Second Debate Different Democrat Same Result

The following article, Second Debate Different Democrat Same Result, was first published on The Black Sphere. When I was coming up through the ranks learning marital arts, I hated losing whether in the dojo or in the ring. I took my lumps for a long time as I learned my skill. And having started lessons at an early age, I received a lot of butt-kickings. The lessons didn’t bother me, though. They were part of the learning experience, and I would take note of those who wanted to embarrass me. I recall one tournament where a young kid named Sosa showed up to fight a black belt named Mr. Holland. Holland had been around forever, and most people had a session with him at one point or another. Sosa ran into him as a young teen, and Mr. Holland was unreasonably cruel. I was a referee at this tournament. And when the time came to pick opponents, all the black belts lined up, and the head ref counted one two, one two, and paired up the opponents. I noticed Sosa looking at the line and moving from odd to even, though I wasn’t sure why. I learned later from another...