Posted by
Former Democrat on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 6:37:55 AM
Like many other Americans, I watched the first Presidential debates on television the other night. Here are my initial thoughts.
1: I thought it was disrespectful that BarackObama kept referring to John McCain
as "John". By not calling him Senator McCain, (like McCain called him
Senator Obama), it was obvious that Obama was attempting to make McCain
appear less than he was. It made Obama look foolish and immature. It also showed me that Obama is taking this very personally, while McCain views this as about the campaign, not himself.
2:
Obama said "John is right" about eight times. I'm not sure what the
strategy was there. Maybe he was trying to show McCains supporters that
there's not much difference in their policies but I think that could
backfire on him. I think the only way either of them will win is to
show their differences. Or maybe, he has no idea what he's doing.
3: To me, Obama appeared to be
playing
the role of someone in a debate. Almost like acting. I know that he
spent the last three days rehearsing and practicing but I think he over
did it and wasn't natural enough. I half expected to see credits rolling at the end that said "Inexperienced candidate played by Barack Obama:.
4: McCain was well versed and in control on
foreign affairs (except for the stumble with the Iran leaders name) and
Obama was lost. Totally lost.
5: Obama is not aging well. He looks like he's
aged 10 years in the last few months.
6: I felt that Obama relied on "what he
wants to do" and "what he's
going to do", but didn't have enough past record
or experience to back it up. McCain spoke equally about "what he has done (his
record)" and "what he wants to do in the future".
7: Last
but not least.....what the hell was Obama thinking when he said "I got
a bracelet also". Good god!! He sounded like he was six years old!! And
then he continued to embarrass himself by not remembering the name of
the fallen soldier who was on it. When he makes comments like that, he
shows immaturity. Like a couple of weeks ago when he told his
supporters (a crowd of 1,500) to "get in their faces and argue with
them" (them=people not voting for Obama). He's not running for class
president and he needs to assure those undecided that he's mature
enough to handle this job.
That's my take on the festivities.
