Rewatching the debate

[CityHall]

On watching the debate a second time, I came away with a much stronger opinion of Edwards than I had after the first watching. The first time, I thought Cheney won on foreign policy and that Edwards didn't respond well enough on his own record. The second time through, I think my first reaction was because I was too familiar with Edwards' points and so didn't count them as scoring anything new. On the second watching, I think Cheney sounds more blustery than effective, while Edwards lands some bombs about Halliburton and Cheney's voting record and generally sounds more compassionate. I was especially impressed by Edwards' handling of the gay marriage question.

[Must_B_Free]

1. I agree. I watched it twice

If it were a boxing match, both men landed some punches but Edwards clearly won on points. Edwards knocked him down on the mat with the final statement.

[w13rd0]

2. On second viewing...

...it became even more apparent that Cheney's "performance" was in stringing together repetitive talking points (also known as "lies").

[DeepModem Mom]

3. The contrast, on the screen, between Edwards and Cheney won this thing...

for us, in all sorts of ways, with real people watching on TV.