So what are your thoughts about Debate 1?

Thanks to the Debatewatch group for all your help tonight with the first event. You were great.

So what did everyone think about this debate? Who is everyone saying won? Does it matter if there is a winner? What's most important here? Would love to hear what you think.

Obama vs Pakistan

I used to be an Obama fan,
And then he brought up Pakistan.
My homeland he wants to invade,
This in turn has made me afraid.
His decision and comments were quite offensive,
Not to mention his plan sounds expensive.
“If Pakistan does not fully commit to helping the USA,
It’s then that military force will be displayed.”
He did not say this word for word,
But nonetheless, his statement was absurd.
Pakistan has been an ally for quite some time,
Alongside the U.S., partners in crime.
Mr. Obama, your plan will not work,
Chaos will erupt, people will go beserk.
Innocent lives will be lost,
And if that doesn’t matter to you, consider the cost.
I used to be your biggest supporter,
Until you said you wanted to cross the Afghan border.
So many invasions already in play,
I sit back and watch, in utter dismay.
I’m glad I watched tonight’s debate,
Now before I vote I must contemplate.
Do I want 4 more years of Bush-like reign?
Or dare I vote to have my Pakistanis slain?
This election has hit close to home,
But until I decide who to vote for, I must end this poem.

McCain suspending the debates

So I heard this morning that John McCain wanted to suspend Friday nights debates to deal with the economic crisis in Washington. I wanted to start a new post seeing what other people thought about this. I think that this is a bad move on McCain's part. I watched a video where Obama responded to this and he made a very good point when he said- "with only 40 days left for the American people to decide who will be responsible for leading our economic future -- it is more important than ever that the scheduled debate takes place." I agree with this, I think that the America people need to hear from our candidates now more than ever, so that they will know what the future holds for the economy of the country. I also agreed with Obama when he said, whoever wins the election and becomes President is going to have more than one serious issue going on a time and he needs to be able to handle it all.
I'm sure we will talk about this in class, but what does everyone else think??
Joanna

Obama switching VP

I know we brought this up in class., but i felt that it needed to be discussed. I heard that Obama may change his Vice President to Hilary and get rid of Biden. This i feel is something that will hurt him in his campaign for the presidency. It is not fair to Biden nor to Hilary. I think it will hurt the campaign because it shows that he can't make the right decisions which i think is one of the big points that alot of people are still uncertain about choosing him for president. Going back to his lack of experience and his 130 no votes while in the state legislature. This i feel would hurt him. I am sure that is all rumor and hope that he would not change his VP selection. I also feel it would be a major problem for companies who have made the Obama/Biden buttons and shirts for the campaign.

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-Matt Webster