Comments on: The 2008 VP Debate: Winking and (Nearly) Nodding Off http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/the-2008-vp-debate-winking-and-nearly-nodding-off Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Seth http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/the-2008-vp-debate-winking-and-nearly-nodding-off/comment-page-1#comment-43924 Seth Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:14:01 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=5566#comment-43924 What confuses me is why Americans seem to adamant about wanting someone in office who is so damn average? The fact that the question "Is Obama too smart to be president?" was even asked during this election is ridiculous. I don't want a hockey mom or poor kid from Scranton, Pennsylvania in office. If that's who they are, then great but that's not what I'm looking for. I want an intelligent, educated, and empathetic leader who will connect with those around him/her. The debates are garbage. It's best to look at their voting records which are all publicly available and make your judgment based on those. See what McCain and Obama have voted for and against during their time in the senate. That's the best bet because all these bullshit debates and speeches are spun so far, even the candidates don't know what they're saying. What confuses me is why Americans seem to adamant about wanting someone in office who is so damn average? The fact that the question “Is Obama too smart to be president?” was even asked during this election is ridiculous.

I don’t want a hockey mom or poor kid from Scranton, Pennsylvania in office. If that’s who they are, then great but that’s not what I’m looking for.

I want an intelligent, educated, and empathetic leader who will connect with those around him/her.

The debates are garbage. It’s best to look at their voting records which are all publicly available and make your judgment based on those. See what McCain and Obama have voted for and against during their time in the senate. That’s the best bet because all these bullshit debates and speeches are spun so far, even the candidates don’t know what they’re saying.

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