Let’s get to the nitty gritty first, who won? This is hard, but after watching it and without influence from the polls or pundits, I’d say that McCain lost this debate. At the same, Obama didn’t win it either.
Now, PolitiPorn has not changed nor wavered on its prediction that John McCain will win this election. Somebody in the McCain camp should really sit John down and tell him this. McCain is starting to come off as man swallowed up in despair.
One of the notes I jotted down during the debate was that “McCain looks as desperate as Jerry Lewis in the last hour of the MDA telethon!” It doesn’t matter which party you align yourself with, this statement is so freaking true. I’m also glad it’s my line. Please give me a heads-up if anybody steals it.
McCain’s night was merely one failed attack after another sandwiched between empty platitudes, my friends. The attack lines were all rehashed from the first debate, but were doled out with a crankier delivery. At any moment, I fully expected McCain to yell “Get off my lawn!”
We also saw a less “Mavericky” McCain. I may have missed one during a potty break, but I don’t remember the word “maverick” being employed at all by McCain. Instead, we were treated to “steady hand at the tiller.” I’m sorry but this line only serves to remind us of how old McCain is. The line also doesn’t work so well for a man who crashed 6 planes while in the Navy. I’m just saying.
McCain mentioned hair transplants at some point. For the record, Biden has hair transplants or some other treatment from the Hair Club of America. It was a nice shot, but who cares? I’m certain the skinhead running his campaign told him to get that dig in there.
I am really glad that McCain took the time to tell me and you that there is some rogue financial institution named “Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac”. His insinuation that average Americans don’t know about Fannie and Freddie came off a bit elitist and condescending in my opinion. I’d say a majority of folks knew of them before the current financial crisis and a huge number of folks know them now for sure.
By far, the most memorable moment for me came when McCain was pointing out that Obama had voted for a Bush/Cheney bill loaded with earmarks. I may be paraphrasing but I think the quote was “Do you know who voted for that bill my friends, THAT ONE (points at Obama) not me.”
So far in this campaign, I’ve stayed away from engaging in any discussion that would accuse Obama or McCain of playing the Race Card to their respective benefits. Nonetheless, McCain’s word choice in that instance had my jaw hitting the floor.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m claiming that McCain is a racist, but the word choice was very poor. I commented to Mrs. PolitiPornster that at that moment every African-American, Latino, Asian and Other voter started paying attention, BIG TIME. How they judge THAT ONE, is simply up to them.
Ultimately, it wasn’t such a bad night for McCain. He’ll still win the election and these debates will be forgotten.
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