some quick thoughts on the vice presidential Biden Palin debate -
Senator Biden did not make any 'gaffes' as he was expected to, hurrah for Team Obama!
Governor Palin performed above expectations too.
But the main event of the debate for me was how well prepared Joe Biden is to be the vice president of this country. His answers were well informed, sincere, and he knew what he was taking about. I did not know that he has been advocating for intervention in Darfur, that's not an issue many people are talking about in this election, but he clearly felt strongly about it. I haven't been the biggest fan of Joe Biden, I supported Hillary Clinton through out the primaries and was rooting for her to get the VP nomination. Can you imagine that debate - Clinton vs. Palin... that would have been THE debate to watch. But then Senator McCain would probably have never chosen Governor Palin as his running mate if Hillary Clinton had been the vice-presidential nominee. If people still feel that the Republicans are going to get the womens vote, they really need to take a look at Joe Biden's record on womens issues. It was an interesting departure from the first debate that the media were tracking men and women on the debate and not Democrats, Republicans and Independants. Time and again, and especially after Bidens answer regarding him being a single parent to his children after the tragic death of his wife and daughter, I felt his answers showed humility, decency and grace under pressure. After watching Joe Biden today, I say 'good choice- Barack!'
I couldn't agree more w/ whoever wrote this.. On Darfur and his take on Hamas and Hezbollah made me wanna say.. 'thank you, thank you'.. people (read bush govt) don't even talk about the actual problems in the region but are all for saving Israel w/ no real understanding on what the hell they are even trying to achieve
ReplyDeleteIf anyone listened to the debate, they would agree Biden performed way beyond expectations... curt, polite and stuck to the questions ..attacked McCain like he should.. No gaffes and no condescension. I thought he did better than Obama did against McCain, but then he had an easier challenge
Excellent choice by Obama w/o question
Palin is mostly a non-sequitur and Obama folks strategy should be to artfully ignore her from now on..