wherein I am woefully uneducated
Sep. 26th, 2008 11:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
healingmirthI watched the 2008 Tour Of Olympic Superstars to kill time before the presidential debate. Lots of handwaving, not much actual gymnastics.
I don't understand a lot about how our government actually functions. I don't particularly understand foreign policy. I don't know whether agreeing or refusing to speak with a despot would be more or less effective than any other plan. Therefore, a large portion of what they said basically went in one ear and out the other. What did stick with me:
McCain's smirking while Obama talks. Yes, it may have been his effort to stand there and look approachable, or whatever, rather than actual laughing at Obama's opinions. Sure, I was already biased. But why can't we have an election based on "our parties and campaigns have a fundamentally different approach to many issues" rather than taking every opportunity to belittle people. It's like the joking about being a community organizer, all over again. Does this mean that I am voting against a ticket because I don't want to go have a beer with them?
I don't understand a lot about how our government actually functions. I don't particularly understand foreign policy. I don't know whether agreeing or refusing to speak with a despot would be more or less effective than any other plan. Therefore, a large portion of what they said basically went in one ear and out the other. What did stick with me:
McCain's smirking while Obama talks. Yes, it may have been his effort to stand there and look approachable, or whatever, rather than actual laughing at Obama's opinions. Sure, I was already biased. But why can't we have an election based on "our parties and campaigns have a fundamentally different approach to many issues" rather than taking every opportunity to belittle people. It's like the joking about being a community organizer, all over again. Does this mean that I am voting against a ticket because I don't want to go have a beer with them?
