Live-Blogging the VP Debate
I'll be live-blogging the VP debate again tonight. Last week, Brian joined me online, although it's tough for me to respond to comments as I'm trying to keep up with the questions and answers. I'm really interested to see how Palin does. I think the Katie Couric interviews that everyone has been so critical of (example 1, example 2) offer unfortunate ammunition to her opposition, but they don't really measure whether Palin should be a viable VP candidate. Despite her muddled words, it was clear to me that she knew the rationale for the bailout was connected to job growth, and how many Supreme Court cases do you disagree with off the top of your head? How many Supreme Court cases do you think Bush coud name at all? When will the ability of the president be measured in naming Supreme Court cases on demand? "Excuse me Ms. President, Russia has cut off energy supplies to eastern Europe.... You must act quickly. Which Supreme Court case do you disagree with?" That question came way out of leftfield. Admittedly, it's unlikely that I could be convinced to vote for McCain/Palin, but let's be fair. Hopefully the debate will be more informative.
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I've found you, Miles, to be quite fair and balanced - even more than Fox. I think what the Couric interview revealed is that Palin had a bad day of BS-in'. That's what most politicians try to do well, and she had a bad day of it. Obama has the condescending "Now, listen," at the beginning of each statement, and McCain has the blaming the "Gotcha Media" down pat and claiming constantly that "I've already answered that question" - whatever the question that was posed. She'll just have to go back to what she did in prior debates. Make it look like she's the cool head prevailing and the other person is being childish ... in a debate with Biden, however, I think that will be a very difficult feat. Bring back Dan Quayle for these debates!
I am going to pop some popcorn tonight because I think this is going to be interesting. Joe Biden is a great debater, and Sarah Palin has some debates under her belt as well. So who knows. I think Biden has a tough job tonight, because no matter what somebody somewhere is going to say either a) that he went easy on her because she's a woman or b) that he was too hard on her.