The Little Pundit was late to this debate, which is probably good for her mental health. She did have enough time to give her thoughts on most candidates. I encouraged her to consider what the candidates were saying this time rather than just focus on appearances.
We randomly came in when Rand Paul was talking.
On Paul: His hair is really wrinkly.
Sidebar- Mama, why are they on stage again. It's all the same as last time. Is this another Republican debate? Oh no!
On Huckabee: I like his purple tie.
Sidebar: Turn it up mama. I can't really hear what he is saying because he's talking too quietly.
On Jeb!: No comment!
On Trump: He looks mad. he looks kind of mad and silly. (I ask her why she thinks he's mad?) She says, "I don't know, but I bet you know, mama. He is really mad."
On Paul: He looks tired. Was he on call last night like you were the other night?
On Carson: I like his brown skin. His brown skin is beautiful like the shell of the egg I ate tonight. He looks nice... But why is he wearing a Barack Obama flag pin on his shirt? That's Barack Obama's flag!
On Christie: I love his pink tie! But he looks really mad. Mama, tell me why he's mad.
On Rubio: I think he looks funny and I have no idea why.
On Fiorina: Is she a grandma like Hillary Clinton? (I said I didn't know).
Sidebar- I encouraged her again to focus on what they were saying.
On Paul's closing statement: Why doesn't he want a government. We should have a good government. To help people.
On Cruz's closing statement: His head looks like a piece of cheese. He said fight for freedom. We shouldn't fight. You always tell me and little sis (maybe we'll call her Tiny Pundit) that we shouldn't fight.
On Fiorina's closing statement: Why does she want to debate the grandma? The grandma is good.
On Carson's closing statement: I like what he said about the questions.
Sidebar: What the hell was that Carson closing statement? Seriously, mama was lost!
On Trump's closing statement: Why do you think he's so mad. Oh no! Why does his country not win? My country wins! Why is he thanking everyone?
On Rubio's closing statement: I don't really know what he's saying. What does he mean?
On Jeb!'s closing statement: Does his pocket have a bunch of things in it? Did you see that they all have the exact same pocket in the exact same place? Why?
On Huckabee's closing statement: He keeps talking about the stage. Why does he live in America if he doesn't like it? Is he a Native American? He lives in a different state than us.
On Kaisich's closing statement: I love his pink shirt.
Overall: They were more angry than the people last time. Who is that Donald Trump? He's too silly.
I asked who she thought won. She said, "I think the girl won because I want a girl. But I don't want this girl. I want the other grandma."
On the interview with Trump afterward: He just called this a performance. Were they acting? I thought this was a debate? (Sidebar- I loved this comment!)
Why does he get to stand there and talk more? He is so scary. Does he have kids? Do you think they look just like him? Were they in the audience? Does he have a wife? Is she with the kids? They should be there if they love him. They love him, right? Are they with a nanny?
Her final remark was, "How do you think I did, mama? Because I think I did a really good job this time! Will you put me to bed tonight?"
Yes, Little Pundit. You did a great job. I'm especially proud of how you focused on what they were saying and not just what they looked like. Mama will put you to bed with hopes that you don't have nightmares about the debate. Sadly, the Tiny Pundit was sacked out before we were able to tune in. Her input was missed.