Who Are You Fooling, John McCain?
by Kelly
Amidst terrible Katic Couric interviews and misstatements about Pakistan, I am very excited for the potential Vice Presidents to face off. The debate is scheduled for this Thursday and I will be watching from my living room couch, beer in hand. Biden is an excellent debater, with many years of foreign policy under his belt. Palin is excellent at being vague and her foreign policy experience rests on Alaska’s proximity to Russia. All in all, a fair match-up, wouldn’t you agree?
However, then I read this article over at CNN’s Political Ticker. In it, they mention that the Vice Presidential debates won’t be the same as usual:
The vice presidential debate will resemble the traditional presidential event. However, the New York Times reported last Sunday that the McCain campaign sought to limit the time for freewheeling discussion in the vice presidential debate.
Advisers to Palin were reportedly worried that format could put the Alaska governor — a relatively inexperienced debater — on the defensive most of the evening.
The agreed-upon format for that debate now includes an abbreviated two-minute discussion period during which the candidates can engage each other.
Is anybody else sick of McCain coddling Palin?? If she is so “ready” for the Vice Presidency as McCain claims, why the reduced debate time? Why is McCain’s campaign hiding Sarah Palin from the press? The article mentions that Biden, “has done nearly 100 interviews since being picked as Obama’s VP on August 23. Palin, on the other hand, did her third interview with a national television network last week.”
If this isn’t a reality check for voters, I don’t know what else is. The woman cannot hold her own in an interview, and her own campaign doesn’t trust her to speak freely for 5 minutes with Biden. Palin seems to be more and more a puppet for the McCain campaign…and a crappy one at that.
I am still looking forward to the debate between Biden and Palin, but I am disappointed in the campaign McCain and Palin are running.
Obama/Biden ’08!
Oh, I know. It’s getting f*ng ridiculous at this point, seriously. I may not like some of Biden’s gaffes, but I’m just ACHING for this debate to come. I want to see him knock Palin out of the playing field.
Crush her Joe! This is your chance. The Republicans are scared Palin will fuck up the debate so don’t let this opportunity go by.
Democrats usually fuck up because they are too polite. Republicans never are . Thats why Gore lost the presidency in 2000. That’s why the GOP got away with the swift boat shit. And they are trying it again with the ‘not ready to lead/Obama doesn’t understand’ crap. Like grandpa is ready to lead.
So don’t be satisfied this time until she starts cryings
this is ridiculous
We love Joe Biden, so we’re excited for this debate. He’s been very clear that he’s going to debate her just like all of the smart and accomplished women that he debates in the Senate every day, not as some kind of delicate flower, so it should be very interesting.
@ Dollyann – The debate’s tonight! Can’t wait. It’s pretty ridiculous, though, that the debate is shortened like this.
@ Old europe — I am putting my faith in Joe, for sure. He’s a great debater, he’s got loads of experience, and he will be able to talk circles around Palin. Thanks for the comment.
@ Green Business — Ditto.
@ EvilSlutClique — I just checked out your post about what Biden said about debating women. I’m really glad he said that because I was starting to worry. Palin doesn’t need to be coddled.