Presidential debate

September 26, 2008

Just watched the first presidential debate.  I could tell McCain was trying to come off ’strong’ and ‘authoritative’ and whatnot, but he ended up simply sounding rude most of the time.  Unfortunately, some of Obama’s “I agree with Senator McCain” comments will be used against him (ask me about this use of your own words against you some time!), but personally, I thought Obama did a better job of handling the entire affair.  He wasn’t terribly strong in the first 20 minutes or so, but stayed on an even keel the rest of the time, and came across as more ‘presidential’ than McCain.

His last big point, about how we’re viewed around the world, is one of the primary reasons I plan to vote for him.  I’ve not voted Democrat for a president before, and I’m not crazy about everything he’s proposed so far, but at this point I consider Obama a better candidate.

On a purely trivial point, I think Obama might lose because of his ears.  He’s got some Alfred E. Neuman thing going on, which I think will play against him in some small capacity.  People will claim it was race - I will say it was the ears.

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