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drewbearJust got home & turned on the debate. Looks like McCain caved and showed up. Makes him look weaker for backing down on his word (no matter how ill advised that decision was).
Damn, but McCain's blink-rate is up. He's saying a lot of "uh"s and "um"s, too. Both are signs of being unsure, unprepared, or outright lying in his statements.
Aaaaand, McCain is closing with his "poor, pitiful POW" card. Don't get me wrong, it's horrible what was done to him, but when that seems to be the SOLE thing he uses to bolster his "I support the troops" statement, it quickly loses its impact. Also, Obama's body language as a whole was more commanding and powerful. He capped it by crossing the stage to shake McCain's hand rather than meeting him in the center. It subtly indicates that he's "laying claim" to McCain's space. A subtle psychological message.
In other news, the gas shortages in the southeast aren't getting any better. As I drove home, I passed 3 gas stations that were dry and the cheapest one still open was selling at $3.99/gal.
Lessee... possible artificial gas shortages*, an insanely drastic (and potentially draconian) financial bailout bill, a permanent Army battalion stationed on US soil "in case of civil unrest". That's... not a great picture.
*I've heard stories from insiders stating that they're no reason that gas is in such short supply, even taking Ike into account. It's being deliberately constrained some say that there may in fact be a series of storage facilities where crude is being stored to keep the supply artificially low and prices therefore artificially high.
But enough of the conspiracy theories. :-/
Damn, but McCain's blink-rate is up. He's saying a lot of "uh"s and "um"s, too. Both are signs of being unsure, unprepared, or outright lying in his statements.
Aaaaand, McCain is closing with his "poor, pitiful POW" card. Don't get me wrong, it's horrible what was done to him, but when that seems to be the SOLE thing he uses to bolster his "I support the troops" statement, it quickly loses its impact. Also, Obama's body language as a whole was more commanding and powerful. He capped it by crossing the stage to shake McCain's hand rather than meeting him in the center. It subtly indicates that he's "laying claim" to McCain's space. A subtle psychological message.
In other news, the gas shortages in the southeast aren't getting any better. As I drove home, I passed 3 gas stations that were dry and the cheapest one still open was selling at $3.99/gal.
Lessee... possible artificial gas shortages*, an insanely drastic (and potentially draconian) financial bailout bill, a permanent Army battalion stationed on US soil "in case of civil unrest". That's... not a great picture.
*I've heard stories from insiders stating that they're no reason that gas is in such short supply, even taking Ike into account. It's being deliberately constrained some say that there may in fact be a series of storage facilities where crude is being stored to keep the supply artificially low and prices therefore artificially high.
But enough of the conspiracy theories. :-/
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We're pretty sure it's a test
Date: 2008-09-27 11:23 pm (UTC)Re: We're pretty sure it's a test
Date: 2008-09-28 01:00 am (UTC)So on one hand, it's bad that there's no ACTIVE mass force among the populace to create or force change and improvement. On the other hand, it's far, far, FAR too easy for those kinds of movements to rapidly result in violent anarchy, even if only for a (relatively) short time.