Today's Links & Post-Debate Coverage (9/27)

[Italicized comments are my own and not from the referenced article.]

The First Debate
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/27/opinion/27sat1.html

It was close, yes ... but the burden of winning was on McCain, and he failed.

McCain's High Horse Meets Obama's High-Mindedness
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/27/AR2008092700037.html

I think that pretty much covers it. :-)

2 quick polls give Obama edge in debate
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/Presidential_Elections/Presidential_Debate_Polls.html

Of course, the Faux News viewer poll said something a lot different ... but by any rational measure, McCain failed to do what he needed to do.

Rating The Debate: Did Either Win?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/27/earlyshow/main4482393.shtml

McCain needed to wipe the floor with Obama ... and he didn't. Not even close.

Who won the debate?
http://obsprimary.blogspot.com/2008/09/who-won-debate.html

McCain just didn't look comfortable ... and his attitude towards Obama stunk.

No Way to Begin a Debate
http://slate.com/blogs/blogs/trailhead/archive/2008/09/26/no-way-to-begin-a-debate.aspx

McCain and his campaign are a MESS.

CBS Poll: Obama Boosted Most By Debate
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/27/opinion/polls/main4482119.shtml

I think that a lot of voters heard last night that McCain is out of touch with reality on a great many issues.

Presidential debate: The claims vs. the facts
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/09/26/presidential_debate_facts.html

It's inevitable that candidates will make erroneous statements in a debate setting, but McCain is far more prone to it than most. He often tries to rewrite history.

Reality Check On The Debate
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/26/eveningnews/realitycheck/main4481610.shtml

McCain is just making stuff up now ...

Obama Continues Debate in North Carolina
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/09/obama-continues.html

Police in Greensboro estimate that over 20,000 people showed up for today's event.

Obama addresses crowd
http://www.news-record.com/content/2008/09/27/article/long_line_forms_to_see_obama_biden

And a good time was had by all -- except maybe for the couple of people who fainted. They probably didn't have too good of a time. :-)

Palin Gets the Full Philly Treatment: "Hey Hockey Mom -- Keep the Puck out of PA"
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/palin-gets-the.html

Nobody has yet claimed that the McCain/Palin "brain trust" is running a smart campaign, and this is one of the reasons why ...

Conservative Columnist: Palin Must Go
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/27/politics/main4482748.shtml

Another bad sign for a GOP campaign that is beginning to circle the drain.

Sarah Palin's Media Training
http://www.slate.com/id/2200937

Palin simply lacks the experience in dealing with the media that we're used to seeing in candidates for national office ... and the probably also lacks the natural ability.

The Sexy Puritan
http://www.slate.com/id/2200814

How does a woman handle being a member of a fundamentalist religion that doesn't view women as equal?

Are Voters Worse Off After the Bush Presidency? Two Economic Studies Say Yes
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/09/25/are-voters-worse-off-after-the-bush-presidency-two-economic-studies-say-yes.html

From the category "DUH." Republicans can't manage an economy.

Book Review: "The Final Days"
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/books/review/Abramson-t.html

History will show the Bush presidency to be a failed one. It was misguided from the very beginning and never really achieved anything.