It's only been 48 hours or so since Kendrick Meek and Jeff Greene ended their first debate in West Palm Beach, with both candidates predictably sending out releases about how they're guy won the encounter.
After Reid Report blogger Joy-Ann Reid posted a somewhat less than clear video on her blog of Greene avoiding a question about how he made a reported $600-$800 million on credit default swaps from South Florida reporter Jim Defede, the Meek campaign gathered up some more video footage and still photos for this entertaining dig at their opponent (not the cameo with St. Pete Times political editor Adam Smith).
We're not sure why Greene didn't answer the question, which had to do with TARP funding. He has answered questions about his financial acumen in the past and did so during the actual debate on Tuesday morning. Although this video was meant to tweak him, Greene is a first time candidate who probably has never encountered as many strangers (i.e., the press) asking him searching questions before. It's a steep learning curve for a non "career politician" like himself, but he's got to get used to it.
This article appears in Jun 24-30, 2010.