I was perusing all the Twitter posts well after tonight's debate ended, and found this particularly delightful.
That's my friend Grace, followed by famous self-proclaimed geek Wil Wheaton, tweeting at the same time about the last question of the town hall debate.
So which was it - awesome, or epic fail? I remarked to BB at the time that this final question was quintessential Brokaw. I've always noted that mile-wide philosophical streak in the man. Shoot, if Brokaw had delivered the final question as haiku, I would not have been surprised. So I liked it, and listened closely to hear how each candidate would answer. (Neither really did - big shocker!)
Question was awesome, though the answers didn't quite live up to it. Which is to say, not at all.
I thought Obama stood the better chance of answering it philosophically, but both segued into their scripted closing remarks, which was disappointing (though hardly surprising).
Posted by: d. | October 09, 2008 at 06:06 AM
The question was not bad. The scripted answers wouldn't have been bad if I hadn't heard them 147 times before. Honestly, does anyone who can possibly care NOT know Obama's father came from Kenya to find his dream and that McCain had a rough stay in the Hanoi Hilton?
Posted by: Dan | October 09, 2008 at 08:01 AM