambassadorship.
Figure he'll pick your country -- -- that you would that would be competitive that would be -- let me ambassador I.
You're and a great.
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