I watched last night’s debate with some friends. The whole time we were wondering why they were focusing on such non-issues. Obama was clearly annoyed with it too. As I browse the internet this morning I can see that there is a large percentage of people who feel the same way.
According to ABC, Flag Pins are more important that Gas Prices, Mortgage Crisis, Iraq, Iran, etc. That is pathetic.
What really gets me is that I keep having this interview with Charlie Gibson playing over and over in my head. A few days before the debate someone was asking him about his preparations for the debate. He said two things that really bugged me:
1) He was not really nervous and not really preparing b/c George Stephanopoulos was going to be there. (His lack of preparation and lackadaisical attitude were clearly visible).
2) He made a comment that while they were accepting questions from viewers in PA, they were not sure if they were going to use them b/c they had a better understanding of what the issues really were.
That second comment has me bitter boiling mad. If I was in PA and submitted a question I would be irate that our questions were tossed aside so that ABC could create the least issues focused debate that I can remember ever seeing.
