Over the past week, basically the only thing we hear about on the news is the presidential election between Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama. On the blog that I've been following, The Caucus NY Times, it is pretty much full of this weeks information on the two presidential candidates.
For example, "One week ago, Joe Wurzelbacherwas just another working man living in a modest ranch house near Toledo thinking about how to expand his plumbing business. But when he stopped Senator Barack Obama during a visit to his block this weekend to ask about his taxes, he set himself on a path to being the newest media celebrity — and, like other celebrities, found himself under scrutiny." -Larry Rohter & Liz Robbins (The Caucus). Just last night, this topic was brought up in the debate. John McCain actually used the term "plumber Joe" surprisingly McCain used the term as way of criticizing Obama's plans on taxes and spreading the wealth.
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In other news, there was another post that was about Obama and how he remained "steady" while McCain attacked him. "By contrast, Mr. Obama responded to Mr. McCain’s lines of attacks by smiling and slightly shaking his head, but otherwise maintained a blank expression and an unfailing monotone. For those voters who like to fall in love with their politicians by finding a common humanity, Mr. Obama did not deliver at any of the three debates; he gave off very little heat, alluring or otherwise, and his composure had a certain flatness.
At times even the debate moderator, Bob Schieffer of CBS, failed to tease out a reaction or reply from Mr. Obama that was anything less than controlled."- The Caucus NY Times. Some comments on the post included the terms "strategist" and/or "calm, cool, and collected".
At times even the debate moderator, Bob Schieffer of CBS, failed to tease out a reaction or reply from Mr. Obama that was anything less than controlled."- The Caucus NY Times. Some comments on the post included the terms "strategist" and/or "calm, cool, and collected".
Overall, this weeks news in politics and last nights debate, has really started to rally up the voters for election day in less than 3 weeks.
If you watched the last debate, vote who you think won!
1 comment:
I didn't know that "plumber Joe" was actual person. I think that McCain did attack Obama a lot during the debate and I think that the "plumber Joe" brought it to a whole new level. I also was kind of disappointed that Obama did not come at McCain. Yes, is is important to remain calm, but I think it would have helped him if he said what McCain did wrong. A lot of sites are saying that McCain won the debate and I think it was because of that.
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