Posts Tagged as ‘presidential debate’
October 7, 2008
Post-debate impressions, in brief
My debate reaction, in brief:
1. Posture: McCain was like a wind up toy. He just comes across as condescending, smug, and nasty. The “that one” comment was particularly gross, as was the “not you” to Tom Brokaw. Obama showed his roots as a professor, succintly explaining things such as the economic bailout plan and seeming [...]
September 26, 2008
And the winner is ….
Moments after the debate, I felt it was a draw. I could see that McCain was sneering and condescending and Obama seemed much more Presidential. I could also see that Obama proved his foreign policy creds. But I felt that neither really pulled ahead of the other.
The pundits and polls, however, are showing that Obama [...]
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Tags: 2008 election, Barack Obama, debate winner, John McCain, Mississippi debate, presidential debate, who won the debate?
September 25, 2008
Still pissed
Those of you who have been around here much know that when I get really pissed about something, I can’t blog much. So that’s where I am now and why it’s been pretty quiet around here today. I’m completely spun up about this McCain-deciding-not-to-debate thing. I know I wrote about this yesterday, but I think [...]
