Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Presidential Debates Round Two

I feel like I have gotten nothing out of this debate. They both aren't following the rules of the debate. They're going over the time limit and rambling on. It seems like every question that is asked, both candidates don't answer it, or they just decide that they'll bash the other candidate. I understand that in debates, you are supposed to point out your opponent's weaknesses, but this isn't a debate to me: its a hostile bragging fest. McCain at one point said "Well Senator Obama's plan or something.." Newsflash McCain: this isn't the third grade anymore. You're 72 years old, now speak like one who's ready to a president. Obama was not up to par with his speaking as usual, and I was a little disappointed. The debate overall has been disappointing. It was a repeat of what they said last week and what their VP's said. I learned nothing new from the debate, which I feel bad saying. The biggest thing I learned is that I feel like these men are more concerned about themselves than the well being of our country. "I voted.." "I wrote..." "I warned..." I don't care! Tell me what you can do in the future.
As far as the style of this debate, I liked it better than the last debate. I think it was a lot better because they were questions that average Americans wanted to know. Questions that I've been wondering for a little while. Obama did a really good job of remembering the people's names. McCain called Oliver, "Allen." McCain forgot Ingrid's name too. That was a little obsurd to me. I really liked the moderator. He added a lot of comedy to releive the tension from the two canidates. The candidates seemed a little bit more relaxed than the last time because of the environment I think.

1 comment:

ktblash said...

What an awesome statement "I voted.." "I wrote..." "I warned..." I don't care! Tell me what you can do in the future. You go Emily!!

Also I did not even pick up on McCain calling the questioners by the wrong name HOW observant.