For those of you who live sheltered lives, yesterday was the first debate between Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain. It was actually the first presidential debate I have watched in its entirety, so I was pretty excited about it! Here are my reactions:
1. Let's get this out from the start: Obama looked like a president.
2. I was seriously bothered by McCain's absolute avoidance of any eye contact with Obama. It made him look mean.
3. Why in the world didn't anyone REALLY talk about the economy? I mean, earmarks? Really? That's not what anyone cares about right now.
4. Although it seems like a lot of commentators don't agree with me, I actually really appreciated Obama's "John is right but" phrases. I thought it sounded more responsible and measured than McCain's attacks.
5. On the other hand, McCain's toughness is going to appeal to a lot of people.
6. And come on Obama, there are so many more offensive things that you can say! You don't have to turn into McCain, but some more firmness and direct challenges to McCain would have been better.
7. I also think it is darling that McCain makes comments about his age!
8. The best part of the debate for me was the exhange about talking with "enemies" without "prerequisites". Initially I totally agreed with Obama, and theoretically I still do. However, I spoke with a friend last night about it and am now thinking more on this issue.
9. I think that Obama won, but of course I am biased. The debate actually seemed fairly close...
10. So, what do you think? Who won the debate? I want to know what you think and why, so leave me a comment!
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On a related note, I am now really psyched for the vice president debate - especially since I spent some time watching Palin interviews online today. All of the ones I watched were so uncomfortable at best. Some moments bordered on disasters. Like this one:
4 comments:
I totally agree about McCain not making eye contact with Obama. It really bugged me. I forget which question it was but Jim asked it 5 times and neither of them really answered it... it was like they were both on repeat and said the same things over and over again no matter how many ways the question was asked. All in all I'm not sure who won... I think they both did just ok.
You missed another point: the times they both said "fundamental" or "fundamentally"...it was crazy!
And YES, cannot wait for Biden to shoot down Palin on Thursday.
Yeah Sarah Palin's inteviews make my palms sweat they are so awkward. She is so full of s it make me angry. I was pretty disappointed in the debate as a whole I think both sides could have made real answers not grand generalizations. They where like two ships passing in the night...in different oceans...on different planets...one in a dingy one in a battleship.
As I said on my facebook, I thought the debate was awesome. Really intense. I'm definitely biased, but I think Obama won. He defended when McCain made misleading or flat out wrong remarks about his policies and track record, he was articulate, stern, and I feel he explained his case well. His responses are thoughtful and cautious, as they should be. McCain was speaking in sound bites and not really saying much. He also got really flustered at a couple of points and just looked ticked off most of the time.
As far as Palin is concerned, I look forward to Biden wiping the floor with her in the upcoming debate. Her presence on this ticket is a bad joke, or a bad dream, I'm having a hard time figuring out which...Sara T
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