So I'm awake, at like a little after 6 am. I've been up since 1:30 or so. I just came off of a 3 day overnight stretch and i'm in a tailspin of mixed up sleep schedules that won't be remedied any time soon. I was going through deleting shows off my DVR because it was 70% full. To my suprise, I came across the presidential debate. In some subconscious state I must have set the dvr to record this monstrosity. so its 6:11 am and i've been watching this for a little over an hour now. I have alot of comments about this debate but I'll keep them to myself for now.
Okay so John McCain was making this heart-tugging point about a mother of a fallen soldier who gave McCain a braclet and said "dont let my son's death be in vain" or something to that effect. If you watched the debate, the point focused on failure in Iraq and war in Afganistan. So Obama was over at his podium squirming like a teachers pet who wants to tell on a fellow classmate who was passing a note. Instead of taking the opportunity to say something poignant, Obama lets out this gem "I've got a braclet too." I swear I heard stifled laughter in the audience. This speaks to the point about Obama I believe: Obama is (in his mind) ALWAYS right and that everyone else is wrong, how dare you question OBAMA (refer to the SNL skit). Obama is all about change and such but he's talking continuously about the past "I opposed this war from the beginning" because I made a speech about it and had no responsability or accountability to a constituency. McCain made a great point, he said the new president isn't going to make the decision to go into Iraq, he's going to make the decision on how to get out.
Obama has made his entire campaign about bashing Bush and this and that hasnt work. Hind sight is 20/20 and Obama has capitalized off of Bush's failing policies and popularity to propel himself into the Democratic candidate for president. Sure this critique of Bush shows the vast contrast between Obama and Bush BUT he's so consumed about talking about the past that his message about FUTURE change seems lost on me. Let me say this, when McCain gets going he really shines, during a spirited exchange McCains wit comes out. Obama has been coming off as naive and inexperienced. Give me a president who's been around the block a few times instead of a freshman senitor who's first term has yet to reach its finality and decides because everyone loves him that he needs to run for president. Its like people who like the Black Eyed Peas because its popular, not because they like the music. Supporting Obama is hip and in, forgive me for sounding like a 63 year old there but as I see it, thats the truth. Obama has all the answers, too bad he didnt have them before the war started or anything else.
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Wonder if Sara Palin and John McCain will get a kick out of playing dinosaurs in the oval office when he goes senile?
what are you talking about playing dinosaurs, John McCain is a dinosaur. I guess Sarah Palin will have to play with him.
Crazy stuff you've got happening over there. I like reading your take on it though. Our political system's much more straight-forward over here, although probably not as entertaining.
And, oh, I just realised, I've got a bracelet too - does that mean I can play? (sure, mine's silver, with flowers, but still... it's a bracelet...)
I think we've all got bracelets. Poor McCain. Poor Obama, looks like they've only recently been inducted into the bracelet owners club.
And Linda, I'd ather a straight forward boring political system anyday over one that gets hated by the rest of the world because we regularly show what dimwits we are by electing cloddish oafs into office.
The dinosaur reference is to a SNL and a Chelsea Handler skit where they both show instances of her playing with plastic dinosaurs instead of doing work. I just thought it might be fu for her to do with her senile political partner. LOL.
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