Comments on 'The Greatest Debate Ever'"Are you ready?" the moderater asks me earnestly.
"I think so," I answer, opening and closing my hands nervously.
"The cameras are all set. Audio pick ups are strategically located, so speak freely. You'll have 17 minutes. The announcers are warming up the crowd now," he says all this more to himself than to me, checking things off his list.
"They're all in there?" I ask.
"Yep, all the lawmakers singled out by the investigatory committee as the worst offenders in terms of pork barrel additions to otherwise good legislation."
I nod, "Perfect."
"And they've all debated on the topic before, so be ready for a lot of double talk and sideways speak," he adds, a hint of encouragement in his voice.
"I have a few things prepared to say."
"Really?" He seems genuinely surprised. But he just shrugs and cocks his head to one side as a message comes to his ear piece. He nods and looks at me, "They're ready, sir. Good luck to you in there. Here's your baseball bat. Swing away, sir. Swing away."2008-02-27T21:06:48Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/22471Comment on The Greatest Debate Ever<p>twist ending.. did’t see that coming.. humorous.. <br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/22471?basename=441862008-02-27T21:06:48ZSKermitgorfhttp://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorfComment on The Greatest Debate Ever<p>Yes, the ‘Swing away’ is a nod, in my humorous way, to Mr. Shyamalan. You caught me.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/22471?basename=439162008-02-26T13:10:04ZTHX 0477http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477Comment on The Greatest Debate Ever<p>Oops! Forgot to rate it! Sumimasen!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/22471?basename=439052008-02-26T08:40:07ZCapital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)http://ficlets.com/authors/capital_w_writerComment on The Greatest Debate Ever<p>I just have to ask about the “Swing away, sir. Swing away.” line. You aren’t, by any chance, a fan of M. Night Shyamalan, are you? I just see that line, and my mind automatically shifts to <em>Signs</em>.</p>
<p>Anyway, excellent. A very enjoyable read!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/22471?basename=439042008-02-26T08:39:14ZCapital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)http://ficlets.com/authors/capital_w_writerComment on The Greatest Debate Ever<p> I LOVE it!!! ;D</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/22471?basename=438092008-02-25T23:47:28ZJenuniquehttp://ficlets.com/authors/jenunique