BOSTON (TBG) – The race for mayor of The Barbarian Group is well underway, and tonight’s debates were a thrilling testament to the power of democracy. At turns energized, thoughtful, analytic, and sober, the three candidates restated their campaign themes and worked to convince the assembled audience that they were indeed right for the job. The debate, simulcast on the Pacific and Atlantic shores via closed-circuit television, attracted a rowdy and at times vocal audience. A internet-archived video of the debates is said to be forthcoming.