liveblogging « the quarter century project

thank you to my fellow panelists, genevieve and erin for providing stellar commentary throughout the liveblogging, which turned out to be a lot of fun. i apologize if anyone experienced troubles getting to the link. if you click on “just click here at the appointed hour” you will be able to read the entirety of the liveblogging script. we had several awesome audience members who joined in on the fun, answering to polls, joking around, but also making many great points.

thanks again to everyone who participated and/or tried to participate. i look forward to hearing anyone’s thoughts on how they thought the debate went in. we obviously had a very democratic group and i personally thought that biden did a great job answering the questions, not being condescending or too long winded (though he had a few moments), and was excellent in not only defending himself and obama, but also promoting them to the american public. he ended the debate on a high note and making a connection with the american people, especially the middle class. palin on the other hand, continued a night’s long trend of playing it cute, especially whenever she was trying to stall for time or trying to figure out what exactly she wanted to say. she repeated a lot of the same themes and kept trying to turn her responses onto something she actually knows a little about- energy. and the other thing i noticed is that while biden did a lot of clearing up/explaining on palin’s attacks on obama and himself, palin didnt do the same thing for herself or mccain. now what kind of teamwork is that? how is she going to be his right hand woman if she cant even stand up for him in a solid and constructive way? she did better than she did in the couric interview, but in my mind, her performance as someone campaigning to be the vice president of america was a flop. no doubt we’ll be reading all about it from the media any moment now.

sometimes i cannot help but think… hey, whoever wins, you do realize that you’re going to have to fix a lot of problems and be held accountable for a vast array of challenges, right? still want to do it? guess you don’t really have a choice. but man, it’ll be a big task ahead of you.

what did you guys think? what were some highlights or low points of the debate for you for either party? anything you want to just throw out there or voice your opinion on? and where did you watch the debate- with whom, on what network, and what was the general consensus after it was over?

my attention now turns to the flailing cubs game… let’s hope they turn it around double quick!