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Not an original thought, but one I can wholeheartedly embrace! After listening to the third, and thankfully last, presidential debate, my feeling is that November 4th cannot get here soon enough! Were it not for the SNL skits, the commentaries of Jay Leno, David Letterman, The Daily Show with John Stewart, and the Colbert Report, I simply could not bear another moment of the political shuck and jive we are witnessing! I am absolutely obsessed with the Tina Fey/Amy Pohler skits from SNL. I've been watching for nearly 30 years and I can honestly say that this is some of their best work. The schtick about Palin's foreign policy statement, "I can see Russia from my house" -PRICELESS! If you haven't seen any of the skits, go to Youtube. Don't miss out. We all need a little levity thrown into the political mix.
More interesting than the debate itself, was the informal poll taken at Brann's the night of the debate. The patrons were asked which audio they wanted-the debate OR major league baseball. Well, you guessed it...Those of us politically-minded folk were relegated to a back table that had a tiny little screen which we were allowed to turn up the audio for at our own table but cautioned to be mindful of not infringing on the baseball fans! Soooo, that gives you some idea of how important the debate was at least in the minds of that audience.
I had done my research earlier per NPR and was feeling like the debate could just be superfulous floof anyway considering that every election since Nixon has been accurately predicted by the sale of Halloween masks and since the Obama masks are outselling the McCain masks two to one, I guess it's a done deal~
I do have to say that this debate showed a better side of John McCain than the prior two. Barack Obama seemed a bit off his game. The post-debate rehashings portrayed both candidates as about equal as far as public reaction was concerned. I still prefer that Obama is not as much of a crap-talker as McCain. He sticks more with the issues and stands on his own merits and doesn't do as much tearing John McCain down to make himself look better as John McCain seems to do to him. Even if I agree with the jist of what is being said, I still do not like that tactic. If feel like Obama has taken the high road for the most part on that count. He is firing back more often here lately but, after the attacks he's been subjected to, I can hardly blame the guy. It would only be human to get sick of being verbally abused and want to retaliate. It is my personal opinion that Obama has been classier in how he's gone about it. I get the sense that he fights a bit more fairly.
During the first debate, John McCain started every answer with, "What Senator Obama doesn't seem to understand is..." which I found very insulting, arrogant, and disrespectful. Barack Obama is obviously a highly educated, intelligent man. McCain did not gain points with me for speaking in this tone. It made it hard for me to be open to his message and to really listen to what he had to say.
During the second debate, McCain did a number of things that really bugged me! He had his repeater on that night too. He kept saying, "My friends..." I counted one sentence that had that phrase, "my friends" three times!!! John McCain kept wandering around aimlessly and seemed to let his temper flair a good share of the time. My impression was that of a hothead. Not sure I want him answering the phone at 3 am! Plus, he kept answering when it wasn't his turn, cutting in on Senator Obama and wanting to rebuttle beyond his allotted time. Very rude and pushy I felt.
Then when Sarah Palin and Joe Biden debated, I noticed the same tactics. Sarah Palin had her repeater on. She kept saying "Maverick" until I felt like a good horse had been ridden to death! And there is nothing so dead as something that's been dragged to death! Seriously, I thought the winking was just over the top. I am sick of Sarah! I don't want to hear any more about hockey moms and lipstick. I am tired of the artsy folksy "yah-shur-youbetcha" lingo. She sounds like a toothless tree-topper from the UP! Joe Six-pack, wink,wink! And the "say it ain't so, Joe" thing sounded like a slam to me. Doggone it! Wink, wink! Not once did Joe Biden ever call her Sarah. He gave her the respect of calling her Governor Palin. It is my feeling that Sarah is in way over her head on this one. She has potential but needs time to grow into this role.She's not there yet. Now with some of the information coming out about her unethical use of power to have her former brother in law fired... well, let's just say, I'm no longer a fan! I did get a naughty little kick out of Jay Leno speculating about the porno flick spinoffs this debate could possibly inspire. For instance, he suggested the names of the porno flicks might be: Nailin' Palin and Ridin' Biden. Hey, they rhyme!Have to admit I chuckled a bit at that one.
I still hold to the philosophy that to be in politics you have to be somewhat crooked to begin with or you wouldn't be attracted to that field. You have to be willing to play the political game. Given that, I do still hope that everyone votes. There does seem to be a lot of discouragement but it is our civic duty. Otherwise, no griping! I hope that people take time to do the research and determine for themselves who they feel will do the least damage and vote for that candidate. The only thing I'm going to miss after the election is the SNL skits. I comfort myself with the knowledge that whomever wins the election will provide ongoing fodder for comedy relief.
Now, readers, take note that I am speaking my mind at great risk to myself. I live in a Republican dominated area. I could get my mailbox smashed or tires slashed or car keyed or I could be shunned or any number of other unpleasant consequences. But remember, Democrats are people too!
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