Biden Knows Stuff, Palin Plays Tina Fey

Before last night's VP debate, Stanford law professor Larry Lessig said, "The only advantage Biden has is knowledge and experience. He needs to show that, without saying that." For listeners who see this a serious conversation as to who might be a president of the United States, Biden demonstrated impressive knowledge, and insights and wisdom that were rooted in his extensive experience. He was a grown-up, talking to grown ups. Tina Fey -- I mean Sarah Palin, seemed like a 44-year-old mom auditioning for a spunky character in a neighborhood play. The charm of the Palin performance is that she can continue the parody, and laugh with us at herself, with cues to make sure we all know what a hoot this all is.

Gwen Ifill was effectively reduced to a time keeper by the McCain camp assaults on her character. The pundits who reported on the show (debate) seemed also often intimidated by the increasingly direct attacks on the media by the McCain campaign. I personally have grown tired of eight years of allowing stupid, uninformed and reckless political figures intimidate the country as we move from one blunder to another, dissipating our standing in the world and our competitiveness at home. Is it too much to ask the media to act like grown ups too, and realize we are not casting the lead to Annie get your gun?

Comments

[violettefemme]

Don't you mean "Annie GIT YER Gun"?

[hopeless277]

The very fact that this race is so close screams that this country should be put down like a rabid dog.

[koulflo]

Palin plays to neocon base. same ole sale ole stuff
http://koulflo.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/the-morning-after-palin/

[chrispcd]

I haven't heard or read any commentary about the projection by Gov Palin and Sen. McCain (and by others about them) that they are 'mavericks'. The spot on CNN's website that has been occupied by the Obama/Biden camp for months is now a McCain/Palin spot. It clearly promotes them as 'mavericks'.

Haven't we already has 8 years of mavericks in the White House? Is this what we need? Or do we need some bi-partisan collaboration, diplomacy, and a complete shift in the perspective we have of ourselves and others have of us?

Why would the McCain/Palin camp think that being labeled a 'maverick' is a good thing?

[Dynamohum]

Because they love their mavericky maverickness for the masses. hehe

[frelman]

Perhaps we could get James Garner to run for president. Now there's a real Maverick, the legend of the West.