Verdict: McCain vs Obama Debate

After watching Friday night’s debate and assimilating the verdicts of various analysts and pundits, I think it’s fair to say the debate was a draw, or a very slight Obama win. John McCain performed better than expected, and Obama proved, once again, that he is a very capable and knowledgeable person who can be trusted as President.

Obama landed some good punches, including a triple rendering of “You were wrong,” referring to John McCain’s Iraq war judgement. Obama also hit McCain, after McCain critisized Obama for openly endorsing an attack on Al-Queda forces in Pakistan, by dismissing McCain’s foreign policy credibility, especially after “singing songs about bombing Iran.”

McCain also scored some by trying to paint Obama as inexperienced, saying several times throughout the debate, that Obama “just does not understand.” However, he appeared dismissive and condescending toward Obama.

Next stop is the Vice-Presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. We will be there!

Mental Health Break

Okay, this is too funny!!! Obama sings to Kanye West, featuring John McCain, Sarah Palin, and George Bush.

Sarah Palin, Lies, Cover-ups, and Deceit.

Andrew Sullivan, of The Atlantic, wrote a revealing piece today that summarized the falsehood-ridden candidacy of Republican Vice-Presidential nominee and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. These paragraphs sum it all up:

“So for the record, let it be known that the candidate for
vice-president for the GOP is a compulsive, repetitive, demonstrable
liar…
You cannot trust a word she says. On anything.“

Read the full article here.

History in the making…

“But I stand before you tonight because all across America something is stirring. What the nay-sayers don’t understand is that this election has never been about me… It’s been about you.”

– Barack Obama, as he accepted the Democratic Party nomination tonight, on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s “I have a dream” speech.

Untitled…

Obama Draws Record Crowd Of 75,000

On Sunday May 18th, 2008 75000 people went out to listen to Barack Obama speak in Portland, Oregon. This is phenomenal. People were even in boats; crazy stuff really.

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Saturday Night Live

In this skit, Saturday Night Live’s Tina Fey sums up Hillary Clinton’s logic of late. Interestingly funny…

Watch it here

Obama wins North Carolina, Clinton wins Indiana

I’m watching Senator Barack Obama deliver his victory speech, after emphatically thumping Hillary Clinton in the North Carolina primaries.

She won Indiana by a more narrow margin, although the final votes won’t be in for another couple of hours. I wonder what’s coming. This will be a crazy election season.