Some Hope May Be Lost (But Just A Little Bit...)

Well, the radio says Romney, TV says Obama, and it seems like every other news outlet is paying more attention to Moderator Robert “Bob” Schieffer, or Big Bird, than either candidate. Last night, both men decided to spend more time on rhetoric, and trying to make the audience at Lynn College laugh, than trying to convince the American people to vote for them. Correct me if I’m mistaken, but shouldn’t the American public know why each man is right for the job, and what he said last night? I thought so. If you are part of that minority who went into last night’s debate with a concrete idea of who you are voting for come Election Day, then last night was just another installment in what have become weekly comedies, for the viewing pleasure of the American public. However, if you went into last night with no idea of who you’re siding with on November 6th, then last night didn’t do too much for you. With as much talk about ships and bayonets as there was about Syria, Libya, and Israel combined, last night’s “foreign policy” label certainly was a misnomer. this debate was one where Romney could have easily taken the forefront in foreign policy, but fortunately/unfortunately (depends how you look at it), Romney did not do so. Again, just like last debate, it seemed like the President and the moderator were on the same page. Obama seemed to have the upper hand on Romney, in terms of being allowed to speak over his allotted time. This allowed Obama to capitalize, and make the most of this extra time. 

The Two Stars of the Debate:


Moderator Robert "Bob" Schieffer



Mitt Romney's Arch Nemesis: Big Bird

So what does this mean for the American people? Well...virtually nothing. This debate did not do what many people expected it to do. Truth be told, both men stayed along the same lines of rhetoric as they had in the previous two debates. Neither man separated himself from his opponent, and thoroughly confused the American people. While both men did make the audience laugh as a result of their verbal jabs and rhetorical punches, the connection with the audience stopped there. Both men spent more time talking to moderator Bob Schieffer about his life and career, as well as making mentions to ships, bayonets, and Big Bird. B-Readers, if this was the debate that you expected to tell you who to vote for, this wasn’t the one to watch. B-Readers, I promise to bring you more updates, and to continue to bring you the truth among lies. Until next time!!