Viewing the Debate

The debates were simply boring. They could have put cardboard cut outs of each candiate up and a tape recorder of previous bland answers and it would have been the same.

I was wishing that they would have questions that they were unprepared for. I was looking for Obama to stutter again,

John McCain was rather rude in cutting in and body language, but that's his style.

Obama needs more time since most of what he does is correct what McCain has said about him, and issues.

I read the news that Joe Biden was on every channel after the debate but that Sara Palin didn't say a word because she was trying on lipstick.

William, the repubs don't want Palin talking. That does not bode well for their party.
Lou, I drove out to dad's place to watch the debate with him and my nephew--soon leaving for boot camp.
Jon had no interest in watching the debate, until he saw that that was exactly what we were going to do. (We made him turn off his "boy" movie, a shoot'em up, gung ho kind of thing--guess he's prepping for being shot at...) But, when they left the economic issues talk, and moved into war, international relations dialog and international decisions, he started yelling at the TV, just like dad and I.

I thought the class act on that stage was Obama. He and Michelle walked over to McCain to shake hands afterwards. There were about 20 instances where Obama could have "fired up" on McCain and chewed him down, but he didn't do it. I think Obama controlled it pretty well. He portrayed dignity.

Listening to McCain was like talking to a senior citizen. The country may be proud of this vet, and the ordeals he went through (and I am not disrespecting that.) But, what occurs to me is that it is time to leave the "glory days" stories behind, America wants to know what we will be doing in the future. NOT what they've done in the past. Not how many visits you've had to war torn countries.

And McCain lied during the debate about the Kissinger quote. He was called out on that immediately following the debate on the news boards. Kissinger said Yes to "meeting without conditions."

"You're wrong, John." Was my favorite line in the debate.

Lou, I feel good about this guy. I feel really, really good about our next president.
And I can't wait for the Biden/Palin debate. THAT will be the real clincher.

Love you girl. Off to move a friends piano. Then to the farmer's market. Then home to make pickles, I think.
Have a super fantabulous day.
Tomorow I'm at the seniors, hopefully making glass stuff.
Wilka

Do you think Revlon will have A Sara Palin line of lipstick?

For pet pigs of course.

We watched it with extreme interest. I appreciated the lack of talking over each other for the most part. I did learn a few specifics, but most of the debate information was stuff I already knew about. Still, I was glad to see it. The part about the bracelet seemed like McCain had nothing of worth to say so attempted to pull at heart strings. That annoyed me immensely because it was stalling. What really is obvious to me is that neither of these men feel what we feel now. Neither is dealing with the economic reality most people deal with every day. I'm sick to death of politicians fighting each other to maintain power instead of doing what is best for the country. That is what I want to see. I want to see people in Washington who are looking at what is best for our country, not about winning the next election. On this, I find fault with both of them. Both elected to the Senate and both have been campaigning forever instead of staying in Washington and taking care of the business at hand for which they are being paid to do.

Lynn, Bravo!!! Well said.

My goodness thank you all for your comments here! As I push myself(yes I said push) to read and listen, and pick and choose through sordid info...I think I am finding out more about myself than I expected to....
and as I listened today to a co worker....who works two jobs...seven days a week....has two cars..both in disrepair right now...and lives alone...
I stopped myself from asking her if she had managed to listen to the debates....but I wondered....does either one of these candidates have a clue, really a clue to the absolute care they need to take of a person such as her....