- This close presidential election just got a lot closer. I thought Romney did so well last night that I considered changing my vote. Heck, he did so well, even the Obama campaign admitted Romney looked good.
- Obama’s performance reminded me of this kind of play.
- Both candidates got too detailed with numbers last night. I know this debate focused on the economy, but it’s hard for voters to relate and not feel being talked down to when you hear nothing but numbers, numbers, numbers.
- I thought Romney looked extremely pale when he came on stage and the debate started, but as things got going, his color came back.
- In Obama’s closing arguments, he failed to look at the camera and instead focused on the moderator. He also looked down way too much as he took notes.
- Romney had a spot on his American flag lapel pin. A Washington Post reporter states is a Secret Service star logo, which was a gift from his Secret Service agents.
- I actually thought it was nice to see both candidates and families chit-chat for what I thought was a lengthy time after the debate. Perhaps the Obamas wanted to get to know the family that will be moving into their house in January just to make the transition easier.
- Maybe I should tap the brakes a little. In 2004, President GW Bush didn’t perform too well against Kerry in their first debate, and like Obama, people noticed he scowled and looked annoyed too much. (Source and Source)
- Perhaps another similarity to 2004, the war on terror. Incumbent President GW Bush captured Saddam Hussein, while Osama bin Laden was captured under President Obama’s watch.
- Romney spoke a lot about being able to reach across the isle, compromise and negotiate. But I don’t think that’s what a lot of his party wants, I think they want no compromise.
- A lot of folks were peeved at moderator Jim Lehrer last night for not controlling the debate, but then again he actually let the candidates engage each other. The moderator is a lot like being a referee in sports, there will never be 100% agreement in how you handle things.
- The Romney campaign is a fan of “Friday Night Lights”.
- I couldn’t get Twitter to load using my computer last night, I could only access it using my phone.
- Speaking of Twitter, KitchenAid had a tweet last night that poked fun at the president’s grandmother.
- It would have been fun to see Gov Good Hair last night.
- Fact-checking the presidential debate
- A great Dallas skyline picture
- The nerdiest way to play catch: Three quadrocopters cooperatively tossing and catching a ball with the aid of an elastic net
- A random deep thought on bubbles
I like and respect Jim Lehrer, but he totally dropped the ball and lost control of the debate. It was dueling press conferences.
I scored it a high "Meh" for both candidates on the Aunt Linda scale. Neither seized the moment.