Yes. I watched the Rick Warren Forum and a few thoughts.
Obama looked rested, glad for that. He needed a vacation to refuel his mind, body and soul. Glad. Now, let's get busy.
Two things happened tonight and everyone know that I am a Barack Obama supporter, but a realist, none the less.
McCain has learned how to manipulate answers and Obama need to burnish his answers, decisively.
Barack Obama, tonight had a conversation with Pastor Rick Warren. You saw it and could feel it.
He was real, genuine and the audience followed along.
But he was not definitive, he was too nuanced.
Then we had John McCain who was definitive, gave a black or white answer, there were no greys. He was not nuanced.
This is the difference in approach of the two. And it is a huge difference.
This crowd is from Orange County in California, one of the few red districts, so McCain had the edge.
But it was the way McCain was allowed to give a stump speech while weaving all his military moments during the course. The crowd ate it up.
For me, that is a worry, but it can be defeated.
Barack gave thoughtful, sometimes disconnected answers. Yes, he had a conversation but he got to get back on point.
I state this because many of us in the blogsphere are minorities of this election. Meaning, we following every noun, verb, sentence of these candidates and then give our opinions.
The rest of America is not on this mode. In fact, most did not watch this tonight and are out and about. So, if John and Barack are like this during the debates, who do you think will win?
Sorry, don't trust the public. The public has been uninformed, dumb, stupid to put George W. Bush in office, not once but twice. Why should this be different?
This election is about the economy and Barack Obama must seal the deal, but not like he was tonight.
And yes, I can complain and criticize. And yes, he just got off vacation, but it is now called "snaps" and that means get back in the saddle of campaigning.
Am I a worry wort? Hell to the yeah, ain't you? After seeing these two speak and know the phoniness of John McCain, Barack need to get in that saddle quick, fast and in a hurry.
NO MORE OF TONIGHT.