Comments on: Last Night’s Debate http://www.bobgreenberger.com/index.php/2008/10/08/last-nights-debate/ Notes from a Final Frontiersman Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:47:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AlisonH http://www.bobgreenberger.com/index.php/2008/10/08/last-nights-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-2037 AlisonH Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:01:13 +0000 http://bgb.malibulist.com/blog/?p=720#comment-2037 Did you see, while they were working the crowd after the debate, Obama reaching to shake hands and McCain backing away out of reach and then gesturing to him to shake hands with Cindy instead? Did you see him, as he was pacing, when he rolled his eyes and pointed at Obama while Obama was answering a question? I agree, they both tried too hard not to say something that would turn into a skewed sound bite that might cost them the election. But on the whole, I think Obama, with his far better people skills, would be far more able to call on people to come together to make sacrifices as need be. Did you see, while they were working the crowd after the debate, Obama reaching to shake hands and McCain backing away out of reach and then gesturing to him to shake hands with Cindy instead? Did you see him, as he was pacing, when he rolled his eyes and pointed at Obama while Obama was answering a question?

I agree, they both tried too hard not to say something that would turn into a skewed sound bite that might cost them the election. But on the whole, I think Obama, with his far better people skills, would be far more able to call on people to come together to make sacrifices as need be.

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