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Compare and Contrast, Part 6

By clock on September 5, 2008.

Compare this....

....to this:

Now go back to all of these Compare&Contrast videos. I have paired them, IMHO, in a reasonable way. But what I did is not watch them, but LISTEN to them instead. So, if you have time and inclination, do the same: start the video and minimize the page and listen instead of watching.

When watching, a lot of things are distractions and everyone looks better. But when I just listened, the Republicans sounded much weaker. McCain's voice is shaky and betrays his age. Palin sounded like one of those 'mean girls' in high school running for class president against a popular basketball player black kid. But when visual is added, they look much better.

Now I wonder if anyone has any numbers on any of these speeches - how many were seen on TV, how many online, and how many on radio? Of those who heard it on the radio - where are they geographically?

BTW, perhaps those who watched it were also confused by that building pictured behind McCain, ROFL....well, GOP used to be masters of ceremony if nothing else. I guess they are not that either any more.

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Palin sounded like one of those 'mean girls' in high school running for class president

That's exactly what I thought of her- mean, and unfortunately, popular. She also reminds me of a few rather stupid people I know who hold their eyelids open very wide for prolonged periods, such that I fear they're going to develop ulcerated corneas. Usually when they talk to me with that "eyes wide open" look, they use the words "God" and "Jesus" a lot, and ask me what church I go to.