Posted by
Traci Martin on Saturday, September 27, 2008 5:33:26 PM
People are stupid.
if that offends you stop here.
McCain made logical arguments regarding what needed to be done in Iraq, and other middle Eastern countries, while Obama babbled a bunch of Hoo Ha.
Obama evaded the real issues such as why he hasn't been to Afghanistan in his 900 days as the head of the committee, while he tried to point out how he would focus on Afghanistan as a key strategy in controlling the issues in the Middle east. One has to wonder if he has not been successful in heading the Committee not, why would his ideas work later?
The problem I see is that to the average Jack and Jill, who don't understand foreign policy, don't understand how foreign relations tie to our economy, and who all these people with all these weird names from all these weird places are. McCain was rattling off an Impressive list of data, but it was meaningless if you didn't know what it meant.
What does matter in watching a debate, in which you do not understand the contents being debated, it can be compared to watching a debate in a foreign language. All the viewer sees is as much as they can understand.
In this case, they can identify body language. They can see confident speech, hesitation, stammering. The can see repetitiveness. The see polish and charisma. But most importantly, they understand when the debaters dumb themselves down for a few seconds and speak to them. Again promising a brilliant and hopeful future. Not a secure past. Not the ability to lead us into a secure future, but they love to see stars in their eyes, believe that their leader is so powerful that he can bring to fruition his promises.
Sadly, a large part of the democratic party is comprised of people who are uneducated and of less than average intelligence . Sadly also, when they make up the majority, we have the uneducated less than average intelligent masses deciding the state of our future.
I would love to see a poll on the IQ of every voter, based on party affiliation. That would be something.
I am discouraged by last night. I can't wait to be lead by a nation of idiots.
And before anyone bothers to note Obama's school grades, or McCain's placement in his class, it is irrelevant. Clearly Obama is very smart. I am talking about general public here, not the potential President.
Sigh.