"I know what its like to be a single parent." He's talking about losing his wife and daughter and raising his sons on his own. He gets choked up but keeps it together enough to finish his sentiment. Awesome moment.
Palin crashes it with chirpy soundbites. It makes her look petty. Hard to take her seriously when she sounds chipper at the wrong time. Show some respect, Sarah and learn when to let a moment to stand on its own.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Say It Ain't So, Sarah!
Oh, no she didn't. She had to use the line "say it ain't so, Joe" and follow it with a "doggone it". I bet she's been looking for a place to use that all night. The Ohio men don't seem to like her planted lines, but occasionally the women gobble it up. Overall, people seem to be responding to Joe's seriousness with positive responses. The pattern seems to be clear here that Joe gets overall more positives and she gets the Dow Jones rollercoaster.
Joe just hit it out of the park (which is more than I can say for my lovable losers) with a line about Cheney being the most dangerous VP in American history. Top scores on the tally line!
Joe just hit it out of the park (which is more than I can say for my lovable losers) with a line about Cheney being the most dangerous VP in American history. Top scores on the tally line!
Live Blogging the Veep Debate
Palin is more than holding her own, but is this really a surprise? The set up here is an opportunity for both to give multiple mini-speeches with little rebuttal. Joe is doing okay but he's in a box--can't be too strong but can't look weak either. She had this "won" before it started.
What I am watching is the running tally at the bottom of CNN's Ohio uncommitted voters and the pattern is interesting. Joe's tally line appears to stay middle to positive, with very few dips below the middle line. Palin's, on the other hand, fluctuates more wildly with both higher marks but also lower dips. It seems to dip low when she tries to be folksy. What does all this mean?
Hopefully, what it means is that 38 days from now, none of this will matter. If Palin is deemed "the winner" of this debate, then she should be happy to grant press conferences or more interviews. I don't think that will happen, but if they "quit while they think they're ahead", it will actually benefit the Obama-Biden ticket. This will probably convince the people who never thought she was stupid that they now have their belief confirmed. Oh well...we weren't going to get them anyway.
Live blogging now switches to the contest that really matters tonight--THE CUBS GAME!!!
What I am watching is the running tally at the bottom of CNN's Ohio uncommitted voters and the pattern is interesting. Joe's tally line appears to stay middle to positive, with very few dips below the middle line. Palin's, on the other hand, fluctuates more wildly with both higher marks but also lower dips. It seems to dip low when she tries to be folksy. What does all this mean?
Hopefully, what it means is that 38 days from now, none of this will matter. If Palin is deemed "the winner" of this debate, then she should be happy to grant press conferences or more interviews. I don't think that will happen, but if they "quit while they think they're ahead", it will actually benefit the Obama-Biden ticket. This will probably convince the people who never thought she was stupid that they now have their belief confirmed. Oh well...we weren't going to get them anyway.
Live blogging now switches to the contest that really matters tonight--THE CUBS GAME!!!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Its only one game, its only one game...keep repeating, its only one game...
Cubs go down to Dodgers 7-2
McCain does it again on NPR
Okay, he doesn't exactly implode here, but his defensiveness and contemptuous posture with the press is palpable. What ever happened to the McCain that used to refer to the press as "his base"? Have a listen:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95240063&sc=emaf
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95240063&sc=emaf
Murphy makes a good point
Mike Murphy, GOP consultant and former McCain 2000 strategist, states what should be obvious about McCain and the Des Moines Register interview---why is he there?? Why is he even doing an interview with a liberal newspaper in a state where he is too far behind? To persuade them to endorse him? After listening again to his combative tone, and hearing him repeatedly say "I respect your opinion" when its very clear he thinks 'their' opinion is horseshit, I'd say his chance of that endorsement is about as likely as Palin knowing the Preamble by heart.
It speaks to the fundamental (McCain likes that word a lot) flaw with the McCain campaign, that is, that they focus too much and too personally on little skirmishes that are irrelevant to the bigger battle. They actually take the time to respond ad nauseum to things like the "lipstick on a pig" comment, and then play fast and loose with important issues like, oh say, properly vetting Palin for the job. And then when they're cornered with information they don't want to hear, they either use projection in awkward ways (the accusation of "gotcha journalism" when a voter asked Palin a good question) or fall back on the argument that McCain, as a former POW, is beyond reproach and anything that challenges him besmirches his reputation as a veteran.
Murphy reaches the conclusion that it is "a stunning lack of competence".
(To read more:http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/10/des_moines_register.html)
It speaks to the fundamental (McCain likes that word a lot) flaw with the McCain campaign, that is, that they focus too much and too personally on little skirmishes that are irrelevant to the bigger battle. They actually take the time to respond ad nauseum to things like the "lipstick on a pig" comment, and then play fast and loose with important issues like, oh say, properly vetting Palin for the job. And then when they're cornered with information they don't want to hear, they either use projection in awkward ways (the accusation of "gotcha journalism" when a voter asked Palin a good question) or fall back on the argument that McCain, as a former POW, is beyond reproach and anything that challenges him besmirches his reputation as a veteran.
Murphy reaches the conclusion that it is "a stunning lack of competence".
(To read more:http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/10/des_moines_register.html)
Back To His Old Ways--The Real John McCain
Right after many pundits expressed concern that McCain may have looked angry or contemptuous at the debate with Obama, he goes to Iowa (a state he would sorely love to win)and gives this display to the respected Des Moines Register editorial board. If you can't keep it together for 15minutes with them, what happens when the real heat is on?
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