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Will gloves come off in Round 2?
Brace yourself for Round II.
John McCain and Barack Obama are set to go mano a mano again tonight in their second debate. It will take place at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. It will be a Town Hall format with questions submitted by audience members and Internet participants.
That town hall moniker makes it seem like a nice, courteous affair.
I don’t see it. This one could be where the gloves come off, and the two candidates engage in a heavyweight bout. The Main Event as it were.
I say that because of the nasty turn the campaign has taken in the past few days. Things are getting ugly.
Sarah Palin, the self-described “pit bull with lipstick” hockey mom, has taken on the attack dog mode so often associated with the vice president’s slot.
She has been hammering Obama for an old connection to former Weather Underground activist William Ayers. The two served on a board of an educational facility in the Chicago area.
Palin has indicated Obama likes to “pal around” with terrorists. That’s because the Weathermen were renowned for their anti-war actions in the ‘70s, including a series of bombings.
To me the connection is a reach. Hey, Palin says she saw it in the New York Times, so maybe she’s starting to read the newspapers. A few weeks ago, quizzed by Katie Couric, she couldn’t name one that she read regularly.
She wants to talk directly to the American people. She doesn’t want that message to go through the filter of the media. It’s coming through loud and clear this week. And it’s not a pretty picture.
Obama apparently could not resist firing back. He’s unearthing old stories about McCain and his ties to the Keating 5 and the savings and loan scandals of the ‘80s.
All of this is set up by the backdrop of the constant drum beat of an economy going to hell in a handbasket. And of poll numbers that show Obama increasing his lead, specifically in several crucial swing states, including Pennsylvania.
It sounds as if McCain’s handlers are looking to move the discussion away from the economy, with the belief being that it’s not an issue that plays well for him.
Good luck to them avoiding what is clearly the No. 1 issue in the election.
Tonight I expect the candidates to shake hands when they take the stage in Tennessee.
And then come out swinging.
John McCain and Barack Obama are set to go mano a mano again tonight in their second debate. It will take place at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. It will be a Town Hall format with questions submitted by audience members and Internet participants.
That town hall moniker makes it seem like a nice, courteous affair.
I don’t see it. This one could be where the gloves come off, and the two candidates engage in a heavyweight bout. The Main Event as it were.
I say that because of the nasty turn the campaign has taken in the past few days. Things are getting ugly.
Sarah Palin, the self-described “pit bull with lipstick” hockey mom, has taken on the attack dog mode so often associated with the vice president’s slot.
She has been hammering Obama for an old connection to former Weather Underground activist William Ayers. The two served on a board of an educational facility in the Chicago area.
Palin has indicated Obama likes to “pal around” with terrorists. That’s because the Weathermen were renowned for their anti-war actions in the ‘70s, including a series of bombings.
To me the connection is a reach. Hey, Palin says she saw it in the New York Times, so maybe she’s starting to read the newspapers. A few weeks ago, quizzed by Katie Couric, she couldn’t name one that she read regularly.
She wants to talk directly to the American people. She doesn’t want that message to go through the filter of the media. It’s coming through loud and clear this week. And it’s not a pretty picture.
Obama apparently could not resist firing back. He’s unearthing old stories about McCain and his ties to the Keating 5 and the savings and loan scandals of the ‘80s.
All of this is set up by the backdrop of the constant drum beat of an economy going to hell in a handbasket. And of poll numbers that show Obama increasing his lead, specifically in several crucial swing states, including Pennsylvania.
It sounds as if McCain’s handlers are looking to move the discussion away from the economy, with the belief being that it’s not an issue that plays well for him.
Good luck to them avoiding what is clearly the No. 1 issue in the election.
Tonight I expect the candidates to shake hands when they take the stage in Tennessee.
And then come out swinging.
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