Okay, I have read numerous political posts in the past couple of weeks with regards to the candidates for this year.
I am going to tell you right now that I intend to and will be posting my thoughts and views on what is going on.
I am not going to tell you who to vote for. And I am not going to exaggerate or make stuff up about someone to sway your opinion.
All I want to do is argue some things that are coming out and argue people's reasoning in their arguments.
Everyone needs to take a step back and look at the candidates and their interests before making a decision.
This will not turn into a political blog or anything close to it.
The only reason I am saying all of this is because most of the other political posts I have read have begun with someone saying that this is only a one time thing or something like it.
And I don't agree with it. This is the one most influential and important elections ever. Think about it......a black man for President and now a woman for Vice President!!!
I never thought I would see it in my lifetime and I am very excited about it.
The reason I bring this up today is that there have been serious debates in my office lately about the candidates.
And today's really bothered me.
A guy I work with said he likes Palin and that he thinks McCain is going to win in the elections. And that Obama is going to get crushed in any debate they have.
Okay, so I asked him, "did you watch any of the debates prior to the primaries?"
His response....."no, but Obama is only good reading from a teleprompter, he can't come up with things off the top of his head."
Oh really. Interesting opinion considering YOU DIDN'T WATCH THE DEBATES!
I did watch them. I actually recorded one cause I wasn't going to be able to watch it live.
I am not going to say that Obama is better than McCain at debates cause the two haven't faced off against each other yet.
But I remember listening to McCain and watching him back himself into a corner time and time again because he speaks to freely about his ideas and interests. Is that bad? No, I like that he is willing to put himself out there. But by putting yourself out there you are setting yourself up for IMMEDIATE ridicule if your opponent is competent.
The best politicians do one thing better than anything else.....they say a lot while saying NOTHING!!
And Obama is much better at that than McCain. McCain is a lot of times saying something meaningful. He is telling you what his intentions are and how he would do it.
The problem with that is that people instantly form opinions based on what you said and if someone doesn't understand what you meant than you may lose a supporter.
But Obama says very little but he talks all the time. And that is a huge advantage in debates in my opinion. He offers his ideas and interests without getting too deep into the planning of them.
Now like I said before I think McCain should be respected and admired for stating his intentions whenever he is asked.
But if you think McCain is going to destroy Obama in a debate than you obviously haven't watched them debate.
If anyone wishes to comment or debate, please do!!
2 comments:
Yikes. Not watching the debates seems like an important part of being an educated voter. Or at least talking about the issues. I don't live in the States but it's amazing to me how many people are basing their vote on things completely irrelevant to the candidate's actual ability to govern.
brandy - it is ridiculous that people are concerned with things like what the candidates kids are doing or how many houses they have or where they went to school or how long have they been in office.
What the people need to do is look at the facts and figure out who should and can lead this country.
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