While this is a good format for the president, it may limit him as to how much he can challenge Romney. Candy Crowley of CNN, the moderator, is already being stifled by both campaigns regarding her role. She has been told that she cannot ask any follow-up questions in an attempt to “avoid risk” on both sides. This is disturbing on a number of fronts, most obviously, for the first time in 20 years (since Carole Simpson moderated) they have had two female moderators, and that they would blunt the most qualified of all of the moderators, male OR female. That said, the onus will be on the president to speak up when Romney begins spewing out his untruths….okay, lies…
So let’s just get this out of the way. The president, as someone who is half
African-American, and considered black by most, there go those “One Drop of
Black Blood” and “Angry Black Man” syndromes looming overhead. Showing too much aggression will send the racist
conservative media into feeding frenzy.
What the president needs to realize is that he can be aggressive without
being angry. And at this point, “Angry
Black Man” be damned. If he doesn’t win
this debate, it may very well cost him the election.
It will be interesting to see if President Obama is up to the challenge. Unlike Joe Biden, he is not a “scrapper” by nature, and personally, as someone who is, if it’s not a part of you, it’s hard to become one for two ninety-minute debates. His competitive nature, however, is fierce, as those who play with him on the basketball court have attested to. That may be his saving grace…
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ReplyDeleteI agree 100%, The POTUS will have to watch out for Mittwitt's distortion on Soladra, clean energy vs coal and the pipeline . Hit them hard on foriegin affairs, the main cause of the middle east event, his BS move to the center(get him to slip up) . Use those lawyer techniques and if need be over step the commentator a bit cause believe me Mittwitt will! CHALLENGE HIM ON SPECIFICS OF HIS TAX PLAN!!!
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ReplyDeleteBeing very aggressive is not in the President’s character. However, after the disaster of the 1st debate he found a way to be “aggressive” and get his point across without being depicted as “an angry black man” that’s trying any way he can to win the debate.
As I hoped, the President refuted the lies that came out of Romney’s mouth and backed it up with true facts. At the 1st debate the President did not bring up issues that have been the subject of many of his campaign commercials, such as Romney’s running of Bain Capital, the 47%, Romney paying less tax than the middle class, etc. I did not get it and I wondered who coached him. I kept waiting for the President to counteract the negativity Romney was spewing out, and then I realized the 90 minutes were up and I felt empty and incomplete. The first thing I said was I hope this do not influence the undecided vote against him and hurt his re-election.
I was extremely disappointed in the 1st debate, but I did not lose faith in my President and I continued to have his back. He made us proud in the 2nd debate and I look forward to the last debate tonight. Even though he somewhat explained the disaster in Libya I know it will come up again tonight. I trust he is able to answer to the satisfaction of the American people.