Round II

I thought Obama won the first debate, but by a smaller margin: A- to B I think I said. This one I think Obama won with an A and McCain gets a D. Especially at the beginning of this debate, McCain seemed really tired and old and he was muddling through his words. He wasn't avoiding the questions like Palin, but he was answering them with a long convoluted speech containing every talking point he had.

I think one of the answers he gave talked about energy, the war, and healthcare...in a question about the bailout. I kept having to remind myself what the original question was.

On the other hand, I think Obama gave the best performance I've seen him give. He answered the questions great. He tried hard not to retread on old points as much as possible and he was very forcefull and commanding when he needed to be. No mistakes either...

The biggest point is that McCain just looks beaten. There is just something about him and his campaign that looks terrible right now. I just hope he realizes that the way to win is not to put Obama's life at extra risk by trying to link him to terrorists.

Gotcha!

So now "Gotcha! Journalism" is coming from voters in pizza parlors? And her excuse is that it was a question yelled across a room?

I know that when I don't hear a question clearly, my first inclination is to resond just like that:

Joey: "Yes, we'll go after terrorists in Pakistan!"

Questioner: "But sir, I just asked if you wanted mushrooms on your pizza..."

Joey: "ATTACK THEM!!!!!!"

By the way, did you notice the barely hidden contempt on McCain's face during this interview? Looks very familiar...in fact...that's how he was looking at Obama on Friday! I bet anything that he hates her guts and wants to kill whoever in his campaign talked him into this woman. He has to!

Addressing the Lies

Laughable!

I watched that interview last night. Palin is laughable. I’d like McCain and the Republican pundits to take a lie detector test and say yes or no whether they think she is ready to be president. No way they would pass.

She defended the “Alaska is close to Russia so Palin knows foreign policy” argument by saying that they are neighbors and that you can see Russia from Alaska’s land. Oh...good.

She also basically said that if Georgia joined NATO, we would have to go to war with Russia if they attacked again. She is seriously George Bush in a dress- both in intelligence, speaking style (Nuc-you-ler), and policies. I can’t wait for the longer interview tonight. That's good watchin'!

This excellent point is from http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/:

A reader writes:

After watching that interview, can anyone honestly say that they think that Sarah Palin, the person who would take over the country in the event something happens to McCain, has more knowledge of policy than Charlie Gibson, the person giving the interview?
And isn't it supposed to be the other way around?
...Okay, isn't it at least supposed to be close??