Proposition
This isn’t a political blog, it’s just what’s been on my mind lately. So as what might be the final political post in this series, I wanted to provide a guide to the California state propositions. There are a lot, as usual, and they are complicated. I’m here to help.
Debate III — Return of the Lying
Debate III — Return of the Prevaricators?
So, the last debate was on Wednesday night. It was marginally more unscripted than the others, although still highly predictable. I noticed a few little things — McCain’s hands shake. Obama has a five o’clock shadow. They are both left handed. There’s a little bit of that flat Chicago “A” and more aspirated “s” in Obama’s diction -I never noticed that before.
McCain suggests that Palin is a role model for American women. Ew. I guess she has “ignited the electorate,” though. I’m quite incensed myself.
Obama kept smiling, like you do when you listen to your crazy old uncle at Thanksgiving dinner, talking about the Commies or something. McCain kept smiling, too, like somebody told him he’d goddammwell better smile, no matter what. Smiling is really overrated.
Mostly, they both say the usual stuff that everyone says in every election in history. More jobs, less taxes, cut government waste. We’ll fix all this stuff, somehow. Lots of twisted truths, a few outright lies. Statistics that don’t mean anything. Utopia if you elect me, tragedy if you let the other guy win.
I don’t know if the lies and distortions are getting more obvious or if I’m just more aware of it than I used to be. It just all sounds so familiar.
Debate II — The Middle One is Always Worst
A tough day on the market, a few harsh days in the campaign, interesting time for a less formal debate format than the others. They won’t be able to do anything like Palin did last week (“I’m not going to answer that question because I want to talk about…”) Read more
The VP Debate
Like many of you, I eagerly awaited the Vice Presidential debate. I thought there was a very good chance that either or both of them would make campaign-changing and/or career-ending blunders. Biden has a tendency to ramble on endlessly, and he can be very sarcastic and unpleasant. Palin, of course, will be considered successful if she just doesn’t throw up or burst into tears.
I’m happy to say, though, that neither of them did those things. And yet, the debate was interesting. Below are my notes, typed up as it went along.
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