I watched/listened to the entire debate, while looking for a missing piece of paperwork. Throughout, Barack Obama trounced John McCain. Of course, my opinion might be biased: although my opinion of Obama changed significantly in June with his vote on the FISA bill, but I still prefer him next to McCain. Nevertheless, with McCain’s vague non-sequitur answers, his occasional senile outbursts, and his refusal to look at Obama even once during the entire debate (including when the two shook hands at the end), Obama seemed to come way out ahead.
With the debate over, coverage switched to the talking heads. Chris Matthews, in particular. There seemed to be this insistence on promoting McCain as having done a good job, while focusing on things Obama could have done better. What a perfect example of the corporate media bias in favor of McCain – yes, even on MSNBC. They like him, even though he has treated them like garbage recently; they are drawn to Republican talking points, because they think they are somehow “moderate”; they want him to like them.
Only during Olberman, when the poll numbers started coming in and the general consensus was that Obama had indeed trounced McCain, did the attitude start to change. By the time Olberman finished his hour of pointing out McCain’s shameful performance, Matthews was back with even Republobot Pat Buchanan now acknowledging the reality of the last couple of hours.
I can’t wait to watch Sarah Palin embarrass herself. If the McCain campaign lets it happen. The electorate doesn’t need to be informed, after all.
(Oh, and that piece of paperwork: it was the very first item in my personal documents folder. I had overlooked it several times.)
TAGS: 2008 presidential debates, corporate media, Barack Obama, John McCain
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