Comments on: The VP Debate: The Mother of Double Standards http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-vp-debate-the-mother-of-double-standards grep understanding Fri, 25 May 2012 02:15:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Adam Young http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-vp-debate-the-mother-of-double-standards/comment-page-1#comment-209687 Adam Young Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:55:44 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/?p=3513#comment-209687 <p>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...)</p> <p>You have to look at it as a game. Based on the sate of the game this week, they both made the necessary moves.</p> <p>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.</p> 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.

]]> By: Adam Young http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-vp-debate-the-mother-of-double-standards/comment-page-1#comment-252955 Adam Young Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:55:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/?p=3513#comment-252955 <p>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...)</p> <p>You have to look at it as a game. Based on the sate of the game this week, they both made the necessary moves.</p> <p>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.</p> 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.

]]> By: Jason Powell http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-vp-debate-the-mother-of-double-standards/comment-page-1#comment-209439 Jason Powell Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:17:21 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/?p=3513#comment-209439 <p>Palin gave a (well rehearsed) speech. There just happened to be a debate going on while she did it.</p> Palin gave a (well rehearsed) speech. There just happened to be a debate going on while she did it.

]]> By: Jason Powell http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-vp-debate-the-mother-of-double-standards/comment-page-1#comment-252954 Jason Powell Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:17:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/?p=3513#comment-252954 <p>Palin gave a (well rehearsed) speech. There just happened to be a debate going on while she did it.</p> Palin gave a (well rehearsed) speech. There just happened to be a debate going on while she did it.

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-vp-debate-the-mother-of-double-standards/comment-page-1#comment-209133 Daniel Miessler Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:54:05 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/?p=3513#comment-209133 <p>DN, yes, exactly.</p> DN, yes, exactly.

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-vp-debate-the-mother-of-double-standards/comment-page-1#comment-252953 Daniel Miessler Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:54:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/?p=3513#comment-252953 <p>DN, yes, exactly.</p> DN, yes, exactly.

]]> By: Dn http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-vp-debate-the-mother-of-double-standards/comment-page-1#comment-209131 Dn Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:49:53 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/?p=3513#comment-209131 <p>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."</p> <p>Seems like that was exactly the case here.</p> 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.

]]> By: Dn http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-vp-debate-the-mother-of-double-standards/comment-page-1#comment-252952 Dn Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:49:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/?p=3513#comment-252952 <p>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."</p> <p>Seems like that was exactly the case here.</p> 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.

]]> By: TIMM http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-vp-debate-the-mother-of-double-standards/comment-page-1#comment-209122 TIMM Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:35:03 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/?p=3513#comment-209122 <p>I'm tempted to call "sour grapes", but it's not entirely called for. </p> <p>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?</p> <p>But, here, the voters and pundits have spoken. Still, CNN puts Biden ahead, if that means much.</p> <p>peace,</p> <p>-=T=-</p> 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=-

]]> By: TIMM http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-vp-debate-the-mother-of-double-standards/comment-page-1#comment-252951 TIMM Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:35:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/?p=3513#comment-252951 <p>I'm tempted to call "sour grapes", but it's not entirely called for. </p> <p>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?</p> <p>But, here, the voters and pundits have spoken. Still, CNN puts Biden ahead, if that means much.</p> <p>peace,</p> <p>-=T=-</p> 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=-

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