The VP Debate: The Mother of Double Standards

By Daniel Miessler on October 3rd, 2008: Tagged as Obama | Politics

Palin

I watched the whole debate and have been observing the reaction to it from voters and pundits. Most are calling it a tie, and I’m absolutely fucking appalled.

Palin got absolutely destroyed on pretty much every issue. She did nothing for her platform or her party. She supposedly did “well” because she “came off well” and was “likeable”. Basically, she didn’t look like a complete idiot the way she has been for the last couple of weeks–hence she “exceeded expectations”.

Are you kidding me? Is that the standard? To not look like you’re completely unqualified? Are we forgetting that this was a battle of policies? Her policies, and those of McCain, got completely crushed by Biden. Completely. All her claims on Iraq. All her talk of McCain being a maverick. She was just completely owned.

But she was pretty, and she was spunky, and she was personable. In short, Palin did horribly for her party, and for McCain, and for America, but she did well for her own personal image.

And this is a tie?

It’s really sad when a bible-thumping beauty queen can get absolutely trounced in a debate but people think she “handled her own” because she didn’t fall off the stage or burst into tears.:

  • http://westwood.fortunecity.com/dolce/636/cooperati.html TIMM

    I’m tempted to call “sour grapes”, but it’s not entirely called for.

    Palin did well against an exceedingly experienced opponent that makes the match-up look more like David and Goliath. Remember that one, the one where Goliath was supposed to win?

    But, here, the voters and pundits have spoken. Still, CNN puts Biden ahead, if that means much.

    peace,

    -=T=-

  • http://westwood.fortunecity.com/dolce/636/cooperati.html TIMM

    I’m tempted to call “sour grapes”, but it’s not entirely called for.

    Palin did well against an exceedingly experienced opponent that makes the match-up look more like David and Goliath. Remember that one, the one where Goliath was supposed to win?

    But, here, the voters and pundits have spoken. Still, CNN puts Biden ahead, if that means much.

    peace,

    -=T=-

  • Dn

    Pre-debate, one commentator noted: “Expectations for Palin are so low, that as long as she doesn’t puke on herself, she’ll be able to claim at least a tie.”

    Seems like that was exactly the case here.

  • Dn

    Pre-debate, one commentator noted: “Expectations for Palin are so low, that as long as she doesn’t puke on herself, she’ll be able to claim at least a tie.”

    Seems like that was exactly the case here.

  • http://dmiessler.com/ Daniel Miessler

    DN, yes, exactly.

  • http://dmiessler.com Daniel Miessler

    DN, yes, exactly.

  • Jason Powell

    Palin gave a (well rehearsed) speech. There just happened to be a debate going on while she did it.

  • Jason Powell

    Palin gave a (well rehearsed) speech. There just happened to be a debate going on while she did it.

  • http://adam.younglogic.com/ Adam Young

    This was a Debate that could only hurt either side, but not really help. Both Biden and Palin could have blown it by looking bad. Neither did. Thus is was a tie. Actually, I give a slight nod to Palin, who needed to help patch the hole she made in McCain’s ship. She did so: She looked like she was able to debate intelligently and knowledgably, as opposed to her abysmal showing on Katie Couric (and SNL…)

    You have to look at it as a game. Based on the sate of the game this week, they both made the necessary moves.

    Yes, if Palin had debated better she would have possibly won a few people on over, but really, would that matter? She effectively stopped a really bad trend for McCain, at least until she goofs up again.

  • http://adam.younglogic.com Adam Young

    This was a Debate that could only hurt either side, but not really help. Both Biden and Palin could have blown it by looking bad. Neither did. Thus is was a tie. Actually, I give a slight nod to Palin, who needed to help patch the hole she made in McCain’s ship. She did so: She looked like she was able to debate intelligently and knowledgably, as opposed to her abysmal showing on Katie Couric (and SNL…)

    You have to look at it as a game. Based on the sate of the game this week, they both made the necessary moves.

    Yes, if Palin had debated better she would have possibly won a few people on over, but really, would that matter? She effectively stopped a really bad trend for McCain, at least until she goofs up again.


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