Will Wilkinson - Latest Comments in Obama Is Not

Re: Obama Is Not

strangedoctrines — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:36:43 -0000

Neither can I. But it was irresistible snark.

Re: Obama Is Not

willwilkinson — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:45:13 -0000

I can't spell it either.

Re: Obama Is Not

willwilkinson — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:44:58 -0000

No, I cannot say "Ahmandinejad".

Re: Obama Is Not

strangedoctrines — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:54:14 -0000

"McCain exudes firm, experienced, competent, principled leadership."

If this is irony for "McCain exudes petulance, sanctimony and unstatesmanlike contempt," then I totally agree.

Oh, and can you say "Ahmadinejad"?

Re: Obama Is Not

stephen — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:10:07 -0000

ok, ok, now tell us what winston thought of the "Debate!?" and, of course, you must show a picture during transmission.

Re: Obama Is Not

rsporter — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:49:40 -0000

I don't think I'd call it for McCain. I think I'd call it completely useless.

Like you, I had expected much from Obama and didn't get it. However, I don't think it showed either candidate in a particularily good light. I didn't learn anything from either canadidate I didn't already know.

I want my Friday night back.

Re: Obama Is Not

MoonRooster — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:45:39 -0000

I'm also disappointed. Rather than differentiate himself from the fear-mongering tactics of the current administration, he chose to try to play game better. He's a more efficient terrorist-killer.

So, to the Americans who believe that the biggest problem facing America today is Russians and Arabs, you have a decision to make.

If not, fuck you. Vote Obama anyway.

(Which is actually the right thing to do, I'll sadly add.)

Re: Obama Is Not

Kevin B. O'Reilly — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:32:13 -0000

Yes, I think your expectations of Obama were unrealistic. He is not a very good debater, and yet this was his crispest, strongest debate performance. McCain clearly had him on the defensive, and yet Obama made no gaffes -- which is what McCain to back up his assertion that Obama "doesn't understand" foreign policy.

On style, Obama looked cool, calm and collected. McCain seemed pissed off that Obama was chatting up the pretty clerk in front of him in the grocery store checkout line.

Re: Obama Is Not

Jack — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:02:06 -0000

Well, http://thecrossedpond.com/?p=5336#comments live blogged it, with the primary posters divided roughly 50/50 between Obama McCain, pre-debate. Perhaps you might take a scan of the 200+ comments, especially Rojas' sporadic question recaps every 30 comments or so. If it meets your criteria for relative non-partisanship, perhaps you will join us for the next one.