One Hour Later: The Obama-McCain Debate
After one hour, this is what the debate has been so far and will remain until its end:
Wanna bet McCain will come up smelling roses nonetheless?
(sigh)
Anyway - that's my call right now: Obama wins on facts and truth. It remains to be seen whether McCain managed nevertheless to confuse enough of the (uninformed) electorate to end up the winner - instead of the clear loser - in their mind's eye.
(Addendum 10:35 PM: As I called it, McCain keeps on being about "I have a record" and how he is essentially the savior and progenitor of all that has been good so far (whatever). However, I am greatly disappointed by Obama on five points: A) he essentially repeated Al Gore's mistake of "agreeing" with his opponent too often (rememebr the first debates between Gore and Bush? in 2000?); B) he let fly McCain more or less scott free on supporting Iraq from the start when the US had no business there to begin with; C) he let fly McCain scott free on torture; D) he let fly McCain scott free on renditions, domestic spying, et al.; E) he himself evoked the spectre of "suitcase nukes".
This is not good - not one bit.)
(Addendum 11:00 PM: Ha! Keith Olbermann opened Countdown following the debate essentially the way I presented it above! Wow - am I finally getting the hang of this blogging thing?) ;-)
Obama: (offering sober facts and clear plans/strategies)In short - Obama keeps a straight line on the discussions. On the other hand, McCain keeps going all over (high, low, left, right, front and behind) to dodge any fact (truth) thrown at him by Obama, in so doing rambling nonsensical through it all like a stereotypical old geezer.
McCain (mumbling like a stereotypical angry old man doing everything to control his anger): "I have a record. Obama doesn't understand. I understand. I know how to do this (insert: whatever) - but won't tell you now. I have plans - but I won't tell you now. I have strategies - but won't tell you now. But I know how to do things. Back in the 80's I had a record as a maverick (forget about me supporting Bush all the way since 2000). I have a record. I know people. I understand. Obama doesn't understand. Oh - did I say that I have a record?"
Wanna bet McCain will come up smelling roses nonetheless?
(sigh)
Anyway - that's my call right now: Obama wins on facts and truth. It remains to be seen whether McCain managed nevertheless to confuse enough of the (uninformed) electorate to end up the winner - instead of the clear loser - in their mind's eye.
(Addendum 10:35 PM: As I called it, McCain keeps on being about "I have a record" and how he is essentially the savior and progenitor of all that has been good so far (whatever). However, I am greatly disappointed by Obama on five points: A) he essentially repeated Al Gore's mistake of "agreeing" with his opponent too often (rememebr the first debates between Gore and Bush? in 2000?); B) he let fly McCain more or less scott free on supporting Iraq from the start when the US had no business there to begin with; C) he let fly McCain scott free on torture; D) he let fly McCain scott free on renditions, domestic spying, et al.; E) he himself evoked the spectre of "suitcase nukes".
This is not good - not one bit.)
(Addendum 11:00 PM: Ha! Keith Olbermann opened Countdown following the debate essentially the way I presented it above! Wow - am I finally getting the hang of this blogging thing?) ;-)
You along with all the other pundits except Olbermann missed his biggest mistake at the end of the debate though. Veteran's Affairs. McCain kept ranting on and on about how he supported the vets, yet every vet organization in the country has consistantly rated/graded him at a D on his support of Vets. That lying jerk should have been crucified for that one......(from a pissed off vet)
ReplyDeleteDamn good point - and I read abouth this earlier today at ThinkProgress. I must have missed this part of the debate while I was answering the phone at home ... oh well.
ReplyDeleteNobody's perfect, eh? ;-)