Despite all the media hype, presidential debates have very little bearing on how people vote on Election Day. Instead, they tend to merely reinforce voters’ pre-existing feelings about the candidates. This means that who won the debate is invariably in the eye of the beholder. [The McCain-Obama “debate” of 08: round I, The iPINIONS Journal, September 28,… Read more.
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The McCain-Obama “debate” of ’08: round II
Despite all the media hype, presidential debates have very little bearing on how people vote on Election Day. Instead, they tend to merely reinforce voters’ pre-existing feelings about the candidates. This means that who won the debate is invariably in the eye of the beholder. [The McCain-Obama “debate” of 08: round I, The iPINIONS Journal, September 28,… Read more.
Despite (or because of) her debate performance, Sarah Palin is still a national joke
Truth be told, I really thought Palin showed enough style and self-confidence during her debate with Joe Biden on Thursday that Saturday Night Live would’ve been loath to continue making fun of her. But there was Tina Fey on Saturday night doing her parody of Palin’s folksy style and manufactured self-confidence in a way that ridiculed… Read more.
Palin surpasses expectations in VP debate with Biden. But …
It really should surprise no one that Republican Sarah Palin surpassed expectations in her vice presidential debate with Democrat Joe Biden last night. After all, her poor performances in recent interviews had influential members of her own party calling on her to withdraw from the ticket – not only to spare herself further embarrassment but… Read more.
Palin prepares for debate by courting the “soft bigotry of low expectations”
It’s time that normal Joe Six-pack American is finally represented in the position of vice presidency (sic). This was Gov. Sarah Palin’s folksy attempt to justify her inability to speak intelligently in recent interviews about anything except hunting moose and drilling oil pits. But this populist spin is patent nonsense. Because any normal Joe Six-pack would… Read more.
The McCain-Obama “debate” of ‘08
Despite all the media hype, presidential debates have very little bearing on how people vote on Election Day. Instead, they tend to merely reinforce voters’ pre-existing feelings about the candidates. This means that who won the debate is invariably in the eye of the beholder. That said, there’s no denying the suspense inherent in watching for a… Read more.
McCain and Obama debate over debating and campaigning amidst economic crisis
Senator John McCain made quite a show yesterday of announcing that he is suspending his campaign and withdrawing from the first presidential debate so that he can return to Washington to join the gaggle of those negotiating terms of the $700 billion financial bailout legislation now pending in Congress. And, to demonstrate his much-vaunted leadership,… Read more.
McCain casts Obama in the sleaziest campaign ad in history
Because of my efforts last week to help compatriots in the Turks and Caicos Islands recover from Hurricane Ike, I was unable to comment on the new ad John McCain launched in which he cast Barack Obama as a pervert who wants to “teach comprehensive sex education to kindergartners.” Specifically, to reinforce the deception, the… Read more.
Any reporter who’s thinking of asking Sarah Palin another “sexist” question about foreign policy…beware!
NOTE: This cartoon assumes you saw Palin in her fist deer-caught-in-the-headlights moment on Friday when reporter Charlie Gibson of ABC News asked her opinion on the Bush Doctrine. She made Dan Quayle’s first interview seem like that of a seasoned statesman. However, unlike the congenital dunce Quayle turned out to be, I suspect Sarah is a very quick… Read more.
Oprah’s ill-advised refusal to interview Sarah Palin
Granted, it’s her show and she can interview anybody she wants. But Oprah claims that the mission of her show is to help people (especially women) live their best lives. And she purportedly does this by providing a forum for the discussion of important issues that affect them. Therefore, it behooves her to appreciate that refusing to invite Republican… Read more.