In the Vice Presidential candidate debate last night between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden, both candidates came out swinging--but kept it civil. I think once again "
the moose is loose"! And if the MSM is any indication, the very fact that there is little Liberal fallout about Sarah Palin in today's news (at least, from the approx. 20 news outlets that I troll every day) must mean that she definitely did something
right! :) Naturally, the
MSM called Biden the winner OF COURSE! *eyeroll*
SP was great, she was allowed to be herself (finally...again!), which was the reason people fell in love with her in the first place. Over the last few weeks, her handlers had all but put her into a hermetically sealed bubble, where she was primped, revamped and
stiffened to within an inch of her life.
But last night, she hit it out of the park! She touched on all the necessary talking points and rebutted everything Biden threw out. She was humorous, upbeat, professional, prepared and polished, and unlike JB, talked
directly to the camera (to the people!) rather than to Gwen Ifill, the moderator. I also liked the fact that she wore an American flag pin well within the range of her camera closeups! Even Gwen Ifill kept herself in check, though there was a point or two where she interrupted Palin...but not Biden. Definitely
not the best moderator overall, IMHO.
One thing I noticed about Biden is that it seemed like it took all he could muster to keep it together at certain points. Many times when Palin was speaking, when the camera cut over to Biden, he had the snarkiest, most condescending grin on his face as if to say "little lady, you are
so out of your league, you might as well cash it in right now." Biden is a formidable debater, but Palin certainly held her own against him. We don't know what the future holds for us in this election, but I have no qualms about having Sarah Palin as this country's Vice President...or should it come to it, as our PRESIDENT!
Plus of all the candidates, there's just no way around it, she's the best looking one out there! :)
However, there was a moment during the debate that I just KNOW some comedy group will run with. For the first 15 minutes or so of the debate, part of SP's bangs seemed "stuck" to the eyelashes on her left eye, and every time she blinked, the bangs wiggled. And with the camera on her so tightly, it was
very noticeable. I kept mentally screaming at her to push her hair out of the way! Finally when the camera cut to Biden I saw her quickly brush it out of the way...but I just
know that
will be fodder for SNL!
Watch the debate in its entirety
here.
