Given the present climate of America on the verge of bankruptcy and both political parties' willingness to kow-tow to Money Street- I watched Friday night's debate in Oxford- Mississippi more-or-less impartially.
In my humble opinion- neither McCain or Obama "won."
Obama DID appear more presidential- as Mc Cain seemed to wear some silly grin most of the time when Obama was talking (Makes my case for drug-testing politicians).
Other than that- it seemed neither one came away a clear winner as such.
One thing DID interest me though- and it was the responses afterwards.
NBC had Joe Biden on and while he was talking- I wondered aloud if Sarah Palin would rebut (but doubted it).
Sure enough- NBC's Brian Williams says after Biden that "Palin was offered a response- but it was declined by the (Republicrat) Party."
The interesting debate therefore should be October 2- when Biden & Palin get their turns.
I'm sure Palin is too busy these days being rehearsed by Rove & Company so she don't look like a total moron when opposite the much more experienced Biden.
But Friday night- there appeared to be no clear winner of the first presidential candidate debate.
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2 comments:
McCain started off in the muck: he invoked Ted Kennedy in the most egregious and blatantly canny attempt to drag the viewers by the heart into his camp.
McCain went on like a kicked dog through the rest of the debate, fearful of ever looking Obama in the face, even as Obama directed his comments straight at him. Never once did McCain direct a comment at Obama.
In every question, McCain seemed to get more flustered, and was even making sniffing sounds like he was ill near the end of the debate. Obama's demeanor was always prim, calm, and intelligent. McCain's was confused, ill-equipped, and angry.
The Dial Response Group ratings fell well below the mid-line every time McCain spoke, particularly that of the line which represented Independents, and typically rose well above the mid-line in response to Obama. In sheer mathematical scoring, the data will show Obama the clear winner.
Barack Obama won this first debate handily.
Thanks for your opinion Writer.
Was this "Dial Response Group" the graph that CNN ran at the bottom of the screen?
We couldn't figure out how it operated. Heh.
I didn't think Obama hit McCain over the head with Bush enough- nor reminding viewers McCain's a "Republicrat" and in the party responsible for The Destruction of America.
Again though- I thought Obama looked more presidential- certainly more serious than McCain- who appeared to have smoked a blunt beforehand.
Cheers!
-Groucho
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