Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Who is going to win the election? That one
The second presidential debate did not offer anything we all haven't heard before. They both went over their plans for health care, the economy, and the wars. So what are people going to take away from this debate? Who looked and acted presidential. It was clear throughout the debate that there is animosity between the two candidates, but this was more apparent on the part of John Mccain. In the first debate, John Mccain showed his discontent for Obama by refusing to look at him and sneering at things he said. In this second debate he showed his dislike by being patronizing and by, a moment I think will be remembered in history, calling him "that one". It can be debated what he meant by that, whether it was racially charged or not, but it was definetely patronizing and condescending. After the last week which has been been all about dirty campaigning and then barely being able to hold back his scathing dislike for Obama, John Mccain look all but presidential. On the other hand, Obama sat through Mccain's blatant lies and attacks at the debate with a calm disposition and a smile. The Mccain camp wants to paint Obama as risky and dangerous, who is "palling around with terrorists". Watching Obama and how he carries himself, it is easy to see that the caricature that the Mccain camp wants to project is completely false. In fact, it was Mccain who came out looking risky and dangerous. He is unable to control his temper and keep a calm and collective demeanor, which is very important for a president to have.
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