True to the promise

I did not even glance at Twitter last night. I hunkered down with my Mac on my lap and flipped on C-Span to watch the debates. I had a couple distractions: 1) when my daughter came into the room during the Dodd-Frank portion of the debate and declared she didn’t like either one of the candidates and 2) one point when Barack Obama was chastising Romney for changing positions from those stated during the GOP primary when I tuned out and checked Pinterest.

My own opinion was formed as I went to bed – I really believed that Romney owned it. This was somewhat confirmed by my Yellow dog Democrat husband who was audibly crashing around the kitchen after the debate and shouting out angrily during it (we watched the debate in separate rooms on separate floors of the house.)  I will say that Romney was well prepared by his sparring partner Ohio Senator Rob Portman. Obama seemed tired, annoyed and ill prepared.

This morning I rose early and headed for the traditional news reports. I started with the BBC report (odd, huh? not really – I wanted to read the least biased report first and I thought the BBC could deliver) followed by the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. The commentary from Stanley Fish was the most memorable:

The visuals were also bad for Obama. He filled less of his side of the split screen than Romney did. He seemed smaller in stature just as he seemed smaller in substance. Even Romney’s tie was better. Obama did occasionally flash a smile that gave promise of a more relaxed, confident and exuberant performance. But that promise was never redeemed. The best that could be said of him is that he was likable enough.

As painful as that may be to hear for Obama supporters it gave me a chuckle to think that I wasn’t the only one to remember that devastating, mocking salvo aimed by him at Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic Presidential Primary.

And yes, in case you were wondering, I have been known to hold a grudge.

 

 


About Jeanne Bernish

News junkie. Advocate for high ability children and encouraging girls in pursuing STEM fields. Believer in the power of technology to transform education. Find me on Twitter @JeanneBernish.
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