I am happy to hear that our class is interested in watching tonight's debate. With the PSAT's in the morning, I want you all to get a good night's sleep. However, I think it would be nice for you to be able to post your thoughts, observations and questions for extra credit.
While this doesn't have to be in an essay format, please maintain appropriate academic diction. This is a public blog; it is often visited by parents, teacher, administrators and complete strangers.
*You do NOT have to stay up and watch the entire debate. You can comment on your initial impression or post tomorrow morning. I want you all WELL RESTED for the PSAT!
*You do NOT have to stay up and watch the entire debate. You can comment on your initial impression or post tomorrow morning. I want you all WELL RESTED for the PSAT!
The most prominent aspect of last night's debate was the much more aggressive nature of both candidates than last debate. This time around, Obama directly retorted the false claims that Romney made, and their comments were much more acerbic towards each other. For example, Romney stated "If you elect Obama for another term, you will get what you got the past four years." At times the debate threatened to get physical with finger pointing and frequent invasion of each other's space.Sometimes the claims made by the candidates were not entirely true and the moderator had to make corrections. For example, Romney stated that it took Obama far too long to declare the Benghazi Attack an act of terror to which Obama replied, with a hint of anger, "The suggestion that anybody on my team ... would play politics or mislead when we've lost four of our own, governor, is offensive,that's not what we do. ... That's not what I do as president."Thus, in conclusion, both candidates were much more alert and edgy in this debate as compared to the previous one.
ReplyDeleteI agreed with Romney that if President Obama gets re-elected than the past four years will be repeated. Adding to that on how Romney pointed out that Obama’s plan when he first took office has not been effective and had not come true. For example, part of Obama’s plan was that in four year Obama would have unemployment at about 5.6% and now it is at 7.8%. When it came down to immigration I agreed with Obama on how it isn't fare for the government to take kids out the country when they go to school in the US and they truly believe that they are Americans and they don’t even know Spanish. Moving onto jobs I completely agreed that in order to get manufacturing back on its feet the US needs to make itself more competitive with other counties like Romney said by lowering the corporate tax rate on companies. Romney also compared the US to Canada by showing how their tax rate is only 15% while the US tax rate is 34% making the argument which country would you want to start your business in. This is what I took away from the debate between President Obama and Governor Romney.
ReplyDeleteLast night, the debate turned intense as soon as the presidential candidates started answering questions from the audience. Since the audience was filled with undecided voters, it was crucial for the candidates to make a quick impression on them. As a result, the candidates started interrupting each other, taking away their right to speak for a full two minute period of time. Throughout, the debate, one common idea that Governor Romney pointed out was his five point plan that will benefit America if he is elected President. President Obama responded by saying, “Gov. Romney doesn’t have a five-point plan; he has a one-point plan. And that plan is to make sure that folks at the top play by a different set of rules.” Going deeper into the debate, Governor Romney was asked a question about how do women fit his system to which he responded by saying, “We took a concerted effort to go out and find women who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our Cabinet. I went to a number of women’s groups and said, ‘Can you help us find folks.’ And they brought us whole binders full of women.” The whole debate went back and forth where the candidates were trying to feed false information to the audience at times. Another debate between the candidates is next week and it will be interesting to see who has the voters convinced.
ReplyDeleteI think President Barack Obama redeemed his initial weak showing in the race for the White House when he turned the heat on challenger Mitt Romney. A moment of profound drama emerged during discussion when Mr.Romney stumbled on a question of fact regarding the Obama administrations characterization of the deadly attack against the U.S.consulate in Bengazhi. While Mr.Romney insisted that Mr.Obama had not described it as "Terror Act" the day after the incident, debate moderator fact checked him on the spot and Mr.Obama called for the transcript of his words that day.At one point Mr.Romney accused Mr.Obama not naming China as currency manipulator, Mr.Obama replied he has made lot of checks to toughen the stand on China and brought to notice that Mr.Romney itself has invested a lot for his business in China.Mr.Romney attempted to link Mr.Obama to investments in China, asked him if he had looked at his pension, Mr.Obama shot back " I don't look at my pension.It's not big as yours so it doesn't take too long".
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Overall, the debate last night was much more intense from both the candidates and almost became physical with finger pointing in each other’s faces. Throughout the debate, the moderator had to often keep the two candidates from becoming too intrusive their personal space. Even though many topics were touched on, the primary focus was the economy and energy. Romney, as the challenger, directly attacked the President with statistics, but Obama, as we all have seen was able to reply wittily by stating that whatever Romney plans to do will put us in the Bush era again. Regarding the energy policy, Obama seemed more progressive because of his continued interest in “green” technologies and fuels, whereas Romney seemed more primitive because he endorsed fossil fuel drilling and mining. Also, even though Romney condemned Obama’s progress on reviving the economy, Obama did point out that Romney invested significant money in China, decreasing investment in our country. Additionally, Obama tried the approach of “Romney is a rich man so he will do what is best for the well-to-do” and in many cases Obama was correct. As the populous agrees, Obama made a strong comeback from his first debate and won this one. It will be interesting to see what the final debate holds for the election.
ReplyDeleteLast night’s debate, turned out to be a fierce argument between Governor Romney and President Obama involving much finger pointing, invasion of personal space, and comments concerning personal matters. The candidates immediately started with how they would change tax plans. On one hand, Governor Romney made the claim that he wished to decrease taxes for the middle class and small business, stating “I want to bring the rates down, I want to simplify the tax code, and I want to get middle income tax payers to have lower taxes”. On the other hand, when Obama was given his chance to speak, he began by talking about how he had cut taxes for middle income families by $3600. Following this, he discussed how he believed that the wealthy should not be paying less than the middle class, but rather the same amount as in Bill Clinton, a time when the economy went from deficit to surplus. Thereafter, he made a direct attack towards Governor Romney by saying that he would contribute to the deficit, rather than preventing it, by putting the country 8 trillion dollars in deficit. In addition, President Obama also attacked Romney by arguing the point that although Governor Romney wanted to cut taxes, he did not state exactly what his strategy was and the “loopholes” he would close. As a result, I believe that Obama had hit a sore spot and allowed the crowd to surmise Governor Romney in more detail, because throughout this debate and his first debate he simply seemed to present what he wanted to do, but he never stated exactly how he would do it and specifically what his plan of action. Consequently, I am interested to see the final debate, how the citizens will react, and finally, how this will influence their final decisions on Election Day.
ReplyDeleteWatching the debate last night I was presented with a lot of valuable information and insight pertaining to a lot of hot button topics directly affecting the American people in politics. The townhall format of the debate seemed to work a lot more efficiently compared to the previous format of the other debate which did not include any audience involvement. By the audience reading and asking their questions it forced the candidates to really have to appeal to a personal approach when answering the questions something that went far beyond a law or policy. Both President Obama and Governor Romney always seemed very attentive and polite when taking questions and seemed to start off answering questions looking directly and naming the person that asked it. The body language and overall vibe that President Obama and Governor Romney shared between each other seemed to look to be a very hostile environment. In the beginning of each debate President Obama and Governor Romney always give a respectful greeting by handshaking each other and smile. As the debate progressed it seemed as if the mutual level of respect held between each other was lost. Governor Romney raised his voice and many times demanded answers toward President Obama. President Obama may not have been as abrasive but used similar tactics as well. The moderator a very integral and important asset to the debate tried her best to keep these two men who were determined to say as much as possible on track. Overall, the debate reminded me that there are still many issues that need to be heard by the American people so they can determine the overall best candidate for them.
ReplyDeleteOverall, I think that this presidential debate has been the most rancorous presidential debate ever. Both of the candidates were going head to head during this debate it was not like the first where President Obama did very poorly in, there were several occasions in the debate in which one candidate would talk over the other. They were basically attacking each other in this debate, with the constant finger pointing and invading each other’s personal space. Romney made certain comments about Obama presidency such as, saying that he basically has not done anything in these past four years. But we have to face the fact; Obama had many objectives in his plan and four years is not enough time for him to make the changes he promised. Both candidates were very alert but I think President Obama won this one and did a much better job than in the first presidential debate.
ReplyDeleteThe debate did not really surprised me. Grown men who are to run the country and have the power to make decisions that does not just effect their 4 years of presidency, but years after that. Mitt Romney argued with the moderator, which shows me that if thongs do not go his way and he were to become president, there would be a lot of fights over little things like who’s half of the sandwich is larger. He seems to avoid things he does not wish to answer as well, which would not be good for a president since they have to answer many questions, no matter how uncomfortable they may be. President Obama points out something critical about Romney that the people at the top are going to stay at the top and play by a different set of rules. The American people, the hard workers, are the ones who got the people who are at the top to where they are. Going all the way back to the times of slave in the United States, plantation owners who were wealthy got the money from their “workers”. We need to keep people working to help with the economy but everyone should play by the same rules because it does not matter who you are you die in the end.
ReplyDeleteThe presidential debate was intensified as Romney and Obama went head to head discussing significant issues pertaining to the wellbeing of the United States. While I only saw the first half hour, it seemed as though both candidates provided excellent arguments to state their positions on specific subjects. They both were fierce in countering the views of the opposing candidate. In fact, the mediator actually had difficulty settling down the two men and continuing on to another subject. While they showed respect by providing each other with a smile and a handshake in the beginning of the debate, they obviously are very riled up and agitated by comments made by the competitor. There were definitely hostile feelings between the candidates that were apparent by the tones of their voices as well as the way they approached responding to the questions. Romney continuously interrupted Obama as he attempted to provide explanations of his judgment on particular issues. Romney and Obama, though, did both address each other’s points with negative connotations. The statements made by one candidate were severely ridiculed in responses by his competitor. I was more convinced by the arguments that President Obama presented. He repeatedly commented on how the state of means such as energy, oil consumption, etc. is much better in comparison to previous years because of the action that he has taken as the president. Romney did make a good point that during Obama’s four years as president, not much progress was made. However, Obama must first use this time to make up for the deficit created by the Bush administration and mistakes of past presidents before the country can advance and prosper. Ultimately, the debate demonstrated that there is much to be considered in the decision by Americans on who will serve as a better president.
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