16 October 2008
Debate Summary
From Adam Serwer, here at TAPPED:The way political observers watch debate is skewed by the idea that a debate is some kind of duel at high noon. It isn't. It's a beauty contest, and voters, like G-d, don't like ugly. One of the candidates seems to have figured this out.
Labels: adam, debate, mccain, obama, presidential, serwer, tapped
17 April 2008
Rope-a-Dope
Hypothesis re last night's debate: Obama wasn't tired and confused. It was rope-a-dope. Here's Obama today in Raleigh, North Carolina:
Yglesias picks up on a gesture from Jay-Z, too.
Bugs Bunny, alive and well, after all that.
Yglesias picks up on a gesture from Jay-Z, too.
Bugs Bunny, alive and well, after all that.
Labels: debate, obama, presidential
