I made my mind up to support Barrack Obama for President of the United States a long time ago. So I really haven’t been paying all that much attention to the debates. But last night my dad came by, so we watched the Obama – McCain town hall meeting last night.
Needless to say, I’m still supporting Obama, but the thing that really surprised me was just how very very old McCain looked. I knew he was old, but wasn’t really prepared for the shock of seeing this on TV. He looked old, sounded old, and moved like a really old man. Not that being old is bad, in and of itself, but I really don’t think the town hall meeting format is doing him any favors now.
In a traditional debate, the candidates pretty much stay behind the podium and the viewer focuses on what they are saying and perhaps facial expressions. But in the town hall format, there’s no where to hide, body language is on full display. McCain’s body was just screaming, look at how old I am!