Saturday, October 25, 2008

Biden vs. Palin

In terms of how each candidate should act towards this debate is evident especially since they both have some kind of weakness, such as Palin inexperience. The way each candidate approach each other has been counted for such as how Palin asked Biden if she may call him Joe which also shows similarity towards the young and old distinction is being played with Obama and McCain as well. Palin has also taken the approach to applaud Biden for his opinions instead of "bashing" his claims. This was a smart role for Palin since her inexperience would be questioned if he was to cynical towards Biden when her accountablity is constantly questioned.On the issue of same sex, both Palin and Biden both were opposed. How ever, Biden claim that he want to give same sex couples the same crediablity as heterosexual couples. But Palin says that she supports the "traditional family values." Before being direct about where she stood, she made sure that Biden also agreed. This action made me question if she did this for understanding or to not make her self look like the "bad guy."On the issue of deregulation, Palin avoided the question that was asked of her and replied that she will answer the question the way she feels that she need to. Thus, instead of answering the question, Palin just talked about her credentials which had nothing to do with what was really asked. Biden says that the reason she is avoiding this question is because show that her "team" support deregulation.Palin says that it is not patriotic to raise taxes for Big Business when it would decrease the "growing economy."( This means that she want Big Business to prosper for sake of the economy-not mentioning the American people that she is so "passionate" about).I noticed that Biden emphasizing on important difference he share with Palin really had an affect on the audience and the way one would think about the positon they are placed in. When Biden broke down the health plan it is evident that the audience did have an affect to that. His ability to emphasize on his points than to really ridicule Palin, seems to make him more attracting to watch and listen. How ever, Palin has occasionally been playing the "mom card" where she feels that she can relate to everyone "since her family is so diverse" and her connection to the kitchen table. Biden has also shared his experience of being a parent to make his point of experience actually noticed since Palin obviously gave her self the image of being a "mom."

1 comment:

Kristen said...

Personally, I think without a doubt Palin looked like the "bad guy" when it came to same-sex marriage issues in the VP debate. Not only is her stance offensive to gay/lesbian couples and many liberals, but Palin looked noticeably uncomfortable trying to articulate her stance. She stumbled, and looked defeated as she explained that we should only uphold the traditional sense of marriages. Her body language did all the talking, you could easily see that she knew she was being perceived as the "bad guy."