tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post8815926483590850053..comments2023-10-28T03:07:12.758-07:00Comments on Mirror On America: Surviving Is Not WinningBrian http://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-55745605954757528492008-10-03T16:25:00.000-07:002008-10-03T16:25:00.000-07:00This was a "Fixed" debate from jump. The bar was ...This was a "Fixed" debate from jump. The bar was set so low that Palin would have to have been a complete idiot to screw up. Gwen Ifill let Palin control the whole debate "I'm not going to answer questions the way you want" When has that ever happened in a debate. Watching her mug it up for the cameras.. it was horrible.Citizen Ojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001825524756033450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-84960844609587851332008-10-03T15:33:00.000-07:002008-10-03T15:33:00.000-07:00I actually enjoyed watching this week's debate muc...I actually enjoyed watching this week's debate much more than I did watching last week's. For sheer entertainment value, the strong and relentless give and take between Palin and Biden kept me riveted to the screen for the full one and a half hours of the debate. Sure, Palin wasn't a train wreck as expected my many and her attempt at "folksy" mannerisms and colloquialisms often grated. But I think she did go toe to toe with Biden and made an effective showing. Her true opponent, in my opinion, really wasn't Biden but her own tarnished image that was damaged as a result of the Katie Couric debacles. She was performing to fix that image and in that respect she was effective. <BR/><BR/>Who won the debate -- I would say Biden hands down due to his command of the facts and lucid explanations and consistent hammering of McCain and his "maverick" status. But Palin gave a showing that I think would please many Republicans. I don't like her and I don't like her politics and what she stands for. But I grudgingly give her points for her performance on this one.redantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15608670655422465211noreply@blogger.com