Sep 26 2008
Round One is Done!
Mmm mmm GOOD! I mentioned the point last night that someone should chop up the debate and replay how many times Obama said John McCain was right—it was Team McCain—and they wasted NO tiime! (and I think there were 5 other examples that could be added.)
I will say that in my opinion—the winner was McCain!
Now, I base this on a couple of issues. First the foreign affairs debate started as the financial crisis debate. I don’t think there were any winners there except Obama by default on because it’s currently a Republican at the helm—GWB. I don’t believe Obama has the right message for the economy I just think people are willing to try something new.
Throughout the debate McCain was hard charging, attacking effectively, and had Obama on the defensive. Obama let us know on numerous occasions that McCain was under his skin and he was unable to effectively punch his way out of it.
McCain constantly corrected what seemed to be apparent misrepresentations by Obama—I thought effectively. Obama tried to correct McCain, but I didn’t think it was compelling.
McCain had energy, seemingly not hampered by the campaign or recent Congressional meetings, and was very prepared. (Was he really preparing for the last 3 days? Maybe, it was all a misdirection!)
Obama also seemed unfazed by the grueling schedules, but was unable to show off his I’m bigger than all this, I’m a god, bow down to me, Anoint Me already attitude.
I predicted that McCain would open with something about Ted Kennedy—he has had something like that to say at every big event throughout the campaigns. Seems like part of a strategy.
I think the line in the debate that was overlooked was that Obama called Bush “your (McCain’s) President. Like it or not (and I am one who is proud to have GWB as President of the USA) he is the President of the United States of America—you don’t get to declare that unless you renounce your citizenship!
This was a very good debate for McCain and I believe the polls will say so in the next couple of days.
Fact checking the presidential debates. (For you fact checkers, actually for you people not interested in the facts—here you go!)
Debate Reactions from TheAnchoressOnline.
Here’s a fast video - amazingly fast - as Surber says: I note that even Chris Matthews is saying McCain won this thing. That’s not surprising to me, really, because Matthews is a sentimental Irish fellow who loves pubhouse debate, and that’s really what McCain offered.
Play-by-play at Althouse Live-blogging the big debate.
I spit my wine across the table when Obama said this! From Instapundit:
So is John Althouse Cohen, and it’s hard to argue with this observation:
“I’ve got a bracelet.” “I’ve got a bracelet too!” Are these serious adults running for president, or is this summer camp?
I was so hoping for John McCain to say, “here’s my bracelet show the world your bracelet!”—that would have been the zinger of the campaign!
Follow up by ACE on 9/28/08
Via Ace we learn that there is more to the bracelet story than Obama wants you to know.
Does this story have any political weight? Maybe. It damn sure shows what Obama thinks about the requests of our fallen heroes families wishes. Hold your noses and check this out-Family Told Obama NOT To Wear Soldier Son’s Bracelet… Where is Media?
ACE of Spades HQ has live-blogging and it’s great! You can rewatch it at.
A historic night: The first presidential debate of 2008 By Michelle Malkin
