Honestly, I wasn't too excited to go. There were some people actually interested in politics that were happy to be given the opportunity, but I just went because I had to. There were rumors that Mark Wahlburg would be there, so that was really my main goal. However, once I sat down and started listening, it was a lot more entertaining than I'd first expected.
First of all, the walk to the arena was terrifying. We met at the high school before walking across the street as a group, so we got to go right through all the picketers. I'm sure that most people didn't think it was too bad, but there were masses of people on either side of me holding up signs taller than I am. It was like walking through a long, narrow tunnel of rabid politically-interested civilians. I didn't like it.
Once the debate finally started (after an hour of sitting in our seats), I actually became a little interested. I know nothing of politics other than that my beliefs are generally democratic, so I had no idea what to expect.
Basically, what I got out of the debate was that Scott Brown spends more time making Elizabeth Warren look bad than making himself look good. Not that I'm all that fond of Warren either, but Brown kept bringing up all the court cases she took to make money. Honestly, the reason we have a job is to make money. If you're a lawyer, obviously you're going to represent the client that offers you more, unless there's some extreme moral issue under question. Elizabeth Warren spent more time trying to state her own beliefs and how effective she would be as senator than slandering her opponent.
The mediator, though, was incredibly biased. He constantly cut off Senator Brown, but had no problem letting Elizabeth Warren ramble on. He'd allow Warren to interrupt Brown, but Brown was scolded whenever he tried to do the same. Clearly, I don't like Scott Brown, but it isn't fair for him to be treated unfairly when he's trying to talk to the people.
My last issue with the debate was when they brought up the Dream Act. The Dream Act is an act currently under consideration in Congress, allowing the children of illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition for state colleges. Here in Lowell, the "melting pot" of Massachusetts, one of the most racially diverse cities in all of the East Coast, Scott Brown admitted to not supporting it. I know that those are his beliefs and he was right in not lying about them, but it was still awkward to say when there are so many immigrants in our city. And, really, what's the big deal about the Dream Act? It's not the children's fault that their parents brought them here illegally when they were younger. A nine-year-old child couldn't stop his parents from taking him here, so why should he be punished for it?
Overall, politics confuse me. I'm still upset I didn't see Mark Wahlburg.
*I was going to attach a picture of the picketers my friend Julian took, but Instagram won't let me steal it*
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