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Vice-Presidential debate

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  • Started 1 year ago by burt
  • Latest reply from Jem Bloomfield

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  1. burt
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    What was David Brooks of the New York Times smoking when he watched this debate?

    "With a bemused smile and a never-ending flow of words, she laid out her place on the ticket — as the fearless neighbor for the heartland bemused by the idiocies of Washington."

    Come on! I like Palin as a person, but her debate performance was embarrassing. Winking at the camera. Ignoring the question that was asked and then going on to her two minute canned speeches. I guess when the bar is set that low, anyone can jump over it.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  2. Jem Bloomfield
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    I have to agree with you. Whatever one thinks of the parties or tickets involved, this was not an impressive performance at all. I really wish the moderator had exercised a little more control - on both candidates, actually - and just insisted from time to time that they answer the question as asked.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  3. fitler
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    Jem, It's surprising to me that our Vice-presidential debates are shown in England. Do many people watch them?

    Posted 1 year ago #
  4. Jem Bloomfield
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    I'm actually not sure how widely it was watched - I think it was screened at something like two o'clock in the morning on the BBC, so anyone wanting to see it had to make the effort! Personally I cheated and watched it online. Of course this means that we rely even further on the media to pick out what was relevant and what important about the debate - I do worry that the way Palin's profile is often presented over here is simply encouraging some of the more tedious and simple-minded forms of Yank-bashing that you come across in pubs.

    Posted 1 year ago #

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