Debate Review
Well I watched the debate last night between Senator Verbose and Caribou Barbie. They both did rather well all things considered and the drinking game was a complete bust. sigh!
The interesting thing is the analysis that has followed. NPR did their fact checking and according to them Caribou Barbie was all spin and not on target with her claims about her own and McCain's record whereas Senator Verbose only exaggerated slightly here and there. Meanwhile Fox News has exactly the opposite opinion. Articles in the New Times agree with NPR and go on to say that 90% of Caribou Barbie's replies did not actually answer questions but merely gave out "talking points" with no substance, further "proving" that she is not ready to be VP let alone President should anything awful happen to McCain.
And so it goes. Five weeks from the election and it is still anybody's guess as to what will/might happen.
My score? Caribou Barbie got a B (mostly for effort and stage presence) and Senator Verbose got a B+ (for at least trying to stick to the facts and not attacking his opponent directly).
The interesting thing is the analysis that has followed. NPR did their fact checking and according to them Caribou Barbie was all spin and not on target with her claims about her own and McCain's record whereas Senator Verbose only exaggerated slightly here and there. Meanwhile Fox News has exactly the opposite opinion. Articles in the New Times agree with NPR and go on to say that 90% of Caribou Barbie's replies did not actually answer questions but merely gave out "talking points" with no substance, further "proving" that she is not ready to be VP let alone President should anything awful happen to McCain.
And so it goes. Five weeks from the election and it is still anybody's guess as to what will/might happen.
My score? Caribou Barbie got a B (mostly for effort and stage presence) and Senator Verbose got a B+ (for at least trying to stick to the facts and not attacking his opponent directly).
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