It’s time to leave behind shows about hoarders and tanned weirdoes, the men and women of the GOP debates have been getting the attention of millions of viewers, and why not? What better way to spend your time watching television when there are adults bickering, bumbling and blundering through their words with great – and always hysterical – mistakes in nervous stammers? One would think that the thoughtless slander against one another would be quite dull, but it’s proven different.
Instead of talking about the issues—a country in debt, unemployment, war – republicans instead shout with the amount of energy as if they’re gathered around a fire too see who’s going to be next to leave the island. It’s pure pleasure to see the clashing of candidates such as Herman Cain, who just recently was down in Florida wondering whether Cuban was a language alongside Michelle Bachmann, the religious diehard, and standing beside Rick Perry, whose missteps might just cost him the vote.
The importance of these debates is to show us which Republican we might want for Republican cadidate. As far as the democratic candidate goes, Obama is planning on his reelection, comfortable in the oval office with plans involving years to come. The attraction of the debates isn’t what the candidate represents anymore, but what they say and mess up saying. The tense, awkward moments come as the Republicans verbally attack one another’s personal lives instead of addressing the reasons they stand there for that night.
It might have slipped these candidates minds that they’re not running for 8th grade class president, but hoping to rule a nation. Constantly interrupting each other, the audience cheers and applauds as the world of the government has turned to what could be the worst thing it could become: reality television.
Perhaps the best part of the debates is the off-screen candidates. Not a “behind the scenes”, actor without makeup looking like us-type of behind the camera action, but entire clumps of mess-ups these candidates fall face first into, most traps created by themselves.
Most popular with his personal life is likely Herman Cain. Past CEO of Godfather’s Pizza (because after pizza, government is obviously the next step), the candidate has been under fire for sex allegations coming from restaurant organizations Cain worked on, but he isn’t the only candidate saying “oops.”
Governor Rick Perry caught himself without a thought in his head as he spoke about the three government agencies he’d abolish, blinking at the audience trying to count on his fingers what he was about to say, he struggled to find words.
The other big shot of the debates would have to be Michelle Bachmann, who has stayed been under the radar for some time now after her outburst of personal thoughts and religious views regarding alternative lifestyles, have made her an unfavorable candidate.
The pressure for the debates have been laid thickly, and watching the debates is wonderful to see the anxiety and worry of politicians acting like normal human beings, but let’s hope that things begin to get serious. With the elections impending, it’s unclear which of these runners will make the best of their competitor’s humiliation and come out on top. Perhaps the best thing to do would be to actually move the debates to a secluded island and see who could hold their breath longer or reach the American flag at the top of the volcano. We are left wondering which of these candidates will win the million dollars or stand before Jeff Probst, waiting in anticipation for those dreaded words "the tribe has spoken".