Snap polls, punditry, media gobsmacking and bloviation from myself and my peers are well on the way, but first to come down the line was Markos over at Daily Kos, and here’s the money quote:
There’s no doubt what the public will think. Anyone watching CNN on a hi-def TV could see the dial focus group of a bunch of Ohio undecided voters. And throughout the night, it often seemed that Obama would break the darn meter, his ratings going through the roof. McCain, on the other hand, was the king of the flatline. I swear, you could see the downticks every time McCain said “my friends” — a tell to the audience that he was about to serve another heaping dish of b.s. It was painful. According to the Republican pre-debate spin, McCain was supposed to use “humor” to soften the blow of his mighty attacks, but 1) did any of his attacks connect? and 2) can anyone say, in all seriousness, that McCain delivered a single effective laugh line?
And here’s what struck me: Why in the world did McCain get so damn close to the questioners, at times awkwardly poking at them with his paws while he used a sappy sweet “happy man” voice? At times, he stepped up so close, the camera couldn’t even get an angle on him and we had to watch him nearly from behind.
Shoulda done a green screen.
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