Friday night's debate between John McCain and Barack Obama showed once again that John McCain is as unqualified to run this country as Sarah Palin. His demeanor on that stage is just not worthy of a leader of a country that has had to endure 8 years of Bushies.
Consistently, Obama showed his deference to this supposed veteran of foreign affairs, but McCain could not conceal his contempt for Obama: not once, did he look at him, and every time Obama spoke, McCain smirked, grinned, and uttered incomprehensible sighs, shifting from foot to foot (but this might have been his exhaustion after having to stand for more than 10 minutes). McCain exhibited all the characteristics that the American people hate to see in their potential leaders: grouchiness, sense of self entitlement to the Presidency, contempt for your opponent as if he/she doesn't have as much right to be on that stage as you, and just overall sense of dread and pessimism. McCain was Reagan stripped of any optimism or good-natured humor.
The debate once again showed that Obama would probably be one of the best presidents we have had in a while. His answers were crisp and precise, but yet extremely thoughtful. This man is deliberate always weighing all possible perspectives before coming down with his own opinion. His hope in the good nature of the American people is genuine and it really comes across through his demeanor, especially his smile. At the risk of sounding superficial, Obama's smile alone would do so much to improve our standing in the world. Compare that to McCain's smirk that never leaves his face.
On Friday night, we had a chance to see two faces of America. I think the polls increasingly show which face the Americans want to present to the world after 8 agonizing years of W.
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