Thoughts on last night’s debate?

I am not going to lie, before this political season I have held zero interest in the election. I was not even registered to vote until an Obama volunteer was going door to door in my neighborhood. I figured it was easy for me to just fill it out real quick and hand it back to her and two weeks later my voter registration card came in the mail. I am not the type to tell someone they should vote this way or that way, it is a personal idea and I really hate people that try and preach why McCain or why Obama.

I am for Obama and it is for this main reason: If the Democratic party had an older candidate who was out of touch with the youth of America like previous candidates, I would not be interested. Yes it is a very ignorant comment on my part and irresponsible as well, but that’s my stance. Obama has engaged voters of the younger generations that changes to our country can be made, he is a progressive thinker who I truly believe will listen to the voices in America. That’s my stance, you will not hear me rant again. But on to the debate.

• McCain and both questions he received from African-American questioners. First, he told Oliver Clark that he probably did not know who Freddie and Fannie were? Second, he forgot the second questioner’s name when thanking her for the questions. Her name was Ingrid and McCain just looked uncomfortable in both situations.
• McCain just looked uneasy up there, he made good points with his new economic policy that he introduced, but he was really pacing back and forth the entire time.
• When the question asks you to prioritize three item in our economy by importance, do not say that you can work on all three of them at the same time Mr. McCain. That one hit a nerve with me!
• Obama was really long winded, many times I was just wondering when he was going to get to the point. However, he did reference JFK a few times and I thought that was very subtle and highly effective on his part to try and portray himself as the next one.
• Neither of them answered many of the questions and Obama asked many times for follow-ups to McCain’s follow-ups.
• McCain referring to Obama as “that one”? Kind of disrespectful, but not racist. McCain finished his statement by referring himself to “this one”. It was just sloppy on old man McCain’s part.
• The final question: “What don’t you know and how will you learn it?” I thought this was a great opportunity for both of them to say something memorable but I did not like either of their answers as they both reflected on their past?