The Palin/Biden Debate: Deception vs Inexperience
Anyone that has seen the Palin/Biden debate can tell you how entertaining it was. It had many more emotions and feelings invested from the two candidates than the first McCain/Obama debate. Well, anyone that’s not a liberal or liar can tell you that (and has eyes or ears, of course).
I honestly walked away from the TV/interview thinking that again, nobody won, that the debate was run fairly and that both Vice Presidential candidates came out of that looking moral, friendly, and with integrity intact. While this debate didn’t really have any gleaming moments for either candidate, it did have the feel of a successful and competitive one.
Many times, it’s difficult to follow everything that happens or that’s said during a debate, especially when it lasts for about an hour and a half to two hours. Anything that long, can typically turn into a lecture-like experience, leaving the crowd/viewers dozing off or at least lose interest.
Leading up to the debate, Sarah Palin had been scrutinized and made to look a buffoon by the liberal media and the several interviews from those that would attempt to blind-side her with gotcha’ questions. If not for Fox News and her several fair interviews with reputable commentators and hosts, the world would never see the true Governor of Alaska. Unfortunately, liberal media rules the television sets with an iron fist, so the majority of people around the world will often only see the negative portions/aspects of each interview from ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, etc for examples.
Charles Gibson and Katie Couric are two interviewees that come to mind, who felt it necessary to attempt to belittle Governor Palin during their interviews. With one question concerning the Bush Doctrine, questions pertaining to the War on Terrorism (in Iraq and Afghanistan), another question concerning the newspapers/magazines she reads, etc… they were trying to get her to foul up. In some circumstances, she handled herself quite well with poise, but at times she seemed frustrated and unable to answer the questions. Of course, you can’t really trust these interviews, as the networks cut/chop them up into bits, so that they can make the interviewee seem like an idiot and unwilling or unable to answer certain questions. Palin addressed this on numerous occasions and called out the liberal networks for what they were and what they were known for.
The debate, if there was no clear winner, certainly served a greater purpose, which was to show that Palin can and will handle her own, and will do so coherently and intelligently. She didn’t fluster, she didn’t back down and she answered the questions for the people in the way that she wanted to address the questions. Sure, she directed some questions down alternative routes, but she did so by announcing it. She said she was going to answer it the way she wanted, or she said she was going to back track and answering a different question that she felt was more important. She played to her strengths and did so flawlessly. America saw the true Governor Palin that night and those that were unsure about her or who weren’t supportive of her, saw her in a different light. She gained a lot of respect and support that night.
Biden, on the other hand portrayed himself in a respectful manner, while maintaining a relaxed and informal demeanor throughout the debate. Both Gov. Palin and Sen. Biden remained on a comfort level that allowed them to call each other by their first names. Something that lacked in the first debate with Sen. McCain and Sen. Obama.
Seemingly, he made little to no gaffs during the interview and really portrayed himself to be a humanitarian and relatable, while still being quite knowledgeable, due to his experience as a Senator. Of course, Biden has been a Senator for over 30 years and has had the experience with media and debates on a Federal level, while Palin admittedly only had about five weeks of experience dealing with the same venues.
There were some moments, of course, where Biden would dig himself a hole, by lying about his past stance on Obama and issues that he previously disagreed with Obama about, as well as lying about experiences with the American people from his hometown. What was interesting, was that Palin continuously called him out on it. She constantly asked him to be honest with his past record, which clearly opposed Obama. Did he? No, he ignored her request/challenge.
Regardless, their tact was admirable and I didn’t come away from this disliking either one. In fact, I respect Biden a bit more now than I had before. He seems like a genuinely good man. That, and Palin proved herself to the American people and liberal media, which I thoroughly enjoyed. She seems like a very strong candidate and one that won’t bow down to the greed and corruption that has infiltrated the American government.
From the reports I had seen, the polls were mixed. Some said Palin won, some said Biden won. Typically, liberal media said that Biden won. What I saw from Fox News was that it was pretty much a tie. The Republican party claimed Palin won, and vice versa for Biden and the Democratic Party. Who really won? I really think it was a tie, but I think it served a greater purpose for Palin to have proven herself to the media and American people.
My next post will be about the more recent debate between McCain and Obama, which marks their second debate (of three). It’s been at the forefront of debate amongst commentators on several news networks for several reasons, but I’ll get to that later. ;]