I have been listening all day at what the MSM is saying about the debate…..most seem to think that Palin won the debate. Why? Because she did not embarrass herself or John McCain. But I was expecting no different. The media spent four long days making the viewer wanting to watch the debate. By asking “which Palin will show up?” and such. They set the stage for people wanting to see if the same person that did not have an answer to what newspapers she read was gonna be on stage last nite. The media made damn sure that the expectations of Palin were low so that if she showed up and made it 90 minutes she could claim victory.
Personally do not care how many children a candidate has, all that tells me is that their reproductive system is functioning properly. Do not care if they hunt, do not care if they ride a train. What should be the most important thing is that they address the issues of the day, not some made up song and dance trying to appear to be more average than they are.
Of course, Palin looked good! She was well scripted and vague and damn right silly. She was trying to get a zinger in that would be in the news for the next couple of days, but failed miserably. She wanted to talk about what she had been trained to speak on, that helped eliminate any gaff by her. May I suggest that in future debates that there be a rule that one must answer the question put to them and not make up their own .
The media won this debate. They got what they wanted and what they had worked so hard for in the past four days. Palin looked good. Now they can talk about all those that said she would fail, even though they are the ones that were saying it.
Yes Irene, it was a horrible debate…for one thing it was not a debate it was talking points. For another, Palin was just absolutely cute, well in her own mind. Biden was boring, at least for the first half of the session. All in all, a waste of time if you were looking for anything beyond talking points.
It is time to find a brand new format, this one is just not working.
Much agreed. Palin looked good and even sounded halfway intelligent. There should definitely be a rule that the candidate must answer the question. It was not okay that Palin decided to talk about what she wanted to, what she had practiced for days before the debate. Yes, she sorta’ did “win” only because the expectations were so low prior to the debate–and she made it through 90 minutes.
Her voice and intonation reminded me that she was once a local weather girl. “And now a cold front’s on its way over from the north…” If you didn’t really listen to the words, and only listened to her voice and tone, she did sound like a weather girl…!!!!
I know what you mean….when I hear her voice I think about the movie “Fargo”. She tried really hard to get a zinger…something that would stay in the news..she flopped….this story will be over by Monday.