There is a specific reason that Sarah Palin blatantly avoided certain questions in her debate. She had to stick to what she knew she could talk about, and prevent any embarrassment on her behalf by venturing into unknown waters, as she had done before and badly paid the price. It is clear that Obama is very comfortable when talking economics, but when it comes to foreign relations, he seems to lose his swagger and hesitates more than he should. The same can be said about McCain and economic reform. McCain is very good at pointing out what Obama does wrong instead of describing his own plan. He is also happens to criticize everything Obama says and has said or done in the past. To anyone who watches the debate McCain is a rude, condescending, disrespectful old man, compared to Obama who takes on criticism with grace. Until last night.
Obama has to be very careful, because it is understandable that he would be furious with McCain's obvious disdain, but he has to restrain himself. He cannot let his emotions get the best of him, which is exactly what he did last night. For sure, he was right to stand up to a direct attack, but he cannot play into McCain hands. McCain may be extremely rude and disrespectful, but sadly he is doing it on purpose in order to get Obama to leave his boundaries and make a mistake. McCain was jumping with glee as Obama forcefully pleaded with mediator Tom Brokaw to expand on the situation of Middle Eastern countries. Obama wanted to defend himself more than he wanted to explain himself, a big difference. This time around he didn't give McCain anything to go on, but he must be careful in the future. Just as Palin was likely instructed to keep her mouth shut about topics she would couldn't debate about, by McCain probably, Obama needs to decide whether it is worth it to argue in front of McCain about something that is not his strong subject in order to keep his dignity, or to sit back, take the criticism and come out ahead.
Just when we thought the old dog couldn't learn new tricks, McCain embarked on a mission to destroy Obama from within. Because at this point, the only one who can stop Obama's momentum is Obama himself. If McCain succeeds with this tactic, no matter how bad it makes him look, he will have the same pressure applied to Palin by the media onto Obama. So Senator Obama, a few words of advice: restrain yourself.
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Senator Obama has not won the race for presidency, but he certainly has a lead on McCain in certain critical departments (in my own opinion). However, I agree that he has maintained this lead by retaining his honest and restrained demeanor and composure throughout the race.
Senator Obama's recent emotional blunder, which contrasts his typical display, may be far more damaging than it seems. People may start to question whether his previous air of composure was nothing more than a facage concealing his true emotional nature. This then brings back the question of, "if he can't maintain his composure, and resorts to immature emotional displays such as that during critical discussions, then how can we depend upon him as president to do the same? Is he ready (have enough experience) to be president in this state?
Which is why it is very easy to question whether McCain has given a good deal of thought about trying to provoke Obama into both leaving his composure behind him and venturing into some uncomfortable waters that he will eventually sink in.
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