this just has to be documented SOMEWHERE

[winglessfaerie]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The red ties have it. Former Sen. Mike Gravel, D-Alaska, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson all wore red or reddish ties at the first Democratic presidential debate. There were no solid blue ties. Sens. Joe Biden, D-Delaware and Chris Dodd, D-Connecticut, and former Sen. John Edwards, D-North Carolina, all wore hints of blue or lavender with stripes or spots (Disclaimer: I only had the 12 Crayola crayon set as a child). Then there was Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-New York, with white pearls, and moderator Brian Williams, who played it safe with battleground purple.

this is from cnn, and the dude gives a crayon disclaimer. wow.
(plus, a story on ties? the hell?)