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11:41, 27-Sep-2008 .. Posted in General Word Stuffs .. 11 comments .. Link

Usually I would leave the politics to The Big E, but earlier I read a couple of overviews on last night’s presidential debate, which essentially came to the conclusion that both parties handled themselves well enough and it’s difficult to say who came out on top. I’m now halfway through watching said debate and, so far, McCain is having his ass handed to him.

Both sides are spewing a lot of rhetoric, avoiding direct questions and criticisms from the other and generally reiterating the agenda’s they’ve been pushing for the last couple of decades (or how ever long this campaign has been running), but the one thing that has become clear is that, while Republicans have commented a few times that a lot of Obama’s proposals are little more than broad-sweeping statements along the lines of ‘This is bad and should better,’ it is, in fact, McCain who’s been spouting words to that effect in the debate.

While McCain talks about keeping up spending in certain broad areas and completely freezing it in others as a result of the recent economic crisis, Obama talks about going through everything with a fine-toothed comb and holding off on the nonessential aspects of some things, while recognising the immediate importance of all of them.

For example, McCain proposes keeping up defence spending, while freezing spending on education, while Obama wants to look at what can be held back on both so he doesn’t have to sacrifice either.

The problem with spending freeze is you’re using a hatchet where you need a scalpel.

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I’ve also noticed that, despite prompting from the moderator to do so, McCain is yet to directly challenge Obama on any point, while Obama (after a slow start) has done so a few times to McCain.

I’ll watch the second half tomorrow, but at half-time, McCain’s heading to the locker-room battered and bruised…
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12:49, 28-Sep-2008 .. Posted by cherry

I'm kinda skeptical about the function of the debates.

I know what their function is INTENDED to be, but depending on the parties involved, it can kinda be pointless and an exercise in observing elitist twats at their very worst trying to throw buzzwords at each other. They're just exercising precise training in how to look certain and unflustered. How much has it really got to do with the millions of people who are about to put their faith in either one of them? Because it's supposed to be cool to get all caught up in it and know the latest so that you can argue with someone about it over the water cooler on Monday morning, nobody's brave enough to stand up and say, "These people are idiots and they are spending 30% of this debate smugly arguing about crap that has nothing to do with anyone but themselves."

11:13, 28-Sep-2008 .. Posted by bebbet
The problem is, this is America we're talking about, where big decisions like this often go down to how well someone comes across on TV.

12:03, 28-Sep-2008 .. Posted by cherry

But........

...but........................

*eats a pretzel forlornly*

12:26, 28-Sep-2008 .. Posted by bebbet
Be careful. As a certain US president will tell you, those things can be lethal if not shown the proper respect.

02:12, 28-Sep-2008 .. Posted by cherry

*puzzled*

03:16, 28-Sep-2008 .. Posted by bebbet
You don't remember the story about Bush almost choking to death on a pretzel?

'twas a tragic tale; the almost part, anyway...

10:53, 28-Sep-2008 .. Posted by cherry
I don't remember it because it didn't filter through the news here. Either that or I was having a very busy week....

...that's hilarious!!!

04:26, 29-Sep-2008 .. Posted by bebbet
Would have been hilariouser if the pretzel had actually taken down the leader of the 'free world'...

04:52, 29-Sep-2008 .. Posted by cherry

LOL!!!

Death to infidels!

And... pretzel lovers........

02:31, 29-Sep-2008 .. Posted by dantesinferno
I watched most of the debate. There were moments when it seemed as though McCain wasn't even there. He was just doing that smile he does sometimes when he spots a camera and the furnace in his head is being refilled with coal.

Death to infidels!
And... pretzel lovers........ - I have you know, madam, that that is ignorant and prejudice. I have been a pretzel afficionado for years, and it has done me no bad.

10:57, 29-Sep-2008 .. Posted by cherry

Hee!!!!

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