posted on Oct, 4 2012 @ 08:56 AM
I mentioned this elsewhere, but I was wondering if anybody else was bothered by it, or if it was just my own perspective.
To put it simply, neither of them even pretended to try and follow the rules.
The debate had a simple structure, which was layed out to them at the beginning. Segments, time limits, etc.
Neither one followed the rules at all, from the very first question, to the end.
Neither gave a straight answer to anything. Neither abided by the time limits. They were both talking over each other and the moderater.
If they couldn't follow simple rules for a mere couple of hours, how can we expect them to follow the rules when running the country?
I think they both showed their true colors. They both hold themselves above the law, and showed that they both feel the rules don't apply to them,
that they can disregard them at will. They showed disrespect for the rules, the host, each other, and the public. I know it was "just a debate, not
real life", but I believe it showed a micrcosm, as it were, of what the candidates really think about the importance of rules, and by extension,
laws. The Constitution. Either of them would disregard the rule of law at the drop of a hat if it was at all inconvenient to them or their purpose.
I dunno, maybe it's nothing. Maybe it's just my own outdated, twisted worldview.
Those seeking positions of power need to be held to higher standards, and neither of them could be bothered to even try to meet the most basic
That's how I saw it, anyway. I don't know who won the debate, but I know who lost.
We, the people.