I am sitting in bed on my boyfriends laptop as the debate is going on. All day there have been statistics on Palin that he approval ratings for ability as VP have gone down throughout the month of September. I have a feeling based off of conversations I have overheard that this decrease in her popularity has much to do with her speeches and interviews made within that month. It is a general feeling that the more she opens her mouth, the less faith people have in her abilities. So far in the debate, I have only made a few observations on differences between Palin and Biden. One is that rather than talking to Gwen, she speaks into the camera (or to the American people as she sees it). Biden however talks to Gwen and Palin making eye contact, not worrying about the cameras. Palin also seems somewhat robotic because of it. It seems that her answers are not coming out naturally, but more formulated and calculated. Biden on the other hand seems that he knows his position on the issues and personal issues that he can talk about them freely without worrying that he will trip up over his own words, as it seems Palin fears she may do if she isn't careful about her word choice.
Another point that blows my mind was the response by Palin on the issue of global warming. I have heard over and over from friends that Palin doesn't believe in global warming, so this was a question I particularly wanted to hear the answer from her own mouth. She went on to say that she doesn't believe global warming is man made, and that it is part of the earth's natural cycle. And while many people think it is a load of crud, if you have watched Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, you would know that yes, the world goes through cycles of warming and cooling, but this particular warm cycle is almost three times warmer than any other warming cycle before it due to a huge increase in carbon dioxide - a man made increase. She also said that we should come together to fix global warming, but if it is a natural cycle, how do you fix it? How do you battle something you "don't understand" or "don't know the source" of? You don't.
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I, too, agree that Palin has been under a lot of scrutiny, more so than Biden, due to her ineptness if you will in front of the camera and during interviews. Her lower populartiy as a result definitely forced the republicans to prep her immensely for this debate. I, however, was surprised with her performance. I expected to cringe while watching this debate. I expected her to falter or stumble over words. To me she didn't seem scripted or nervous, just well trained and rehearsed. She did, however, mistakenly refer to the U.S. Commander in Afghanistan as McClellen, not McKeirnan. Biden definitely won on a majority of issues, but Palin, too, had her moments. Overall, it was a strong Vice Presidential debate.
I agree that overall it was a strong debate on both sides, and that both were well prepped. The next day all over the news there was talk about how people were disappointed that no one completely bombed. I think everyone was hoping to see someone fumble over words or not have an answer to the questions or for a fight to break out - but it never happened. I think this says something about society and where entertainment has gone. We no longer care about the actual issues that our VP's present, but care more about how entertained we will be during the debates.
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